Wednesday, January 29, 2021
The four Columbia River treaty fishing tribes set the following fishery plan and the states of Oregon and Washington concurred:
Commercial Sturgeon Setline Fishery
- Area: Zone 6, Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day reservoirs
- Dates/Times: Noon Saturday, January 1, 2022, through Noon Monday, January 31, 2022
- Allowable Sales: Sturgeon from 38 to 54 inches fork length in the Bonneville Pool and from 43 to 54 inches fork length in The Dalles and John Day Pools may be sold or kept for subsistence purposes. Sturgeon within the legal size limit and caught in the platform and hook and line fishery may only be sold if caught during the open period and open area of the set line fishery. Fish landed during the open periods are allowed to be sold after the period concludes.
Note: This announcement is an informational document and does not constitute a fishery regulation. Individual tribes determine actual fishing regulations for their members. Copies of regulations are available from tribal fishery departments.
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