2007 Chinook Salmon Fishing Season Summary 1 |
| River Location |
Season Dates |
Hours Fished |
Chinook
Kept |
Chinook
Released |
Total Caught |
Upper Snake River 2, 3
(Hells Canyon) |
May 11 - July 2 |
N/A |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
Clearwater River 3
Mainstem to Cherrylane Bridge |
May 11 - May 30 |
19,299 |
584 |
418 |
1,002 |
Clearwater River 3
Upper Mainstem & North Fork |
May 11 - June 13 |
3,177 |
54 |
27 |
81 |
| South Fork Clearwater River 3 |
May 11 - June 13 |
3,162 |
76 |
48 |
124 |
| Lochsa River 3 |
May 26 - June 13 |
711 |
10 |
17 |
27 |
| Lower Salmon River 3 |
May 11 - June 2 |
6,879 |
425 |
205 |
630 |
| Little Salmon River 3 |
May 11 - June 9 |
15,883 |
539 |
704 |
1,243 |
| South Fork Salmon River 4 |
June 28 - July 11 |
26,407 |
704 |
296 |
1,000 |
| TOTALS |
|
75,518 |
2,412 |
1,715 |
4,107 |
| Angler Hours and Catches 2003-2007 |
Notes:
- Chinook kept and released includes jacks. Chinook released includes adiose fin-clipped as well as unclipped fish.
- Harvest information for Upper Snake is approximated from voluntary drop box information. Numbers of hours fished and number of fish released are unavailable.
- Spring chinook fisheries in Snake, Lower Salmon, Little Salmon, and Clearweater rivers was Friday through Monday each week (4 days/week).
- Summer chinook fishery in South Fork Salmon River was continuous (7 days/week).
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