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Report: - 11:03 a.m. 5/22/2013

Daily limit and fishing area increase for hatchery spring chinook at Wind River Action: Daily limit increases to 2 chinook or hatchery steelhead, or one of each. Opens the river upstream of Shipherd Falls. Species affected: Chinook and steelhead Effective dates: May 23 through June 30, 2013 Locations: Wind River from mouth (boundary line/markers) to 400 feet below Shipherd Falls. Wind River from 100 feet above Shipherd Falls to 400 feet below the coffer dam. Wind River from 100 feet above the coffer dam to 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery. Other information: Daily salmonid limit is 2 chinook or hatchery steelhead, or one of each. Release all trout other than hatchery steelhead. Release wild chinook downstream from Shipherd Falls. Minimum size 12 inches for salmon and 20 inches for steelhead. Night closures and anti-snagging rule will be in effect from the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge upstream. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained. The two-pole rule continues to be rescinded for 2013. Reason for action: Carson National Fish Hatchery is expected to meet its escapement goal of 1,500 fish. Surplus hatchery origin fish are available for harvest. Noel Johnson - Woodland, WA Noel@lewisriver.com www.lewisriver.com

School Bus - 8:36 a.m. 5/22/2013

So I have always wondered and have heard many stories about it throughout the years. Unfortunately, it was before my time. My question is; Does anyone know the real story behind the school bus at "School Bus Hole"? How did it get there? Jason Sanders - Woodland sanders.jason.p@gmail.com

Report: - 8:35 a.m. 5/22/2013

Just a couple dozen winter steelhead this past week. Nearly 700 springers though! We have not seen summers yet. Noel Johnson - Woodland, WA Noel@lewisriver.com www.lewisriver.com

Chinook on Columbia - 5:30 a.m. 5/21/2013

Recreational chinook fishing will reopen Saturday on the lower Columbia River and continue through the summer. Washington and Oregon fishery managers approved the season on Monday. Sport spring chinook fishing ended April 12. At this point, biologist estimate that another 1,400 springers are available for sport fishing. They considered reopening the fishery sooner but wanted to delay a few days so that the sport salmon season can continue uninterrupted into summer. Managers also set a commercial fishing seasons on the Columbia from 7 p.m. Wednesday through 7 a.m. Thursday. Biologists had recommended three, 16-hour commercial seasons with tangle nets, which are easier on salmon but with their smaller mesh size catch more shad. Several commercial fishermen said that with all the shad in the river now, it is extremely difficult to pick them out of tangle nets to get to the salmon. Noel Johnson - Woodland, WA Noel@lewisriver.com www.lewisriver.com

Surf Perch - 9:26 a.m. 5/20/2013

Had another good weekend at the beach catching surf perch. The Surf Perch Derby was going on and it was interesting. Big fish was 3.5 lbs and the proceeds go to the Lions Club. They help the local community get eyeglasses and hearing aids for the less fortunate. 1st Saturday after Mothers day every year. Good prizes and fun. Mark your calendars for next year. bobber dogger - Battle Ground, WA

Lower Cowlitz River Plunking Reports - 8:26 a.m. 5/20/2013

Hello all Anyone has luck on plunking in the Lower Cowlitz Allen Street Bridge down Stream ? Harold - Kelso,wa

Summer's - 5:30 p.m. 5/19/2013

Was at the airport this evening trying to spot fish with polarized glasses and seen 3 or 4 schools. It's just about that time!!! Taylor - woodland wa tayloryeo11@gmail.com r

Swift open in May - 10:03 a.m. 5/15/2013

Swift Reservoir, 4,500 acres on the upper North Fork of the Lewis River, has gotten 53,000 catchable-size rainbow trout. Swift’s power canal gets another 8,000 rainbow. New rules adopted by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission recently shifted Swift’s opener to the first Saturday in June. However, those rules were predicated the assumption the spring chinook, coho and winter steelhead reintroduction efforts would have progressed to a point where significant numbers of downstream migrants would be passing through Swift Reservoir in May. Due to delays in adult salmon and steelhead reintroduction into the upper North Lewis River, production of young fish is just getting under way. “There’s no need to close the reservoir in May of this year,’’ said John Weinheimer of Carson, district fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. “The fishery can proceed on the traditional opening date.’’ Noel Johnson - Woodland, WA Noel@lewisriver.com www.lewisriver.com

Report: - 5:36 a.m. 5/15/2013

A commercial fishing season on the Columbia River will take place Wednesday, but opening the river to sport fishing will be delayed so fishing can continue into summer without a break. In a meeting Tuesday, Washington and Oregon fishery managers set a gillnet season from 10 a.m. to midnight Wednesday. The expected catch is 800 hatchery chinook out of 1,200 still remaining in the commercial fishing allocation. Another 1,400 springers are available for sport fishing, which ended on April 12. Biologists said one option would have been to reopen sport fishing on Thursday, when the river opens for steelhead. In that case, the spring chinook season would have lasted until June 5. By delaying the chinook opening until around Memorial Day, the sport salmon season can continue uninterrupted into summer. On Monday, the spring chinook forecast was downgraded to 107,500 upper river fish. It had previously been forecast at 141,400. Noel Johnson - Woodland, WA Noel@lewisriver.com www.lewisriver.com

NF Steelhead Rules etc.. - 9:40 p.m. 5/14/2013

Anybody with computer access can check for fishing regs on the WDFW web site. The bottom line on steelhead fishing at the hatchery question is NO at this time...here is the message from WDFW... •North Fork Lewis River: All chinook must be released from the mouth of the East Fork upstream to Merwin Dam until further notice. Through May 31, fishing is closed for all species from Johnson Creek (located downstream from the Lewis River Salmon Hatchery) upstream to Merwin Dam. The North Fork Lewis from Johnson Creek downstream remains open to fishing for hatchery steelhead, jim - yacolt,wa kk7al@centurytel.net

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