Springer in the willapa river system
Washington Fishing
Jul 5, 2022 16:40:14 #
Hey everybody this is springer and I am new to this site so just wanted to say hi and hope we can learn feom one another.
Has anyone been down to the willipa to try out their luck on this 1 time Springer fishery going on rite now?.
Has anyone been down to the willipa to try out their luck on this 1 time Springer fishery going on rite now?.
Jul 5, 2022 17:26:12 #
Springer wrote:
Hey everybody this is springer and I am new to this site so just wanted to say hi and hope we can learn feom one another.
Has anyone been down to the willipa to try out their luck on this 1 time Springer fishery going on rite now?.
Has anyone been down to the willipa to try out their luck on this 1 time Springer fishery going on rite now?.
I know there is a Fall run. Not sure about springers
Jul 5, 2022 17:36:08 #
4 yrs ago they released over 500 thousand spring smolt to help feed the resident orcas they say and this year they opened it up for the harvest of the returning fish. One time deal their saying g.
Jul 5, 2022 17:42:44 #
Reason for action: In an effort to increase prey abundance for Southern Resident Killer Whales, 567,560 spring Chinook salmon were released in May of 2019 from the Fork’s Creek Hatchery. WDFW anticipates a limited number of returning 4-year-old Chinook from this one-time release will be available for a targeted fishery. This is a unique harvest opportunity that won’t occur again and fishery managers encourage anglers to harvest those hatchery-origin Chinook that are encountered.
Jul 5, 2022 19:19:06 #
Springer wrote:
Reason for action: In an effort to increase prey abundance for Southern Resident Killer Whales, 567,560 spring Chinook salmon were released in May of 2019 from the Fork’s Creek Hatchery. WDFW anticipates a limited number of returning 4-year-old Chinook from this one-time release will be available for a targeted fishery. This is a unique harvest opportunity that won’t occur again and fishery managers encourage anglers to harvest those hatchery-origin Chinook that are encountered.
If they’re 4 year old fish you won’t see them till fall. At least that’s how it works everywhere else. Sounds like it might be fun in the fall if they let you fish for them then. Those fish go all the way up north as far as the gulf of Alaska. Hence the reason for orca food. Very doubtful fall running fish will be in your neck of the woods in the spring but that’s kinda how that west coast management works. Good luck either way and we’ll looking forward to some pictures. And welcome aboard by the way. 👍😎
Jul 6, 2022 09:57:21 #
We get spring chinook every year hear. Just better runs sometimes. Our columbia river is the major highway for all types of fish traveling from our coast at Ilwaco boutique 10 all the way into Canada. Spring chinook are loaded with so much oil I think their better than the famous copper river salmon and the springers usually start coming into our river systems in April. Then the summer king will start to show up and then the fall salmon start in then we go to coho season. JFYI. thanks for the welcome. Search out the columbia river fishery if you like. Also huge sturgeon available in summer month's
Jul 6, 2022 13:22:04 #
Springer wrote:
Reason for action: In an effort to increase prey abundance for Southern Resident Killer Whales, 567,560 spring Chinook salmon were released in May of 2019 from the Fork’s Creek Hatchery. WDFW anticipates a limited number of returning 4-year-old Chinook from this one-time release will be available for a targeted fishery. This is a unique harvest opportunity that won’t occur again and fishery managers encourage anglers to harvest those hatchery-origin Chinook that are encountered.
Thats great so This year and next should have SPRINGERS. Even the following.
Jul 6, 2022 20:04:35 #
Springer wrote:
We get spring chinook every year hear. Just better... (show quote)
Gotcha I though you said they were 4 year old fish. Sorry. They don’t let you fish sprinters there usually?
Jul 6, 2022 20:11:49 #
Springer wrote:
We get spring chinook every year hear. Just better... (show quote)
I spent over 20 years fishing the Columbia river and I know what you’re talking about. Lots of fish for sure. 👍
Jul 7, 2022 11:03:59 #
Since we normally may retain only hatchery fish (clipped fin) can you imagine how busy that guy was when he had to "clip" over 500,000 fish? Hmm...
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