Chinook Salmon Retention Closed in Upper Columbia River

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Action: Closes Chinook salmon retention.

Species affected: Chinook salmon.

Specific locations, effective dates, and rules:

1. Priest Rapids Dam to Rock Island Dam
2. • Aug. 16 - 31, 2024: Salmon: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.
3. Rocky Reach Dam to Wells Dam
4. • Aug. 16 - Oct. 15, 2024: Salmon: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.
5. Wells Dam to Highway 173 Bridge at Brewster
6. • Aug. 16 - Sept. 30, 2024: Salmon: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.
7. A line drawn between Gun Club Road and Pelican Point to Chief Joseph Dam
8. • Aug. 16 - Oct. 15, 2024: Salmon: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.
9. Entiat River
10. • Aug. 16 - Sept. 30, 2024: Salmon closed.
11. Chelan River
12. • Aug. 16 - Oct. 15, 2024: Salmon closed.

Reason for action: The non-treaty harvest share for summer Chinook has been met in the Columbia River above Priest Rapids Dam.

Additional information: Fishing for fall Chinook from Priest Rapids Dam to Rock Island Dam will open Sept. 1, as described in the 2024-25 Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet.

Existing summer Chinook fishing closures above Priest Rapids Dam, including tributaries, remain in effect.

Information contact: North Central Region 2, 509-754-4624.

This information was provided by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.