2021 sport fishing regulations - dfw.state.or.us

2021 Sport Fishing RegulationsExhibit E

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Mike Gauvin -Recreational Fisheries Program ManagerCommission Rulemaking

August 2020

Topics for Consideration Public involvement in 2021 regulation process Issue 1: OAR’s, Date Changes, Regulation Proposals Issue 2: Thermal Angling Sanctuaries Public Testimony

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Public Involvement Process Commission materials posted on ODFW Web site

prior to the Commission meeting Public Comment – Commission Meeting

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Issue 1 Oregon Administrative Rules

• Change all references in OAR’s concerning “2020” Sport Fishing Regulations” to refer to the “2021” Sport Fishing Regulations (Attachment 3)

Make necessary date changes Free Fishing Weekends

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Issue 1 Oregon Administrative Rules

Division 21• Malheur River Tribal Fishery

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Issue 1 Guidelines for Staff proposals

• Critical conservation needs• Housekeeping, simplification and error corrections• Inadvertent restrictions• Regulation changes directed by basin plan adoption• New or expanded non-controversial angling opportunities• Consideration of climate change impacts

34 Proposed Changes Proposed Rule Language (Attachment 3)

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EUGENE

TILLAMOOK

NEWPORT

GOLDBEACH

ROSEBURG

MEDFORDKLAMATH FALLS

BEND

PORTLAND

LA GRANDE

NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA

WILLAMETTE

MARINE

SOUTHWEST

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SNAKE

Statewide Proposals

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• No proposals submitted.

Statewide

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EUGENE

TILLAMOOK

NEWPORT

GOLDBEACH

ROSEBURG

MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS

BEND

PORTLANDLA GRANDE

NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA

WILLAMETTE

MARINE

SOUTHWEST

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SNAKE

Oregon Angling Zones

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EUGENE

TILLAMOOK

NEWPORT

GOLDBEACH

ROSEBURG

MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS

BEND

PORTLANDLA GRANDE

NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA

WILLAMETTE

MARINE

SOUTHWEST

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SNAKE

Oregon Angling Zones

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NW Zone Proposed Changes• Little Nestucca River

• Upton Falls

• Stella Falls

UPTON FALLS

STELLA FALLS

EUGENE

TILLAMOOK

NEWPORT

GOLDBEACH

ROSEBURG

MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS

BEND

PORTLANDLA GRANDE

NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA

WILLAMETTE

MARINE

SOUTHWEST

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SNAKE

Oregon Angling Zones

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Southwest Zone Proposed Change

• Coquille Valley Wildlife Area

• No limit on the size or number of bass

• Use of bait allowed – May 22 – Oct 31

• Reduces interaction with coho salmon

• During gamebird season, the Winter Lake Tract is open Wed, Sat, Sun, and

holidays.

EUGENE

TILLAMOOK

NEWPORT

GOLDBEACH

ROSEBURG

MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS

BEND

PORTLANDLA GRANDE

NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA

WILLAMETTE

MARINE

SOUTHWEST

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SNAKE

OREGON ANGLING ZONES

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Willamette Zone

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• Gilbert River• Use of bait allowed except artificial flies and lures only Apr 16 - May 15.

• Closed for sturgeon the entire year including catch and release.

Willamette Zone

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• McKenzie River• Sections:

• Forest Glen boat ramp to Tamolitch Falls (Blue Pool).• Above Tamolitch Falls (Blue Pool) including Carmen Reservoir and Clear Lake• South Fork McKenzie River and Tributaries

Willamette Zone

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• Santiam River• Use of bait allowed April 22 to October 31.

• Mainstem• North Santiam• South Santiam

Willamette Zone

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• Detroit Reservoir• 5 kokanee in addition to daily trout limit.

EUGENE

TILLAMOOK

NEWPORT

GOLDBEACH

ROSEBURG

MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS

BEND

PORTLANDLA GRANDE

NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA

WILLAMETTE

MARINE

SOUTHWEST

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SNAKE

Oregon Angling Zones

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Central Zone• Eagle Creek – above mainline railroad bridge• Open for Chinook and hatchery coho only May 22 – Aug 15

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EUGENE

TILLAMOOK

NEWPORT

GOLDBEACH

ROSEBURG

MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS

BEND

PORTLANDLA GRANDE

NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA

WILLAMETTE

MARINE

SOUTHWEST

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SNAKE

Oregon Angling Zones

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Northeast Zone

• No proposals submitted.

