Or. Admin. R. 635-042-0170 - [Effective12/31/2022]Tongue Point and South Channel Select Area Commercial Fishery
(1) Salmon (except
Chum) may be taken with gillnets for commercial purposes during open fishing
periods in Tongue Point and South Channel as described below:
(a) The Tongue Point Select Area is defined
as waters of the Columbia River bounded by a line from a regulatory marker on
the eastern shore of Tongue Point (midway between the red USCG light "2" at the
tip of Tongue Point and the northern-most pier (#8) at the Tongue Point Job
Corps facility) to the flashing green USCG light "3" on the rock jetty at the
northwest tip of Mott Island, a line from a regulatory marker at the southeast
end of Mott Island northeasterly to a regulatory marker on the northwest shore
of Lois Island, and a line from a regulatory marker located on the Oregon shore
approximately 300 yards northwest of the railroad bridge crossing the John Day
River projecting easterly to a regulatory marker on the southwest shore of Lois
Island.
(A) If the marker on the eastern
shore of Tongue Point is not in place, the downstream boundary is defined by a
line projecting from a point (46°12'31.1"N latitude 123°45'34.0"W
longitude) on the eastern shore of Tongue Point to the flashing green USCG
light "3" on the rock jetty at the northwest tip of Mott Island.
(B) If the marker on the Oregon shore is not
in place, the upstream boundary is defined by a line projecting from a point
(46°10'57.7"N latitude 123°44'35.3"W longitude) on the Oregon shore
approximately 300 yards northwest of the railroad bridge crossing the John Day
River projecting easterly to a regulatory marker on Lois Island.
(b) The Tongue Point Winter-Spring
Subarea is defined as waters of the Columbia River bounded by a line from the
end of the southern-most pier (#1) at the Tongue Point Job Corps facility
projecting in a straight line through flashing red USCG light "6" to the shore
of Mott Island, a line from a regulatory marker at the southeast end of Mott
Island northeasterly to a regulatory marker on the northwest shore of Lois
Island, and a line from a regulatory marker located on the Oregon shore
approximately 300 yards northwest of the railroad bridge crossing the John Day
River projecting easterly to a regulatory marker on the southwest shore of Lois
Island. If the marker on the Oregon shore is not in place, the upper boundary
is defined by a line projecting easterly from a point (46°10'57.7"N
latitude 123°44'35.3"W longitude) on the Oregon shore approximately 300
yards northwest of the railroad bridge crossing the John Day River to a
regulatory marker on the southwest shore of Lois Island.
(c) The South Channel Select Area is defined
as waters of the Columbia River bounded by a line from a regulatory marker on
the Oregon shore at John Day Point projecting northeasterly to a regulatory
marker on the southwest shore of Lois Island, and a line from a regulatory
marker on Settler Point projecting northwesterly to the flashing red USCG light
"10" then projecting westerly to the eastern tip of Burnside Island.
(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 Tongue Point
Winter-Spring Subarea and the South Channel Select Area defined in (1)(b) and
(1)(c) above.
(B) The minimum mesh
size is 7-inches.
(C) Open fishing
periods are;
(i) 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, February 4 through February 28,
2019;
(ii) 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Monday and Thursday nights, March 4 through March 8;
(iii) 10:00 p.m. ) Monday, March 11 to 2:00
a.m. Tuesday, March 12 (4 hours, 2019.
(D) South Channel only open fishing periods
are;
(i) 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday and
Thursday nights, March 14 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 6:00 a.m. (4 hours)
Friday, March 29, 2019;
(iv) 6:00
p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (4 hours) Monday, April 1, 2019;
(v) 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (4 hours)
Thursday, April 4, 2019;
(vi) 10:00
p.m. Monday, April 8 to 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 12 (4 hours), 2019;
(vii) 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. (4 hours)
Friday, April 12, 2019.
(b) Spring Season
(A) Open area includes the Tongue Point
Winter-Spring Subarea and the South Channel Select Area defined in (1)(b) and
(1)(c) above.
(B) The maximum mesh
size is 9.75-inches.
(C) Open
fishing periods are;
(i) 7:00 p.m. to 11:00
p.m. (4 hours) Thursday night, April 18, 2019;
(ii) 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 to 2:00
a.m. Wednesday, April 24 (4 hours), 2019;
(iii) 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. (4 hours)
Friday, April 26, 2019;
(iv) 7:00
p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday and Thursday nights, April 29 through June 14,
2019.
(c)
Summer Season
(A) Open area includes the
Tongue Point and South Channel Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (1)(c)
above.
(B) The maximum mesh size is
9.75-inches.
(C) Open fishing
periods are;
(i) 7:00 p.m. Monday June 17 to
7 a.m. Tuesday June 18 (12 hours), 2019;
(ii) 7:00 p.m. Thursday June 20 to 7 a.m.
Friday June 21 (12 hours), 2019;
(iii) 7:00 p.m. Monday June 24 to 7 a.m.
Tuesday June 25 (12 hours), 2019, and
(iv) 7:00 p.m. Thursday June 27 to 7 a.m.
Tuesday June 28 (12 hours), 2019.
(d) Fall Season
(A) Open area includes the Tongue Point and
South Channel Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (1)(c) above.
(B) The maximum mesh size is
6-inches.
(3)
Additional gear restrictions include:
(a) The
maximum net length is 1,500 feet (250 fathoms).
(b) In the Tongue Point Select Area and the
Tongue Point Winter-Spring Subarea, the lead line weight may not exceed two
pounds per any one fathom; however, unstored gillnets legal for use in South
Channel may be onboard.
(c) In the
South Channel Select Area, there is no lead line weight limit and attachment of
additional weight and anchors directly to the lead line is permitted.
(d) 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.
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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