Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3807 Mar 15-29 2019 | Page 27
FRESHWATER
VOL.38 • ISS. 6
TRINITY RIVER/LAKE
March 15 - 29, 2019
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cont.
WEST DELTA
adopt emergency fishing regulations
released one of the keeper size fish too,”
“I noted that the weeds were not bad in
necessary to reconcile them with the
a number of areas. Once the water starts
Fishing Is Slow & Pressure Is said Mullins.
CESA protections. CDFW will also be in
“We will be fishing regularly now and I
going up we are going to see a major
consultation with federal regulatory bodies Light, But Things Should Heat expect the sturgeon and striper fishing to
upswing in fishing success both in terms
Up Soon!
concerning ocean fishing regulations.
get better and better as the weather and
of sturgeon and spring stripers. If you fish
Acceptance of the petition triggers
water temperature warms up,” Mullins
from a private boat, now is the time to get
PITTSBURG- “The flows and the
a one-year status review by CDFW
concluded.
your gear in order. If you fish
amount of debris in the West Delta kept
to determine if a CESA listing by the
Captain David Hammond of Delta Pro
with charter skippers, make
us off the water for a couple weeks. We
Commission may be warranted. CDFW,
Fishing also expects a big upswing in the
sure to get your spots
just got going again this week,” reported
after review of the best scientific
fishing in coming weeks.
booked. Speaking for
Captain Hayden Mullins of Dragon
information available, will make a
“I went scouting for sturgeon a few
myself, my books are
Sportfishing.
recommendation to the Commission on
days ago. The water was cold and
starting to fill up for
“We didn’t know what to expect on
whether to list Spring Chinook Salmon as
barely climbed to 50 degrees at the
prime dates in March and
our first day back, but we ended up
either endangered or threatened, or that
warmest point. We found fish just about
April,” Hammond
having a great trip despite the cold water
listing is not warranted at this time.
everywhere we went, but getting them to
advised.
temperature. While using salmon roe and
The following inland salmon fishing
bite was tough. We ended up tagging a 53
eel we landed 4 slot size keepers and a
closures were approved by the
incher,” said Hammond.
shaker. We let the shaker go and also
Commission through the
emergency regulations:
Klamath River main
stem from the mouth of
the river to Iron Gate dam.
Closed to salmon fishing
from the anticipated
effective date of February
22 (subject to approval
from the Office of
Administrative Law (OAL))
to August 14.
Trinity River main stem
from its confluence to
the Highway 299 Bridge
at Cedar Flat. Closed to
salmon fishing from the
anticipated effective date
of February 22 (subject to
OAL approval) to August
31.
Trinity River main
stem from upstream of
the Highway 299 Bridge
at Cedar Flat to Old
Lewiston Bridge. Closed
to salmon fishing from the
anticipated effective date
of February 22 (subject to
OAL approval) to October
15.
Fishing for Upper
Klamath-Trinity River Fall
Chinook Salmon will be
allowed in these areas
after the closure dates
listed above. Quotas and
bag and possession limits
for Fall Chinook Salmon
will be adopted by the
Commission in May of this
year. Steelhead fishing
will be allowed year-round
with normal bag and
possession limits.
Along with its adoption
of the emergency
regulations, the
Commission also directed
CDFW to work with
stakeholders, including
affected counties, fishing
organizations, Tribes and
conservation groups,
to investigate options
to allow some Spring
Chinook Salmon fishing
in 2019. Under Section of
2084 of Fish and Game
Code, the Commission
can consider hook-and-
line recreational fishing
on a Candidate Species.
CDFW will present the
results of that stakeholder
collaboration and potential
options using Section
2084 at the Commission’s
next public meeting, which
will be held April 17 in
Santa Monica.
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