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May 15, 2013 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Pgge 6 Sherars Falls fishery open Dave McMechan/Spilyay Agustin Pedraza hits a home run during Little League play at the Warm Springs ball fields. Hood River chinook fishing open till July H o o d River is open to spring salmon subsistence fishing with a good return anticipated. There is expected to be around 1,100 adults return ing w ith 800 available for h a rv e s t, said Ryan G erstenberger, m onitoring biologist for the Branch o f N atu ral R esources H o o d River Production Program- The H ood River spring chinook salmon season will be o pen th ro u g h July 15 this year fo r subsisten ce fishing. T he fishery is o pen to W arm Springs tribal m em bers, and subject to regula tions set forth by the Fish and Wildlife Committee. In the H ood Basin this means continuously attended gear may be used to harvest fin m ark ed salm on. T h e m ain-stem H ood River is open except within 100 feet o f the fish trap at the Dee Mill. The West Fork is open up to G re e n P o in t C reek. Roger’s Creek, in the Middle. Fork drainage, is closed to all harvest. Com plete regula tions are available at N atu ral Resources and the H ood River P roduction Program field o ffice at 6030 D ee Hwy in Parkdale. Regulations and informa tion are posted on an infor m a tio n b o a rd n ex t to Punchbowl Falls. Punchbowl Falls Punchbow l Falls on the West Fork, just below the bridge on Punchbowl Road, is the m ost popular fishery in the H ood Basin. Fish school up in a large pool below the falls and are eager biters for hook and line fishers. The best fishing occurs during late May and June. H ere fishers can har vest in seclusion since the Punchbowl is only open to Warm Springs tribal mem bers. However, this year N atu ral Resources staff will be co lle c tin g ad u lts at P u n ch b o w l Falls fo r th e hatchery brood stock on one or two week days per week throughout the run. T h is w ill e n su re th e Parkdale Hatchery has suf ficient eggs to raise smolts fo r release back in to the H ood River during 2015. N a tu ra l R eso u rces (B N R) u sed to co lle c t broodstock at a fish trap at Powerdale Dam. B ut since the dam was rem oved in 2010, th e B N R has been scrambling to meet their eggs needs from salmon return ing to the H ood River. This will be a temporary measure Courtesy of Natural Resources Branch. Fisherman at the popular Punchbowl Falls. only. T h e B N R is n earin g completion o f a fish facility in the West Fork upstream o f the Punchbowl. The fa cility consists o f a fish lad der fitted w ith a fish trap and four acclimation ponds to release smolts. This year will be the sec ond release o f smolts from the facility however the fish trap will n o t be operable until this summer, “We had hoped to have the Moving Falls fish trap online by now, but challenges with site construction have postponed completion until July” said Chris Brun, H ood River Production Program coordinator. O n ce c o m p le te d th e tribes hope to conduct all hatchery operations entirely with the H ood River basin, Currently, half o f the eggs are raised at Round Butte Hatchery then returned to the H ood River for release.- With the completion o f the facility the tribes will have the capacity to conduct full term rearing Coffiplefely in basin. “This will be better for the fish and allow the Tribes full oversight o f hatchery opera tions” Brun said. T he tribes op erate the Parkdale Fish Hatchery near the tow n o f Parkdale. In addition to conducting all salmon fish culture in basin another goal o f the program is have the facility operated by tribal members. Currently two o f the three full time employees are tribal m em bers and it is expected to be fully staffed with tribal mem bers by 2014. The tribes’ hatchery op erations and habitat restora tion efforts are paying off. N o t only are there con sistent harvest opportunities but the wild run is rebound ing as well. Prior to inception o f the H ood River Production Pro gram in 1992, th e native spring salmon run was extir pated. T h e trib es initially re seeded the river with smolts from the Deschutes and col lected eggs from some re turning adults for hatchery rearing while the m ajority spawned naturally in the wild. C oncurrently, the B N R has worked to repair degraded stream s and restore w ater flows. Spring salmon spawn ing are now spawning in all major H ood River streams. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n please contact Chris Brun at 541-352-9326 or stop by the HRPP field office. The 2013 Sherars Falls spring fisheries is open Wednesday to Saturday up until May 25. From May 26 until July 15, fishing is allowed seven days week. When wild fish reten tion in not permitted, all unmarked fish must be re leased to the river u n harmed. A ll n o n -fin clip p ed steelh ead in cid en tally caught w ith any type o f approved gear must be re leased and returned to the river u n h a rm e d unless regulations are adopted to allow harvest. In recognition o f the tra d itio n a l m eth o d s o f fishing, fishing from scaf fo ld s, using h o o p n e ts, dipnets and setnets will be allowed according to the schedule above. Nets, and hoops m ust be attached to a pole, Setnets and hoopnets must be attended continu ously and will be strictly enforced. H ook and line fishing, one pole containing up to two single hooks per per son, will be permitted. The Branch o f N atu ral Resources will be re sponsible for the biologi cal m onitoring and en forcement o f the fishery. All harvest must be made available to Natural Re sources staff for biologi cal m onitoring and en forcement. This is set out in Warm Springs Tribal Code 340.310 (11). Intentional snagging o f fish is prohibited. Fish that are snagged inciden- tally and are in viable con dition m ust be returned to the river unharmed. P u rs u a n t to W arm S prings T rib al C ode 340.310 (13), the use of alcohol or drugs is pro hibited. Penalties for violations will be strictly enforced to ensure the rules and regu lations will be complied with. This will be pursu a n t to W arm S prings Tribal Code 340.700 and 341.140. P u rs u a n t to W arm Springs Tribal Ordinance No. 68, Section 490.520, Section 490.510 (8) and 340.010 (9): The sale, exchange or trade o f fish caught for subsistence purposes to non-Indians is prohibited. Sale or exchange o f fish with Treaty Indians must be for their personal use, commercial sale o f fish is not allowed unless and until perm itted hy addi tional future regulation. Sisters W ild West Show looking for Native participants T he Sisters W ild W est Show which will be August 24-25 is looking for volun teers to re p re se n t W arm Springs Native Culture. t p Tleas e eontabt. I R ichard Esterman at 541 -549-8905 to learn more; or email: c e n tra lo re g o n sh o w s @ gmail.com The Chasan R. Walker 2013 Me morial M en’s Basketball Tourna ment will be held November 29 - De cember 1. It is a 16-team, double elimi nation, all-Indian plus 2 tournament. For entry info, contact Jake or Julie Suppah at 480-734-8690. 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