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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: pickardjw on June 27, 2024, 04:43:30 PM

Title: Lower Columbia Sockeye Closed Despite Record Return
Post by: pickardjw on June 27, 2024, 04:43:30 PM: https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2024/06/many-sockeye-not-enough-to-protect-a-few-prompting-closure.html
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/emergency-rules/lower-columbia-river-salmon-and-steelhead-fishery-update-2024-06-1

376,500 sockeye over Bonneville YTD, but only 45 over Ice Harbor apparently prompting the shutdown.
Title: Re: Lower Columbia Sockeye Closed Despite Record Return
Post by: Blacklab on June 27, 2024, 05:17:04 PM: Yeah, that’s something I didn’t expect. I think well it’s Washington, and Oregon expect the unexpected. Maybe they’ll give us a couple days in July. Like they’re doing us a favor, but I won’t hold my breath. I am very disappointed with the decision to close.
Title: Re: Lower Columbia Sockeye Closed Despite Record Return
Post by: pickardjw on June 27, 2024, 06:43:24 PM: I think they created a lot of confusion with the compact meeting action notice by stating “bag limit one hatchery steelhead”. Plenty of people thought that meant no chinook either. But the emergency rule change 24 hours later cleared that up I guess.

I told my buddy the trip is cancelled last night. When ODFW updated their regs this morning (12 hours before WA) I told him it was back on.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/26june2024.pdf
Title: Re: Lower Columbia Sockeye Closed Despite Record Return
Post by: dilleytech on June 30, 2024, 02:19:30 PM: It’s crazy to me that just because they aren’t sure how many will Cross those dams they have to shut it down but obliviously they will be good returns also given a little time.
Title: Re: Lower Columbia Sockeye Closed Despite Record Return
Post by: metlhead on June 30, 2024, 03:19:54 PM: Sucks but makes sense. Gotta let every Snake sockeye make the right turn. Numbers are so low. After Tri Cities no problem