2018 Chinook Seasons Harvest Report

Spring/Summer Season 2018

The information on this page reflects harvest results for these river segments. It does not reflect the season status if these stretches are open or closed. Follow the heading links to find the current season status or browse to our Chinook seasons and rules page.

Clearwater Region Chinook Salmon Preliminary Harvest Estimates for July 1, 2018
	Clipped Adults Kept	Clipped Jacks Kept	Non-clipped Adults Kept	Non-clipped Jacks Kept	Total Kept	Angler Hours Fished	Hours Per Kept Fish	Unclipped Salmon Released
Mainstem Clearwater River - Middle: (Railroad Bridge to Cherry Lane Bridge)	0	0	0	0	0	91	NA	0
Mainstem Clearwater River - Lower: (Cherry Lane Bridge to Orofino Bridge) Reopens Saturday, July 7.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Fork Clearwater River (Closed July 1)	68	3	0	0	71	635	8.9	0
Mainstem Clearwater River - Upper: (Orofino Bridge to near Kooskia Bridge)	0	0	0	0	0	57	-	0
Middle Fork Clearwater River	25	0	0	0	25	270	10.8	0
South Fork Clearwater River	61	15	0	0	76	789	10.4	9
Lochsa River (Closed July 1)	26	0	0	0	26	995	14.3	0
Weekly Totals	180	18	0	0	198	2,837	14.3	9
Season Totals	1,657	203	0	0	1,860	44,487	23.9	171

Little Salmon River Preliminary Harvest Estimates for July 1, 2018
	Adults Kept	Jacks Kept	Total Kept	Angler Hours Fished	Hours Per Fish Kept	Unclipped Adults Released
Little Salmon River - Lower: (Mouth to Posted boundary about 200 yards upstream of the mouth of Rapid River)	11	2	13	417	32.1	0
Little Salmon River - Upper: (Posted boundary about 200 yards upstream of the mouth of Rapid River to U.S. Highway 95 Bridge near Smokey Boulder Road)	0	0	0	-	-	0
Weekly Totals	85	11	96	3,370	35	6
Season Totals	406	40	446	14,640	33	6

Lower Salmon River (Closed to Chinook fishing)
	Adults Kept	Jacks Kept	Total Kept	Angler Hours Fished	Hours Per Fish Kept	Unclipped Adults Released
Lower Salmon River - Rice Creek Bridge: (Rice Creek Bridge to Hammer Creek Boat Ramp) CLOSED	0	0	0	NA	0	0
Lower Salmon River - Hammer Creek: (Hammer Creek Boat Ramp to Time Zone Bridge) CLOSED	0	0	0	NA	0	0
Lower Salmon River - Park Hole: (Time Zone Bridge to Mouth of Short's Creek) CLOSED	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lower Salmon River - Shorts Bar: (Short's Creek to Vinegar Creek) CLOSED	0	0	0	0	-	0
Weekly Totals	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season Totals	560	71	631	18,120	29	123

South Fork Salmon River (Chinook fishing will close July 5) Preliminary Harvest Estimates for July 6, 2018 For the segment between USFS Road 48 bridge to the posted boundary downstream of the hatchery weir. Season Status.
Date	Adults Kept	Jacks Kept	Total Kept	Angler Hours Fished	Hours Per Fish Kept	Unclipped Adults Released
7/5	54	3	57	816	14.3	13
7/4	92	7	99	1,332	13.5	62
7/3	18	3	21	740	35.2	0
7/2	52	14	66	972	14.7	28
7/1	23	0	23	900	39.1	6
6/30	104	7	111	2,536	22.8	21
6/29	31	10	41	1,536	37.5	21
6/28	34	4	38	944	24.8	18
6/27	31	0	31	792	25.5	4
6/26	56	12	68	900	13.2	6
6/25	42	0	42	760	18.1	6
6/24	34	0	34	1,002	29.5	4
6/23	9	0	9	565	62.8	2
Season Totals	582	60	642	13,795	21.5	191

Upper Salmon River (season totals are for the entire Salmon River drainage) Preliminary Harvest Estimates for July 1, 2018
	Adults Kept	Jacks Kept	Total Kept	Angler Hours Fished	Hours Per Fish Kept	Unclipped Adults Released
Upper Salmon River East Highway 93 bridge 0.3 miles south of Highway 75 to EF Salmon River (To close July 7)	76	0	76	1,072	14.1	3
Upper Salmon River West EF Salmon River to posted boundary 100 yards downstream of the Sawtooth Hatchery weir (To close July 7)	125	5	130	3,066	23.6	15
Weekly totals, Salmon River Drainage (including all downstream sections)	212	7	219	4,555	20.8	18
Season Totals	1,184	118	1,262	37,923	30	132

Snake River Drainage Preliminary Harvest Estimates for July, 2018
	Adults Kept	Jacks Kept	Total Kept	Angler Hours Fished	Hours Per Fish Kept	Unclipped Adults Released
Hells Canyon Dam Tailrace	0	0	0	322	-	0
Season Totals	43	8	51	4,806	94	0