Or. Admin. R. 635-023-0130 - [Effective until12/31/2022]Fall Sport Fishery
The 2022 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations provide requirements for the Columbia River Zone and the Snake River Zone. However, additional regulations may be adopted in this rule division from time to time, and, to the extent of any inconsistency, they supersede the 2022 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations.
(1)
Effective July 15 through September 15, thermal angling sanctuaries described
in OAR 635-023-0090 (4)(b) through (4)(d), and (4)(f) are in effect.
(2) In the mainstem Columbia River from the
Buoy 10 line upstream to Bonneville Dam, the following regulations apply:
(a) Effective September 2 through December
31, angling for and retention of all salmon is prohibited.
(b) Effective August 1 through October 31,
angling for and retention of all steelhead is prohibited.
(c) Effective November 1 through December 31
retention of hatchery steelhead is allowed; all salmon must be released. The
daily adult bag limit is two steelhead.
(3) In the mainstem Columbia River from
Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam, retention of salmon and steelhead is
allowed as follows:
(a) Effective August 1
through October 31, retention of Chinook and coho is allowed.
(A) The daily adult bag limit is two salmon,
but only one may be a Chinook.
(B)
Downstream of the Hood River Bridge, wild coho must be released.
(b) Effective November 1 through
December 31, retention of Chinook, coho, and hatchery steelhead is allowed.
(A) The daily adult bag limit is two
salmonids, but only one may be a Chinook.
(B) Downstream of the Hood River Bridge, wild
coho must be released.
(4) In the mainstem Columbia River from The
Dalles Dam upstream to the OR/WA border (upstream of McNary Dam), retention of
salmon and steelhead is allowed as follows:
(a) Effective August 1 through August 31,
retention of Chinook, coho, and hatchery steelhead allowed. The daily adult bag
limit is two salmonids, but only one may be a Chinook and only one may be a
hatchery steelhead.
(b) Effective
September 1 through December 31, retention of Chinook and coho is allowed. The
daily adult bag limit is two salmon, but only one may be a Chinook.
(5) Effective September 6, In the
mainstem Columbia River from the Buoy 10 line upstream to the west Puget Island
line (defined as a line at the west end of Puget Island extending from green
navigation marker #39 on the Washington shore to green navigation marker #41,
then to red navigation marker #42, and terminating at red navigation marker
#44A on the Oregon shore), a temporary bag limit allowance for an individual
sponsored by 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation "Northwest Dream Hunts" will be
in place as described in an August 15, 2022 letter from ODFW. The bag limit for
the individual on September 6 will be a combined total of three adult Chinook
or adult hatchery coho in any combination. Members of the fishing party may
assist them in fishing or landing fish. Other fishing members of the party
remain subject to all existing regulations.
(6) For the fisheries described in sections
(3) through (5) of this rule, each angler aboard a vessel may continue to
deploy angling gear until the daily adult salmon bag limit for all anglers
aboard has been achieved.
(7) All
other General, Statewide, and Zone regulations, as provided in the 2022 Oregon
Sport Fishing Regulations, remain in effect.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.138 & ORS 496.146
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.162
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