Biological Assessment of the Impacts to Wild Winter Steelhead on the Umpqua River from the Recreational Fishery and 2004 Angling Regulation Proposals

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Originator: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Publish Date: 2003

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Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Cedric Cooney

Job Position: Natural Resources Data and Systems Manager

Telephone: 503-947-6094

E-Mail Address: Cedric.X.Cooney@odfw.oregon.gov

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Abstract: Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations allow winter steelhead angling in all the Umpqua River Basin, which includes Smith River, the mainstem Umpqua River, North Umpqua River, and South Umpqua River (Figure 1.) Each sub-basin is unique with management of hatchery and wild winter steelhead, and thus these sub-basins vary with angling regulations. Winter steelhead angling in the Smith River allows harvest of adipose finclipped fish only from mid-November through the end of March. Hatchery fish are no longer released in the Smith River. The South Umpqua River and Cow Creek have the same regulation to protect wild fish, but annual releases of South Umpqua Hatchery fish occur. Angling regulations on the mainstem of the Umpqua River for winter steelhead is open year around, and requires all non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead to be released unharmed. The North Umpqua River is also open all year, but for the-months of January 1st through April 30th , non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead (wild) may be harvested (1 wild fish per day and no more than 5 wild fish per year.) The harvest of non-adipose winter steelhead on the North Umpqua River began in 1997. Table 1 depicts the winter steelhead regulations as previously described.

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Geographic Extent: Umpqua River

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