COLUMBIA RIVER COMPACT/JOINT STATE ACTION NOTICE
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Future Hearings:
3:00 PM Tuesday May 29 – stock status and fishery review
Summer Compact Hearing #1: 10:00 AM Wednesday June 13, 2012 Fall Compact Hearing #1: 10:00 AM Thursday July 26, 2012
May 22, 2012
2012 Mainstem Columbia River Spring Chinook Recreational Fishery -
Downstream of Bonneville Dam
Season:
Area:
Catch limit:
Saturday, May 26 through Sunday, May 27, 2012 (2 days)
Buoy 10 upstream to Beacon Rock (boat and bank) plus bank angling only from Beacon Rock upstream to the Bonneville Dam deadline. Legal upstream boundary defined as: “A deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately four miles downstream from Bonneville Dam Powerhouse 1) in a straight line through the western tip of Pierce Island to a deadline marker on the Washington bank at Beacon Rock.”
Retention of sockeye, adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead allowed. Daily bag limit includes up to two adult salmon/steelhead in combination, but only one may be a Chinook. Sockeye salmon count towards the adult limit regardless of size.

Not sure why WDFW hasn't posted the announcement yet?

I think it was a dumb arse move.

It sure would be nice to fish when the summers show cause they are here before June 16th. Watch they will hit impacts, if they waited till late next week it could stay open through summer season.

I hope I am wrong

Dang.... on-call for the local ER.

Be gettin' my crack at a different flavor of springers up north soon enough.

I'm going to have to spin a few fishies down the ol big river. Hopefully there will be a few players still making their way by dad's house.

JD