Post by: madcow41 on April 11, 2015, 01:39:53 PM
Thanks
Post by: L-ofalab on April 13, 2015, 04:48:44 AM
OLYMPIA – Two sections of the Snake River, below Ice Harbor Dam near Pasco and below Lower Granite Dam, will open to fishing for spring chinook salmon Sunday, April 19. Two other sections of the river – below Little Goose Dam and Clarkston – will open Thursday, April 23.
Each section of the river is scheduled to be open three days per week. Waters below Ice Harbor Dam and below Lower Granite Dam are scheduled to be open Sunday through Tuesday each week, while the Little Goose Dam and Clarkston area sections will be open Thursday through Saturday each week.
All four sections will remain open until further notice.
Jeremy Trump, district fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), said the fishery will likely remain open from four to six weeks.
“We have a strong run-size forecast for Columbia River spring chinook this year, so we will likely be able to sustain fishing into late May,” Trump said.
The fishery will close when the Snake River harvest allocation is met or allowable impacts on wild stocks reach federal limits, he said.
The Columbia River forecast for 2015 totals 232,500 adult upriver spring chinook, including 140,800 Snake River fish, of which 95,500 are hatchery fish. By comparison, last year’s forecast anticipated a return of 125,000 Snake River spring chinook, with 82,800 hatchery fish.
The daily catch limit for open areas is six hatchery chinook – marked by a clipped adipose fin – of which no more than one may be an adult chinook salmon. Jacks are less than 24 inches long, and any chinook salmon measuring less than 12 inches must be released.
During these fisheries, possession limits will be increased to allow three daily limits of spring chinook salmon in fresh form.
In all areas, anglers are required to use barbless hooks, and must stop fishing for the day when they reach their daily limit of adult hatchery chinook salmon. All chinook with an adipose fin, and all steelhead, must immediately be released unharmed.
“Our ability to closely monitor this fishery, as required by federal permit, is due in large part to funds from the Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement,” said Trump. “Without the monitoring, we wouldn’t be able to open this fishery.”
The endorsement, required of all anglers fishing for salmon or steelhead in the Columbia River system (which includes the Snake River), costs $8.75; seniors and youth pay $7.10.
The sections of the Snake River scheduled to open April 19 are:
Below Ice Harbor: Snake River from the South Bound Highway 12 Bridge near Pasco upstream about 7 miles to the fishing restriction boundary below Ice Harbor Dam.
Below Lower Granite Dam: Snake River from the south shore boat launch (Ilia Boat Launch) across to the mouth of Almota Creek upstream about four miles to the restricted fishing area below Lower Granite Dam.
The sections of the Snake River scheduled to open April 23 are:
Below Little Goose: Snake River from Texas Rapids boat launch (south side of the river upstream from the mouth of the Tucannon River) to the fishing restriction boundary below Little Goose Dam. This zone includes the rock and concrete area between the juvenile bypass return pipe and Little Goose Dam along the south shoreline of the facility (includes the walkway area locally known as “the Wall” in front of the juvenile collection facility).
Clarkston: Snake River from the downstream edge of the large power lines crossing the Snake River (just upstream from West Evans Road on the south shore) upstream about 3.5 miles to the Washington state line (from the east levee of the Greenbelt boat launch in Clarkston northwest across the Snake River to the Washington/Idaho boundary waters marker on the Whitman County shore).
Trump strongly encourages anglers to review the spring chinook fishing rule change, posted on WDFW’s website at https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/ (https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/)
General fishing regulations for the Snake River, in effective through June 30, are available in the Fishing in Washington rule pamphlet ( http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/ (http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/) ).
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 15, 2015, 07:40:51 PM
http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environment/Fish/Cams.aspx (http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environment/Fish/Cams.aspx)
Live cams from Bonneville.
Post by: madcow41 on April 19, 2015, 08:06:34 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 19, 2015, 08:33:52 PM
Along with a few rattle snakes. If you catch the keeper in the morning first thing your done until the next day as well.
The only shade is usually behind you since your making it!!!
There also could be a mild breeze as well.
Post by: madcow41 on April 19, 2015, 08:44:42 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 20, 2015, 09:21:32 PM
Your next one is do you have the right gear and enough of it!!!
Post by: madcow41 on April 21, 2015, 05:50:58 PM
Post by: Skillet on April 21, 2015, 06:08:51 PM
Here's some Fish Porn!!!Slight hijack, but since Ridgeratt put it up there above I thought I'd share that there are a lot of fish pushing through right now. Tried to get some images to post, but I can only get jpeg and we apparently cannot upload those here. More fun to watch online anyway...
http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environment/Fish/Cams.aspx (http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environment/Fish/Cams.aspx)
Live cams from Bonneville.