EUGENE

TILLAMOOK

NEWPORT

GOLDBEACH

ROSEBURG

MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS

BEND

PORTLANDLA GRANDE

NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA

WILLAMETTE

MARINE

SOUTHWEST

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SNAKE

Oregon Angling Zones

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Southeast Zone• Agency Lake

• Current Regulation•1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length

• Proposed Regulation• Catch-and-release for rainbow trout. • Artificial flies and lures only.

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Southeast Zone•Link River

• Current Regulation• 1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length. Use of bait allowed.

• Proposed Regulation

• Catch-and-release for rainbow trout. Artificial flies and lures only.

Lake Ewauna

Upper Klamath Lake

Link River

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Southeast Zone• Sprague River

• Current Regulation• Zone Regulation – 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.

• Proposed Regulation• 1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.

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Southeast Zone• Crystal Creek

• Current Regulation• Use of bait allowed.

• Proposed Regulation• Artificial flies and lures only.

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Southeast Zone• Williamson River

• Current Regulation• Statewide hook rule

• Proposed Regulation• Only one single point hook may be used.

EUGENE

TILLAMOOK

NEWPORT

GOLDBEACH

ROSEBURG

MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS

BEND

PORTLANDLA GRANDE

NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA

WILLAMETTE

MARINE

SOUTHWEST

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SNAKE

Oregon Angling Zones

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Snake Zone• No proposals submitted.

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EUGENE

TILLAMOOK

NEWPORT

GOLDBEACH

ROSEBURG

MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS

BEND

PORTLANDLA GRANDE

NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA

WILLAMETTE

MARINE

SOUTHWEST

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SNAKE

Oregon Angling Zones

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Columbia Zone Proposed

• Housekeeping correction• Open for adult Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Aug 31.

EUGENE

TILLAMOOK

NEWPORT

GOLDBEACH

ROSEBURG

MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS

BEND

PORTLANDLA GRANDE

NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA

WILLAMETTE

MARINE

SOUTHWEST

CENTRAL

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

SNAKE

Oregon Angling Zones

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Marine Zone• No proposals submitted.

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Issue 1: Staff Recommendation Accept staff recommended proposal to readopt the 2020

Sport Fishing Regulations in administrative rule for 2021, and make date changes as necessary.

Accept staff recommended proposals as shown in Attachment 4.

Authorize staff to make formatting changes and text changes to correct typographical or grammatical errors, address inadvertent inconsistencies, and update information regarding the Electronic Licensing System as needed.

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QUESTIONS?

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7 August 2020Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 

Commission Exhibit E, Issue 2

Outline for Today

• Background• Thermal Angling Sanctuary locations and boundaries?• Temperature criteria for within year management?• Within year temporal scope?• Abundance-based implementation matrix?• Conclusions• Staff Recommendation and Draft Motions

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Background

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Background

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20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

180,000

Total Unmarked A‐ and B‐Index Summer Steelhead

Background• EPA has been working on an Coldwater Refuge Plan for several years• Draft plan was released last fall, which ODFW did provide comments on• Some concerns, (see figure) but ODFW largely supportive, and is basing

TAS on the concept

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Background• Interior basin summer steelhead in down-cycle• Environmental conditions have also been in down cycle• Summer steelhead able to benefit from TAS concept• TAS utility optimized during summer months• CR Fisheries Management is complex

Location and Boundaries? 

Tributary State River Mile

Cowlitz River  Washington 65.2Lewis River  Washington 84.4Sandy River  Oregon 117.1Tanner Creek  Oregon 140.9Eagle Creek  Oregon 142.7Herman Creek  Oregon 147.5Wind River  Washington 151.1L. White Salmon River  Washington 158.7White Salmon River  Washington 164.9Hood River  Oregon 165.7Klickitat River  Washington 176.8Deschutes River  Oregon 200.8

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61 – 63 ◦F

> 68 ◦F

63 – 65 ◦F

65 – 68 ◦F

R 4

BRADFORD ISLAND

POTENTIAL EAGLE CREEK THERMAL ANGLING SANCTUARY

BOUNDARYSIGN

BOUNDARYSIGN

CLOSED AREA: Eagle Creek ‐From mouth at mainline railroad bridge upstream to angling deadline.

