Big C is gonna re open!

[Wacenturion]

Today's meeting was to see if the nets go back in.  There will be another meeting on Friday to see if they reopen for sport fishing.  Rumor is they will reopen.....possibly for a week.  We'll see on Friday.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Rumor is for a monday opener.

[Blacklab]

Thursday, May 12, 2011

CLACKAMAS, Ore. — Spring chinook fishing in the lower Columbia River should resume on Saturday and be open from boats as far upstream as Beacon Rock, Washington and Oregon officials were told Wednesday.

The states will meet by teleconference at 1 p.m. Friday to make a decision when to reopen the river. State officials met Wednesday with the bi-state Columbia River Recreational Advisory Group to hear the panel's suggestions for fishing regulations.

State and tribal biologists on Wednesday upgraded the forecast of upper Columbia-origin spring salmon from 198,400 to 210,000.

At, 210,000 salmon, there are about 3,800 fish available for sportsmen downstream of Bonneville Dam, said Cindy LeFleur, Columbia River policy coordinator for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

That should be enough chinook to start Monday and continue through June 15 under the 2011 regulations which had the river open to boats as far upstream as Rooster Rock and from the bank up to Bonneville Dam.

Summer chinook fishing starts June 16.

[wildmanoutdoors]

God I hope its legal to fish in the side channel just above Beacon! If so Ill b there!

[wackmaster]

no upper river opening the say we went 900 over our quota

[chrisb]

What if river fishing were on a raffle/permit system like some of the choice hunting is in this state? How many of you would apply? Not saying its the right or wrong way but just food for thought... me personally? I'd just stick to the lakes if that came around.

[wildmanoutdoors]

Id sell the boats and start drag racing.

[Button Nubbs]

I have actually been thinking about that for a while. What I would like to see is permit draws for after rivers close, such as native steelhead fishing after feb on rivers that could handle a small ammount of pressure.

[fishcrazy]

Just read it on the WDFW page. It opens Monday!!! I'll have to hit it next weekend.

Kris

[Wacenturion]

Wrong....opens Sunday.


From the Joint State Action notice:

    Joint State Action
    In joint Oregon and Washington state action the states discussed the following recreational fishery and took the following actions:
    Mainstem Columbia River Spring Chinook Recreational Fishery
    
    Adopted the following recreational fishery downstream of Bonneville Dam:
    Season:
    Sunday May 15 through Wednesday June 15, 2011.
    Area:
    Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Beacon Rock (boat and bank) plus bank angling only from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam.
    The boundary at Beacon Rock is defined as: A line projected from a sign posted on a dock on the Oregon shoreline across to the exposed downstream end of Pierce Island, then across to a sign posted on the Washington shoreline at Beacon Rock.
    Retention Catch limit:
    of sockeye, adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead allowed. Sockeye salmon count towards the adult limit regardless of size.
    Daily bag limit includes up to two adult salmon/steelhead in combination, but only one may be a Chinook.
    Additional regulations:
    Effective through June 15, 2011 for the mainstem Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery from the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to OR/WA border, it is unlawful when fishing from vessels which are less than 30 feet in length (substantiated by Coast Guard documentation or Marine Board registration) to totally remove from the water any salmon or steelhead required to be released.
    In Washington, on the mainstem Columbia River below Bonneville Dam, anglers may not possess in the field fish mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined until the angler has reached their automobile or principle means of land transportation and has completed their daily angling.
    Angling for shad is allowed from May 16 – Dec 31 from the Buoy 10 line upstream to Bonneville Dam and year round above Bonneville Dam under permanent rules.
    Effective through June 15, 2011, in Oregon and Washington Select Areas the hatchery adult Chinook daily limit will be the same as the adjacent mainstem Columbia River when the mainstem Columbia River is open for adult Chinook retention. When the adjacent mainstem Columbia River is closed for adult Chinook retention, the salmon daily limit will revert to permanent rules.

[fishcrazy]

woops! Yes it does open sunday.  thought it would help keep some of the boats off so I can fish it sunday.

Kris

[Wacenturion]

woops! Yes it does open sunday.  thought it would help keep some of the boats off so I can fish it sunday.

Kris

Ooops...sorry I should have realized that...LOL.

[Skywagon_185]

So how was it yesterday.  Drano was way down on boats yesterday but saw quite a few in the mainstream all the way to Wahougal.  Came down 14 about 11:00 yesterday.  Wind had a lot of boats!!  Anybody have any luck???

Mike

[fishcrazy]

ended up not fishing it. Hit another stream closer to home and did about as good as if I had fished my bath tub.

Kris

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Tons of Jacks... I hooked 4 today, guy above me had 3 jacks and an adult.