(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) Fishing periods are:
(i) 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday nights from February 4 through March 22, 2019;
(ii) 11:00 p.m. Monday, March 25 to 3:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 26 (4-hours), 2019;
(iii) 2:00 a.m. to 6 a.m. (4-hours) Friday,
March 29, 2019;
(iv) 6:00 p.m. to
10:00 p.m. (4-hours) Monday, April 1, 2019.
(D) Blind Slough only;
(i) 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (4-hours)
Thursday, April 4, 2019;
(ii) 10:00
p.m. Monday, April 8 to 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 9 (4-hours), 2019;
(iii) 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. (4-hours)
Friday, April 12, 2019.
(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
May 5, 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) Fishing periods
are:
(i) 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Tuesday and
Thursday nights, April 18 through April 26, 2019;
(ii) 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday nights April 29 through June 14, 2019.
(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) The open fishing
period is 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday and Thursday nights from June 17
through June 28, 2019.
(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
Or. Admin. R.
635-042-0160
FWC 46-1996, f. & cert.
ef. 8-23-96; FWC 48-1997, f. & cert. ef. 8-25-97; DFW 15-1998, f. &
cert. ef. 3-3-98; DFW 67-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-24-98; DFW 86-1998(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 10-28-98 thru 10-30-98; DFW 10-1999, f. & cert. ef.
2-26-99; DFW 48-1999(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-24-99 thru 7-2-99; DFW
55-1999, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-99; DFW 9-2000, f. & cert. ef. 2-25-00;
DFW 42-2000, f. & cert. ef. 8-3-00; DFW 65-2000(Temp) f. 9-22-00, cert. ef.
9-25-00 thru 12-31-00; DFW 3-2001, f. & cert. ef. 2-6-01; DFW
84-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-29-01 thru 12-31-01; DFW 86-2001, f. &
cert. ef. 9-4-01 thru 12-31-01; DFW 89-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-14-01
thru 12-31-01; DFW 106-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-26-01 thru 12-31-01;
DFW 14-2002(Temp), f. 2-13-02, cert. ef. 2-18-02 thru 8-17-02; DFW
96-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-26-02 thru 12-31-02; DFW 12-2003, f. &
cert. ef. 2-14-03; DFW 34-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-24-03 thru 10-1-03;
DFW 36-2003(Temp), f. 4-30-03, cert. ef. 5-1-03 thru 10-1-03; DFW
75-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-1-03 thru 12-31-03; DFW 89-2003(Temp), f.
9-8-03, cert. ef. 9-9-03 thru 12-31-03; DFW 11-2004, f. & cert. ef.
2-13-04; DFW 19-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-12-04 thru 3-31-04; DFW
22-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-18-04 thru 3-31-04; DFW 28-2004(Temp), f.
4-8-04 cert. ef. 4-12-04 thru 4-15-04; DFW 39-2004(Temp), f. 5-5-04, cert.ef.
5-6-04 thru 7-31-04; DFW 44-2004(Temp), f. 5-17-04, cert. ef. 5-20-04 thru
7-31-04; DFW 79-2004(Temp), f. 8-2-04, cert. ef. 8-3-04 thru 12-31-04; DFW
95-2004(Temp), f. 9-17-04, cert. ef. 9-19-04 thru 12-31-04; DFW 109-2004(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 10-19-04 thru 12-31-04; DFW 6-2005, f. & cert. ef.
