13 october 2004
Media Contact:
Kahseuss Jackson
Business Specialist
(503) 731-1297
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Don’t
let your fish get away!
Columbia
River Indian salmon harvest offers another chance for delicious delight
Portland, Oregon
- As the fall season's
Columbia River Indian salmon harvest winds down, folks still can share
in a delicious Northwest tradition. The Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm
Springs and Yakama tribes have added an eighth period for over-the-bank
sales of gillnet-caught fish through the weekend. The opportunity
adds one of the last chances this year to enjoy fresh-caught salmon
direct from tribal fishers.
Salmon lovers can score fresh catch such as Chinook, coho and steelhead
from tribal fishers at points along the Columbia River banks in
areas including Marine Park in Cascade Locks; Lone Pine in The Dalles;
North Bonneville, a mile east of Bonneville Dam; and Columbia Point
in Washington's Tri-Cities area. Limited amounts of walleye
and carp also may be available.
The current season for gillnet-caught fish, comprising the above
fisheries, will run through 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, with remaining
fish sold through the weekend. Sales of scaffold- or hook-and-line-caught
Chinook, coho, steelhead, walleye, shad and carp continue until
further notice.
So grab the car keys, bring a fish-holding cooler with ice and keep
the following tips in mind:
- Sales from tribal fishers generally run 10 a.m. to dusk.
- Sales sites are along the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam
in Oregon to the Tri-Cities in Washington.
- Most sales are cash only, and buyers should request a receipt.
- Tribal fishers can advise on topics including fish freshness
and preparation.
- Times, days and locations might vary with vendors. Call the
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission's toll-free
recording at (888) 289-1855 for details.
- Questions? Call Kahseuss Jackson at CRITFC's Portland
office, (503) 238-0667, or learn more online by clicking "2004
Fall Salmon Harvest" at www.critfc.org.
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About CRITFC
The Portland-based Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission is
the technical support and coordinating agency for fishery management
policies of the Columbia River Basin's four treaty tribes: the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the Nez Perce Tribe.
CRITFC, formed in 1977, employs biologists, other scientists, public
information specialists, policy analysts and administrators who work
in fisheries research and analyses, advocacy, planning and coordination,
harvest control and law enforcement. |
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