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Lamprey Permits Available
The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize Lamprey Fishing at Willamette Falls 5am to 6pm Fridays through Mondays through July 31, 2022. See attached Lampry Permit Request. Submit permit to Fish & Willife Committee for signature.
Expand Wind R Fishery
Fish & Wildlife Committee hereby expands the Wind River fishery to 6am Mondays to 6pm Saturdays through June 25, 2022. All other regs in T059-2022 remain unchanged.
Open Summer Gillnet Season 2022
The Yakama Nation Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes the first three Commercial Summer Gillnet openings. 6am Thurs June 16 to 6pm Sat June 18; 6am Mon Jun 20 to 6pm Fri Jun 24; and 6am Mon Jun 27 to 6pm Fri July 1
Open Commercial Sales
The Yakama Nation Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes Commercial Sale for the Platform/Hook and Line Fishery. Dates: 6am June 4 to 11:59pm July 30, 2022. See Regs memo attached for full details.
Extend Klickitat River Fishery
The Fish and Wildlife Committee hereby extends the Klickitat River fishery through June 25, 2022 on the regular weekly schedule of Noon Wednesdays to 6 p.m. Saturdays. See attached memo for details
Expand Icicle River Fishery
The Fish and Wildlife Committee hereby authorizes the modification of the Icicle River subsistence fishing regulations to allow expanded weekly openings on the Icicle River from 5am Mondays to 9pm Saturdays effective May 23, 2022 through July 30,
Drano Lake Fishery
Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery has achieved its brood collection goal and fishing opportunity exists in Drano Lake. The fishery on Tues- Weds May 24-25, 2022 will be for 20 Subsistence permits; 10 exclusively for YN elders 55 & ov
Regulations for Drano Lake Fishery May 2022
TRIBES DID THE “HEAVY LIFTING’ ON BRINGING ONCE EXTINCT COHO BACK TO UPPER COLUMBIA, SNAKE RIVER BASIN
Open Icicle River Fishery 2022
The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes weekly openings on the Icicle River from Noon Thursdays to 6 pm Saturdays from May 12- July 30, 2022. Standard subsistence Platform/H&L gears. The use of treble hooks and snagging is prohibited.
2022 Spring Fishers Meeting: Rescheduled
Yakama Nation encouraged by EPA and Army Corps commitments to clean up Bradford Island Superfund Site
Yakama Nation encouraged by EPA and Army Corps commitments to clean up Bradford Island Superfund Site
2022 Platform Hook and Line Regs
2022 Subsistence Fishing Regs are available. T059-22 is attached for download.
Re-Open JD Pool Winter Gillnet Fishery
The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes another winter gillnet opening in the John Day Pool from 6am Saturday March 12 to 6pm Wednesday March 16, 2022. Downloadable regs are attached.
Additional Winter Gillnet Openings
The Fish & Wildlife Committee approve the following additional winter gillnet openings. The Dalles Pool 6am Thursday Feb 24 - 6pm Monday Feb 28, 2022 extend the John Day Pool to 6pm Monday Feb 28, 2022. Open the Bonneville Pool 6am Wednesday
Re-Open The Dalles Pool and Extend John Day Pool Winter Gillnet Seasons
The Winter Gillnet Fishery in The Dalles Pool will reopen 6am Wednesday Feb 16 - 6pm Friday Feb 18, 2022. The John Day Pool fishery willbe extended to 6pm Saturday Feb 26, 2022. See Regs attached
Winter Fisher's Meeting Presentation
Attached is the PowerPoint Presentation from the Winter Fisher's Meeting held today Jan 31, 2022 10am - 3:30 pm
2022 Smelt Permits
The 2022 smelt return to the Cowlitz is forecasted to be good. Therefore the F&W Committee authorizes a smelt fishery on the Cowlitz River through March 2022. Smelt Permits are available from Raemelle. Or you can download one here and submi
2022 Open Winter Gillnet Fishery
The Fish & Wildlife Committee approves the commercial winter gillnet fishery for Zone 6 of the Columbia River. The Dalles Pool open 6am Tuesday Feb 1 to 6pm Sat Feb 5, 2022. The John Day Pool opens 6am Tuesday Feb 1 to 6m Sat Feb 12, 2022.