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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact: Information and Education 503-947-6002
Internet:
www.dfw.state.or.us
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 2, 2004
Buoy 10 Regulation Changes After Labor Day
SALEM - Oregon and Washington fishery managers decided to close the
Buoy 10 recreational fishery to chinook retention beginning Tuesday,
Sept, 7, due to higher than expected catch projected through Labor Day.
The fishery will remain open for adipose fin-clipped coho and steelhead
through the end of the year.
The popular "Buoy 10" fall salmon fishery at the mouth of the
Columbia River got off to a slow start in early August but catch rates
improved substantially during the middle of the month. The catch rate
during the week of Aug. 16-22 was near record high and anglers are
projected to land approximately 14,000 chinook through Labor Day.
"I expected the fall chinook fishery to start slowly and then improve
in mid-August," said Curt Melcher, a biologist with the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife. "It improved more dramatically than I
expected and we needed to take this action to remain within our
conservation guidelines and allocation agreements."
"In addition to our conservation mandate, the primary goal for the
Buoy 10 recreational fishery is to provide an all species opportunity
through Labor Day with additional coho fishing opportunity through the
end of the year," Melcher added. "We accomplished that and
maintained flexibility for the recreational fishery that takes place in
the rest of the main-stem Columbia."
Oregon anglers are reminded of the following regulations:
* The Buoy 10 area is defined as that part of the Columbia River from
Buoy 10 upstream to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington
bank through red buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the
Oregon bank.
* Salmon fishing in the Buoy 10 area remains open through December, for
adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily
bag limit is two salmon.
* The Columbia River upstream from the Rocky Point-Tongue Point line to
Bonneville Dam opened Aug. 1 for fall chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho,
and adipose fin-clipped steelhead through Dec. 31. The daily bag limit
includes two adult salmon, only one of which may be a chinook, and five
jack salmon.
* The Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to the
Oregon-Washington border opened Aug. 1 for fall chinook, coho, and
adipose fin-clipped steelhead through Dec. 31. The daily bag limit
includes two adult salmon and five jack salmon.
* The Pacific Ocean from Tillamook Head, Ore., to Leadbetter Point,
Wash., is open for chinook and adipose fin-clipped coho through Sept.
30. The daily bag limit is two salmon with a minimum size of 24 inches
for chinook and 16 inches for coho.
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