FISHING -- Snake River spring chinook fishing is likely to reopen says Glen Mendel, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fish management biologist

Look for an official announcement today or tomorrow -- and expect the fishing days to be different that in the original season.

Here's Mendel's update:

The Technical Advisory Committee updated the run size to 115,000 (from 107,500 when the Snake R fishery previously closed at Clarkston).   The increased run size means there are a few more spring Chinook (~70) that can be harvested in the revised allotment for the Snake River. 

A fishery proposal has been submitted for the Clarkston area to reopen for two days (this Friday and Saturday).  Ice Harbor would open for one day next week (on Monday), and Little Goose on Tuesday.  Mid next week, we would evaluate the results from those limited fisheries and determine whether they had to close, or whether they could continue on the same days as noted above the following week.  Bag limits would be as they were in May (1 adult adipose clipped, and 4 adipose clipped jacks).  Once the hatchery adult salmon has been retained the angler must stop fishing for salmon, regardless of whether any jacks have been kept.

Please watch for the emergency regulation and news release that announces the opening of these fisheries.  Hopefully, those will be available late today or tomorrow.