OAR 635-041-0020: Areas Closed to Subsistence Fishing

It is unlawful to engage in subsistence fishing at any time in: (1) Those waters of the main stem Columbia River near Bonneville Dam westerly and downstream of a line from Light "4" on the Oregon shore, located approximately 200 yards upstream of the mouth of Eagle Creek, thence northerly to Light "5" located on Boat Rock in midriver, thence perpendicular to the thread of the river to a marker on the Washington shore. (2) Those waters of the main stem Columbia River near The Dalles Dam easterly and upstream from a line at marker on Covington Point on the Oregon shore, thence in a westerly direction to a marker on the Washington shore beneath the Interstate Bridge to a point 200 feet above The Dalles Dam. Subsistence fishing for salmon and steelhead is allowed within this closed area except: (a) Within 600 feet of fishway entrances, (b) Within 600 feet of the mouth of Fifteenmile Creek from November 16 through June 15, and (c) Within 200 feet above The Dalles Dam. (3) Those waters of the main stem Columbia River within a radius of one-quarter mile of the mouths of the Hood River, Deschutes River, Wind River, Little White Salmon River, Spring Creek, and Klickitat River. (4) Those waters of the main stem Columbia River near John Day Dam from a line at marker on the Oregon shore located 600 feet below the fishway entrance, thence westerly to Light "2" located on the navigation lock wing wall, thence to a marker on the Washington shore easterly and upstream to 200 feet above John Day Dam. (5) Those waters of the mainstem Columbia River near McNary Dam easterly and upstream from a line at marker on the Oregon shore located 600 feet below the fishway entrance, thence westerly to the end of the navigation lock wing wall, thence to a marker on the Washington shore. (6) All fishways in Oregon tributary streams of the Columbia River within 100 feet above and below such fishways. This closure does not apply to the taking of lamprey eel so long as such taking does not interfere with the migration of salmon or steelhead through such fishways. (7) Those waters of Eagle Creek from its mouth to 100 feet above the Department intake Dam. (8) Those waters of Herman Creek from its mouth to 100 feet above the Department holding ponds.