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IIntroduction
ntroduction
y e a r sin
in
f i v e years
l a s t five
t h e last
developed
e v e ' l o p e in
di n the
has d
f i s h e r y has
r e c r e a t i o n a l fishery
Ann important
i m p o r t a n t recreational
A
o
401'F
hatcherY
p r i v a t e hatchery
t o aa private
r e t u r n i n q to
p r i m a r i l y on
f i s h returninq
o n fish
Yaquina
t a r g e t i n g primarily
B a y , targeting
Y a q u i n aBay,
facility.
facility.
thi s
a n d this
f i s h e r y and
h i s fishery
f r o r ' l tthis
i n f o r m a t i o n from
c r e e l information
n o specific
s p e c i f i c creel
h a v e no
Wee have
w
gaP.
t h a t gap.
f i l l that
t o fill
census
b e g i n s to
c e n s u sbegins
o
angier
e s t i m a t e angler
a n d estimate
h o u r s and
a n g l e r hours
o t a l angler
d o c u m e n ttotal
w a s to
t o document
p l i m a r y objective
Our
o b i e c t i v e was
O u r primary
t h e jetties
o f the
t i p s of
t h e tips
ietties
b e t w e e nthe
B a y between
i n Yaquina
Y a q u i n aBay
o f salmonids
s a l m o n i d sin
effort
c a t c h of
a n d catch
e f f o r t and
coded-wire
a l l coded-wire
c o l l e c t e d all
a l s o collected
r J ealso
M o o r a g e . tWe
p a s t Riverbend
R i v e r b e n dMoorage.
and
? 5 , just
B u o y25,
a n d Buoy
i u s t past
o
fish.
o f fish.
s a m p f i n gof
r e p r e s e n t a t ' i v esampling
f r o m aa representative
s c a l e s from
a n d scales
ttags
a g s and
31.
O c t o b e r 31.
e n d e dOctober
c e n s u sended
t h e creel
c r e e l census
September
a n d the
S e p t e m b e r6 and
began
s u r v e ybegan
The
T h e survey
counts
e f f o r t counts
We
I , J econtinued
c o n t i n u e d effort
ended.
f i s h e r y ended.
w h e nthe
t h e fishery
1r 5 when
through
N o v e m b e15
t h r o u g h November
o
Methods
Methods
weekends
wor kedweekends
sampler sworked
Both samplers
sur vey. Both
the survey.
of the
s t of
th ro u g hmo
w o rke dthrough
Two
most
s a m p l ersworked
T w osamplers
o
Their
d a y s ' Their
o t h e rdays.
o n other
s a m p l ealone
da l o n eon
a n dsampled
s h i f t s and
o v e r j a p p i n gshifts
iyn overlapping
and
one
weekday
e e k d ain
n ew
a
n do
p r o v i d eccoverage
o v e r a g eo
off
t do provide
p r e d e t e r m i n eto
w a spredetermined
lgo c a t j o n was
s a m p ' l i nlocation
a n d sampling
s h i f t and
sstarting
t a r t i n g shift
neede d
whenneeded
countswhen
effor t counts
staff
madeeffort
staff made
p e ri o d s. Permanent
P er m anent
ti me periods.
all
an dtime
a r e a sand
a ' l l areas
o
s a m P l i nperiod.
gP e r i o d .
throughout
t h e sampling
t h r o u q h o uthe
m a d eevery
e v e r y 33
w e r e made
f o r salmon
s a l m o nwere
f i s h i n g for
b o a t s fishing
a n d boats
a n g 'el r s and
Counts
s a l m o nanglers
s h o r e salmon
o f shore
C o u nt s of
shift.
h o u r shift.
hours
a n 88 hour
d u r i n g an
h
o u r s during
o
completed
os n completed
a n emphasis
e m p h a s ' ion
w i t h an
s a m p i e d ,with
w e r e sampled,
t r i P s were
completed
i n c o m Pel t e trips
a n d incomplete
c o m pe' l t e d and
ttrips.
ri ps.
o
Both
c o u n t s ' Both
b e t w e e ncounts.
m a d ebetween
Creel
w e r e made
c h e c k swere
C
r e e l checks
used'
n o t used.
o r not
p o s s i b l e or
w h e npossible
u p d a t e dwhen
w e r e updated
Any
i n t e r ' r ' i e w swere
r e P e a t interviews
A n y repeat
bY
s t r a t " i f i e d by
a n d stratified
w e e kand
analyzed
b y week
n a l y z e dby
were a
e s t i m a t e s were
e f f o r t estimates
Catch
a n d effort
r a t e and
C
a t c h rate
( i ess
" j a c k " (less
o r ujacku
s a l m o nor
a d u lt salmon
a n adult
w a s an
c a t t l t was
a n d whether
w h e t h e rcatc
t y p e and
day
a n 9 1e r type
t y p e , angler
d
a y type,
long).
i n c h e s long).
