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Mark Schuck Joe Bumgarner Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Lyons Ferry Stock Summer Steelhead Program Review SnAKE , TUCANNON, WALLA WALLA, AND TOUCHET RIVER BASINS. Mark Schuck Joe Bumgarner Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Program Goals. SAR = 0.5%, SAS = 1.5%. Management Objectives. Establish steelhead broodstock(s) to meet egg needs

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Mark Schuck Joe Bumgarner Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

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  1. Lyons Ferry Stock Summer Steelhead Program ReviewSnAKE, TUCANNON, WALLA WALLA,AND TOUCHET RIVER BASINS Mark Schuck Joe Bumgarner Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

  2. Program Goals SAR = 0.5%, SAS = 1.5%

  3. Management Objectives • Establish steelhead broodstock(s) to meet egg needs • Return adult steelhead to the Columbia, Snake, and tributary rivers which meets LSRCP goals • Improve or re-establish sport fisheries • Maintain and enhance natural populations of steelhead and other native salmonids • Coordinate actions with other basin managers

  4. Management Objectives(additional or amended) • Monitor the status and trends of natural steelhead populations where LSRCP fish might have affects • Program is compliant with ESA (HGMP’s, FMEP’s) • Program is compliant with WDFW Hatchery Policies to protect and recover wild stocks

  5. Steelhead Management Driversin Southeast Washington LSRCP US v OR RM&E Wild Fish Protection & ESA Recovery

  6. WDFW Lyons Ferry Stock Hatchery Facilities Lyons Ferry Hatchery Palouse River Idaho LGR Snake R. LGO LMN Clearwater River Tucannon River SnakeR. Dayton AP Curl Lake AP Asotin Cr. Touchet River ICH Snake R. Columbia River Washington Walla Walla River Oregon Grande Ronde R.

  7. Trapping and Spawning

  8. Lyons Ferry Fish Hatchery

  9. Broodstock Origin and History Smolts released into the Snake, Tucannon, Walla Walla and Touchet Rivers *Based on releases by stock and returns to Lyons Ferry, we estimate that the LFH stock is 80-85% Wells stock origin

  10. Adult Trapping @ Lyons Ferry

  11. LFH Broodstock Trapping and Spawning

  12. Disposition of Trapped Adults at LFH (1996-2012 BY)

  13. Coded-Wire Tag Recoveriesat LFH (1999-2012 BY)

  14. Lyons Ferry StockAge Composition

  15. WDFW Lyons Ferry StockEgg to Release Survival Green Egg to Smolt Goal = 65%

  16. Disease/Pathology

  17. Marking/Tagging • 100% AD Fin Clip • Portion LV Fin Clip + CWT • Minimum 20,000 Tags • PIT Tagged N Purpose BY 1994-2000 350-1,000 Juvenile Migration BY 2005-Present 9,000-15,000 Adult Returns

  18. Smolt Releases

  19. Wells/Lyons Ferry Stock Releases Lyons Ferry Hatchery Idaho Palouse River LGR LGO LMN Tucannon River Clearwater River Touchet River Asotin Cr. ICH Columbia River Walla Walla River Washington Oregon Grande Ronde River

  20. Release Strategies Lyons Ferry Curl Lake AP Dayton AP

  21. Wells/LFH Stock SteelheadTucannon River Releases

  22. Wells/LFH Stock SteelheadTucannon River Releases

  23. Wells/LFH Stock SteelheadWalla Walla River Releases

  24. Wells/LFH Stock SteelheadTouchet River Releases

  25. Wells/LFH Stock SteelheadTouchet River Releases

  26. Wells/LFH Stock SteelheadSnake River Releases

  27. Adult Returns

  28. Lyons Ferry Stock SteelheadAdult Return Goals Project Area (Snake/Tucannon) = All Areas within the Snake River Basin Project Area (Walla/Touchet) = All Areas within the Snake River + Walla Walla River Basin in Washington

  29. LFH Stock Run Timingat Mainstem Dams Snake River Steelhead Fishery Opens

  30. Smolt-to-Adult Survival (SAS) Wells/LFH Stock Releases Survival Brood Year

  31. Wells/Lyons Ferry StockTotal Adult Returns (SAS) Total Return Goal

  32. Smolt-to-Adult Return (SAR) Wells/LFH Stock Releases Survival Brood Year

  33. Wells/Lyons Ferry StockAdult Returns to Project Area (SAR) Project Area Return Goal

  34. Lyons Ferry StockProgeny:Parent Ratio

  35. Adult Harvest and AccountingLFH Stock Releases (2000-2006 BY’s)

  36. Adult Harvest and AccountingLFH Stock Releases (2000-2006 BY’s)

  37. Adult Harvest and AccountingLFH Stock Releases (2000-2006 BY’s)

  38. Adult Harvest and AccountingLFH Stock Releases (2000-2006 BY’s) Overall Stray = 49%

  39. LFH Stock Stray Distribution2001-06 Brood Years

  40. Fisheries

  41. Fishery Details2000-2010 Run Years Assumes value of $1,000/harvested fish

  42. Mainstem Snake River and Tributary Fishery Locations Idaho Palouse River LGR Lyons Ferry Hatchery LGO Tucannon River Clearwater River LMN Touchet River Asotin Cr. ICH Columbia River Walla Walla River Washington Oregon

  43. Fishing Area!

  44. Fishing Area? Little Goose Dam

  45. Fishery Harvest – Snake and Tributaries1985-2009 Run Years

  46. Steelhead Harvest and Angler DaysSnake, Tucannon, Walla Walla, Touchet Angler Days

  47. Natural Stock Monitoring

  48. Data GapsNatural Production Monitoring • Tucannon River • (H:W composition?? – PIT Tags to answer) • Genetic Introgression?? • Asotin Creek (Asotin Project Monitoring - BPA) • Touchet River (Dayton downstream??) • Walla Walla River (Nursery Br downstream??) • Incomplete understanding of the extent of natural populations on these groups and straying • Small Snake Tributaries, maybe 100-300 adults/year • High % of hatchery strays (e.g. Almota, Alpowa)

  49. Small Tributary CWT Recoveries Almota Cr. Idaho Palouse River Lyons Ferry Hatchery LGR LGO Tucannon River Clearwater River LMN Alpowa Cr. Touchet River Asotin Cr. ICH Columbia River Walla Walla River Washington Oregon

  50. Almota Creek (2011-2012) Mean N = 151 fish/year

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