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Washington Department of Fish and WildlifeSteelhead Harvest Summaries

 

Winter and Summer Steelhead Smolt Stocking - 2004
State, tribal, federal and regional enhancement groups Steelhead smolt releases between April 15 and May 31, 2004.
Smolts
are defined as hatchery reared Steelhead released at a minimum size of 10 fish per pound.
The majority of the adult returns from these releases are expected during the 2005-2006 winter and 2006 summer seasons.
Select system totals in italics. Revised Draft 11-23-05
 
Puget Sound &
Strait of Juan de Fuca River Systems
 
Coastal
River Systems
 
Columbia River
System and Tributaries
Name of Stream
Winter
Summer
Name of Stream
Winter
Summer
Name of Stream
Winter
Summer
Nooksack River
175,500
  Waatch River
21,050
  Grays River, West Fork
27,700
 
Whatcom Creek
0
  Sooes River
Makah NFH
  Elochoman River
100,000
31,000
Skagit River System
529,821
  Quillayute River System
194,150
48,075
Cowlitz River System
491,670
527,150
  Skagit River Mainstem
243,500
    Sol Duc River
62,150
17,650
  Cowlitz River Mainstem
49,810
248,348
Baker River
70,000
  Bogachiel River
80,000
  Coweeman River
20,000
 
Sauk River
20,000
  Calawah River
52,000
30,425
Toutle River, South Fork  
24,976
Cascade River
196,321
  Goodman Creek
20,000
  Green River (Cowlitz Co.)  
24,950
Stillaguamish River System
155,025
77,776
Hoh River
Quinault Tribal
  Blue Creek
409,395
228,876
  Stillaguamish R. Mainstem
Discont.
Discont.
Salmon R. (Jefferson Co.)
Quinault Tribal
  Cispus River
12,465
 
Canyon Creek
10,224
  Quinault River
Quinault Tribal
  Kalama River System
77,964
76,159
North Fork
144,801
77,776
Humptulips River
121,800
8440
  Kalama River Mainstem
0
66,071
Snohomish River System
437,792
248,268
Hoquiam River, East Fork
20,000
  Gobar Creek
77,964
10,088
  Skykomish River
173,500
165,000
Chehalis River System
362,015
57,305
Lewis River System
188,616
298,799
Pilchuck River (Snoh.)
28,316
    Chehalis River Mainstem
40,000
31,950
  North Fork
112,067
223,288
Snoqualmie River
156,333
18,885
Wynoochee River
173,615
25,355
Tolt River
22,160
  Satsop River, East Fork
60,000
  East Fork
76,549
75,511
Raging River
4,650
23,786
Skookumchuck River
78,100
  Salmon Creek (Clark Co.)
17,540
 
Sultan River
19,906
20,447
Newaukum River
10,300
  Washougal River System
61,735
66,061
Wallace River
18,500
  Johns River
18,000
    Washougal River
43,767
26,934
Skykomish River, N. Fork
14,427
20,150
Elk River
5,000
  North Fork
17,968
39,127
Green River
(King Co.)
76,895
74,605
North River
Fred March Proj.
  Little White Salmon/Drano Lk  
0
Puyallup River System
213,859
  Smith Creek
12,000
  White Salmon River (Big)
21,459
22,764
  White (Stuck) River
Discont.
  Willapa River
54,000
  Klickitat River  
107,439
Carbon River (Voight Cr.)
213,859
  North Nemah River
10,950
  Walla Walla River System  
225,223
Deschutes River
14,900
  Naselle River
9,000
    Walla Walla R. Mainstem  
80,143
Skokomish River
49,946
 
Touchet River  
145,080
Hamma Hamma
RFEG 6
Hood C.
  Snake River System  
324,601
Duckabush River
Discont.
    Snake River, Lower  
59,993
Dosewallips River
Discont.
  Tucannon River  
126,693
Dungeness River
10,500
  Grand Ronde River  
137,915
Morse Creek
5,000
  Mid Columbia R. (Ringold)  
106,147
Elwha River
59,500*
  Wenatchee River  
183,071
Lyre River
25,000
0
  Chiwawa River  
191,796
Pysht River
10,000
  Methow River  
195,280
Clallam River
5,000
    Twisp River  
117,545
Hoko River
26,169
  Chewuch River  
78,205
Sekiu River
14,457
  Okanogan River  
93,047
Sail River
6,222
    Mainstem  
12,000
Agency Creek
5,710
  Salmon Creek  
0

* = yearling (11 fish/pound) winter release
0 = There was a release in this stream during the spring of 2003
Discont. = 2nd year of zero releases
Facility names are given where data are still expected to be reported.

Omak Creek  
23,297
Similkameen River  
57,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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