2 4 inches
tthan
, h a n24
under
" a r e a under
b Y the
t h e "area
e s t i m a t e d by
rs w
e r e estimated
were
Total
a n 9 1 e rhh rrs
T
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iods:
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b y summing
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a n o l e r s , were
b o a t anglers,
a n d boat
b y shore
s h o r e and
s e p a r a t e dby
t r i p s , separated
Total
a n g l e r trips,
T o t a l angler
.a
c o m Pel t e d
h o u r s per
P e r completed
a v e r a g e hours
t h e average
b y the
h o u r estimate
e s t i m a t e by
a n g ' l e r hour
e e k l y angler
dividing
weekly
the w
d
i v i d i n g the
week.
t h a t particular
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t r i p for
P a r t i c u l a r week.
Discussion
Results
a n d Discussion
R e s u tl s and
o
E
Effort.
ffort.
Yaquina
o f Yaquina
s o u t h jetty
t h e south
i e t t y of
extended
f r o m the
e x t e n d e dfrom
maximum
The
a t ' iits
t s maximum
s u r v e y at
T h e survey
of
m a j o r i t y of
g r e a t majority
T h e great
M o o r a g e ' The
just b
R i v e r b e n dMoorage.
beyond
e y o n dRiverbend
2 5 , just
Ma rke r25,
Bay
Bu o YMarker
t o Buoy
B a y to
( 2 ) near
LNG
t h e LNG
n e a r the
M a r i n a , (2)
B e a c hMarina,
( 1 ) around
S o u t h Beach
t h e South
a r o u n d the
the
to o k place
e f f o r t took
t h e effort
P i a ce (1)
o
( 3 ) around
a r o u n dthe
t h e ssalt-water
a l t - w a t e r ooutfall
u t f a l l f r ofrom
m t h ethe
M a rMarine
i n e S c i eScience
nce
a n d(3)
t a n k , and
sstorage
t o r a g etank,
c o m Pel x.
Center
C e n t e rcomplex.
o
angler
b o a t angler
4 6 , 6 0 0 boat
a n d 46,600
h o u r s and
a n g l e r hours
s h o r e angler
5 g , 5 0 0 shore
o f 59,500
t o t a l of
c a l c u l a t e d aa total
lWe
, t ecalculated
p e a k of
10'400
o f 10,400
t o aa peak
r o s e to
e f f o r t rose
a n g l e r effort
e r i o d . Shore
S h o r e angler
period.
survey p
t h e survey
hours
d u r i n g the
h
o u r s during
throuOh
h i g h through
r e m a j n e dhigh
ar n d remained
S e p t e m b eand
i n September
w e e kin
t h i r d week
t h e third
angler
hours
d u r i n g the
o u r s during
a
ngler h
o
s u b s t a n t i a ' l alevel
'leve1
s t i l ' l substantial,
b u t still
l o w e r , but
t o aa lower,
d r o p p e dto
i t dropped
h ' i c hit
October
which
after w
1 2 after
O
c t o b e r 12
11,800
week
( T a b l e 1).
l ) . B o aBoat
t a n gangler
l e r e f f oeffort
r t p e a k peaked
e d t h e f ithe
r s t wfirst
eekinO
c t o bine rOctober
a t l l , S 0 0at
(Table
( T a b ' l e2).
