downriggeral
9/18/2013 8:46:00 AMThanks for the report Mike. Where in the rules does it state that we may continue to fish all rods until the Boat limit is reached? Can't seem to find it. That could have made a BIG difference when we were there last week.
Gringo Pescador
9/18/2013 2:04:00 PMdownriggeral - it was an emergency rule change posted on 09/12 ...New fishing rules reflect record-breaking
upriver chinook return to Columbia River
OLYMPIA - More upriver fall chinook salmon are returning to the Columbia River than any time in the past 75 years, so Washington and Oregon fishery managers are expanding sport fishing options below Bonneville Dam beginning Sept. 13.
Scrapping a previous rule that would have closed the chinook fishery that day in a portion of the lower river, both states adopted new regulations that:
Allow anglers to continue fishing for chinook salmon through the end of the year in all areas of the mainstem Columbia River below Bonneville Dam open to salmon fishing.
Expand the area open to chinook retention by moving the lower boundary from Rocky Point 16 miles downstream to Buoy 10 near the mouth of the Columbia.
Allow anglers to catch and keep up to two adult chinook salmon per day as part of their catch limit below Bonneville Dam. Through Sept. 30, only hatchery chinook with a clipped adipose fin and healed scar may be retained downstream from the Lewis River.
Allow anglers aboard a vessel in the Columbia River from Buoy 10 to the Highway 395 bridge in Pasco to continue fishing until the daily limit of salmon/steelhead for all anglers aboard is achieved.
upriver chinook return to Columbia River
OLYMPIA - More upriver fall chinook salmon are returning to the Columbia River than any time in the past 75 years, so Washington and Oregon fishery managers are expanding sport fishing options below Bonneville Dam beginning Sept. 13.
Scrapping a previous rule that would have closed the chinook fishery that day in a portion of the lower river, both states adopted new regulations that:
Allow anglers to continue fishing for chinook salmon through the end of the year in all areas of the mainstem Columbia River below Bonneville Dam open to salmon fishing.
Expand the area open to chinook retention by moving the lower boundary from Rocky Point 16 miles downstream to Buoy 10 near the mouth of the Columbia.
Allow anglers to catch and keep up to two adult chinook salmon per day as part of their catch limit below Bonneville Dam. Through Sept. 30, only hatchery chinook with a clipped adipose fin and healed scar may be retained downstream from the Lewis River.
Allow anglers aboard a vessel in the Columbia River from Buoy 10 to the Highway 395 bridge in Pasco to continue fishing until the daily limit of salmon/steelhead for all anglers aboard is achieved.
Gringo Pescador
9/18/2013 2:06:00 PMUgh sorry, that turned out ugly - I forgot that formatting goes out the window for comments when you hit submit. You can also check out Rule number 9 here: http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/regulations/emergency_rules/2013/wsr_13-19-042.pdf
Mike Carey
9/18/2013 6:05:00 PMthanks Gringo, that is correct. So, "hover fishing" is basically a controlled back troll of bait off a dropper weight. Takes someone that can run a boatssafely in a crowd and keep that line presentation nice and vertical.
downriggeral
9/18/2013 11:20:00 PMThanks for the rule change explanation Gringo. Trying to keep up with all of the rules can be tough.