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2017 Open Fall Commercial Gillnet
Announcement
Friday, August 18
The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes the first 3 gillnet openings:
6am Monday Aug 21 to 6 pm Aug 25
6am Monday Aug 28 to 6 pm Sept 1
6am Monday Sep 4 to 6pm Sep 8.
Fall Fisher's Meeting
Announcement
Monday, July 31
The Fall Fisher's Meeting will be held Friday August 4,2017
from 10am to 4pm at the Best Western Hood River Inn.
Agenda attached.
Open the Setline Fishery in the John Day Pool
Announcement
Monday, July 31
There are 132 harvestable sturgeon available int he John Day Pool. Therefore the Fish
and Wildlife Committee authorizes a commercial sturgeon setline season in the John Day
Two Additional Gillnet Openings
Announcement
Tuesday, July 18
The Fish and Wildlfie Committee authorizes two additional gillnet openings in Zone 6
of the Columbia River. From 6 am Wednesday July 19 to 6 pm Saturday July 22 and
Additional summer gillnet week
Announcement
Wednesday, July 12
The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes another summer commercial
gillnet opening in Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 6am Wednesday
July 12 to 6 pm Saturday July 15, 2017. 7 in mesh restriction
Additional summer gillnet week
Announcement
Wednesday, June 28
The Yakama Nation Fish and Wildlife Committee authorizes
an additional commercial summer gillnet opening.
6am July 3 through 6pm July 6, 2017.
Full regulations attached.
Willamette Lamprey Permits
Announcement
Thursday, June 22
A subsistence fishery for Lamprey will be held during the months of June
and July 2017 at Willamette Falls and fishing must be conducted by permit
shown on the attached permit.
2017 Open Commercial Summer Gillnet Season
Announcement
Monday, June 19
The Fish& Wildlife Committee authorize the first 2 Commercial Summer Gillnet openings:
6am June 19 to 6pm June 22 and
6am June 26 to 6pm June 29, 2017.
See full regulations attached.
Close Icicle River Fishery until further notice
Announcement
Tuesday, June 13
Due to the low spring chinook returns to date on the Icicle River, it is unlikely the
Leavenworth NFH will achieve broodstock collection. The fishery on the Icicle
Extend Klickitat River Fishery
Announcement
Monday, June 12
The Spring chinook escapement is on track to meet broodstock, therefore the
Fish &Wildlife Committee extends the Klickitat River Fishery through
Extend Priest Rapids/ Wanapum Setlines to June 10, 2017
Announcement
Friday, May 12
The Fish and Wildlife Committee extends the sturgeon setline fishery
in the Priest Rapids and Wanapum Pools to 6pm June 10, 2017.
See attached.
Cancel 2nd Drano Lake Opening
Announcement
Monday, May 1
Spring chinook returns continue to be low. The F&W Committee does
not want to draw names for the Drano Lake fishery until good numbers
Extend Sturgeon Setline Fishery in Priest Rapids/ Wanapum Pools
Announcement
Monday, May 1
There has been good effort and harvest during the sturgeon setline fishery in the
Priest Rapids and Wanapum Pools. Therefore, the Fish and Wildlife Committee
2017 Yakama Nation Subsistence Platform/Hook & Line Fisheries
Announcement
Monday, April 3
Attached are the general subsistence regulations for the Platform/ H&L fisheries
for Zone 6 of the Columbia River and the Yakama Nation tributary fisheries:
Open Sturgeon Setlines Priest Rapids/ Wanapum Pools
Announcement
Monday, April 3
Harvestable sturgeon continue to be available in the Priest Rapids and Wanapum Pools
of the Columbia River. Therefore the F&W Committee authorizes a commercial
Close Winter Gillnet Season in Bonneville Pool
Announcement
Thursday, March 16
The sturgeon harvest guideline in the Bonneville Pool is expected to
be achieved and the winter gillnet season will close 6pm Friday, March 17, 2017.
Fisher's Meeting March 21, 2017
Announcement
Monday, March 13
A Fisher's meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 from 10am to 4pm at
the Hood River Inn. Please see full agenda attached.
Open Bonneville Pool Winter Gillnet Season
Announcement
Monday, March 6
The Winter Gillnet Fishery in the Bonneville Pool will open
6 a.m. on Monday March 6 through 6 p.m. Tuesday March 21, 2017
Open 2017 Winter Gillnet Season
Announcement
Friday, February 3
The Fish and Wildlife Committee approves the commercial
winter gillnet fishery for Zone 6 of the Columbia River according
to the regulations on the attached pages. Please see the attached
2017 Smelt Permit
Announcement
Thursday, January 26
There is evidence that smelt may be moving into the Cowlitz River.
Attached is the 2017 smelt permit application.
Submit the completed application to Raemelle Kiona and she will issue the permit.