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Topic: Oroville Coho regulations...can anybody clear this up for me?  (Read 463 times)

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MotherLoad

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A little help ensuring i'm not missing anything here...
on the DFG page lake Oroville is not listed in the alphabetical list of waters with special fishing regulations section. Under species regulations "Trout/Salmon" There is a Coho alert indicating that Oroville is the exception to the general rule about the take of Coho Salmon.
"COHO ALERT:
Silver (coho) salmon may not be taken in any of the waters of the State, except in Lake Oroville. Incidentally hooked Silver (coho) salmon, except those in Lake Oroville, must be immediately released unharmed to the waters where they are hooked."
Lake Orville and it's tributaries (if you want to call the afterbay, diversion pool and forebay tributaries) fall in the Valley District...this section indicates that the salmon fishing is open all year unless exceptions are noted in the aforementioned alphabetical listing. (which it is not)
"(d) Valley District
(1) All lakes and reservoirs except those listed by name in the Special Regulations. Season: All year. Limit: 5
(2) All anadromous waters except those listed by name in the Special Regulations (See definition of anadromous waters, Section 1.04). Season: All year. Limit:  0 trout and steelhead Closed to salmon fishing. No take or possession of salmon.

* I dont think the Diversion pool, afterbay, and forebay qualify as Anadromous as they don't permit spawning fish entry (there is a fish dam to prevent just this occurrence.)

(3) All streams except anadromous waters and those listed by name in the Special Regulations. Season: All year. Limit: 5

-So what do think folks? can we fish for the Coho now or not? My vote is YES


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Maybe lookup the regs for the Feather river in the trout & salmon alphabetical list.
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Sorry about muddying the waters there Motherload.  For your sake, I hope it's open and you slay dragons!



MotherLoad

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Took a look there too, basically it gave specifics about a stretch of the river adjacent to and below the bodies of water I am looking at... I don't think there is any help there


MotherLoad

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Sorry about muddying the waters there Motherload.  For your sake, I hope it's open and you slay dragons!
Lol... No worries, it's good to be certain before you risk a fine right? A little certainty never hurts


 

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