Columbia River Gillnetter; Vol. 39 No. 2: Summer 2007

2007·8.3 MB·English

by  Columbia River Fishermen's Protective Union

Photo courtesy of Clatsop County Historical Society
THE LURLINE
Finest and fastest stearnwheel steamer of her size to ever run
freight and passengers on the Columbia River. 1878 - 1930
Sally the 2007 Astoria Regatta
“The Spirit of the Columbia”
Salmon Says. ay Five Festive Days of Fun!
With the global
Long time Columbia River
warming affecting the
and Alaska Gillnetter
waters of the Columbia
Albin “Abbie” |lhander
River, we Chinook Salmon
dies in Kenai Alaska
need help...
“keeping our cool”
Official Publication of the
Columbia River Fisherman’s Protective Union
One of the oldest Conservation Unions on the West Coast
Incorporated in 1884
P.O. Box 627, Astoria, Oregon 97103
EDITOR Jon Westerholm, Editor - Phone [phone]
Jon Westerholm FORWARD
93798 Jackson Rd, Astoria, OR 97103
503/458-6518 This paper is being published for the purpose of keeping the public and fishermen informed
of the facts and happenings in regard to the Columbia River Fishing Industry and people
Columbia River Fishermen’s connected with it. Historical articles and pictures will also be emphasized. The advertisements which
Protective Union appear within make it financially possible to publish this paper and we hope you will
One oft he Oldest Conservation Unions in return patronize and thank the business people who contribute to this cause. Anyone who
on the West Coast—Since 1884 wishes to contribute articles, pictures, stories, or ads, please contact the editor at:
P.O. Box 627, Astoria, Oregon 97103 or call [phone]
PRESIDENT
Gary Soderstrom
P. O. Box 747, Clatskanie, OR 97016 Help Support the
360/430-3317
Columbia River Gillnetter Publication
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Kent Martin The Columbia River Gillnetter is one of the only remaining publications on the
west coast devoted exclusively to gillnetting. We have been making a difference
P. O. Box 83 Skamokawa, WA 98647
for 39 years, nut our continued existence is threatened by increasing production
360/795-3920 and mailing costs. Now more than ever, we need a voice to represent our side
of the issue, and the Gillnetter is an important contact with fishermen, lawmak-
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT ers and the public. If you would like to help, send donations to Columbia River
Alan Takalo Gillnetter.
93491 Aldrich Point Rd, Astoria, OR 97103 The following individuals have made a contribution to the Columbia River Gillnetter Publication,
503/458-6654 which will be used to help continue the publication and mailing of the free informational newspa-
per. We thank them for their support
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
February 2007 - July 2007
Jack Marincovich
37712 Parker Lane, Astoria, OR 97103
503/325-2504
CRFPU Board of Directors Lester West - Eugine Diane Finucane - Astoria
Mike Killion - Albany Memory of Bill Finucane
DISTRICT 1
Ralph Ennis Fred Lunki - Bellevue Betty Olvey - Astoria
14141 NE San Rafel, Portland, OR 97230 Perry Nordmark - Seaside Memory of Bill Finucane
503/253-1559
Peter Kellener - Astoria Emmy Oren - Seaside
Vern Forsberg
28811 NW Main, Ridgefield, WA 98642 Charles Stuart - Chinook Memory of G. John Haglund
360/887-4089 Aaron Bretthauer - Moscow, ID Barbara Begleris
Cecelia Flinn - Moscow, ID Memory of Nick Begleris
DISTRICTS 2, 3
Jack Fowler H.L. Thacker - Skamokawa, WA Dave & Lynn Leuthe - La Crosse, WI
6349 Willow Grove, Longview, WA 98632 Elmer Hjorten - Shoreline, WA Deborah Boone - Cannon Beach
360/425-4662
Harold Stensrud - Hermiston Dewey Maxon - Svensen
DISTRICT 4 Borghild Coleman - St. Helens Phyllis Anderson - Knappa
John Kallunki Don McDaniel - Astoria William Leahy, Jr. - Yorba Linda, CA
79806 Blackford Road, Clatskanie, OR 97016
Don Abrahms - Svensen John Wahl - Lynnwood, WA
503/284551
Greg Mustola Alan Robitsch - Astoria Edward Boldt - Cathlamet, WA
80190 Alston Mayger Road, Clatskanie, OR Walt Fransen - Astoria Wayne Pakonen - Aberdeen, WA
97016 503/728-2248
Nancy Haglund - Portland George & Almeda Siverson - Astoria
DISTRICT 5 Wayne & Joy Brotherton - Scapoose Ed Erickson - Beaverton
Kent Martin Jerry Lundholm - Bandon Eldred & Anna Olson - Astoria
PO Box 82, Skamokawa, WA 98647
Leroy Wika - Cathlamet, WA Harriet Kircher - Chinook, WA
360/795-3920
Dick Skipper - Svensen Laura Long - Salem
DISTRICT 6 Greg Jacob - Hillsboro Nelma Perila - Astoria
Vacant
Gerry Sommerset - Sun Lakes Gerald Summerset - Sun Lakes, AZ
DISTRICT 7 Charlene Nelson - Brush Prairie, WA Denny Thompson - Astoria
Jon Westerholm Memory of Bobby Nelson Mike Tarabochia - Gladstone
93798 Jackson Rd., Astoria, OR 97103
503/458-6518
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Please make your contributions to: Columbia River GilInetter, P.O. Box 627, Astoria, OR 97103
DISTRICT 8
Abby Ihander
92146 Lewis & Clark Rd., Astoria, OR 97103
503/325-4865
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So if we truly believe what we say
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The CRFPU board has
People, Power our children and grandchildren to
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and Population enjoy in the future, we had better authorized lessor membership !