CLOSED AREA: Columbia River ‐A line projecting from a marker on shore upstream of Eagle Creek, through Red “4”, and terminating at a marker on shore downstream of Eagle Creek

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ODFW Youth and Disabled AnglerFishing Platform

58 – 61 ◦F

Herman Creek Cove

61 –63 ◦F

61 –63 ◦F

63 – 65 ◦F

63 – 65 ◦F

65 – 68 ◦F

65 – 68 ◦F

> 68 ◦F

> 68 ◦F

Jetty Tip

< 58 ◦F

< 58 ◦F

POTENTIAL HERMAN CREEK THERMAL ANGLING SANCTUARY

BOUNDARYSIGN

CLOSED AREA: Herman Creek Lagoon – East of the line from northwest tip of the jetty, south to marker on shore.  

Herman CreekPeninsula

CLOSED AREA: Herman Creek –East of peninsula from the markers at the mouth upstream to the mainline railroad bridge.

Herman Creek

Herman Creek Youth and Disabled Angler 

Angling Area

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MILLER ISLAND

R 2

R 4Range Marker B

Moody Rapids

POTENTIAL DESCHUTES RIVERTHERMAL ANGLING SANCTUARY

64 – 66 ◦F

66 – 68 ◦F

> 68 ◦F

CLOSED AREA: Deschutes River –From mouth at I‐84 Bridge upstream to Moody Rapids.

CLOSED AREA: Columbia River –A line projecting downstream from Range Marker B on the Oregon shore, through Red “4”, and terminating at Red “2” on the Oregon shore.  

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Temperature Standard?

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Appropriate Time Block?

40.0

45.0

50.0

55.0

60.0

65.0

70.0

75.0

80.0

Tempe

rature (F)

Average Columbia River temperatures at Bonneville Dam illustrating warming (e.g. ≥ 68 ◦F)

~July 15 to ~September 15

Steelhead Abundance Matrix?

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• Upriver summer steelhead are managed in two component indices: • A‐Index steelhead• B‐Index steelhead

• Both are present during the proposed time block and should therefore be considered.

Steelhead Abundance Matrix?

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• Potential implementation considerations• Variability in annual returns over time• Refinements in genetic tools and management techniques

• 2008 – 2019 timeframe satisfies both considerations• Advances in parental‐based genetic tagging (aka PBT) allow enumeration of true wild component from 2008 through present

• 2008‐19 returns comparable to longer time series• Staff would propose using combined A/B wild preseason forecast if an abundance based trigger were implemented

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Potential Matrix

Fisheries managed to ensure ≤2% ESAForecast N.O.  Upriver STSAbundance

≥75th percentile 25th‐74th percentile < 25th percentile

Preseason/ In‐season Proposed 

Action*

Permanent regulations

TAS for Eagle Cr, Herman Cr, Deschutes R

TAS + additional measures

*Additional measures may be implemented based on inseason physical conditions and/or updates.

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Potential Management Actions

Recreational Commercial

Reduced steelhead bag limits Shift timing of fishing periodsRolling steelhead retention closures Reduce # of fishing periodsRiver‐wide steelhead retention closure Reduce time of fishing periodsBoat limit restrictions Gear restrictionsMainstem angling closures Fishery closures

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Effectiveness of Management Actions

Tributary YearHatchery Steelhead Wild Steelhead # #

Kept Released Kept Released Boats Anglers

Deschutes

2016 78 11 0 100 279 726

2017 0 0 0 2 207 531

2018 0 0 0 0 35 92

2019 0 14 0 2 473 1285

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Conclusions

• Climate change is a real and pressing issue that will challenge fish and fisheries management in the future

• Thermal Angling Sanctuaries may be a potential way to provide additional protections to summer steelhead

• Prescriptive rules can come with unforeseen consequences• CR fisheries management’s primary focus is the conservation and

recovery of listed stocks, then providing opportunity when possible within the conservation framework

• This conservation first mandate is regularly demonstrated in our active in-season management

• With identified time and area boundaries staff can implement

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Options and Staff Recommendation

1. Adopt Thermal Angling Sanctuary spatial and temporal boundaries as specified in Revised Attachment 3; provide guidance on implementation.

2. Adopt Thermal Angling Sanctuary spatial and temporal boundaries as well as an abundance‐based implementation matrix.

3. No Action

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QUESTIONS?