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1 Attachment 4 Reg Number General (Statewide) Regulations Rationale Licenses, Tags and Permits: 1 3. All persons 14 years or older must have in possession a valid Oregon angling license to angle for or take or assist another in angling or taking of any fish for personal use, except: During Free Fishing Weekend (June 5-6 [6-7], 2010[09]) when no license or tag is required; 2 When taking smelt, crayfish, or bullfrogs [or freshwater clams]; Oregon resident landowners and members of their immediate family may angle for fish on land they own and reside upon; When angling in the Pacific Ocean within 3 miles of shore between Cape Falcon, Oregon and Leadbetter Point, Washington either a resident Washington license or an Oregon license is valid. Persons other than Washington residents must have a valid Oregon license to land fish in Oregon which were caught in the ocean. 4. All persons 14 years or older must have in possession a valid Oregon shellfish license to take any shellfish for personal use except: 2 During Free Fishing Weekend (June [6-7], 2010[09]) when no license is required; When taking crayfish [or freshwater clams]; 5. All anglers, regardless of age, need in possession a valid Combination Angling Tag to angle for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon or Pacific halibut. Anglers may purchase only one Combined Angling Tag (authorizing harvest of 20 salmon or steelhead) per year. Any salmon or steelhead may be recorded on the Combined Angling Tag. 6. Anglers may purchase multiple Hatchery Harvest Tags to record adipose or otherwise fin-clipped salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead harvested, in lieu of recording those fish on the Combined Angling Tag. Only adipose or otherwise fin-clipped salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be recorded on the Hatchery Harvest Tag. 1. Clarify that a persons needs an angling license not only to angle for fish, but to also take fish by other methods allowed by rule (spear, net, hand etc. ) (ODFW) 2. Correction, taking of freshwater clams was prohibited in (ODFW) 4 5 Key Issue Licenses, Tags and Permits Fish Fee Qualifications Two-Pole Validation $16.50 Adult and Juvenile Anglers (14-17 years of age) must possess a valid angling license in order to purchase a Two-pole validation. Anglers under age 14 may use two rods where allowed without a Two-Pole Validation. Rule language needed as part of the new Two-pole validation. Includes fees established by Legislature. ODFW) 1

2 STATEWIDE REGULATIONS 2009 Reg Proposal Number General (Statewide) Regulations Rationale Definitions: 6 3 Groundfish Group Includes all species listed on or referred to on page 100 including lingcod, rockfish, greenling, cabezon, skates, flatfish other than Pacific halibut, and other species not listed on pages Definition needed as part of proposals #66 and 67. Simplifies references to this group when talking about or making signs for retention rules for the halibut fishery, the 40-fm closure, and the Stonewall Bank YRCA. (Gway Kirchner) 7 4 (53) Salmon Includes 5 species: Chinook, coho, chum, sockeye and pink. Adult salmon are coho salmon over 20 inches in length and any other salmon species over 24 inches in length, except in the ocean where all legal size salmon are considered to be adults. Jack salmon are coho between 10 and 20 inches in length and any other salmon species between 15 and 24 inches in length when in fresh-water and bays. Jack salmon are not a separate species of salmon, but a life-history stage of various species of salmon that return to fresh-water and become sexually mature after only a short period in the ocean. Thus, there are jack, coho and jack Chinook salmon, for example. See exception to salmon minimum length limits for Section 2 of the Columbia River and the Umatilla River. 4. Clarification. Needed to clarify that jack salmon are not a separate species of salmon. (ODFW) See # 53. Expanded opportunity. Provides exception to salmon length rules to allow harvest of mini-jack salmon in the Umatilla River. Mini-Jack salmon are salmon less than 15 inches in length that do not migrate to the ocean, but rear in mainstem rivers and return with adult spawning runs. (ODFW) 7 5 Key Issue Two-Pole validation A validation which allows an angler with a current resident or nonresident fishing license to angle with two poles or lines when angling on standing waterbodies which include lakes, ponds, and reservoirs but exclude reservoirs on the Columbia River and the Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam. 5. New definition. A Two-Pole Validation was approved by the 2009 Legislature as part of ODFW s Budget. Rules related to this legislation are needed to define where Two- Pole Validation angling is allowed. (ODFW) 2

3 STATEWIDE REGULATIONS 2009 Reg Proposal Number General (Statewide) Regulations Rationale 7 5 Key Issue General Restrictions The following activities are unlawful: 1. Use of more than one rod or one line when angling for any fish except: a. A person with a current two-pole validation may use two poles or lines when angling on standing waterbodies which include lakes, ponds, and reservoirs but exclude reservoirs on the Columbia River and the Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam. b. Any number of rods or lines are allowed outside of three miles from shore when angling for offshore pelagic species and only if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained. Rods or lines must be closely attended. 2. Use of gurdies, winches or reels affixed to a boat to land fish (rod or line must be held in hand) except when used for retrieving crab rings or pots. 3. Sale or purchase of fish or shellfish, or parts thereof, which have been taken for personal use. Except the skeletal remains of ocean food fish may be sold; and eggs from ocean-caught salmon may be sold to a licensed wholesale fish or bait dealer. 4. (Note: General Restrictions 4-20 not listed, no changes in rules.) 5. New Opportunity. New rules needed to specify that use of two poles are legal for angling in standing waterbodies and three tip-ups are legal for ice-fishing. 3

