Action: Closes Chinook salmon retention.
Species affected: Chinook salmon.
Specific locations, effective dates, and rules:
- Priest Rapids Dam to Rock Island Dam
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- Aug. 16 – 31, 2024: Salmon: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.
- Rocky Reach Dam to Wells Dam
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- Aug. 16 – Oct. 15, 2024: Salmon: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.
- Wells Dam to Highway 173 Bridge at Brewster
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- Aug. 16 – Sept. 30, 2024: Salmon: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.
- A line drawn between Gun Club Road and Pelican Point to Chief Joseph Dam
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- Aug. 16 – Oct. 15, 2024: Salmon: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.
- Entiat River
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- Aug. 16 – Sept. 30, 2024: Salmon closed.
- Chelan River
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- Aug. 16 – Oct. 15, 2024: Salmon closed.
Reason for action: The non-treaty harvest share for summer Chinook has been met in the Columbia River above Priest Rapids Dam.