2)'
0 c t o b e r (Table
p a c e through
t h r o u g h October
a c c e l e r a t e dpace
a t an
a n accelerated
d r o p p e dat
angler
hours
a n d dropped
o u r s and
anqler h
o
Catch.
catch.
a s aa
i n ' llength
e n g t h as
i n c h e s in
2 4 inches
t h a n 24
e s s than
s a l m o nlless
d e f i n e aa salmon
Angling
r e g u l a t i o n s define
A n g l i n g regulations
in
i n c h e s in
2 4 inches
s o m e w h aless
t ' l e sthan
st h a n 24
w a s somewhat
c a t c h was
The
t h e coho
c o h ocatch
o f the
m a i o r i t y of
T
h e majority
private
o f private
p r e s e n c eof
t h e presence
a n d the
I i m ' i t and
b a g limit
f i s h jack
1 0 fish
t h e 10
i a c k bag
r e f l e c t i n g the
llength,
e n g t h , reflecting
jack.
jack.
o
smolts'
a g e smolts.
a s 0 age
r e l e a s e das
b e e nreleased
hatchery
h a d been
t h a t had
f i s h that
h a t c h e r y fish
less than 24 inches
Shore
S
h o r e anglers
a n g l e r s llanded
a n d e d 66,100
, l 0 0 c coho
o h o o of
f w hwhich
i c h 4 , 04,000
0 0 w ewere
relessthan24inches
as
c l a s s i f e d as
w e r e classifed
1 , 0 0 0 were
a n d 1,000
c o h o and
1 , 5 0 0 coho
h a r v e s t e d1,500
a n g l e r s harvested
B o a t anglers
in
l e n g t h . Boat
i n length.
o
jacks
b y size.
size.
i a c k s by
anglers
s h o r e anglers
l e s s ; shore
w a . ' substantially
"s u b s t a n t i a l l y less;
t a k e wa;
The
c h i n o o k take
T h e chinook
jacks.
w e r jacks.
2 8 1 wer
w h i c h 281
o f which
c h i n o o k of
9 6 4 chinook
ccaucht
a u c h t 964
,
( T a b l e s11 and
j a c k s (Tables
4 9 jacks
a n d22 l
including
i n c l u d i n q 49
o
chinook'
1 4 8 chinook,
l a n d e d 148
Boat
a n q l e r s landed
B o a t anglers
o
./-..*
vr.
j,1:rlih
1,
o
1 u.0p1,
^
*c 'Odtli
types
angler
both
among
both
angler
types
in October
0ctoberamong
4.
weekin
first week
the first
peakedduring
durinqthe
catch peaked
The coho
cohocatch
The
o n l y 22
weeks
c o m p a r e to
dt o only
w e e k scompared
o v e r 55
c o h o over
high
o f coho
i g h ccatches
a t c h e s of
had h
a n q l e r s had
but
s h o r e anglers
b
u t shore
(
i
a
b
'
l
e
s
'
2
)
a
n
d
and
2).
a n g i e r s (Tables 11
b o i t anglers
f o r boat
*weeks
" " f . i for
and again began to rise
O
small
in. i d
mid
The
T
h e cchinook
h i n o o k hharvest
a r v e s t hhad
a d aas m
a l l p epeak
akinm
S e pSeptember
temberandagainbegantorise
salmon
f e w chum
c h u msalmon
d e c r e a s e d ' AA few
r u n decreased.
o h o run
h e ccoho
a s tthe
i n October
0 c t o b e r as
w e e k sin
the
t w o weeks
l a s t two
t h e last
sampled'
n o t sampled.
w e r e not
early
November
but
o v e m b eb
r u t were
arjy N
in e
b e caught
c a u g h t in
t o be
also
s t a r t e d to
a l s o started
SamPiing
Scale
S c a l e Sampling
o
coho
o f both
b o t h coho
s a m p l eof
r a n d o msample
f r o m aa random
s c a l e s from
c o l l e c t scales
t o collect
i n s t r u c t e d to
Samplers
were
e r e instructed
S a m p i e r sw
period.
t h e sampling
s a m p l i n gperiod.
t h r o u g h o u t the
and
h i n o o k throughout
a n d cchinook
period.
c r e e l period.
w e e kcreel
t h e 9 week
tthroughout
h r o u g h o u t the
a
coho
2 4 9 coho
f r o m 249
t a k e n from
Scales
w e r e taken
s c a l e s were
coho
2 1 9 coho
f r o m 219
s c a l e s from
r e a d a b l e scales
o b t a ' i n e dreadable
We
H e obtained
fjsh.
a g g e d fish.
c o d e d - w ' i r ettagged
e r e of
o f coded-wire
hose w
but
off tthose
were
17 o
b
u t 17
all
w e r eall
c o h owere
The
m a r k e dcoho
T h e marked
this'
c o n f i r m e dthis.
