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.

Harvest News

Until Pandemic restrictions are lifted Gillnet Site Registration requests will need to be handled remotely through phone, email, or internet call.  Staff apologizes for the inconvenience and appreciates your patience and understanding.  Please...

The 2021 Platform Hook and Line Regulations for the Columbia River and tributary seasons are contained in the attached resolution.

The Fish & Wildlife Committee approves the commercial winter gillnet fishery for the Bonneville Pool opening 6am Monday March 01 through 6pm Friday March 5, 2021.

See full regulations attached.

The Fish & Wildlife Committee Reopens the winter gillnet fishery in the John Day Pool from 6am Wednesday Feb 24 to 6pm Friday February 26, 2021.  See full regulations attached

The Fish & Wildlife Committee approves the commercial Winter Gillnet fishery for Zone 6 of the Columbia River according to the regulations attached.The fishery or specific pools, may be closed by emergency regulation is the sturgeon catch...

The smelt return to the Cowlitz River is expected to be moderate and similar to last year.  Therefore, the Fish & Wildlife Committee hereby authorize Smelt fishing in the Cowlitz River through March 2021 according to the regulations on the...

The Fish and Wildlife Committee directed Fisheries Staff to schedule  a fisheries meeting for Friday January 22, 2021 from 10am to 4pm via Zoom Call.

Please see the attached announcement and agenda for full meeting details.

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize a tribal commercial setline fishery in all of Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 7am January 1 to noon January 31, 2021.  Please see regulations attached.

Good numbers of coho are returning to the Icicle River surplus above the needs of production exists; therefore The Fish & Wildlife Committee hereby authorize weekly openings on the Icicle River from 6am Tuesdays - 6pm Saturdays effective...

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize additional commercial fall gillnet opening in Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 6am Monday Sept 28 to 6pm Thursday October 1, 2020.  Downloadable regs attached.