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 21, 2015, 07:12:53 PM
Madcow if you find a Pro you can ask him how much beer.
I am far from experianced or close to a Pro, But I do get lucky now and then!!! :chuckle:
Another piece of a puzzle.
http://www.fpc.org/currentdaily/HistFishTwo_7day-ytd_Adults.htm
13000 + fish across Bonneville Yesterday. There coming, :IBCOOL:
Post by: L-ofalab on April 22, 2015, 06:51:18 AM
Post by: Skillet on April 22, 2015, 07:02:40 AM
Post by: TommyH on April 22, 2015, 10:27:54 AM
Post by: cm2cb4 on April 22, 2015, 10:59:29 AM
Post by: WSU on April 22, 2015, 11:15:39 AM
Post by: Bullkllr on April 22, 2015, 04:02:30 PM
And I would add, regarding this...
You could also come to the W.WA side around August - September to fish pinks in the Puyallip. 6 catch limit
...Here is the catch limit for salmon on the Puyallup: "Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adults may be retained. Release wild adult CHINOOK."
6 fish limit means 2 adult salmon and up to 4 jacks. Since there are few jacks of any species in that river, the limit is basically 2 fish including pinks (jack pinks do not exist). There may be a bonus of 2 pinks added later (as has happened most odd years), but there has never been a 6 adult limit to my knowledge. People get ticketed for believing this all the time; how it is misread :dunno:
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 22, 2015, 08:04:55 PM
We just got back from Drano lake we caught 1 but lost 4, 2 broke the line and 2 just came off. Lots of boat and bank anglers but room for many more.
Did that circus once!! Hauled a boat from Spokane to play Bumper Boats in a slow motion circle.
Post by: L-ofalab on April 24, 2015, 04:40:44 AM
Nice screen shot Skillet!!!We just got back from Drano lake we caught 1 but lost 4, 2 broke the line and 2 just came off. Lots of boat and bank anglers but room for many more.
Did that circus once!! Hauled a boat from Spokane to play Bumper Boats in a slow motion circle.
When the fish are in Drano it is good! We have limited in 1/2 hour the day after the Indians had there nets out there. We caught all the fish in the East end away from most boats. You would think the fish wouldn't be at that end because the entrance and hatchery are on the West end.
Post by: Ridgeratt on April 26, 2015, 06:56:59 PM
:tup:
Nicely done Skillet!!
You stole a screen shot and crashed their site!!!! :dunno:
http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environment/Fish/Cams.aspx
Post by: Ridgeratt on May 05, 2015, 09:39:39 PM
http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environment/Fish/Cams.aspx
Post by: L-ofalab on May 06, 2015, 06:12:13 AM
Post by: Ridgeratt on May 12, 2015, 07:49:27 PM
Here is a photo of your 600 closest Friend just waiting to meet you!! :chuckle:
Post by: huntnnw on May 12, 2015, 11:26:47 PM
Head to ID...clearwater river is hot right now from cherrylane bridge all the way to Kooskia,ID there are fish in the S fork of Clearwater already.
Salmon river near and in Riggins,ID is good right now too.
To fish these rivers you dont need the massive poles and gear guys are using to plunk below the dams.
Post by: L-ofalab on May 13, 2015, 05:54:06 AM
been there done that once and never again..not what I call fishing or a way I want to ever fish.
Head to ID...clearwater river is hot right now from cherrylane bridge all the way to Kooskia,ID there are fish in the S fork of Clearwater already.
Salmon river near and in Riggins,ID is good right now too.
To fish these rivers you dont need the massive poles and gear guys are using to plunk below the dams.
Idaho should be smoking hot, now that it is closed in the WA Snake river. We and many other boats limited last Saturday by Clarkston.
Post by: huntnnw on May 13, 2015, 05:56:22 AM
Post by: TommyH on May 13, 2015, 06:02:56 AM
It is...my buddy is down there now. The lower clearwater is going to close this week.
Quotas getting close? I haven't looked yet.
Post by: huntnnw on May 13, 2015, 06:25:45 AM
Post by: L-ofalab on May 13, 2015, 09:50:49 AM
The Clearwater River will close to all chinook fishing from the Camas Prairie Railroad Bridge near Lewiston upstream to the Cherry Lane Bridge.
Post by: Ridgeratt on May 14, 2015, 09:31:52 PM
Your next run will be the June Hogs showing up on the Columbia. Headed for the rivers around Brewster. Last year when the river was on Fire so was the town of Brewster and I just didn't feel right fishing while folks lost their homes. But this is a sockeye and Chinook run. Haven't seen the numbers yet but it is a good fishery.