r e a d o u t confirmed
t a g readout
s u b s e q u e ntag
a n d subsequent
f i s h and
A g e 22 fish
0 r e - A q u aAge
a s Ore-Aqua
classified
c l a s s i f i e d as
fo] l ows:
a s follows:
l a s s i f i e d as
w e r e cclassified
c o h o were
2 0 2 coho
The
r e m a . i nni g 202
T h e remaining
o
(95.5%)
f i s h (95.5%)
1 9 3 fish
193
( 0 r e A q u aadults
a d u l t s ))
Age
2 1 (OreAqua
A g e 21
j a c k s)
( P u b li c hatchery
h a t c h e r Y jacks)
2 2 (Public
Age
A g e22
o
A.L9%)
f i s h C( 0.49%)
1 fish
1
P u b l i c hatchery
adults)
h a t c h e r Yadults)
A
g e 3 22 ((Public
Age
fish
77 fish
(l,liI d adults)
adults )
Age 32
Age
2 (Wild
1
1
( 3.46%)
3.46%)
C
0.49%)
ffish
i s h C( 0.49%)
and
r e a d a b le and
w e r e readable
t h e s e were
o f these
4 7 of
a n d 47
6 0 chinook
c h i n o o k and
from 60
sca'les from
We collected
col I ected scales
t,le
r'
o
follows:
a s follows:
classified
c l a s s i f i e d as
21
A g e21
Age
A
g e 3i1
Age
Agee 4 i1
Ag
o
1 ? fish
13
f i s h (27.66%)
Q7 .66'L\
(48.94'L
23
f i s h (48.94%
a 5 fish
(?3.4%)
11
f i s h (23.4%)
1 1 fish
S a m pi ln g
Mark
M a r k Sampling
been
h a d been
a n d had
t a g g e d and
w j r e tagged
c o d e d wire
w e r e coded
t h a t were
c o h o that
2 0 9 coho
a n d 209
c h i n o o k and
1 5 chinook
We
r e c o v e r e d 15
l t l e recovered
o
oreAQua
b y OreAqua
r e l e a s e dby
b e e nreleased
h a d been
c c h o had
o , r eccho
e x c e p t oie
f i s h except
'
A l l fish
B a y . All
Y a q u i n aBay.
caught
i n Yaquina
c a u g h t in
Inc.
Inc.
August'
c a u g h t August
w a s caught
a n d was
isn c and
A n a d r o m o uInc
b y Anadromous
r e j e a s e d by
b e e n released
h a d been
That
c o h o had
o n e coho
T h a t one
o f Yaquina.Bay.
Y a q u i n aB a y .
m o u t hof
t h e mouth
25
2 5 at
a t the
a
2r .
S e P t e m b e2.
e n d e dSeptember
h i c h ended
which
cc-'sus
3 n s u sw
cree'l
o c e a ncreel
r e g u l a r ocean
o u r regular
d u r i n g our
s a m p l e dduring
a s sampled
It
was
It w
o
1.
Table
T a b ie 1.
a
Creel
S a l m o nCreel
B a y Salmon
Y a q u i n aBay
1 9 8 6 Yaquina
Estimates
t h e 1986
f r o m the
C a t c hE
s t j m a t e sfrom
a n dCatch
Shore
E f f o r t and
A n g l e rEffort
S h o r eAngler
Survey
SurveY
CATCH
CATCH
EFFORT
EFFORT
Dates
Dates
o
o
o
o
o
o
a
o
Coho
Coho
Coho
Coho
Jacks
Jacks
Catch/
C o m bni e d Catch!
Chinook
C h in o o k Combined
Angler
A n g le r
mon
Sal
Salmon
Jacks
Chinook
C h ' i n o o k Jacks
11
11
?6
26
13
13
350
350
0.15
0.15
56
56
200
200
74
74
23
23
353
353
0.30
0.30
3, 0 7 0
3,070
191
191
689
689
62
62
49
49
991
9
91
0.32
0.32
I8,779
,779
2
,263
2,263
Jlo
316
879
879
25
?5
19
19
1, 2 3 9
1,239
0.55
0.55
2 9 -Sept
Se p t 29
5
Oct 5
Oct
9,666
9,666
2,57I
2,571
5J+
534
915
915
54
54
24
24
1
,527
1,527
0 .5 9
0.59
6-12
Oct
O c t 6-12
q ?14
9,314
2,638
2,638
340
340
635
635
5i
51
24
24
1,050
1,o5o
0.40
0.40
i3-19
Oct
O c t 13-19
6,288
6,288
1
IlJVT
1,504
(n/I
379
379
405
405
74
74
35
35
893
893
0
.5 9
0.59
20 - 2 6
Octt 20-26
Oc
tr
5,530
't
1
15
115
197
197
115
1
15
41
41
468
468
0 .3 3
0.33
27-31
Oct
0 c t 27-31
3,520
3,520
80
80
113
1i3
202
202
q?
