2009 Fall Chinook Salmon Fishing Harvest Report

Snake River Drainage

River Location Dates Chinook Kept-Larger Than 24" Chinook Kept-Less Than 24" Total Kept Angler Hours Fished Hours Per Fish Kept Unclipped Salmon Released Comments
Snake River
Washington - Idaho border to Hells Canyon Dam
Oct. 26-31 0 142 142 2,551 18 54 --
Oct. 19-25 5 40 45 7,201 160.0 30 --
Oct. 12-18 30 157 187 8,585 45.9 482 --
Oct. 5-11 10 81 91 4,671 51.3 119 --
Sept. 28-Oct. 4 7 87 94 3,559 37.9 167 --
Sept. 21-27 8 58 66 5,075 76.9 123 --
Sept. 14-20 2 97 99 3,826 38.6 125 --
Sept. 7-13 28 27 55 2,559 46.5 147 --
Totals    110 696 806 39,649 49.2 1,282 --



Upper Salmon River Drainage
Season Totals (Preliminary)

Season Closed July 26.
  Chinook Kept-larger than 24" Chinook Kept-less than 24" Total Kept Angler Hours Fished Hours Per Fish Kept Unclipped Salmon Released Comments
Season Totals 2,918 601 3,519 61,774 17.6 833 --


South Fork Salmon River
Season Totals (Preliminary)

Season Closed July 10.
  Chinook Kept-larger than 24" Chinook Kept-less than 24" Total Kept Angler Hours Fished Hours Per Fish Kept Unclipped Salmon Released Comments
Season Totals  2,968 1,181 4,149 29,416 7.1 319  


Lower Salmon River Drainage (including Little Salmon River)
Season Totals (Preliminary)

  Chinook Kept-Larger Than 24" Chinook Kept-Less Than 24" Total Kept Angler Hours Fished Hours Per Fish Kept Unclipped Salmon Released Comments
Season Totals  2,912 6,592 9,504 56,682 6.0 540  


Snake River Drainage
Season Totals (Preliminary)

Season Closed June 16.
  Chinook Kept-Larger Than 24" Chinook Kept-Less Than 24" Total Kept Angler Hours Fished Hours Per Fish Kept Unclipped Salmon Released Comments
Season Totals  462 1,169 1,631 10,270 6.3 27  


Clearwater River Drainage
Season Totals (Preliminary)

  Chinook Kept-larger than 24" Chinook Kept-less than 24" Total Kept Angler Hours Fished Hours Per Fish Kept Unclipped Salmon Released Comments
Season Totals  1,993 2,261 4,254 63,301 14.9 629