4 STATEWIDE REGULATIONS Reg Number Species Harvest Method Restrictions Rationale Harvest Methods, Hours and Restrictions 1. Fish, Shellfish or marine invertebrates may be taken only by the method or gear during hours listed below. 8 6 Species [Harvest Method] Angling/Harvest Method Restrictions 6. Clarification. Not all angling involves taking, but restrictions still apply in all cases. Including Angling covers anglers who catch-and-release. The definition of angling To take or attempt to take fish for personal use by hook and line includes attempt which would cover all actions related to angling including catch-and-release angling. (ODFW, OSP) 4

5 NORTHWEST ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Species Name Catch Limits Length Limits and Other Specifications Seasons Rationale Salmon and Steelhead: In the aggregate: 2 adult salmon or steelhead per day, 20 per year, 5 jack salmon per day, 2 daily jack limits in possession. See exceptions to the Chinook salmon catch limit under Nehalem, Nestucca and Tillamook bays and tributaries, and Yachats River. Adipose fin-clipped coho salmon, pink salmon, and sockeye salmon may be retained as part of the adult and jack salmon daily bag limit in all waters that are currently open to angling for Chinook salmon or steelhead. Hatchery releases of coho salmon occur in the Trask River, North Fork Nehalem River, Big Creek, Klaskanine River and Youngs Bay. Closed to chum salmon (including jacks) unless noted under Special Regulations. Note: Changes to salmon regulations for the ocean, bays, coastal rivers and the Columbia River system (page 91) are printed in May and are available at ODFW offices, from license agents, or on the web at Check for new regulations before you fish. See Special Regulations in NW Zone to determine where harvest of any Chinook salmon is allowed. Harvest of nonadipose fin-clipped steelhead and nonadipose fin-clipped coho salmon is prohibited in the NW Zone except as allowed under Special Regulations for Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes. There is no annual limit on adipose or otherwise fin-clipped salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater May 22 [23] Aug. 31. See exceptions under Special Regulations where use of bait is allowed. Closed in all waters unless noted by species under Special Regulations. 7. Clarification. There are no established pink or sockeye salmon populations on the Oregon Coast; however, strays of both species are occasionally caught by anglers in coastal river basins. Anglers should be allowed to retain these species when caught. (ODFW Coastal Fish District Biologists) 8. Clarifies locations where there are hatchery coho salmon releases by adding the Trask River. (Chris Knutsen) 5

6 2009 Reg NORTHWEST ZONE REGULATIONS Proposal Number Water Special Regulations Rationale 26 9 Big Creek (Clatsop Co.) 2. Downstream from the suspended cable Fishhawk Lake (near Birkenfield on the Nehalem River, Columbia Co.) Closed Sept Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1 Aug. 31 and Oct. 1 Dec. 31. Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon Jan. 1 July 31. Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug and Oct. 1 Dec. 31. [Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon as per Zone Regulations.] Angling from the Big Creek railroad trestle bridge near mouth closed Sept Use of bait allowed. Open May 22 [23]-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. [catch and release only]. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only May [23] 22 August Simplification. Eliminates rule no longer needed to clarify marked coho salmon rule adopted in (Chris Knutsen) 10. Error Correction and inadvertent restriction: Fishhawk is an in-river impoundment of the Nehalem River and should be under NW Zone trout rules which were changed in (Chris Knutsen) Klaskanine River upstream from the confluence with Youngs River, North Fork upstream to Klaskanine Hatchery angling deadline and South Fork upstream to the first Falls (approximately Rivermile 4.7) (Clatsop Co.) Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead the entire year. Open for fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon Jan. 1 July 31. Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1 Dec. 31. [Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon as per Zone Regulations.] Closed on the North Fork from 200 feet below hatchery holding pond fishway upstream to hatchery dam. North Fork Klaskanine is closed to salmon and steelhead angling upstream of Olney Lane Bridge (near fire station) from Sept. 1 Oct. 15. South Fork Klaskanine is closed to salmon and steelhead angling from Sep. 1 Oct. 15. Use of bait allowed. 11. Simplification. Eliminates rule no longer needed to clarify marked coho salmon rule adopted in (Chris Knutsen) 12. Allow for sufficient hatchery SAB Fall Chinook broodstock collection, eliminate an inadvertent restriction for trout fishery. (Chris Knutsen) Necanicum River (Clatsop Co.) downstream of Hwy 53 bridge at Necanicum Jct., including Neawanna Creek tidewater downstream of 12 th Avenue bridge Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1 March 31 and Sept. 1 Dec. 31. Open for Chinook salmon Sept. 1 Dec. 31. [Closed to angling for coho salmon.] Open for marine fish and other fish entire year below the 12 th Avenue bridge located in Seaside. See Marine Zone (pages ). 13. Inadvertent Restriction: This area should be open under the NW Zone Rule allowing harvest of adipose fin-clipped during steelhead and fall Chinook salmon seasons (Chris Knutsen) 6

