Or. Admin. Code § 635-042-0160 - [Effective until 7/31/2025] Blind Slough and Knappa Slough Select Area Commercial Fishery
(1) Salmon (except Chum) 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 and
Knappa Slough Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (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.
(B)
The minimum mesh size is 7-inches.
(C) Open fishing periods are as follows:
(i) February 13 through March 21, each
Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day;
and
(ii) March 24 through April 15,
each Monday and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following
day.
(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) Open fishing
periods are as follows:
(i) April 17 through
April 25, each Monday and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following
day;
(ii) April 28 through May 2,
each Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following
day;
(iii) May 5 through May 21,
each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the
following day; and
(iv) May 22
through June 13, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 6:00 p.m.
to 9:00 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) Open fishing
periods are: from June 16 through July 18, each Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 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) 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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(1) Salmon (except Chum) 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 and Knappa Slough Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (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.
(B) The minimum mesh size is 7-inches.
(C) Open fishing periods are as follows:
(i) February 13 through March 21, each Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day; and
(ii) March 24 through April 15, each Monday and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day.
(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) Open fishing periods are as follows:
(i) April 17 through April 25, each Monday and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day;
(ii) April 28 through May 2, each Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following day; and
(iii) May 5 through June 13, each Monday, Tuesday, 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) Open fishing periods are: from June 16 through July 18, each Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 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) 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