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Harvest Updates

Yakama Nation Harvest Management

Under the Treaty of 1855, the Yakama Nation reserved the right to fish, hunt and gather and other rights at all usual and accustomed places. This includes the preservation of fish habitat at all usual and accustomed fishing places.

The Yakama Nation manages fisheries resources to ensure continued access by Yakama members to fulfill their ceremonial, subsistence and commercial needs. This treaty reserved right includes the right to have fish present to harvest, at all usual and accustomed places.

Downloads:

32 XXXII (32) - FISHERIES CODE.pdf

2025Subsistence Platform_H&LRegulations.pdf

Harvest News

Open weekly fishing period on the Klickitat River

Fri, 06/19/2020

The Fish & Wildlife Committee hereby modifies the opening of the Klickitat River Fishery to Noon Tuesdays, June 23 through 6pm Saturdays December 26, 2020.

See regs attached

Expand the weekly openings on the Icicle River

Fri, 06/19/2020

Leavenworth NFH has met their broodstock collection goal. Therefore the Fish & Wildlife Committee expands the weekly fishing periods on the Icicle River to 6am Mondays - 6pm Saturdays from Monday June 22 - July 25, 2020.

Open Summer Gillnet Fishery

Mon, 06/15/2020

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authroizes the first summer commercial gillnet opening in Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 6am Monday June 22 - 6pm Wednesday June 24, 2020. See regs attached

Open Platform/H&L to commercial Sale

Mon, 06/15/2020

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize fish caught with subsistence gears in Zone 6 and in selected YN tributary fisheries to be allowed for commercial sales from 6am Monday June 22, 2020 through 11:59pm Friday July 31, 2020. See full regs...

2020 Willamette Falls Lamprey Permits

Mon, 06/08/2020

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes a subsistence fishery for lamprey will
be held during the months of June and July 2020 and fishing must be conducted
by permit shown on the attached permit.

Open Icicle River Fishery

Mon, 06/08/2020

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes the modification of the Icicle River
subsistence fishing regulations to allow weekly openings on the Icicle River from

COVID19 Fisher Guidelines

Thu, 05/14/2020

In accordance with "Public Safety Announcement No. 2" issued March 25, 2020,

the Fish & Wildlife Committee approve concurrent safety guidelines for fishing for

2020 Subsistence Regulations

Thu, 05/14/2020

Platform, Hook and Line regulations for the Columbia River and tributary seasons are

contained in the attached resolution

2020 Ceremonial Permit Request

Mon, 03/30/2020

The 2020 Ceremonial Permit Request Form is attached.

Print, fill out and submit to YN Fish & Wildlife Committee for approval.

2020 Close Winter Gillnet Season in Bonneville Pool

Thu, 03/05/2020

The harvest guideline in the Bonneville Pool is expected to be acheived early. Therefore the

Fish & Wildlife Committee hereby closes the Winter gillnet fishery in the Bonneville Pool