Yakima River Open for Salmon
Thursday, September 02, 2004 (14:13:43)

Posted by glock

The Yakima River has opened for Salmon. Anglers can fish certain area Yakima River water from September 1st - October 22nd, 2004. Bag limit requirements have a minimum size of 12" with a daily limit of 6. No more than 2 adults can be retained.

The WDFW website weekender update reads, "Fall chinook and coho salmon has opened on the stretch of the Yakima River from the Highway 223 bridge at Granger to the closed water line 400 feet below Sunnyside (Parker) Dam. This new opportunity on the border of the Yakama Indian Nation's reservation is due to cooperation between WDFW and the Yakama Nation. All non-tribal anglers are required to possess both a WDFW fishing license and a Yakama tribal hunting and fishing permit, whether boat or bank fishing on either side of the river. Yakama treaty rights have reserved exclusive fishing rights for tribal members in all waters within and bordering the reservation, but the Yakama Nation has agreed to open the section to fishing by all citizens, provided that non-tribal anglers purchase and possess a tribal permit. Those permits can be purchased from most fishing and hunting license dealers in the Yakima Valley. Children under 12 do not need a permit when accompanied by an adult possessing a valid permit, and adults age 70 and over can obtain a complimentary permit at the Yakama Nation Wildlife Resource Management office. Also open to salmon fishing is the lower stretch of the Yakima River, from the Highway 240 bridge in Richland to the Prosser Dam. A Yakama Nation fishing permit is not required on this stretch because the river does not border the reservation.

Good luck, and keep your hooks sharp!