TWELVE-The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, Oct. 26, 1978
Fishery Division staff recommendations
River management plans developed
Three other rivers or parts
of rivers have been proposed
for consideration under the
Commission's new wild fish
policy. They are the Klamath
River from Keno Dam to the
California border and its
Caution urged
when cutting
firewood
For persons cutting their
own firewood in National
Forests this fall and wint
er, the word is caution,
according to U.S. Forest
Service Regional Forester
R.E. (Dick) Worthington.
"The Forest Service en
courages people to use
firewood, the dead and
downed material, as a
means of cutting fuel
costs," Worthington said,
"but people need to use
care, too."
Two special concerns
that have surfaced are that
wood cutters should avoid
using power saws near
other persons, and people
should not cut on the high,
stacked piles. A number of
instances of people endan
gering themselves and
others have been reported
by Forest Service employ
ees, prompting
Worthington 's word of cau
tion The Regional Forester
also reminded wood cut
ters that firewood is free
for the taking on National
Forests of the Pacific
Northwest, but a permit,
also free, is required.
"Wood cutters must have
the permit in their possess
ion at all times while in the
woods and while transport
ing the wood,"
Worthington said.
Wood cutters also need
to be sure their power saws
are equipped with approv
ed spark arrestors, he
added.
To obtain the free perm
its, for further
information, and to learn
what cutting areas are
nearest you, visit or call
the nearest Forest Service
Ranger District office of
the National Forest you
plan to visit.
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tributary Spencer Creek; the
Williamson River; and Three
mile Creek and Reservoir, a
small system on the west slope
of the Steens.
Management plan abstracts
for all three systems were
submitted recently to the
Commission.
The Klamath River is an
extremely productive stream
but has been closed to angling
from mid-June through Sept
ember each year since 1962.
Trout take on a bad flavor
during these months. Three
management objectives are
spelled out in the plan
including managing for wild
fish only, improving the wild
trout populations, and increas
ing the angling opportunity.
Discontinuation of hatchery
trout stocking will fill the first
objective and a habitat impro
vement program in Spencer
Creek will help meet the
second objective. Water qual
ity in Spencer Creek is good.
Gravel and streamflow are
also adequate. But siltation
and a shortage of protective
cover are limiting factors.
The plan suggests a possible
catch and release fishery
during the summer, possibly
starting in 1980, as a method of
increasing angling opportun
ity. Threemile Creek in Harney
County is only 1.9 miles long
and empties into a private
irrigation reservoir. But it
provides an important source
of pure redband trout eggs
needed by the Department for
enhancing this strain of trout
in other southeastern Oregon
waters.
Management objectives are
again to manage for wild trout
only (already being done),
improve the wild fish popula
tion (through agreements with
the reservoir owner to assure
adequate water levels and
concerning operation of the
water diversion sytem, and by
closing the system to angling ) .
The third objective is already
being met as the Department
now takes eggs annually from
adult fish in the reservoir.
Regulations proposed for
next year would close the
stream to angling.
The lower Williamson is
famous for its large trout. The
exceptional growth is undoub
tedly made in Klamath Lake
into which the Williamson
drains. There is not a great
deal of public access and this,
coupled with restrictive angl
ing regulations, has given the
trout protection.
The report listed other
reductions in hatchery stock
ing that could be made but
cautioned more restrictive
angling regulations would be
necessary because of the
heavy angler use now seen in
the stocked areas.
The other two management
alternatives discussed in the
report are managing the river
as it is currently being done
with no changes in stocking
levels, or managing the entire
lower 100 miles for wild trout
only. Which choice the Com
mission makes may result in
changes in angling regulations
for 1979.
The report also considered
management options for steel
head and salmon. The
steelhead run has averaged
about 25,000 fish annually
since 1970. Wild steelhead
production is supplemented
with annual releases of about
160,000 hatchery -produced fish
in compensation for spawning
habitat lost when Pelton Dam
was built.
The wild steelhead run
thought to have averaged
about 15,000 fish each year
since 1970 and a spawning
escapement of about 8,000 fish
is believed necessary to main
tain that production. The plan
suggests regulations to ensure
adequate wild steelhead esca
pement, yet permit maximum
use of returning hatchery fish
be considered.
Cont. on page 14
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