Tweet By Brent Beller, Fisheries Technician Friday, October 25, 2019 – 9:49 AM MDT Tracking the lives of thousands of tiny salmon is no easy task. But knowing where they prefer to live and how far they move and survive is … Continue reading →
Tweet Action and rules: Opens retention of coho salmon. Salmon: Min. size 12″. Daily limit 2. Release all salmon other than coho, except release all coho marked with a colored floy (anchor) tag (tags located near dorsal fin). Fishing with … Continue reading →
Tweet Large numbers of North American and European origin Atlantic salmon congregate off the coast of Greenland each summer and autumn to feed, yet only one river is thought to be a spawning site in Greenland. Until recently, little has … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Reopens hatchery coho retention from Tongue Point to the Dalles Dam. Effective date: Oct. 18 through Oct. 31, 2019. Species affected: Salmon and steelhead. Location: Columbia River, from a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens hatchery coho retention. Effective dates: October 17 through December 31, 2019. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Wallace River: From the mouth (farthest downstream railroad bridge) to 200 feet upstream of the water intake to the salmon hatchery. Rules: Salmon: Min. size … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Returns salmon daily limits in Marine Area 13 to permanent rules as listed in the 2019-20 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet, allowing anglers to retain up to two coho as part of the salmon daily limit. Maintains coho … Continue reading →
Tweet Fall weather will trigger trout and salmon migrations into Lake Ontario and Lake Erie tributaries, where anglers can experience some of the best trout and salmon fishing in North America. Chinook and coho salmon runs in Lake Ontario … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Closes retention of wild adult Chinook in areas open to salmon fishing. Effective date: Oct. 5, 2019. Species affected: Fall Chinook salmon. Locations and daily limits: A) Snake River from the mouth (Burbank to Pasco railroad bridge at Snake River mile … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Anglers may retain up to 1 adult hatchery Chinook as part of the adult portion of the salmon daily limit. Effective dates: Sept. 21, 2019 through Nov. 30, 2019 Species affected: Chinook salmon. Locations: Green River (Cowlitz County) from the mouth … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Reduces the daily limit for coho salmon to one. Effective date: Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. Species affected: Coho salmon. Locations: Marine areas 5 (Sekiu and Pillar Point), 6 (East Juan de Fuca Strait), 7 (San Juan Islands) 8-1 (Deception Pass, Hope … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Reduces the daily limit to one hatchery steelhead in the Snake River and requires release of steelhead 28 inches or greater in length downstream of the Couse Creek Boat Ramp. Anglers must cease fishing after steelhead or adult … Continue reading →
Tweet It’s salmon time! Gear up for an exciting fall and enjoy some fantastic fishing just in time for salmon season. Now is a great time to target salmon as they head towards their natal streams and get ready to … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Anglers may retain up to 1 adult hatchery Chinook as part of the adult portion of the salmon daily limit. Effective dates: Sept. 21, 2019 through Nov. 30, 2019 Species affected: Chinook salmon. Locations: Toutle and North Fork Toutle rivers from … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Reduces the adult salmon daily limit to one. Effective dates and locations: Sept. 20 through Oct. 31, 2019: from Hwy. 395 Bridge (Pasco/Kennewick) to the Old Hanford townsite powerline crossing. Sept. 20 through Oct. 15, 2019: from the … Continue reading →
Tweet Each fall, tributaries to the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain are home to salmon returning to spawn. This can make for some exciting fish watching as salmon move upstream and jump or otherwise navigate various obstructions on their way to their … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Allows retention of up to 3 hatchery adult salmon, including up to 1 hatchery adult Chinook. Allows retention of up 3 hatchery steelhead. Effective date: Sept. 19 through Dec. 31, 2019. Species affected: Hatchery salmon (Chinook and coho) and hatchery steelhead. … Continue reading →
Tweet The rainbow trout population in the Fall River has not been surveyed in over a decade. Idaho Fish and Game biologist John Heckel wants to change that. Heckel recently conducted population estimates on rainbow trout in two different sections … Continue reading →
Tweet SALT LAKE CITY — Autumn brings a lot of beautiful colors to Utah’s landscape, and driving to see the leaves change color is a popular activity for many locals. However, trees aren’t the only things that turn a brilliant … Continue reading →
Tweet After NMFS approval, anglers should be aware of new area openings, changes to possession limits On Friday, Aug. 30, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) approved the Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s fall Chinook fishery permit, and anglers … Continue reading →
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