7 2009 Reg NORTHWEST ZONE REGULATIONS Proposal Number Water Special Regulations Rationale Nehalem Bay up to Miami River Foley Creek Road bridge (Tillamook Co.) Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead entire year. Open for spring Chinook salmon April 1 July 31. Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1 Dec. 31; 2 adult Chinook salmon per day, 4 per any 7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, and Nestucca bays and streams. [Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon inland from the tips of the jetties upstream to the confluence of the North Fork Nehalem River as per Zone Regulations] 14. Simplification. Eliminates rule no longer needed to clarify marked coho salmon rule adopted in (Chris Knutsen) 28 Key Issue 15 Nehalem River: 1. Mainstem upstream from Miami River-Foley Creek Road bridge including tidewater Restricted to artificial flies and lures May 22 [23] Aug. 31 above tidewater (at upstream end of Mohler Sand and Gravel). Closed upstream from Hwy 26 bridge located at Elsie Sept. 1 Oct. 31. Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead upstream to Hwy 26 bridge at Elsie entire year. Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead upstream from Hwy 26 bridge at Elsie Jan. 1 March 31, May 22 [23] Aug. 31 and Nov. 1 Dec. 31. Open for spring Chinook salmon May 22 [23] July 31. Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1 Dec. 31; 2 adult Chinook salmon per day, 4 in any consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, or Nestucca bays and streams. Closed to angling for Chinook salmon above the railroad bridge (RM 22.3) located at the mouth of the Salmonberry River the entire year. 15. Conservation. To allow increased spawning escapement of summer and fall Chinook in the Nehalem basin. These stocks are currently at historically low abundance and conservation actions are needed to reduce harvest. It is likely that Chinook harvest in the Nehalem basin will be severely restricted by temporary rule this year (2009), but the District wishes to begin pursuing incremental adjustments to the permanent rule to allow additional conservation during years where temporary rules are not adopted. This proposal still allows ample bank angling opportunity for Chinook from the Foss Road section of river and will restrict harvest on dark, mature fish in the upper river. (Chris Knutsen) 7

8 2009 Reg NORTHWEST ZONE REGULATIONS Proposal Number Water Special Regulations Rationale Key Issue 17 Nehalem River: 2. North Fork up to the 4 th bridge on Hamlet Road located near Milepost 6 Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1 March 31 and May [23] 22 - Dec. 31. Open for spring Chinook salmon May 22 [23] July 31. Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1 Dec. 31; except closed for all salmon upstream from old Hwy 101 bridge Aug. 1 Sept adult chinook salmon per day, 4 in any 7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, and Nestucca bays and streams. [Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon as per Zone Regulations.] Fishing is authorized during open fishing seasons from the Nehalem Hatchery Barrier Free Fishing Platform by those individuals who possess one of the following Department-issued licenses: a Blind Angler License; a Wheelchair Angling License; a Disabled War Veteran Angling License; or a Permanent Disabilities Permit. A person may assist a Permanent Disabled Permit holder in angling, provided that conditions of the permit (page 10) are followed. Closed to angling for Chinook salmon above Highway 53 Bridge the entire year. 16. Simplification. Eliminates rule no longer needed to needed to clarify marked coho salmon rule adopted in (Chris Knutsen) 17. Conservation. To allow for increased spawning escapement of Chinook in the Nehalem Basin. In 2008, the angling deadline at Highway 53 Bridge from October through November was removed to allow for angling and retention of abundant stray hatchery coho in the NF Nehalem above Highway 53. However, this also opened the upper river to angling for Chinook. Our rationale for Chinook deadline adjustment to the Highway 53 Bridge is: (1) Wild Chinook abundance in the Nehalem basin has been at very low levels the past few years, (2) hatchery Chinook are not available in the North Fork Nehalem, and (3) adult Chinook are very mature by the time they enter the river above Highway 53. Temporary Rule in (Chris Knutsen) 8

9 2009 Reg NORTHWEST ZONE REGULATIONS Proposal Number Water Special Regulations Rationale Sand Lake (Tillamook Co.) Siltcoos Lake (Lane/Douglas Co.) Tahkenitch Lake (Douglas Co.) Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1 March 31 and May 22 [23] Dec. 31. [Open for Chinook salmon May 23 Dec. 31.] Upstream from the Hwy. 101 bridge and downstream of the railroad trestle on the Maple Creek arm and the Fivemile Road crossing on the Fiddle Creek arm. Open for coho salmon Oct. 1 Dec. 31. [Bag limit one adult salmon and one jack salmon per day and 5 total per year.] Bag limit one non fin-clipped adult coho salmon and one non finclipped jack coho salmon per day and 5 total non fin-clipped adult salmon per year in aggregate with other NW and SW Zone waterbodies. Upstream from the Hwy. 101 bridge and downstream of the first road crossing on the Leitel Creek arm and the ODFW marker at the bridge on the 059 Road just west of the Douglas County Road 49. Open for coho salmon Oct. 1 Dec. 31. [Bag limit one adult salmon and one jack salmon per day and 5 total per year.] Bag limit one non fin-clipped adult coho salmon and one non finclipped jack coho salmon per day and 5 total non fin-clipped adult salmon per year in aggregate with other NW and SW Zone waterbodies. 18. Conservation. Few Chinook salmon are caught in Sand Lake in most years. This is an extremely small population of fall Chinook that probably can not sustain much harvest, particularly under low abundance conditions. Conservative management approach is prudent in this basin. (Chris Knutsen) 19. Clarification. The intent for these two lakes and other coastal wild coho fisheries are that the seasonal bag limit of 5 wild adults applies to all waterbodies in aggregate. The regulation change will also be needed if/when additional wild coho fisheries are implemented. (Bob Buckman) 20. Clarification. The intent for these two lakes and other coastal wild coho fisheries are that the seasonal bag limit of 5 wild adults applies to all waterbodies in aggregate. The regulation change will also be needed if/when additional wild coho fisheries are implemented. (Bob Buckman) 9

