Or. Admin. R. 635-500-3030 - Summer Steelhead
Policies and objectives for summer steelhead fish management in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin.
(1) Policies for summer steelhead fish
management in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin:
(a) Hatchery reared summer steelhead shall
continue to be released in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin;
(b) Angler induced hooking mortality of wild
lower Deschutes River summer steelhead shall be reduced or eliminated when
estimated escapement levels of 1,000 wild summer steelhead or less over Sherars
Falls occur for three consecutive years.
(2) Objectives for summer steelhead fish
management in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin:
(a) Maintain an estimated escapement of 6,575
wild adults over Sherars Falls annually;
(b) Provide a recreational fishery based on
wild summer steelhead, out-of-Subbasin stray hatchery summer steelhead and
lower Deschutes River origin hatchery summer steelhead returns.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146 & ORS 506.119
Stats. Implemented: ORS 506.109 & ORS 506.129
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