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:
  1. Chinook kept and released includes jacks. Chinook released includes adiose fin-clipped as well as unclipped fish.
  2. Harvest information for Upper Snake is approximated from voluntary drop box information. Numbers of hours fished and number of fish released are unavailable.
  3. Spring chinook fisheries in Snake, Lower Salmon, Little Salmon, and Clearweater rivers was Friday through Monday each week (4 days/week).
  4. Summer chinook fishery in South Fork Salmon River was continuous (7 days/week).



2006 Chinook Salmon Fishing Season Summary
River Location Season Dates Hours Fished Chinook
Kept		 Chinook
Released		 Total Caught
Upper Snake River (Hells Canyon) May 20 - June 19 252 29 23 52
Clearwater River, including North Fork May 20 - June 13 22,652 767 366 1,133
South Fork Clearwater River May 20 - June 13 756 26 9 35
Lower Salmon River May 20 - June 24 19,852 751 915 1,666
Little Salmon River May 23 - June 27 9,616 230 264 494
South Fork Salmon River May 29 - July 13 15,172 361 167 531
TOTALS   68,300 2,167 1,744 3,911
Notes:
  • Harvest info for Upper Snake was collected from voluntary drop box information.
  • Chinook released values include hatchery and natural salmon released by anglers.



2005 Chinook Salmon Fishing Season Summary

Hours Fished Chinook Kept Chinook Released Total
95,450 3,610 2,091 5,701

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