sit up and take notice. We must 'p rice of $100.00 or $50.00 per!
carefully weigh the quality of living
As the population grows ever | year for those who want to |
against financial gain. |
more, here in the Northwest and help out. I
“Fish Gotta Swim” - | recommend |
accordingly along the banks of the |T he yearly voting membership I
and urge you to read Zeke Grad- |
former “great river of the west”, ers and Glen Spains article in the I! remains at $150.00. i|]
the Columbia, the development
July Issue of Fisherman’s News. ' A Union card and receipt will i]
demands, including hydropower, l
They both represent the Pacific |
| be issued in each case.
goes up with it. As we struggle ]
Coast Federation of Fisherman’s I
with the many river related prob- ! Send Dues checks to:
Association; Zeke as executive
lems facing us today, keeping it Director in San Francisco and Glen |l Jack Marincovich, ]]
clean, keeping it cool, keeping it I ]
as Northwest Regional Director in I CRFPU I
moving, and just plain keeping
Eugene. It is an excellent Editorial I l
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water in it, we realize that there
on the importance of maintaining I |
is only so much room for human I Astoria, OR 97103
water levels in our western rivers I
habitation and development while i} ]
and streams. They ask and answer I |
still maintaining a healthy environ- the question: What is at stake? A I PLEASE PAY YOUR DUES! |
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ment.
lot! They refer to Global Warming,
NOTICE 3
This is the river that was, at one
Dams, Peripheral Canals and res- may
time, the greatest anadromous
ervoirs, and “merely a drop in the
Salmon producing stream in the
bucket” Water Grabs. All this in re- sm|a naitsa
'O UR OFFICE IS CHARGED FOR!
world. Along with the Sacramento
lation to our Pacific Coast Fishery. |E ACH ISSUE OF THE GILLNET-!
and Klamath, it supplies the major-
We have lost three outstanding {TER RETURNED TO US. IF YOU;
ity of the Salmon stocks available
men to death recently. These are | HAVE CHANGED YOUR AD- |
along the Pacific Coast. We have
men who have contributed gener- 'DRESS. PLEASE FILL OUT THIS!
not been good stewards however
ously to our society and recog- !F ORM AND RETURN IT TO US. !
and to often we have allowed
nized the importance of having a
!Na me
corporate exploitation to super-
healthy Columbia River for mainte-
iNew Address
sede reasonable expansion of our
nance and propagation of Salmon
growth and development. From the
runs. Thy were good friends of
Corps of Engineers dam building
mine and will be missed. Only one
frenzy of the 1940’s and 1950's
of them was an actual fisherman.
City
and the Bureau of Reclamation, we
Don Goodall and Ken Carlstrom
are now paying the price of a stag-
were both 88; John Haglund, the Zip
nant, warming river that has very only fisherman, was 87. (see obits)
little resemblance to the natural
Columbia of old.
Editor - Jon Westerholm 1
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built in the Portland Area.
