-----Original Message----- From: bob bates [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 8:50 PM To: Undisclosed-Recipient:@mx4-tx.mail.home.com; Subject: Fw: SE Washington steelhead The Washington State Council of the FFF (WSCFFF) provides this e-mail distribution to serve FFF clubs and other interested parties. If you find these articles of interest, please forward them to your club members. In most cases the WSCFFF Board has not reviewed them and takes no stand on them. Blind c.c. forwarding is used to eliminate long lists of names. If you have a problem with attachments, adding or deleting names on this Club Contacts list, etc. please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Public Affairs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:12 PM Subject: SE Washington steelhead September 7, 2001 Bag limit raised to 3 hatchery steelhead per day in southeast Washington Action: Emergency rule change to 3 hatchery (adipose and/or ventral fin clipped) steelhead allowed per day. Effective date: September 9, 2001, 12:01 a.m. through to normal season termination dates for hatchery steelhead waters in southeast Washington (check 2001-2002 WDFW fishing regulation pamphlet). Species affected: Hatchery steelhead Location: Those portions of the Walla Walla River Basin and Snake River Basin, including the Grande Ronde and Tucannon Rivers that are open to harvest of hatchery steelhead. Reason for action: A very large return of hatchery steelhead has been predicted for the Columbia and Snake River basins. Over 400,000 steelhead have already passed over Bonneville Dam. This is the largest steelhead count on record. Only a relatively small number of returning hatchery steelhead are needed for hatchery production each year. Therefore, the excess hatchery steelhead are available for harvest. Gear restrictions and closed areas: See Fishing Rules pamphlet for applicable gear restrictions within southeast Washington waters open to steelhead fishing. Closed areas identified in Fishing Rules pamphlet are still in effect. Other information: Oregon has already enacted a rule change to allow retention of three hatchery steelhead per day in the Snake and Grande Ronde rivers. Idaho Fish and Game is expected to follow suit this week. The change for Washington regulations ensures that fishers have consistent daily limits in boundary waters of the Snake and Grande Ronde rivers, as well as in nearby waters of southeast Washington. Information contact: For more information, contact John Whalen, Regional Fish Program Manager, WDFW Spokane Regional Office at (509) 456-4082. Fishers must have a current Washington fishing license. Check the WDFW 2001-2002 "Fishing in Washington" rules pamphlet or the Fishing section of the WDFW webpage at http:www.wa.gov/wdfw for details on fishing seasons and regulations. Fishing regulations are subject to change. Check the WDFW Fishing hotline for the latest rule information at (360) 902-2500, press 2 for recreational rules. For the Shellfish Rule Change hotline call (360) 796-3215. Be aware that Catch Record Card River codes changed April 2000. New Area codes are found on pages 11 & 19 of the "Fishing in Washington" pamphlet. # # #
