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Yakima Basin water plan benefits farmers and fish
Yakama Nation Re-Introduction Efforts Bring Once-Extinct Sockeye Back to Cle Elum Lake, Tributaries
Yakama Nation Re-Introduction Efforts Bring Once-Extinct Sockeye Back to Cle Elum Lake, Tributaries
First Return Sockeye Ceremony July 10, 2013
Select Yakama Nation Tributary fisheries open for commercial sale
The Fish and WildlifelLawand Order Committee authorize fish caught with subsistence gears in the Wind and Klickitat Rivers and Drano Lake to be allowed for commercial sales from 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013, Until Furthex- Notice.
Close 2013 Spring Zone 6 Hook and Line Fishery
The Platform/H&L Fishery in all of Zone 6 of the Columbia River at 11:59 p.m. Saturday May 18,2013. This closure will remain in effect through 6:00 a.m.
Lamprey returned to Yakima River basin
Asum/eel Releases (eel-like lamprey)
Bringing Back Once-Extinct Coho
Bringing Back Once Extinct Coho: Yakama Nation Expanding Restoration Program Into Tributaries The Columbia Basin Bulletin: Weekly Fish and Wildlife News Issue No.663
3rd Annual Lake Cle Elum Mackinaw Tournament
3rd Annual Lake Cle Elum Mackinaw Tournament Saturday May 4th starting at 8:00 am from Parkers at Morgan Creek. Check in and registration at 7:00 am. For information call Kenny Selzler at 509-674-9087.
Returning the Coho
Yakama Nation closes fishery below Bonneville Dam.
To prioritize fish for ceremonial needs and to reduce risks of exceeding catch guiedelines, the FWLO closes hook and line fishing in the area below Bonneville Dam at 6 PM on Saturday, April 27, 2013.
YN First 2013 Drano Lake Cancelled
YN Regulations to Open Spring below Bonneville Dam
Columbia River Zone 6 Tributary Fisheries
Attached is the 2013 Yakama nation Tributary Fisheries regulations package.
Tribes Work to Maximize Columbia River Basin Steelhead
River snorkeling duo finds ‘art underwater’
Oregon Tribes Await Superfund Attention for Portland Harbor Site
River accessible to upstream salmon migration after ninety-nine year absence
The Yakama Nation confirms the presence of salmon in the White Salmon basin. Condit Dam was breached on October 26th, 2011 making the river accessible to upstream salmon migration for the first time in 99 years.
Salmon Spawning in Yakima Basin
Adult sockeye transported from Priest Rapids dam in July are spawning above Lake Cle Elum. Sockeye change from ocean rearing colors of blue back to a bright green head and red body when they are spawning. The vibrant color of the sockeye and large number has biologists enthusiastic to share the success of the innovative program. The Yakama Nation is in its fourth year of reintroduction work that includes transporting sockeye into the lake, monitoring populations, spawning surveys, and developing strategies to maintain the Yakima Basin stock. The number that spawns has increased each year as the tribe negotiated an agreement to take up to three percent of overall run size.