Lurline was 157 feet in length, had a 30 foot beam, and
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LESS RIVER FLOW, LESS FISH
| have been fishing in Alaska the lake, it was hard to see if the river
“We
months ofJ une and July for the last was even flowing. SZuarita”n tee
forty years. Now, getting back on the
Columbia River the thing that has Some dams are necessary to gener-
surprised me more than anything is ate power and for flood control. Our
that there is hardly any river flow. snow fall in recent years has been
In my early years on the river we large enough to still allow the Colum-
always had a spring run off, where bia again to be the great river that it
we would have downstream flow is and in bringing back the river flow
sometimes for up to two months. to help to bring back the runs like it Mon
This was nature’s way off lushing out was in my early years when it was Appliances &
the river and also giving the small the mighty Columbia.
Home Furnishings
fish a better chance to survive in the
fast flowing murky water which used Power Companies are using too
As Always
to push them out into the ocean much of the water for their own ben-
Supporting our
escaping from predators and disease. efit and they tell the public that we
Local Fishermen!
are getting cheap power. The people
Mon-Fri 8 am to 6 pm
The results of less flow is that each of the Northwest are willing to pay Saturday 9 am to 5 pm
year the river gets warmer and the more for their power if they are sure Sunday 12 to 4pm
shore lines get covered with a green that more water is allowed to flow 529 SE Marlin,
slime type grass, and shore lines downstream and in turn save our Warrenton Oregon
erode. fish runs and restore their numbers 861-0929
back to the Columbia.
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To the Editor to help develop what came to be known as Charlene Nelson
“The Tall Firs” and went on to win the 1939 Brush Prairie, Washington
National basketball championship. Many
Jon, years later Don began to organize 1935 class 2 Columbia River Gillnet Permits for sale:
I really enjoy reading the Columbia River reunions, but Bobby and Wally had both died. Contact Charlene Nelson at 360-944-1322,
Gillnetter. Maybe its the Swedish part of me Wally Palmberg was at the last one Dorothy Brush Prarie, WA
plus ILOVE salmon. Here’ a little something and I attended and I cant remember the year
to help publish the newspaper. but it was a long time back. In year 2003 Doro-
Deb Boone thy and I moved into Hearthstone-a retirement
Seaside Oregon home in Beaverton-when I gave you my change Hey Jon,
of address. Here we are, delighted in find- I just received myf irst issue of CRG as a gift
ing Peggy (Chessman) Lucas a very actively from my brother-in-law and sister there in
involved resident. Dorothy had known her from Brownsmead. What a treat! Having lived and
The Gillnetter, high school days. We are all saddened by her worked at the Big Creek Hatchery and through
Thank you for continuing to send such a won- recent death but have gained another ex-Asto- conversations with the Westerholm’s, I know a
derful publication. I hope this donation will rian in Bill Dresser who moved in shortly after. lot of the people, names, and stories mentioned
help you to keep it rolling. Thank you again We look forward to receiving future issues of in the publication. I retired from ADF &G and
and I love all the old pictures. the Gillnetter. continued to see people from the Astoria area
Aaron Bretthauer Yours very truly, in Alaska. It is said that “History” is dead,
Moscow, Idaho Ed Erickson but it is very much alive and important to all
Beaverton, Oregon of our heritages, regardless of our origin, oc-
cupation, or education. I have read every page
Jrom cover to cover and enjoyed every bit of it.
Dear Jon, Looking forward to the next issue, even here in
Cant thank you enough for a job well done, Jon Westerholm the great salmon state of Montana!
brings back a lot of memories! My $50.00 contribution to the Columbia River Thanks a bunch
Respectfully Yours, Gilnetter enclosed. My father, Arne Meiier, Alan Quimby
Elmer Hjorten was a lifelong member of the CRFPU. I really Kalispell, Montana
Shoreline, Washington miss the many hours I spent on the drift with
him on the River when I was a kid.
Regards,
Pelle Meiier Hello!
Jon, Puget Island, Washington Enclosed find my donation to the Gillnetter
Thanks for printing my father’s obituary, paper. It keeps getting better and better.
