Salmon, Steelhead, and Shad:

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Buoy 10 Line upstream to Tongue Point:

Effective August 1 this section of the Columbia River is open for adipose fin-clipped adult coho (greater than or equal to 16 inches) and adipose fin-clipped steelhead with a two fish daily limit. Chinook retention will be allowed from Wednesday August 22 through Monday September 3 and from Monday October 1 through December 31, 2007 or until catch guidelines have been reached with a daily bag limit of two fish, only one of which may be a Chinook.

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Tongue Point to Bonneville Dam:

Effective August 1 through December 31, 2007 this section of the Columbia River is open to angling for fall Chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead: however, Chinook retention is prohibited downstream from a line projected from Warrior Rock to the bottom of Bachelor Island during September 5 – 30. The daily bag limit is two adult salmonids, only one of which may be an adult Chinook salmon, and five jack salmon. Jack salmon are Chinook less than or equal to 24 inches and coho less than or equal to 20 inches.

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Bonneville Dam to the Oregon/Washington Border:

Effective August 1 through December 31, this section of the Columbia River is open to angling for fall Chinook, coho (only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River bridge), and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmonids and five jack salmon. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the daily bag limit has been reached.

On Saturday’s (September 1) flight there were 650 boats counted at Buoy 10 and 1378 boats counted in the mainstem lower Columbia. In the mainstem Columbia, salmonid anglers had the best success in the Portland to Clatskanie area where boat anglers averaged 0.21 fall Chinook, 0.01 coho, and 0.02 steelhead caught per boat. In the Gorge boat anglers averaged 0.15 fall Chinook, and 0.05 steelhead caught per boat, while anglers in Troutdale averaged 0.11 fall chinook, 0.03 coho, and 0.02 steelhead caught per boat. Bank anglers in the Gorge averaged 0.15 fall Chinook and 0.05 steelhead caught per bank rod.

Gorge Bank:

Weekend checking showed six fall Chinook adults, one fall Chinook jack, and two adipose fin-clipped summer steelhead kept for 39 salmonid anglers.

Gorge Boats:

Weekend checking showed four fall Chinook kept for 25 salmonid boats (complete trips).

Troutdale Boats:

Weekend checking showed 19 fall Chinook adults, two fall Chinook jacks, and four adipose fin-clipped coho kept, plus one unclipped coho and two unclipped steelhead released for 180 salmonid boats (complete trips).

Portland to Rainier Bank:

Weekly checking showed no catch reported for eight salmonid anglers.

Portland to Clatskanie Boats:

Weekend checking showed 50 fall Chinook adults, two fall Chinook jacks, three adipose fin-clipped coho, and three adipose fin-clipped summer steelhead kept, plus two fall Chinook, and two unclipped steelhead released for 252 salmonid boats (complete trips).

Estuary Bank:

No report.

Estuary Boats:

Coho catch rates have picked up and Buoy 10 is currently closed for Chinook.

Sturgeon:

BUOY 10 UPSTREAM TO WAUNA POWERLINES (including Youngs Bay and all adjacent Washington tributaries):

This section of the Columbia River is closed to the retention of sturgeon through Dec. 31, 2007. Catch and release will be allowed during the retention closure.

WAUNA POWERLINES UPSTREAM TO BONNEVILLE DAM (including all adjacent Washington tributaries and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls including the Multnomah Channel):

Effective Saturday August 18 this section of the Columbia River is open to the retention of sturgeon seven days per week with a daily bag limit of one sturgeon between 42-60 inches in length and an annual limit of five fish effective through Sunday September 30. The retention of green sturgeon is prohibited.

BONNEVILLE DAM UPSTREAM TO THE DALLES DAM:

The retention of sturgeon in the Bonneville pool is currently closed through the end of the year. The catch guideline of 700 legal white sturgeon was reached in the Bonneville pool on Sunday July 29. Catch and release will be allowed during the retention closure.

THE DALLES DAM UPSTREAM TO MCNARY DAM:

The retention of sturgeon in The Dalles and John Day pools is currently closed through the end of the year. Catch guidelines were reached in The Dalles Pool on March 28 and in the John Day Pool on June 10. Catch and release angling is allowed until the end of the year.

In the lower Columbia River sturgeon angling was best in the Gorge where boat anglers averaged 0.5 legal white sturgeon caught per boat. Catch rates in the remainder of the river continue to be fair.

Gorge Bank:

Weekend checking showed 21 legal white sturgeon kept, plus two legal, 13 sublegal and seven oversize sturgeon released for 122 bank rods.

Gorge Boats:

Weekend checking showed six legal white sturgeon kept, plus two legal, 226 sublegal, and two oversize sturgeon released for 16 boats (complete trips).

Troutdale Bank:

No report.

Troutdale Boats:

Weekend checking showed one legal white sturgeon kept, plus 63 sublegal and four oversize sturgeon released for 12 boats (complete trips).

Portland to Longview Bank:

Weekend checking showed no catch reported for two bank rods.

Portland to Clatskanie Boats:

Weekend checking showed four legal white sturgeon kept, plus 51 sublegal and one oversize sturgeon released for 12 boats (complete trip).

WALLEYE:

Gorge:

Weekend checking showed two walleye kept for one boat.

Troutdale:

Weekend checking showed 23 walleye kept, and four walleye released for five boats.