10 2009 Reg NORTHWEST ZONE REGULATIONS Proposal Number Water Special Regulations Rationale Tillamook Bay (Tillamook Co.) Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead entire year. Open for adipose fin-clipped spring chinook salmon March 15 - July 31 in the Tillamook Spring Chinook Terminal Area (Ocean) from the jetty tips seaward to the 15 fathom line offshore from Twin Rocks (45 o N. lat.) to Pyramid Rock (45 o N. lat) (See Note Below). Open for adipose fin-clipped spring chinook salmon April 1 - July 31 in Tillamook Bay inside the jetty tips. Open for fall chinook Aug. 1 Dec adult chinook salmon per day, 4 in any 7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, and Nestucca bays and streams. [Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon inland of the tips of the jetties to the Hwy 101 bridges over the Trask and Wilson rivers and the Burton Bridge over the Tillamook River as per Zone Regulations.] NOTE: Changes to salmon regulations in the Near Shore Ocean and Tillamook Terminal Areas are printed in May and are available at ODFW offices, from license agents or on the web at Check for new regulations before you fish. 21. Simplification. Per the 2009 Zone Rule, retention of adipose fin-clipped coho salmon are allowed in all waters open to Chinook or steelhead. This entry was initially placed in special regulations to identify locations were there were hatchery coho salmon releases. This information also placed in Zone Regulations. (Chris Knutsen) Tillamook River (Tillamook Co.): 1. Tidewater Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead entire year. Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon 31 April 1 July 31. Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1 Dec. 31 except closed for adult Chinook salmon upstream from Hwy 101 bridge Aug. 1 Sept. 15. Two adult Chinook salmon per day, 4 per any 7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, and Nestucca bays and streams. [Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1 March 31 and May 23 Dec. 31.] 22. Error correction. Duplicate, incorrect steelhead rule added to this section. Should have been in Tillamook Section 2. (Robert Bradley) Tillamook River (Tillamook Co.): 2. Mainstem, upstream from tidewater 30 Trask River (Tillamook Co.): 1. Mainstem up to North Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1 March 31 and May 23 Dec. 31. Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1 Dec. 31; 2 adult Chinook salmon per day, 4 per any 7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, and Nestucca bays and streams. Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead the entire year. Open for spring Chinook salmon April 1 July 31. Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1 Dec. 31; except closed for adult 23. Error correction. Omitted the steelhead rule from this waterbody. (Robert Bradley) 24. Simplification. Simplification. Eliminates rule no longer needed to 10

11 NORTHWEST ZONE REGULATIONS 2009 Reg Proposal Number Water Special Regulations Rationale and South forks, (at Trask County Park) including tidewater. Chinook salmon upstream from Hwy 101 bridge Aug. 1 Sept adult chinook salmon per day, 4 in any 7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, and Nestucca bays and streams. [Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon as per Zone Regulations.] Use of bait allowed. Closed from marker below Dam Hole [located at Milepost 7] upstream to Blue Ridge Creek. Sept. 1 Nov. 30. The Dam Hole is located near milepost 7 on the Trask River Road. Closed from Gold Creek, at hatchery, 200 feet upstream and 900 feet downstream June 1 Nov. 30. needed to clarify marked coho salmon rule adopted in This entry was initially placed in special regulations to identify locations where there were hatchery coho salmon releases. This information also placed in Zone Regulations. (Chris Knutsen) Young s River Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead the entire year. Open for spring Chinook salmon Jan. 1 July 31. Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1 Dec. 31. [Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon as per Zone Regulation] Use of bait allowed. 25. Clarification, requested by OSP. Current wording leads some people to think that the marker is at milepost 7, not below the Dam Hole. Need to make clear that the entire Dam Hole is closed during this time frame. (Chris Knutsen) 26. Simplification. Eliminates rule no longer needed to clarify marked coho salmon rule adopted in (Chris Knutsen) 11

12 SOUTHWEST ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Species Name Catch Limits Length Limits and Other Specifications Seasons Rationale Salmon and Steelhead: In the aggregate: 2 adult salmon or steelhead per day, 20 per year, 5 jack salmon per day, 2 daily jack limits in possession. See Special Regulations in SW Zone to determine where harvest of any Chinook salmon is allowed. There is no annual limit on adipose fin-clipped steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch. Only adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be kept, except as noted under Special Regulations for the mainstem Chetco, Elk, Pistol, Rogue, Sixes and Winchuck rivers and Hunter and Euchre creeks. Where allowed, no more than a total of 1 per day and 5 per year nonadipose finclipped steelhead may be taken per year statewide. NOTE: Changes to salmon regulations for the ocean, bays, coastal rivers and the Columbia River system (page 91) are printed in May and are available at ODFW offices, from license agents or available on the web. Check for new regulations before you fish. Adipose fin-clipped coho salmon, pink salmon, and sockeye salmon may be retained as part of the adult and jack salmon daily bag limit in all waters that are currently open to angling for Chinook salmon or steelhead. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater May 22 [23] Aug. 31. See exceptions under Special Regulations where use of bait is allowed. Closed in all waters unless noted by species under Special Regulations. 27. Clarification. There are no established pink or sockeye salmon populations on the Oregon Coast; however, strays of both species are occasionally caught by anglers in coastal river basins. Anglers should be allowed to retain these species when caught. (ODFW Coastal Fish District Biologists) 12