2-14-05; DFW 16-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-10-05 thru 7-31-05; DFW
18-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-15-05 thru 3-21-05; Administrative
correction 4-20-05; DFW 27-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-20-05 thru 6-15-05;
DFW 27-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-20-05 thru 6-15-05; DFW 28-2005(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 4-28-05 thru 6-16-05; DFW 37-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
5-5-05 thru 10-16-05; DFW 40-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-10-05 thru
10-16-05; DFW 85-2005(Temp), f. 8-1-05, cert. ef. 8-3-05 thru 12-31-05; DFW
109-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-19-05 thru 12-31-05; DFW 110-2005(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 9-26-05 thru 12-31-05; DFW 116-2005(Temp), f. 10-4-05, cert.
ef. 10-5-05 thru 12-31-05; DFW 120-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-11-05 thru
12-31-05; DFW 124-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-18-05 thru 12-31-05;
Administrative correction 1-20-06; DFW 5-2006, f. & cert. ef. 2-15-06; DFW
14-2006(Temp), f. 3-15-06, cert. ef. 3-16-06 thru 7-27-06; DFW 16-2006(Temp),
f. 3-23-06 & cert. ef. 3-26-06 thru 7-27-06; DFW 18-2006(Temp), f. 3-29-06,
cert. ef. 4-2-06 thru 7-27-06; DFW 20-2006(Temp), f. 4-7-06, cert. ef. 4-9-06
thru 7-27-06; DFW 32-2006(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-23-06 thru 7-31-06; DFW
35-2006(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-30-06 thru 7-31-06; DFW 75-2006(Temp), f.
8-8-06, cert. ef. 9-5-06 thru 12-31-06; DFW 92-2006(Temp), f. 9-1-06, cert. ef.
9-5-06 thru 12-31-06; DFW 98-2006(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-12-06 thru
12-31-06; DFW 103-2006(Temp), f. 9-15-06, cert. ef. 9-18-06 thru 12-31-06; DFW
119-2006(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-18-06 thru 12-31-06; Administrative
correction 1-16-07; DFW 7-2007(Temp), f. 1-31-07, cert. ef. 2-1-07 thru
7-30-07; DFW 9-2007, f. & cert. ef. 2-14-07; DFW 13-2007(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 3-6-07 thru 9-1-07; DFW 25-2007(Temp), f. 4-17-07, cert. ef. 4-18-07
thru 7-26-07; DFW 61-2007(Temp), f. 7-30-07, cert. ef. 8-1-07 thru 10-31-07;
DFW 108-2007(Temp), f. 10-12-07, cert. ef. 10-14-07 thru 12-31-07;
Administrative correction 1-24-08; DFW 6-2008(Temp), f. 1-29-08, cert. ef.
1-31-08 thru 7-28-08; DFW 16-2008(Temp), f. 2-26-08, cert. ef. 3-2-08 thru
8-28-08; DFW 48-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-12-08 thru 8-28-08; DFW
58-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-4-08 thru 8-31-08; DFW 85-2008(Temp), f.
7-24-08, cert . ef. 8-1-08 thru 12-31-08; DFW 103(Temp), f. 8-26-08, cert. ef.
9-2-08 thru 10-31-08; DFW 108-2008(Temp), f. 9-8-08, cert. ef. 9-9-08 thru
12-31-08; Administrative correction 1-23-09; DFW 12-2009(Temp), f. 2-13-09,
cert. ef. 2-15-09 thru 7-31-09; DFW 49-2009(Temp), f. 5-14-09, cert. ef 5-17-09
thru 7-31-09; DFW 89-2009(Temp), f. 8-3-09, cert. ef. 8-4-09 thru 12-31-09; DFW
107-2009(Temp), f. 9-2-09, cert. ef. 9-5-09 thru 10-31-09; Administrative
correction 11-19-09; DFW 15-2010(Temp), f. 2-19-10, cert. ef. 2-21-10 thru
6-11-10; DFW 46-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-21-10 thru 7-31-10; DFW
53-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-4-10 thru 7-31-10; DFW 57-2010(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 5-11-10 thru 7-31-10; DFW 69-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
5-18-10 thru 7-31-10; DFW 113-2010(Temp), f. 8-2-10, cert. ef. 8-4-10 thru
10-31-10; DFW 129-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-10-10 thru 10-31-10;
Administrative correction 11-23-10; DFW 12-2011(Temp), f. 2-10-11, cert. ef.
