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PDFWAC 220-301-010

Columbia River Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas.

(1) Area 1A includes those waters of the Columbia River easterly of a line projected from the inshore end of the north jetty in the state of Washington to the knuckle of the south jetty in the state of Oregon, and westerly of a line projected from Grays Point in Washington to Tongue Point in Oregon.
(2) Area 1B includes those waters of the Columbia River easterly of a line projected from Grays Point in the state of Washington to the flashing 4-second lighted red buoy #44 off the easterly tip of Tongue Point in the state of Oregon, and westerly of a line projected from the 4-second flashing green lighted marker #81 on the Washington bank to a boundary marker on the easterly end of the Beaver Terminal Pier in Oregon, including all waters of Grays Bay, those waters of Deep River downstream of the Highway 4 Bridge, all waters of Seal Slough, those waters of Grays River downstream of a line projected between fishing boundary markers on both banks at the Leo Reisticka farm, and those waters of Elokomin Slough and Elokomin River downstream of the Highway 4 Bridge.
(3) Area 1C includes those waters of the Columbia River easterly of a line projected from the 4-second flashing green lighted marker #81 on the Washington bank to a boundary marker on the easterly end of the Beaver Terminal Pier in Oregon, and westerly of a line projected true west from the east or upstream bank of the Lewis River mouth in Washington.
(4) Area 1D includes those waters of the Columbia River upstream of a line projected true west from the east or upstream bank of the Lewis River mouth in Washington state and westerly of a line projected true north from Rooster Rock in Oregon, and those waters of Camas Slough downstream of the westernmost powerline crossing at the James River mill.
(5) Area 1E includes those waters of the Columbia River easterly of a line projected true north from Rooster Rock in the state of Oregon, and westerly of a line projected from a deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately four miles downstream from Bonneville Dam Powerhouse #1) in a straight line through the western tip of Pierce Island, to a deadline marker on the Washington bank at Beacon Rock.
(6) Area 2S includes those waters of the Columbia River from a true north/south line through the Washougal flashing red light "50" near the Oregon bank upstream to a straight line projected from a deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately four miles downstream from Bonneville Dam Powerhouse #1) through the western tip of Pierce Island, to a deadline marker on the Washington bank at Beacon Rock.
(7) Area 1E1 includes those waters of the Columbia River easterly of a line projected from a deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately four miles downstream from Bonneville Dam Powerhouse #1) in a straight line through the western tip of Pierce Island, to a deadline marker on the Washington bank at Beacon Rock, and easterly to Bonneville Dam.
(8) Area 1F (Bonneville Pool) includes those waters of the Columbia River upstream from the Bridge of the Gods, located approximately 2.3 miles above Bonneville Dam, and downstream of a line projected from the west end of the Port of The Dalles Dock across the Columbia River to a Washington department of fish and wildlife boundary marker on the Washington shore.
(9) Area 1G (The Dalles Pool) includes those waters of the Columbia River upstream from a line projected from an Oregon department of fish and wildlife deadline marker on the Oregon shore to the 5-mile-lock light (6 seconds red) on an island near the Oregon shore, to an island near the Washington shore to a Washington department of fish and wildlife fishing boundary marker on the Washington shore at the southwest corner of Horsethief Lake, SP&S Railroad fill and downstream of a line projected across the thread of the Columbia River at the grain elevator at Rufus, Oregon, to a deadline marker on the Washington shore.
(10) Area 1H (John Day Pool) includes those waters of the Columbia River upstream from a line projected across the thread of the Columbia River from a fishing boundary marker approximately 1/2-mile above the John Day River, Oregon, to a fishing boundary marker on the Washington shore and downstream of a line projected across the thread of the Columbia River from the upstream bank of the Umatilla River.
(11) Select areas:
(a) Blind Slough Select Area. Blind Slough fishing area includes all waters from markers at the mouth of Gnat Creek located approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the county road bridge downstream to markers at the mouth of Blind Slough.
(b) Knappa Slough Select Area. Knappa Slough fishing area includes all waters bounded by a line from the north marker at the mouth of Blind Slough, westerly to a marker on Karlson Island, downstream to boundary lines defined by markers on the west end of Minaker Island to markers on Karlson Island and the Oregon shore.
(c) Tongue Point Select Area. Tongue Point fishing area includes all waters bounded by a line from a marker midway between the red USCG navigation light #2 at the tip of Tongue Point and the downstream (northernmost) pier (#8) at the Tongue Point Job Corps facility, to the flashing green USCG navigation light #3 on the rock jetty at the west end of Mott Island, a line from a marker at the southeast end of Mott Island northeasterly to a marker on the northwest tip of Lois Island, and a line from a marker on the southwest end of Lois Island westerly to a marker on the Oregon shore.
(d) South Channel Select Area. South Channel area includes all waters bounded by a line from a marker on John Day Point through the green USCG buoy #7 to a marker on the southwest end of Lois Island upstream to an upper boundary line from a marker on Settler Point northwesterly to the flashing red USCG marker #10, northwesterly to a marker on Burnside Island defining the upstream terminus of South Channel.
(e) Deep River Select Area. Deep River fishing area includes all waters downstream of the town of Deep River to the mouth defined by a line from USCG navigation marker #16 southwest to a marker on the Washington shore.
(f) Cathlamet Channel Select Area. Cathlamet Channel catch area includes waters easterly from a line drawn from the westerly tip of Puget Island through green buoy #41 north to light #39 to a line drawn from the eastern tip of Puget Island through flashing green #4s buoy then to the southern tip of Cape Horn.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, and 77.12.047. WSR 17-05-112 (Order 17-04), recodified as § 220-301-010, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.055, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047. WSR 15-08-031 (Order 15-53), § 220-22-010, filed 3/25/15, effective 4/25/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. WSR 07-09-055 (Order 07-60), § 220-22-010, filed 4/12/07, effective 5/13/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. WSR 79-07-045 (Order 79-42), § 220-22-010, filed 6/22/79; Order 77-14, § 220-22-010, filed 4/15/77; Order 76-35, § 220-22-010, filed 5/11/76.]
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