Ed Lundholm. I’ve been away from Astoria Thanks and hello to everyone!
for more then 40 years, but enjoy reading the Harold Stensrud
gillnetter. A lot of names are familiar from my Dear Columbia Gillnetter Staff, Hermiston, Oregon
earlier years there. May I convey to you my deepest appreciation for
Jerry Lundholm your diligence and commitment in producing such
Bandon, Oregon a wonderful publication. Since I lost my husband,
Bobby Nelson, and my other relatives who were Gentlemen,
also gillnetters, The Gillnetter Magazine is so I graduated from Astoria High in 1937 and
informative about the past and the present of the gillnetted with my dad on the Columbia for
Dear Editor, gillnetting industry. Please find enclosed a $50.00 many years. He fished out of George and
My wife Dorothy and I were both members of check for your Columbia River Gillnetter publica- Barker. I remember the net racks and blue-
the 1935 high school class with Don Riswick, tion...in memory of Bobby Nelson. I look forward stone tanks there and the times that we spent at
Bobbie Anet, and Wally Johanson. John Warren to reading your future publications. Hungry Harbor waiting for the tide to change.
was coach at that time and went on to Oregon Sincerely, I am 88 years old now and live on a small 5
acre lake called Halls Lake 2 or 3 miles from
Ballinger Lake in the Lynnwood/Edmonds area
north of Seattle. I raised salmon, from eggs
Ilwaco
received at the State Hatchery in Issaquah, in
Fish Co, my little backyard facility. I worked with Bob
Boye who is known for his program teaching
Washington schoolchildren the are of hatching
Ine.
salmon eggs and growing them into Sry. Our 2
lakes are connected by a small stream and run
Salmon For All Member eventually into Lake Washington. Thanks for
the paper. I always look forward to reading it.
Ilwaco, Wash. 360/642-3773
John Wahl
Doug Ross , Pierre Marchand, Terry Gramson, Gillnet Buyers Lynnwood, Washington
Guest Editorial Representative Joe McDermott in to protect salmon and steelhead
2005, would have provided the pro- during critical spawning and incu-
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sider this amount does not include would have had a positive effect on unrestricted fish killing activities
what has been spent before and the ability of salmon and steelhead that are occurring during criti-
after 2004 and it appears the effort to reproduce. The bill that evolved cal spawning and egg incubating
is still at square one. would not have accomplished periods. Remind them fish destroy-
In Washington State, tens of anything. It said, “department shall ing activities are violations of the
thousands of people are walking produce educational materials Endangered Species Act and must
all over spawning beds during discouraging activities that harm be regulated if the fish stocks are to
critical periods of spawning and or disturb the spawning beds of have the opportunity to reproduce
egg incubation. Boats capable of salmon and steelheads”. Enacting unhindered.
destroying nest eggs with the force such legislation would be no more Tell your Senators and Represen-
generated by high powered propel- effective than encouraging people tatives in Congress that legislation
ler or jet driven boats are operated not to rob banks or drive recklessly. to protect salmon and steelhead
in spawning areas. Drifting boats | want to point out that in 2005, redds during critical periods does
that sometimes drag their anchors Senator Ken Jacobsen co-spon- not presently exist. Let them know
to slow the boat down will destroy sored a bill (SB5787) with Senator that this issue has not been ad-
any nest of eggs in the Anchors Dan Swecker to allow salmon pen dressed and legislation to put an
path. These fish destroying activi- farming in the strait of Juan De end to the carnage on the spawning
ties are not and have never been Fuca. Senator Swecker is very ac- grounds is common sense and is
restricted. tive in the salmon farming group. It long overdue. Point out that wading
House bill #2054, should be obvious to anyone that around on spawning habitat and
POOREST ATRL LT TT I this bill was de- operating powerful boats during
signed to die and critical periods is like planting a
that legislation to vegetable garden then walking all
protect salmon over and driving tractors on the
and steelhead has planted area. Remind them that
little or no chance billions have been spent to restore
of being enacted the fish resource with little to show
as long as the for it. Tell them it does not cost
present situation anything to not engage in activities
exists in Olympia. that interfere with the ability of the
lam convinced fish to reproduce.
that if there will The people in Washington, D.C.
ever be any leg- need to hear from people other
islation enacted than lobbyists and lawyers. There
are many thousands of people who
~ cast are directly or indirectly affected
Columbia Travel by salmon and steelhead. If they
are not speaking out, the people in
Clatsop County’s First Travel Agency Washington, D.C. will not get the
Founded 1934 message. When elected officials get
huge amounts of mail from con-
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Edmund Burke who said, “All that is
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Astoria, Oregon Call 325-8811
325-1531 or 888-325-1531
Upper Columbia River fish in the 1980s and 15,600 fish in
Don Herlin Painting Summer Chinook the 1990s. Supplementation pro-
grams and improved natural habitat
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Upper Columbia summer Chinook have played a significant role in
are destined for production areas the increased abundance trends
Residential - Commercial and hatcheries above Priest Rapids observed since 1999. The average
Interior - Exterior Dam. Historically, Upper Columbia run size between 2000 and 2005
29 years experience summer Chinook spawned in the was 63,300 adults, which was three
Columbia, Wenatchee. Okanogan, times greater than the average run
and Similkameen rivers. Since size of the 1980s and four times
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completion of the Columbia River greater than the average run size of
hydropower system, summer the 1990s.