13 SOUTHWEST ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Water Special Regulations Rationale Coquille River (Coos Co.) 1. Inland from the tips of the jetties upstream to the South Fork,[including tidewater]. Open for Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead the entire year. 28. Clarification. The addition of the words including tidewater is a source of confusion to some anglers. It is intended to mean tidewater in the Coquille river, not the side tributaries. When water backs up into a side tributary, the waterbody the angler is angling in is the tributary, of the Coquille River, especially with a tidegate in place. (Mike Gray) Rogue River (Curry/Josephine/Jackson Co.): 2. Hog Creek boat landing to Gold Ray Dam (Just Special Gear Restrictions and Closures listed). Special Gear Restrictions and Closures: Use of bait allowed in mainstem Rogue River. In addition to the hook and weight regulations on page 8, any attached weight may be no more than six feet above the lowermost hook. [Closed to all angling from Savage Rapids Dam downstream to markers located downstream from lowest fishway entrance (Rivermile 107).] Closed to all angling from the Gold Hill municipal water intake downstream to Gold Hill boat landing (RM 121). Closed to all angling from Gold Ray Dam downstream to markers located downstream from lowest fishway entrance (RM 126). 29. Simplification, clarification. The Grants Pass Irrigation District and Bureau of Reclamation are implementing their preferred alternative to build a pump station and remove a significant portion of Savage Rapids Dam. Restored fish passage is expected to be completed in ( Dan Van Dyke) 13

14 WILLAMETTE ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Species Name Catch Limits Length Limits and Other Specifications Seasons Rationale Salmon and Steelhead In the aggregate: 2 adult salmon or steelhead per day, 20 per year. 5 Jacks per day, 2 daily jack limits in possession, with the exception that in the Willamette River and tributaries of the Willamette Basin above Willamette Falls, 1 additional adipose finclipped steelhead may be retained per day for a total aggregate of 3 adult fish harvested daily. Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See exceptions under Special Regulations where use of bait is allowed. NOTE: Changes to salmon regulations for the Columbia River system including changes to the Willamette River system are printed in May and available at ODFW offices, from license agents, or on the web at Check for new regulations before you fish. Harvest of nonadipose fin-clipped salmon or steelhead is prohibited in the Willamette Zone with the exception of coho salmon and summer steelhead above Willamette Falls as noted under Special Regulations. Daily limit for unmarked summer steelhead is 2 fish per day, and Annual limit 20 per year. There is no annual limit on adipose finclipped salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch. Closed in all waters unless noted by species under Special Regulations. 31. Housekeeping and Clarification. Rule change need to clarify annual daily and annual harvest limits for unmarked naturalized summer steelhead above Willamette Falls. The standard 2 steelhead per day and 20 per year rule would apply. Annual catch limit would be a maximum of 20 unmarked summer steelhead per year since these fish must be recorded on a Combined Angling Tag (20 salmon and steelhead maximum), not a Hatchery Harvest Tag Sturgeon 1 per day, 5 per year. Closed to retention of green sturgeon. Minimum fork length 38 inches, maximum fork length 54 inches. All oversize, undersize, and unwanted legal size sturgeon must be immediately released unharmed into the water. Only one single-point, barbless hook may be used on sturgeon. Oversize sturgeon cannot be removed totally or in part from the water. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See exceptions under Special Regulations where use of bait is allowed. NOTE: Sturgeon fisheries are managed on a quota basis. Anglers guidelines. Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except mainstem Willamette River and sloughs and tidewater areas of Columbia River tributaries downstream from Bonneville Dam are open all year. 32. Conservation and Clarification. Current OAR (adopted by the OFWC in February) states sturgeon are not legal to retain in the Columbia River or Willamette but the Regulation pamphlet does not say anything about green sturgeon retention in the Willamette. (John North) 14

15 WILLAMETTE ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Water Special Regulations Rationale 49 New Entry 33 Bear Creek (tributary to Pudding River) upstream from Shorty s Pond which is located in Ivor Davies Park in the City of Molalla Open for adipose fin-clipped trout May [23] 22 Oct adipose fin-clipped trout per day, no minimum length. Use of bait allowed 33. New angling opportunity. Stream reach located immediately upstream of a community pond (Shorty s Pond) stocked with adipose fin-clipped trout. Some of the stocked trout move upstream and would otherwise not be harvestable due to zone regulations that allow only catch and release fishing in streams. (Todd Alsbury) 34 Key Issue 35 Clackamas River (Clackamas Co.) 1. From mouth upstream to River Mill Dam [North Fork Dam] Open for adipose fin-clipped trout May [23] 22 Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, and no minimum length. Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead entire year. [Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon Aug. 1-Oct. 31.] [No angling from a floating device between River Mill Dam and hatchery intake structure.] [No angling from a floating device between River Mill Dam and the yellow markers located approximately 200 feet upstream of the hatchery intake structure.] Use of bait allowed. 34. Expanded harvest opportunity. Allow harvest of surplus hatchery fish that are available after current coho season closes. Eagle Creek Hatchery regularly sees returns that exceed broodstock needs. (Todd Alsbury) 35. Clarification. New section designations allow for clearer delineation of specific sections of river. New section designation will allow for consistency with proposed changes to harvest card location codes. Reduces confusion with regulation that allows harvest of 2 trout per day in the Clackamas River from the mouth upstream to North Fork Dam. (Todd Alsbury) 15

16 WILLAMETTE ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Water Special Regulations Rationale 35 Continued Clackamas River (Clackamas Co.) 2. River Mill Reservoir up to [Hwy 211 Bridge (Estacada Lake)] Cazadero Dam Open for adipose fin-clipped trout May [23] 22 - Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, 8-inch minimum length. Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead entire year. Trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead. Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon Aug 1-Oct. 31. No angling from a floating device between River Mill Dam and ODFW markers located approximately 100 feet upstream of hatchery intake structure. No angling between markers 400 feet upstream and 100 feet downstream from the Faraday Powerhouse June 16-Oct 31. No angling from the entrance of the fishway/trap at Cazadero Dam downstream to yellow deadline markers (approximately 275 feet) Use of bait allowed 35 continued. Clarification. Reduce confusion with regulation that allows retention of 1 trout over 20 inches per day. Anglers may think they do not need to mark a 20 trout on their harvest card and rainbow trout over 20 are considered steelhead in streams. River Mill is a reservoir, not a stream, but should be considered a stream for purposes of salmon and steelhead angling regulations. (Todd Alsbury) Expanded harvest opportunity. Proposal to change the deadline for floating devices is intended to allow boat anglers an ability to fish the hole adjacent to the McIver Park boat launch. The changes increase angling opportunity without creating conservation concerns. (Todd Alsbury) Continued Clackamas River (Clackamas Co.) 3. Mainstem and tributaries not listed upstream from Cazadero [North Fork] Dam. For the length of the Three Lynx Powerhouse (111 feet), no angling from a floating device or from the west shore. No limit on size or number of brook trout taken. Catch limits on other trout species do not apply to brook trout. 35 continued. Clarification. Redefine Clackamas River sections. (Todd Alsbury) 16

