OAR 635-500-3050: Fall Chinook Salmon

Policies and objectives for fall chinook salmon fish management in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin. (1) Policies for fall chinook salmon fish management in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin: No hatchery fall chinook salmon shall be released into the lower Deschutes River and its tributaries. (2) Objectives for fall chinook salmon fish management in the lower Deschutes River Subbasin: (a) Achieve a minimum annual spawning escapement of 4,000 adult fall chinook in the lower Deschutes River of which 2,000 adult fall chinook return above Sherars Falls; (b) Provide the opportunity to harvest wild fall chinook when the return is greater than the minimum spawning escapement objective of 3,000 adults.