The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-06-24
SALMON FISHING REGULATED.

In series of five orders adopted
last week, all effective July 18th, save
the one dealing with the Dowamish
River, which last named is made ei'-
fective as date of June 20, 1921, the
State Fisheries Board made far
reaching changes in the salmon fish
cry regulations of the state, accord
ing to a statement issued by l.. II.
Darwin, State Supervisor of Fisheries
and Secretary of the State Fisheries
Board.
These changes have to do in large
part with Grays Harbor, Willapa
Harbor and the Columbia River and
its tributaries in the State of Wash
ington. No change can be made by
the Fisheries Board in the fishing
regulations on the Columbia River
where it forms the boundary between
Oregon and Washington because Of
the compact which exists between
Oregon and Washington.
In the orders adopted by the State
Fisheries Board, consisting of Chair
man E. A. Sims, Captain Harry Ram
we'll and Mr.. Edward p. Blake. the
use of fish traps is prohibited in the
tributaries of Grays Harbor and Will
lapa Harbor in certain areas where
they have existed since before state
hood. Fishery questions, which have
deadlocked Legislative sessions of the
past, have been disposed of in these
orders of the Board in a way intend
ed to increase the fish runs in the fu-
ture, even thoughthetaking of salmon
at the present time may be curtailed
The first of the orders adopted
Number Three) is of interest to the
greatest number of people, because it
gives to every person the right to
take salmon for the use of themselves
and families in any of the salt wat
ers OF the state at any time, and in
the fresh waters of the state during
the same times that it is lawful to
fish for trout
This order, which relates entirely
to the taking of salmon for the use
Of the taker and his family, prohibits
the taking of any of less than six
inches in length, and provides that
nc person may take or have in pos
session more than three of over fif-
teen inches in length in any one day,
nor more than twenty-five fish or
twenty pounds in weight between six
riches and fifteen inches in length in
any one day.
Order Number Four closes the Co
lrmbia River and all of its tributaries
within the State of Washington to the
taking of salmon, except under the
provisions allowing their taking for
persons own use contained in Or
der Number Three. The effect of this
order will be to preserve the upper
tributaries of the Columbia from fish
ing in commercial way, and to pro-
tcct the natural and artificial propa-
CATION, no necessary to the mainten-
ance and rehabilitation of the salmon
runs of that stream.
Order Number Five deals with
Grays Harbor and its tributaries. All
the tributaries of the Grays Harbor
are closed with the exception of the
Chehalis and Humptulips rivers, and
on these two fishing is only permittco
very short distance up stream.
Many of the oldest established trap
locations in the Grays Harbor Dis
trict are within the area closed by this
order Of the Board
Fishing is only permitted in Grays
harbor with gill nets, set nets, pound
nets or traps, and hook and lines
The Johns River and Elk River,
heretofore open to commercial fishing,
are entirely closed
The new order prohibits the estab-
lishment of any new fish trap ,loca-
tions in this harbor.
The seasons are also shortened and
changed so that under the new orders
salmon may be run between Septem-
Der 18th and November 18th, and b.
tween January 18th and March 18th
while from June LIST to September Ii
fishing may be carried on only foul
days each week between 500 p. m
Saturday and 500 p. m. Wednesday
following.
Order Number Six deals with WI.
lapa Harbor, limiting the fishinl
there to the use Of gill nets, set nets
poundnets or traps. and hook am
lines, and substituting new season.
when fishing may be carried on from
those now existing.
The new fishing seasons are from
August 18th to November goth. an
from January 18th to March 18th