2-13-11 thru 7-29-11; DFW 23-2011, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-11; DFW
32-2011(Temp), f. 4-20-11, cert. ef. 4-21-11 thru 7-29-11; DFW 44-2011(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 5-11-11 thru 6-10-11; Administrative correction 6-28-11; DFW
113-2011(Temp), f. 8-10-11, cert. ef. 8-15-11 thru 10-31-11; Administrative
correction, 11-18-11; DFW 12-2012(Temp), f. 2-8-12, cert. ef. 2-12-12 thru
7-31-12; DFW 104-2012(Temp), f. 8-6-12, cert. ef. 8-13-12 thru 10-31-12;
Administrative correction 11-23-12; DFW 11-2013(Temp), f. 2-8-13, cert. ef.
2-11-13 thru 7-31-13; DFW 24-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-21-13 thru
7-31-13; DFW 127-2017, temporary amend filed 09/28/2017, effective 10/01/2017
through 12/31/2017; DFW 12-2018, temporary amend filed 02/01/2018, effective
02/05/2018 through 07/26/2018; DFW 35-2018, temporary amend filed 03/29/2018,
effective 03/29/2018 through 07/26/2018; DFW 44-2018, temporary amend filed
04/12/2018, effective 04/12/2018 through 07/26/2018; DFW 86-2018, temporary
amend filed 06/29/2018, effective 07/02/2018 through 07/26/2018; DFW 104-2018,
temporary amend filed 08/01/2018, effective 08/27/2018 through 12/31/2018; DFW
136-2018, temporary amend filed 09/12/2018, effective 09/13/2018 through
12/31/2018; DFW 145-2018, temporary amend filed 09/20/2018, effective
09/23/2018 through 12/31/2018;
DFW
6-2019, amend filed 01/23/2019, effective
1/23/2019; DFW 11-2019, temporary
amend filed 01/31/2019, effective 02/01/2019 through 07/29/2019; DFW 32-2019,
temporary amend filed 03/29/2019, effective 04/01/2019 through 07/29/2019;
DFW
33-2019, temporary amend filed 04/01/2019, effective
4/4/2019 through 07/29/2019;
DFW
42-2019, temporary amend filed 04/17/2019, effective
4/17/2019 through 07/29/2019; DFW 110-2019,
temporary amend filed 08/06/2019, effective 08/06/2019 through 11/29/2019;
DFW
15-2020, temporary amend filed 02/13/2020, effective
2/17/2020 through 7/30/2020;
DFW
38-2020, temporary amend filed 04/02/2020, effective
4/3/2020 through 7/30/2020;DFW
83-2020, temporary amend filed 07/08/2020, effective
7/9/2020 through 07/30/2020; DFW 100-2020,
temporary amend filed 08/04/2020, effective 08/04/2020 through 12/31/2020; DFW
15-2021, temporary amend filed 02/18/2021, effective 02/18/2021 through
07/02/2021; DFW 34-2021, temporary amend filed 03/24/2021, effective 03/25/2021
through 07/02/2021; DFW 38-2021, temporary amend filed 03/31/2021, effective
04/01/2021 through 07/02/2021; DFW 96-2021, temporary amend filed 07/02/2021,
effective 07/05/2021 through 07/31/2021; DFW 122-2021, temporary amend filed
08/20/2021, effective 08/23/2021 through 11/25/2021; DFW 12-2022, temporary
amend filed 02/16/2022, effective 02/17/2022 through 07/31/2022;
DFW
15-2022, temporary amend filed 02/23/2022, effective
2/24/2022through 7/31/2022;
DFW
39-2022, temporary amend filed 04/20/2022, effective
4/21/2022through 7/31/2022;
DFW
54-2022, temporary amend filed 05/20/2022, effective
5/23/2022 through 7/31/2022; DFW 69-2022, temporary
amend filed 06/22/2022, effective 06/22/2022 through
07/31/2022
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
183.325,
ORS
506.109
& ORS
506.119
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
506.129
& ORS
507.030
