Monthly Archives: March 2012
No gillnetting 3/19
Washington and Oregon officials have decided not to have a Columbia River Compact meeting today, meaning no gillnetting on Tuesday. Twenty test drifts on Sunday caught 28 chinook and 40 steelhead. Seventy-nine percent of the chinook were hatchery fish, while 39 percent were upper Columbia origin. Sixty-three percent of the steelhead were marked. The states […]
Razor clam digging approved
LONG BEACH — Four Washington beaches will be open for razor clam digging on March 24 and three on March 25. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife said marine toxin tests confirmed the clams are safe to eat. Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks will be open March 24. Low tide is +0.3 […]
No gillnetting (3/12)
There will be no meeting of the Columbia River Compact today to consider a commercial fishing period in the lower river. Test netting on Sunday did not find a high ratio of chinook to steelhead, which state officials are looking for prior to adopting a commercial fishing period. Twelve test drifts with 4 1/4-inch-mesh nets […]
Outdoors blog 3/9 spring chinook
Salmon fishing interest keeps building in the lower Columbia River with almost 500 boats and 436 bank rods counted on Thursday’s flight. Forty-one boats and 10 bank rods were counted sturgeon fishing. In February, there were 8,200 angler trips with 37 spring chinook kept and 23 released. The steelhead catch was 105 kept and 60 […]