17 WILLAMETTE ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Water Special Regulations Rationale Cougar Reservoir Salmon less than 24 inches in length are considered trout. No limit on size or number of warmwater game fish. 37. Conservation. Largemouth bass were trapped in the reservoir outfall during this past winter for the first time on record. We are proposing this regulation to slow the growth of warmwater fish populations by removing all catch restrictions in Cougar Reservoir. (ODFW) Eagle Creek (Clackamas Co.) up to markers 200 feet below hatchery ladder outlet (Clackamas Basin near Estacada) Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook and coho salmon and adipose finclipped steelhead entire year [Open for adipose fin-clipped coho Aug.1-November 30] Closed from 200 feet upstream to 300 feet downstream from fish ladder located ½ mile below Eagle Fern Park. Use of bait allowed 38. Expanded opportunity. Allow harvest of surplus hatchery fish that are available after current coho season closes. (Todd Alsbury) EE Wilson Pond (Benton County) Open Feb. 1 Sep 30. [Angling allowed only by free self service permit available at EE Wilson Pond check station.] 39. Simplification. Management area staff has determined that the permit requirement is no longer necessary. Elimination of the requirement will conserve limited agency resources. (Steve Mamoyac) Luckiamute River (Benton and Polk Co.) 1. Mainstem and tributaries not listed Open for trout May [23] 22 Oct 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only. 40. Housekeeping, clarification. Tributaries should have been included. (Steve Mamoyac) 17

18 WILLAMETTE ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Water Special Regulations Rationale McKenzie River (Lane/Linn Co.): 1. Mouth upstream to Hayden Bridge McKenzie River 2. Hayden Bridge upstream to Forest Glen boat ramp near Blue River including Leaburg Lake (see separate entry for Walterville Canal) Mt. Hood Pond [(Clackamas Co.)] (Multnomah Co.) Open for trout entire year, catch and release only as per Zone Regulations. Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon and [for] adipose finclipped steelhead entire year. Open for non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches in length entire year. [Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon Jan. 1 Aug. 15.] Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures as per Zone Regulations. Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead entire year. Open for non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches entire year. Open Jan. 1 April 23 [24], catch and release for trout. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures Jan. 1 Apr. 23 [24]. Open April 24 [25] Dec. 31, 5 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, no minimum length. Use of bait allowed April 24 [25] Dec. 31. Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon entire year [Jan. 1 Aug. 15] from Hayden Bridge to the ODFW markers, approximately 200 feet below the fishways at Leaburg Dam. Closed within: a. The Leaburg powerhouse tailrace. b. 200 feet downstream of Leaburg Dam to 200 feet upstream of Leaburg Dam. Angling restricted to youth age 17 and under or holders of one of the Disabled Anglers permits from April 1 Aug Conservation, simplification, and new noncontroversial angling opportunity. Proposed yearlong Chinook salmon season provides consistency with salmon regulations elsewhere in the upper basin. Addresses need to harvest a higher percentage of hatchery-reared Chinook salmon. (Jeff Ziller) 42. Conservation, simplification, and new noncontroversial angling opportunity. Proposed year long Chinook salmon season provides consistency with salmon regulations elsewhere in the upper basin. Addresses need to harvest a higher percentage of hatchery-reared Chinook salmon in the lower McKenzie River. (Jeff Ziller) 43. Correction. Wrong County listed. Anglers are not complying with Youth Angling Rule stating that Mt. Hood Pond is not in Clackamas Co. Adding allowances for Disabled Anglers at Mt. Hood pond would be consistent with rules at Canby Pond and would maintain disabled angler access at this location. (Todd Alsbury) 18

19 WILLAMETTE ZONE REGULATIONS 2009 Reg Proposal Number Water Special Regulations Rationale St. Louis Ponds (Marion Co.) Sandy River 1. Mainstem upstream to ODFW Markers at the mouth of Salmon River [Three Sisters Wilderness, all streams in the Willamette National Forest Portion (Lane Co.)] Yamhill River (Yamhill Co.) 2. South Yamhill from confluence with North Yamhill upstream to mouth of Rock Creek near the town of Grande Ronde One bass per day. [Angling from a floating device prohibited on Pond #1 and Pond #3. Angling from personal float tube (no boats allowed) allowed on all other ponds. See diagram of ponds posted at St. Louis Ponds and on ODFW s website at Closed from 1 hour after sunset until 1 hour before sunrise. Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead entire year. Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon Feb. 1 Oct. 31. Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon entire year. [salmon Aug. 1 0 Oct. 31.] Closed for harvest of smelt. Closed within 200 feet of Chinook salmon spawning areas located in Oxbow Park where posted by ODFW markers Sept. 16 Nov. 15. No angling from a floating device upstream from a point that is 200 feet below the Oxbow Park boat ramp. Use of bait is allowed. [Open for trout in streams April 25 Oct. 31.] [No limit on size or number of brook trout taken. Catch limits on other trout species do not apply to brook trout.] [Use of bait allowed.] Open May [23] 22 Oct 31, 5 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, no minimum length, artificial flies and lures only. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures. Open for coho salmon Aug. 1 Oct Simplification. Rules allowing use of personal floating devices were adopted in At that time, there was interest to revisit this rule to see if any restrictions on floating devices could be removed on St. Louis Ponds. (ODFW) 45. Expanded angling opportunity. Allow harvest of surplus hatchery fish that are available after current coho season closes. (Todd Alsbury) 46. Simplify regulations, delete entry. Unnecessarily complicated regulation that has resulted in some confusion for high lakes anglers; holdover from time of diploid brook trout stocking in high lakes. (Jeff Ziller) 47. Clarification. There are two Rock Creeks in this immediate area. The Rock Creek referenced in this rule is near the town of Grande Ronde. Map also corrected. (Tom Murtagh) 19