53
448
448
0.46
0.46
583
683
281
28t
6-7
Sept
S e p t6-7
1,193
1,193
342
342
8-14
Sept
S
e p t 8-14
4,797
4,797
1, 1 8 2
1,182
15-21
Sept
S e p t15-21
1 0, 4 4 0
10,440
22-28
Sept
Sept 22-28
Totals
Total s
o
Esti mated
S h o r e Estimated
Total
T o t a l Shore
Tri ps
Angler
n g le r Trips
Hours A
Angler
A n g le r Hours
q?n
59,527
59,527
414
1,414
981
981
15,965
15,965
U
0
2,011
2,011
4,044
4,044
0
7,019
7,019
0.44
0.44
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o
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S a l m o nCreel
B a y Salmon
Y a q u i n aBay
1 9 8 6 Yaquina
t h e 1986
from
f r o m the
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s
t
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a
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e
s
C
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c
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and
Catch
Estimates
a
n
d
E
f
f
o
r
t
A
n
g
l
e
r
Boat
Angler
Effort
2. Boat
Table
T
a b l e 2.
Survey.
S u r v e Y.
Catch/
ned Catch!
Combi
C h in o o k Combined
Chinook
Coho
Coho
m
a
t
e
d
E
s
t
i
Estimated
A n g le r
B
o
a
t
Angler
mon
Total
Boat
Total
Sal
Salmon
Jacks
C h in o o k Jacks
J a c k s Chinook
Jacks
Coho
Coho
T
r
i
P
s
e
r
Angler
Trips
A
n
g
l
H
o
u
r
s
e
r
Angler
Hours
Angl
Dates
Dates
0.04
0.04
11
11.
3
5
5
3
O3
0
306
306
1
.
1
8
9
1.189
6 -7
Sept 6-7
Sept
nnA
0.06
57
57
L2
12
6
6
i8
18
?
L
21
9
8
9
989
3,818
3,818
8-1 4
Sept
Se p t 8-14
t4
14
9
9
234
234
0 .1 1
0.11
113
113
274
274
9
9
10
10
406
406
0.24
0.24
L,l lz
1,722
356
356
10
10
15
15
564
564
I1,800
11,800
183
183
0.23
0.23
?,458
2,458
122
122
5
0
0
217
217
6, 9 0 5
6,905
90
90
0.13
0.13
1, 7 0 1
1,701
33
33
0
0
0
0
43
43
2
,846
2,846
i0
10
nn7
0.07
645
645
?9,
38
5
n
0
53
53
o.2l
0.21
1
,193
1,193
ln
q
251
251
106
106
106
10
U
0
n
U
0
16
16
0.1.5
0.15
54
54
49
49
15 - 2 1
Sept
Se pt 15-21
22-28
Sept
Se p t 22-28
8,403
8,403
2 9 -Sept
Se p t 29
Oct
O c t 55
L3-19
Oct 13-19
0ct
20-26
Oct
}cr 20-26
27-31
Oct
Oc t 27-31
I
163
163
2
,?L5
2,215
6-12
Oct
O c t 6-12
o
48
48
9
,967
9,967
s
Total
Totals
488
488
46,609
46,609
1 0 ,3 9 3
10,393
T o t a 'sl :
A n g le r Totals:
B o a t Angler
a n d Boat
Shore and
Combined
ned Shore
Combi
o
10
I\,,
485
485
6
1,013
1,013
1,601
1,601
0.15
0.15
triPs
a n g i e rtrips
2 6 , 3 5 8angler
106,136
a n g ' l ehours,
rh o u r s' 26,358
1 0 6 , 1 3 6angler
jacks
c o h ojacks
5 , 0 5 7coho
2,496
c o h o ,5,057
2
. 4 9 6coho,
( 7 , 5 5 3coho)
coho)
(7,553
jacks
c h i n o o kjacks
3 3 0 chinook
c h i n o o k ,330
737
7 3 7 chinook,
((1,067
t , O O Zchinook)
chinook)
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