2009 Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon Fishing Harvest Report

South Fork Salmon River
Daily Harvest Report

Season Opened June 20
River Location Date Chinook Kept-larger than 24" Chinook Kept-less than 24" Total Kept Angler Hours Fished Hours Per Fish Kept Unclipped Salmon Released Comments
SF Salmon River
(USFS Road 48 Bridge to posted boundary downstream of SF Salmon hatchery weir)
June 27 74 8 82 1,739 21.2 13 --
June 28 73 13 87 1,041 12 20 --
June 29 35 4 39 853 21.9 8 --
June 30 248 40 288 2,238 7.8 28 --
July 1 133 13 145 1,734 12 6 --
Season Total  614 85 699 9,037 12.9 76 --


Upper Salmon River Drainage
Harvest Report

Season Opened June 20
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
Salmon River
(City of Salmon to Pasimeroi River)
June 24-25 0 0 0 102 NA 0 --
June 26-28 0 0 0 608 NA 0 --
June 29-30 0 0 0 85 NA 0 --
Season Totals  0 0 0 1,024 NA 0 --
Salmon River
(Pasimeroi River to EF Salmon River)
June 24-25 0 0 0 34 NA 0 --
June 26-28 0 0 0 389 NA 0 --
June 29-30 0 0 0 68 NA 0 --
Season Totals  0 0 0 727 NA 0 --
Salmon River
(EF Salmon River to posted boundary downstream of Sawtooth hatchery weir)
June 24-25 0 0 0 34 NA 0 --
June 26-28 4 0 4 346 86.5 0 --
June 29-30 20 0 24 270 13.5 -- --
Season Total  24 0 24 777 32.4 0 --
Drainage Season Total  24 0 24 2,528 86.5 0 --


Salmon River Drainage
Season Totals (Preliminary)

River Location Chinook Kept-Larger Than 24" Chinook Kept-Less Than 24" Total Kept Angler Hours Fished Hours Per Fish Kept Unclipped Salmon Released Comments
Salmon River
(Hammer Creek boat ramp to Time Zone Bridge)
587 1,396 1,983 15,690 7.9 220 Season CLOSED June 23.
Salmon River
(Time Zone Bridge to Short's Creek)
894 2,363 3,530 15,506 4.4 194 Season CLOSED June 23.
Salmon River
(Short's Creek to Vinegar Creek)
108 95 203 3,903 19.2 50 Season CLOSED June 28.
Little Salmon River
(Mouth to Rapid River)
1,315 2,444 3,759 21,514 5.7 76 Season CLOSED June 23.
Little Salmon River
(Upstream of Rapid River)
8 21 29 69 2.4 0 Season CLOSED June 23.
Season Total  2,912 6,592 9,504 56,682 6.0 540  


Snake River Drainage
Season Totals (Preliminary)

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


Clearwater River Drainage
Season Totals (Preliminary)

River Location Chinook Kept-larger than 24" Chinook Kept-less than 24" Total Kept Angler Hours Fished Hours Per Fish Kept Unclipped Salmon Released Comments
Clearwater River
(Railroad Bridge to Cherrylane Bridge)
585 353 938 24,189 25.8 182 Season CLOSED June 11.
Clearwater River
(Cherrylane Bridge to Orofino Bridge)
502 865 1,367 13,428 9.8 179 Season CLOSED June 11.
Clearwater River
(Orofino Bridge to Kooskia Bridge)
262 345 607 8,298 13.7 156 Season CLOSED June 17.
North Fork Clearwater River 336 402 738 9,394 12.7 44 Season CLOSED June 11.
Middle Fork Clearwater 0 0 0 231 NA 0 Season CLOSED May 18.
South Fork Clearwater River 285 282 567 6,852 12.1 68 Season CLOSED June 24.
Lochsa River 23 14 37 892 24.1 0 Season CLOSED June 24.
Season Total  1,993 2,261 4,254 63,284 14.9 629