20 CENTRAL ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Water Special Regulations Rationale 62 Key Issue 48 East Lake (Deschutes Co.) Ochoco Creek upstream to Ochoco Dam (Crook Co.) Prineville Reservoir (Crook Co.) Open April [25] 24 Oct inch maximum length on brown trout. All brown trout over 16 must be released unharmed. See Health Advisory on page 18. Open entire year [Jan. 1 May 23 and Nov. 1 Dec. 31], 2 trout per day, 8- inch minimum length. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures [Jan. 1 May 23 and Nov. 1 Dec. 31]. [Open May 23 Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, 8-inch minimum length.] [Use of bait allowed May 23 Oct. 31] Largemouth and smallmouth bass, 15-inch [minimum] maximum length, only one of which may be a largemouth bass. 48. Health Safety. The Department of Human Services has issued a health advisory for anglers to avoid eating any brown trout over 16 inches from East Lake. Rule provides consistency with Trophy Fish Management objective East Lake brown trout. (Brett Hodgson) 49. Conservation. Creek is no longer stocked with hatchery trout and proposed daily bag limit is consistent with other area streams dependent upon natural production. Protects steelhead presmolts and smolts from incidental mortality associated with the use of bait. (Brett Hodgson) 50. Error Correction. Rule adopted in 2009 was a maximum 15-inch length limit for Prineville Reservoir. (Brett Hodgson) 20

21 2009 Reg NORTHEAST ZONE REGULATIONS Proposal Number Water Special Regulations Rationale John Day River (Numerous Eastern Oregon Counties): [(Gilliam/ Wheeler/Grant Co.):] 1. John Day Arm and River from main line railroad bridge near mouth upstream to Tumwater Falls Big Sheep Creek (Wallowa County) Mouth upstream to the mouth of Little Sheep Creek Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1 March 31 and June 16 - Dec. 31. Open for Warmwater Game Fish entire year except as noted below. Closed from ODFW marker ¼ mile downstream from Tumwater Falls to 200 feet above the falls, which are located near the head of John Day Arm, except open for species other than salmon and steelhead April 1 Aug. 31. Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1 April 15 and Sept. 1 Dec. 31 Only adipose fin-clipped trout may be kept. 51. Clarification and Enforcement. By excluding the remainder of the counties the John Day flows through, some fishermen interpret those counties as having separate regulations from the 3 listed. Since the John Day regulations encompass parts of 10 different counties, all of them can be included by stating Numerous Eastern Oregon Counties (Jeff Neal) To expand the area open to steelhead anglers, increase sport harvest opportunity, reduce hatchery surplus and focus trout harvest to remove adipose clipped residual steelhead smolts. A recent land trade allows unimpeded public access to approximately 70% of the proposed three mile extension area. A hatchery facility releases smolts and collects returning adults in Little Sheep Creek approximately three miles above the proposed new upstream steelhead angling deadline. Steelhead and trout rule consistent with other waters open to steelhead angling in the Imnaha basin. (Brad Smith) 21

22 2009 Reg NORTHEAST ZONE REGULATIONS Proposal Number Water Special Regulations Rationale Umatilla River (Umatilla Co.): 1. From Hwy 730 bridge upstream to reservation boundary located upstream from Hwy 11 bridge at Pendleton Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1 April 15 and Sept. 1 Dec. 31. Open for spring Chinook angling: 1. From Hwy 730 bridge upstream to Three Mile Dam, April 16 [May 22] June From Three Mile Dam upstream to reservation boundary located upstream from Hwy 11 Bridge at Pendleton, April 16 June Only adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon may be kept. 4. Spring Chinook salmon bag limit, 2 adults and 5 jacks per day and 10 adults per year. Open for coho salmon and jack fall Chinook salmon Sept. 1 Nov. 30. Salmon less than 15 inches may be harvested, 5 per day, 8 inch minimum length, during coho and fall Chinook salmon seasons in addition to adult and jack salmon limits. Daily catch limit 2 coho adults and a total of 5 coho or fall chinook jacks in the aggregate. Daily catch of adult salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead not to exceed 2 fish in the aggregate with the exception that 1 additional adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be retained for a total aggregate of 3 fish. Open for warmwater fish angling all year downstream from the footbridge in the City of Umatilla. Closed to angling for warmwater fish upstream from the footbridge in the City of Umatilla April 16 May [24] Expanded angling opportunity. Extending the salmon season by two weeks will allow for harvest of hatchery spring Chinook salmon runs (ranged from 2,000 4,900 adults over the past 4 years). 53. Clarification and expanded harvest opportunity. This proposal will clarify the current regulation as fall Chinook under 15 inches are not classified as jack salmon or trout and coho under 15 inches are considered a salmon but not a jack salmon. Anglers will be allowed to keep 5 of the newly defined trout during the general trout season. Anglers will also be allowed to keep five jack salmon, (coho between 15 and 20 inches and any other salmon species between 15 and 24 inches). (Bill Duke) 22

