Or. Admin. R. 635-042-0160 - [Effective until12/31/2022]Blind Slough and Knappa Slough Select Area Commercial Fishery
(1) Salmon (except
Chum), shad, and white sturgeon may be taken with gillnets for commercial
purposes during open fishing periods in Blind Slough and Knappa Slough as
described below:
(a) The Blind Slough Select
Area is defined as waters of Blind Slough and Gnat Creek from a north-south
line represented by regulatory markers at the mouth of Blind Slough upstream to
a regulatory marker in Gnat Creek located approximately 0.5 miles southeasterly
(upstream) of the Barendse Road Bridge.
(b) Upper Blind Slough is defined as Oregon
state waters of the Blind Slough Select Area upstream of the railroad bridge,
located approximately 1.25 miles east (upstream) of the mouth of Blind
Slough.
(c) The Knappa Slough
Select Area is defined as waters of Knappa Slough, Calendar Slough, and Big
Creek Slough bounded to the north (upstream) by a line projecting from a
regulatory marker on the eastern shore of Karlson Island to the northernmost
regulatory marker at the mouth of Blind Slough and bounded to the west
(downstream) by a line projecting southerly from a regulatory marker on the
southwestern tip of Karlson Island through regulatory markers on the western
tips of Minaker Island to a marker on the Oregon shore. The waters of Knappa
Slough within a 100-foot radius of the railroad bridge crossing Big Creek are
closed.
(2) Open fishing
periods are established in four segments categorized as the winter season in
subsection (2)(a); the spring season in subsection (2)(b); the summer season in
subsection (2)(c); and the fall season in subsection (2)(d).
(a) Winter Season
(b) Spring Season
(A) Open area includes the Blind Slough and
Knappa Slough Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (1)(c) above, except through
the first Friday in May the downstream (western) boundary in Knappa Slough is a
north-south line projecting through the easternmost tip of Minaker Island and
regulatory markers on Karlson Island and the Oregon shore.
(B) The maximum mesh size is
9.75-inches.
(c) Summer
Season
(A) Open area includes the Blind Slough
and Knappa Slough Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (1)(c) above.
(B) The maximum mesh size is
9.75-inches.
(d) Fall
Season
(A) Effective August 29 and September
1, the fishery is open from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day and
effective September 5 through October 28, the fishery is open each Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. the following
day.
(B) Open area includes the
Blind Slough and Knappa Slough Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (1)(c) above;
and
(C) The maximum mesh size is
6-inches.
(3)
Additional gear restrictions include:
(a) Gill
nets may not exceed 600 feet (100 fathoms) in length.
(b) There is no lead line weight limit and
attachment of additional weight or anchors directly to the lead line is
permitted.
(c) Nets not
specifically authorized for use may be onboard a vessel if properly stored. A
properly stored net is defined as a net on a drum that is fully covered by a
tarp (canvas or plastic) and bound with a minimum of ten revolutions of rope
with a diameter of 3/8 (0.375) inches or greater.
(4) A maximum of three white sturgeon with a
fork length of 44-50 inches may be possessed or sold by each participating
vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday). The white sturgeon
possession and sales limit includes all Select Area fisheries.
(5) Oregon licenses are required in the open
waters upstream from the railroad bridge in Blind Slough.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183.325, ORS 506.109 & ORS 506.119
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 506.129 & ORS 507.030
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Current through Register Vol. 61, No. 4, April 1, 2022
(1) Salmon (except Chum) and white sturgeon may be taken with gillnets for commercial purposes during open fishing periods in Blind Slough and Knappa Slough as described below:
(a) The Blind Slough Select Area is defined as waters of Blind Slough and Gnat Creek from a north-south line represented by regulatory markers at the mouth of Blind Slough upstream to a regulatory marker in Gnat Creek located approximately 0.5 miles southeasterly (upstream) of the Barendse Road Bridge.
(b) Upper Blind Slough is defined as Oregon state waters of the Blind Slough Select Area upstream of the railroad bridge, located approximately 1.25 miles east (upstream) of the mouth of Blind Slough.
(c) The Knappa Slough Select Area is defined as waters of Knappa Slough, Calendar Slough, and Big Creek Slough bounded to the north (upstream) by a line projecting from a regulatory marker on the eastern shore of Karlson Island to the northernmost regulatory marker at the mouth of Blind Slough and bounded to the west (downstream) by a line projecting southerly from a regulatory marker on the southwestern tip of Karlson Island through regulatory markers on the western tips of Minaker Island to a marker on the Oregon shore. The waters of Knappa Slough within a 100-foot radius of the railroad bridge crossing Big Creek are closed.
(2) Open fishing periods are established in four segments categorized as the winter season in subsection (2)(a); the spring season in subsection (2)(b); the summer season in subsection (2)(c); and the fall season in subsection (2)(d).
(a) Winter Season
(A) Open area includes the Blind Slough Select Area defined in (1)(a) above.
(i) Effective February 17 through March 18, the fishery is open each Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day.
(ii) Effective March 21 through April 15, the fishery is open each Monday and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day.
(B) Open area includes the Knappa Slough Select Area defined in (1)(c) above, except the downstream (western) boundary in Knappa Slough is a north-south line projecting through the easternmost tip of Minaker Island and regulatory markers on Karlson Island and the Oregon shore.
(i) Effective February 17 through March 18, the fishery is open each Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day.
(ii) Effective March 21 through April 1, the fishery is open each Monday and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day.
(iii) Effective April 4 through April 14, the fishery is open as follows:
(I) April 4 from 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. the following day;
(II) April 8 from 12:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m.;
(III) April 11 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and
(IV) April 14 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
(C) The minimum mesh size is 7-inches.
(b) Spring Season
(A) Open area includes the Blind Slough and Knappa Slough Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (1)(c) above, except prior to May 2 the downstream (western) boundary in Knappa Slough is a north-south line projecting through the easternmost tip of Minaker Island and regulatory markers on Karlson Island and the Oregon shore.
(B) The maximum mesh size is 9.75-inches.
(C) Open fishing periods are as follows:
(i) Effective April 18 through April 29, the fishery is open each Monday and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day.
(ii) Effective May 2 through June 14, the fishery is open each Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day.
(c) Summer Season
(A) Open area includes the Blind Slough and Knappa Slough Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (1)(c) above.
(B) The maximum mesh size is 9.75-inches.
(C) Effective June 16 through July 15, the fishery is open each Monday and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day.
(d) Fall Season
(A) Open area includes the Blind Slough and Knappa Slough Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (1)(c) above.
(B) The maximum mesh size is 9.75-inches prior to the fourth Sunday in August, and 6-inches thereafter.
(3) Additional gear restrictions include:
(a) Gill nets may not exceed 600 feet (100 fathoms) in length.
(b) There is no lead line weight limit and attachment of additional weight or anchors directly to the lead line is permitted.
(c) Nets not specifically authorized for use may be onboard a vessel if properly stored. A properly stored net is defined as a net on a drum that is fully covered by a tarp (canvas or plastic) and bound with a minimum of ten revolutions of rope with a diameter of 3/8 (0.375) inches or greater.
(4) A maximum of three white sturgeon with a fork length of 44-50 inches may be possessed or sold by each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday). The white sturgeon possession and sales limit includes all Select Area Fisheries.
(5) Oregon licenses are required in the open waters upstream from the railroad bridge in Blind Slough.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183.325, ORS 506.109 & ORS 506.119
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 506.129 & ORS 507.030