Brewester Pool Sockeye Closed This Year???

[WCTaxidermy]

Hey everyone, my brother sent me the new rules and regulations for the Columbia River Fisheries regulations for 2016-2017.  It appears you can not retain any Sockeye this year from the bridge up to the dam.  Unless I totally missed something, I really didn't see this coming at all!

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/northfalcon/2016/2016_ColumbiaRiverFisheriesFINAL.pdf

[Dhoey07]

I thought it was always closed but they opened it under their Emergency Rules?

I also heard a rumor that only 40k sockeye were expected back this year. 

That was one of the reason I didn't buy a fishing license yet

[James]

After everything that happened in 2015 I can't say I am surprised.

[DOUBLELUNG]

It will all depend on the 2016 counts, it will not be open in the pamphlet but can still be opened under emergency regulations if returns are sufficient to meet escapement and water temperatures aren't too high.

[WCTaxidermy]

Double lung, I hope your right, but I don't ever recall a time that they closed the sockeye retention on upper Columbia, then opened it under emergency regulations. 


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[h2ofowlr]

They had a big sockeye die off last year, so it may be effective for a few years. 

[snake]

Lots of opportunities being lost as of late... for a variety of reasons.

[C-Money]

Hope we can still fish kings up there

[WCTaxidermy]

Yea it looks like you can still fish for the Kings but all sockeye have to be released!


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[Jburke]

I don't know about this year, but after the heat we had last year don't be surprised if it's closed in a couple of years.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/last-years-heat-wave-doomed-nearly-all-okanogan-sockeye-salmon/

[skidynastar33]

It always opens only when there is 75000 through wells dam I believe. This run has nothing to do with last years run. It is mostly from 4 years ago with a few 3 and 5 year old fish. Only expected to get like 50000 this year so probably won't open.

[C-Money]

There coming! well maybe just the start....2 on the 21st and 5 on the 22nd. Seems like there was a good number over Bonneville by this time last year.

[Ridgeratt]

I think there is a way to go      2014 count was 614,179
                                             2015 count was 510,706

Over Bonneville

[C-Money]

Hope the numbers are way better than forecasted. Been spoiled the last few years. 

[Elkrunner]

They finally had some go over Bonneville this week.