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Washington's Salmon Fishing Seasons Set for 2013
"State and tribal co-managers yesterday agreed on a package of salmon fisheries that meets conservation goals for wild salmon populations and provides fishing opportunities on healthy stocks."
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Our Spring Newsletter
In this issue: Advocating for equitable Columbia and Snake River fisheries, Projects update, Invasive knotweed alert, and more...
State of the Salmon in Watersheds Report
In January, the Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board released its biennial report on the status of recovery of wild salmon stocks in Washington Watersheds. A copy of the report can be viewed and/or downloaded at http://www.stateofsalmon.wa.gov/. This report includes a new interactive feature that allows readers to check the status of salmon recovery in a particular watershed.
Tucannon River Steelhead Update
Columbia River Fish Workgroup Update
Tri-State Steelheaders participates in the Columbia River Recreational Fisheries Advisory Group as an advocate for recreational salmon and sturgeon fisheries above Bonneville Dam, with particular emphasis on spring and fall Chinook fisheries on the Washington portion of the Snake River. We are the only Advisory Group member east of White Salmon in either state.
Recent Press:
- East Side anglers lobby for higher Snake River chinook quotas - February 17 article in the Spokesman Review, a newspaper serving the Spokane area (2/17/13)
- Snake River anglers seek spring chinook - February 13 article in The Columbian, a newspaper serving Clark County (2/13/13)
- Columbia River fisheries reform has critics - December 6 article in The Columbian (2/6/13)
Letters and background information:
- Snake River Salmon Recovery Board Letter to WDFW: Spring Chinook Harvest (1/22/13) NEW
- Perry Dozier Letter to WDFW: Columbia and Snake River Spring Chinook Fishery (1/16/13) NEW
- TSS Letter to WDFW Commission: Columbia River Spring Chinook Management (11/27/12)
- Snake River Salmon Recovery Board Letter to WDFW: Snake River Spring Chinook Allocation (12/20/12)
- TSS Letter to WDFW Commission: Columbia River Spring Chinook Concerns (8/9/12)
- Oregon Policy Advisor Letter: Clarifying Gov Kitzhaber's 8/9/12 Letter (8/14/12)
- WDFW website documenting the Lower Columbia River Fisheries Reform Process
Mission
At Tri-State Steelheaders, our mission is to restore sustainable populations of native salmonids by enhancing habitat, providing public education and promoting recreational angling for future generations.
We envision a future where the Blue Mountains region has healthy river systems with sustainable populations of native salmon, steelhead and bull trout that provide robust recreational fishing opportunities for current and future generations.