Astoria, OR 97103
Chinook redds are found in the
Columbia, Wenatchee, Okanogan, 2006 Run
Methow, Similkameen, Chelan and
Entiat rivers. Artificial production The 2006 upper Columbia River
programs release over 2 million summer Chinook return totaled
yearlings and 1.5 million sub-year- 76,200 adults, compared to the
lings annually. Since 2002, the preseason forecast of 49,000
majority of the hatchery production adults. The 2006 run was the third
Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Breweries returning to the Columbia River largest since 1980 and continued
Basin has been mass marked with the recent positive abundance
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an adipose fin clip. Natural spawn- trend.
President
ing populations also contribute to
the run. Since 2005, the Columbia
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[phone] « FAX [phone] sum of the Bonneville Dam count lumbia River summer Chinook run
and the number off ish caught in is 45,600 adults to the Columbia
lower river fisheries during June 16 River. The 2007 forecasted return
through July 31. Snake River sum- is less than the 2006 return and,
mer Chinook are now a component though slightly less than recent
of the upriver spring Chinook run. years, the forecast continues a posi-
FACTORY. Upper Columbia summer Chinook tive abundance trend compared to
are not ESA-listed, and the popula- the last two decades.
tion is currently considered healthy.
Klyde Thompson
Sockeye
The upper Columbia summer
35359 Business 101
Astoria, OR 97103 Chinook run size remained at low Sockeye salmon in the Columbia
levels throughout the 1980s and Basin have declined substantially
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1990s, with runs averaging 19,800 from historic levels. Most of the
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Original production of sockeye in the 1990’s no fish returned. opment of mainstem hydroelectric
occurred in nursery lakes located Production is maintained through projects, shad runs have increased
in the uppermost reaches of the a captive brood program and most markedly in abundance and have
Columbia and Snake River basins. returning adults are products of extended their range into the up-
Upstream passage was blocked this program. The 2007 forecast re- per Columbia River and into Hells
by the construction of several key turn to the Stanley Basin is 50-100 Canyon oft he Snake River. Since
dams including: Grand Coulee Dam sockeye. The total allowed inciden- the late 1970s, all shad runs have
(completed 1941) in the upper tal harvest impacts are 6%-8% of the exceeded one million fish, with a
Columbia system; and by Swan river mouth run size of sockeye. In peak of over six million in 2005.
Falls (1901), Sunbeam (1913-1934), most years the total harvest im- Shad run timing extends from
Black Canyon (1914), and Brownlee pacts are less than 5%. mid-May through early August at
(1958) dams in the Snake River SyS- Bonneville Dam, with peak daily
tem. Landlocked sockeye salmon, 2006 Run counts occurring in June. Since the
commonly called kokanee, are still timing of the shad run overlaps
produced in many of the areas that The 2006 return of sockeye to the with upriver Chinook, sockeye, and
formerly contained anadromous Columbia River totaled 37,100 steelhead runs, harvest opportuni-
runs.
adults, compared to the preseason ties for shad are strictly regulated
forecast of 31,100 adults. The 2006 to minimize handle and impact on
The Columbia River sockeye return was similar to the 2005 ESA listed salmonids.
run consists of three stocks, the return, and included about 10,300
Okanagan, Wenatchee, and Snake Wenatchee fish and 26,700 Okano- 2006 Run
River stocks. The Okanagan and gan fish. The Snake River compo-
Wenatchee stock abundance is cy- nent of the run consisted of 79 fish, The 2006 minimum shad run size
clic, with occasional strong return which is greater than the five-year was 4.7 million with a minimum
years followed by years of low re- average of 58 fish. spawning escapement of over 4.6
turns. Sockeye have been adversely million above The Dalles Dam, plus
impacted by hydroelectric develop- 2007 Forecast an unknown number below The
ment in the basin. Upper Colum- Dalles Dam. The non-Indian (lower
bia River sockeye consist of four The forecast for the 2007 Sockeye Columbia and Willamette River) rec-
different age groups. Fish returning run is 27,300 adults to the Colum- reational and commercial combined
to Osoyoos Lake in the Okanagan bia River. The forecast includes catch of 130,666 shad was the
Basin are typically three- and four- 6,600 Wenatchee fish and 20,700 lowest since 1987 and amounted to
year-old fish. Those returning to Okanogan fish. The Snake River 2.8% of the estimated total mini-
Lake Wenatchee in the Wenatchee Sockeye return for 2007 is forecast- mum run size. The 2006 shad run
Basin are typically four- and five- ed at 300 fish, which would be the in the Columbia River was the fifth
year-old fish. largest run since 2000. straight run over 4.0 million, but
substantially lower than the 2005
The Snake River sockeye run is Shad record return of 6.3 million shad.
