[ODFW-News] The Dalles Reservoir closes to sturgeon angling Sunday

[ODFW News]

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 	
Contact: 	Anne Pressentin Young (503) 947-6020	
Internet: www.dfw.state.or.us  Fax: (503) 947-6009
	

For Immediate Release	Wednesday, June 23, 2004

The Dalles Reservoir closes to sturgeon retention Sunday

SALEM - The Columbia River between The Dalles Dam and John Day Dam will
close to the retention of sturgeon effective 11:59 p.m. Sunday, June 27,
because the catch guideline will be reached, the Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife announced today. 

Catch and release sturgeon angling may continue in The Dalles Reservoir
for the remainder of 2004. 

The Columbia River sturgeon harvest is managed using catch guidelines.
This area of the river had a 400 sturgeon catch quota. The area between
Bonneville Dam and The Dalles Dam closes to sturgeon retention 11:59
p.m. Friday, June 25. The area between John Day Dam and McNary Dam
remains open to sturgeon retention until the catch guideline for that
area is reached. 

The Columbia River from the mouth upstream to the Wauna Powerlines is
open to sturgeon retention through July 23. Oregon and Washington
biologists are monitoring catch in this area and may have to announce a
closure before July 23 if the 16,000 sturgeon catch quota is reached. 
The area between Wauna Powerlines and Beacon Rock is open to sturgeon
retention Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through July 31 and catch and
release fishing four days a week. 

More information on the sturgeon angling rules may be found on the ODFW
Web site at:
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/Regulations/2004_reg_changes.htm .

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