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Coho salmon season ends September 18 |
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September 16, 2015 |
Were you getting all your coho gear ready and
looking for a free weekend in your schedule to
hit the Clearwater and try your hand at landing
some coho?
Unfortunately for those who have been
anticipating fishing for coho salmon, this
year's season will be ending much earlier than
had been anticipated.
The second-ever season for coho salmon in Idaho
will end Friday, September 18 at midnight in the
mainstem Clearwater, Middle Fork Clearwater and
North Fork Clearwater rivers.
Based on fish counts and tag detections at
Columbia River dams, the estimated number of
adult coho salmon returning to the Clearwater
River is far less than the preseason forecast.
The coho return to the Clearwater River will
likely be less than what is required for
hatchery broodstock and none will be available
for harvest.
This new fishery resulted from the work of the
Nez Perce Tribe which initiated a coho salmon
hatchery program to restore coho to the
Clearwater River basin. Last year, over 18,000
coho passed over Lower Granite Dam, with the
previous high around 5,000 fish. As of Monday,
September 14, only nine coho have crossed Lower
Granite Dam. |
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