extremely depleted. This stock was
ESA listed as Endangered in Novem- Shad are an introduced species Information Provided by ODF&W /
ber 1991. The five-year average re- brought to the West Coast from WDF&W
turn to the Stanley Basin is 12. The Pennsylvania stock in the 19th
2006 return was 3. In some years century. Since the extensive devel-
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Virgil Moore was in 2006, but the overall catch Conservation Association, an anti-
of ~3,000 spring salmon met pre- commercial fishing group from
to leave ODFW season expectations. Once again, the Gulf Coast, to form Northwest
the run was late, but ended up ex- chapters. The specific intent of this
In a move that took many by sur- ceeding the pre-season forecast by move is to eliminate commercial
prise, Virgil Moore, hired as ODFW a few thousand fish, leading to one fishing, beginning with gillnetting.
Director in the summer of 2006, last “emergency” Compact on June Loomis claims gillnetters specifi-
announced his resignation on June 13. Another ~6,000 spring salmon cally targeted the coho from his
22,, 2007. He leaves ODFW to re- were landed in SAFE fisheries. Cedar Creek STEP program, reduc-
turn to Idaho Fish & Game where The summer season originally was ing arun of 16,000 to 6,000 in
he will assume the duties of depu- to feature three main stem open- one year. While Loomis deserves
ty director. Citing the fact his fam- ers of 10 hours each. TAC met on credit for the success of his Cedar
ily had remained in Idaho after he July 5, 2007, to downgrade the Creek coho project, the numbers
took the job in Oregon, Mr. Moore run-size from 45,600 to ~40,000. he claims appear to be spurious at
expressed a strong desire to return As aresult, the third opener was best according to excapement data
home. rescinded. The total commercial compiled by WDFW. Further the no-
Hatchery fish don’t count catch was 1,034 summer Chinook. tion that somehow gillnetters were
In a decision released June 13, Recreational fishing exceeded allo- even able to maliciously target his
2007, U.S. District Court Judge cation by a significant margin, giv- fish is completely preposterous.
John Coughenour ruled that NMFS ing recreational fishers 2/3 of the Loomis is the inventor of the
erred in counting hatchery fish combined catch. graphite fishing rod, and a very
when assessing ESA status of Oasis Project dies in Senate wealthy man. As such, he was able
salmonid stocks. He voided the In Oregon legislative news, HB to finance the CCA’s move to the
Hatchery Listing Policy instituted 3525, otherwise known as the Northwest. The CCA has success-
following Judge Michael Hogan’s Oasis Project, was approved in the fully eliminated most net fisher-
ruling in Alsea et al v. NMFS that waning days of the legislature. The ies along the Gulf Coast, with the
hatchery fish must be counted bill, regarded by many as a blatant exception of the state of Alabama.
when they are found to be part of water grab that did not even re- Their operating mode is to work
an Evolutionary Significant Unit. motely attempt to be fish friendly, through legislative action, but that
Judge Houghenour’s ruling is dia- would have created huge new easily could change in the Pacific
metrically opposed to the ruling in Columbia River water allocations Northwest, where the usual meth-
Alsea |, opening the way for review east of the Cascades. Fortunately, od of engaging in fish fights is to
of the matter by the the 9th Circuit
its companion bill in the Senate, make a run at the ballot box. In the
Court of Appeals.
SB 483, died in committee. But we past, the voters of Washington and
The seasons that were at this
can expect to see this proposal Oregon have repeatedly rejected
writing, the spring and summer
again. such efforts, and by considerable
seasons on the Columbia main
Fish First and the CCA margins. It’s a colossal waste of
stem have come and gone. Spring
Gary Loomis, founder of Fish resources.
season was not as productive as it
First, has brought in the Coastal Executive Director SFA Hobe Kytr
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