23 SOUTHEAST ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Species Name Catch Limits Length Limits and Other Specifications Seasons Rationale Hybrid Bass No limit See Ana Reservoir [and Thompson Valley Reservoirs] under Special Regulations. Lakes and Reservoirs: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout season. 54. Simplification. Proposal #59 would remove the special regulation for striped bass in Thompson Valley Reservoir. Rule changed needed in Zone Rules for Hybrid Bass. (ODFW) 23

24 SOUTHEAST ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Water Special Regulations Rationale [Murray Reservoir] [No angling from a floating device.] 55. Eliminate an unnecessary restriction. Contact with previous District Biologist and local anglers have failed to result in history or purpose for the current regulation. (Tim Bailey) Sand Creek (Klamath Co.) Scott Creek (Klamath Co.) Key Issue Sprague River and tributaries (Klamath Co.) 1.[ Downstream from Chiloquin Dam] Mouth upstream to Saddle Mountain Pitt Road Bridge Open entire year. 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed. Open entire year. 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed. Open May [23] 22 Oct trout per day. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only as per Zone Regulations. 56. Expanded opportunity. No native fish in system. Additional angling opportunity available outside of Zone trout season. (Roger Smith) 57. Expanded opportunity. No native fish in system. Additional angling opportunity available outside of Zone trout season. (Roger Smith) 58. Clarification. New angling deadline needed since Chiloquin Dam was removed in Additional rule language to help clarify Zone rules. (Roger Smith) 2. Saddle Mountain Pitt Road Bridge (USFS Road 5850) upstream to Godowa Springs Road Bridge. 3. Mainstem and upstream from Godowa Springs Road Bridge and tributaries not listed. Open April [25] 24 Oct. 31. Use of bait allowed. As per Zone Regulations; Open April 24 Oct trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only. 24

25 SOUTHEAST ZONE REGULATIONS 2009 Reg Proposal Number Water Special Regulations Rationale [Thompson Valley Reservoir (Lake Co.)] Key Issue Williamson River (Klamath Co.): 1. Mouth upstream to the Modoc Point Road Bridge. The mouth of the Williamson River is located by marker buoys and the river channel extends upstream within the vegetation lined banks through Klamath Lake at high lake levels. [1. Mouth upstream to Modoc Point Road Bridge.] Wood River from the mouth (mouth of Wood River extends through the Wood River Delta to emergent vegetation line in Agency Lake) upstream including tributaries, except Annie Creek (Klamath Co.) [1 hybrid bass in 24 hours, 16 inch minimum length]. [No length or bag limit on largemouth bass.] Open May 22 [23] Oct trout per day. Open April 24 Oct. 31. Catch and release for trout 59. Simplification. District sampling has not shown any survival of stocked hybrid bass in Thomson Valley Reservoir. The length and bag limit on largemouth bass is contained in the Zone Regulations. (Roger Smith) 60. Clarification. Following removal of dikes near the mouth of the Williamson River in 2009, flows from the lower Williamson River during high lake levels are no longer confined to the main channel. There might be some confusion where the current mouth of the Williamson resulting in anglers fishing in the lower channel prior to the May opener. (Bill Tinniswood) 60. Wood River entry was inadvertently omitted during print set-up. No rule change proposed. (Roger Smith) 25

26 COLUMBIA RIVER ZONE REGULATIONS Reg Number Regulations for this zone: Rationale Regulations for this Zone: 1. In the Columbia river where it forms the state boundary line, not including tributaries, sloughs and lands, the following rules apply: a. License and tags of either state are valid except when the other state s season is closed; b. Anglers must follow the rules of the state in which they are fishing; c. Anglers are restricted to one daily catch limit for all fish species from the Columbia River, even if licensed in Oregon and Washington. d. Anglers are restricted to one annual limit of sturgeon from the Columbia River, even if licensed in Oregon and Washington. [e. Anglers that are residents of either Oregon or Washington may launch or take out their boats from either shore, regardless of which state license they hold;] [f. Anglers that are not a resident of either Oregon or Washington must possess a nonresident license for the state in which they are landing.] e. Anglers with a valid resident or non-resident license issued by either Oregon or Washington may launch or take out their boats from either shore. 2. When fishing on tributaries, sloughs or from the land of a state, an angler must be licensed by that state and obey all angling regulations of that state. 3. NOTE: Mainstem Columbia River fisheries for salmon, steelhead and sturgeon are co-managed by the Oregon and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the four Treaty Tribes, represented by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Based on discussions among the co-management agencies, Oregon may adopt in-season changes to sport fishery regulations in the Columbia River. Regulation changes can occur on short notice and will be made available to ODFW field offices, the news media and license agents. Anglers can check the status of regulations prior to fishing the Columbia River by checking the ODFW website: for these rules, or calling , 24 hours a day. 61. Clarification. The current language provides reciprocity for OR/WA anglers to launch and take out from either shore of the Columbia River (where it forms the state boundary) but requires nonresidents to hold a license from the state from which they land (take out). This may be an unnecessary restriction on nonresidents that is inconsistent with the concurrency extended to resident anglers. (John North) 26