OAR 635-042-0160
Blind Slough and Knappa Slough Select Area Commercial Fishery

(1) Salmon (except Chum), white sturgeon, and shad may be taken with gillnets for commercial purposes during 2021 open fishing periods in Blind Slough and Knappa Slough as described below:
(a) The Blind Slough Select Area is defined as waters of Blind Slough and Gnat Creek from a north-south line represented by regulatory markers at the mouth of Blind Slough upstream to a regulatory marker in Gnat Creek located approximately 0.5 miles southeasterly (upstream) of the Barendse Road Bridge.
(b) Upper Blind Slough is defined as Oregon state waters of the Blind Slough Select Area upstream of the railroad bridge, located approximately 1.25 miles east (upstream) of the mouth of Blind Slough.
(c) The Knappa Slough Select Area is defined as waters of Knappa Slough, Calendar Slough, and Big Creek Slough bounded to the north (upstream) by a line projecting from a regulatory marker on the eastern shore of Karlson Island to the northernmost regulatory marker at the mouth of Blind Slough and bounded to the west (downstream) by a line projecting southerly from a regulatory marker on the southwestern tip of Karlson Island through regulatory markers on the western tips of Minaker Island to a marker on the Oregon shore. The waters of Knappa Slough within a 100-foot radius of the railroad bridge crossing Big Creek are closed.
(2) Open fishing periods are established in four segments categorized as the winter season in subsection (2)(a); the spring season in subsection (2)(b); the summer season in subsection (2)(c); and the fall season in subsection (2)(d).
(a) Winter Season
(A) Open area includes the Blind Slough Select Area defined in (1)(a) above.
(i) The minimum mesh size is 7-inches.
(ii) Open fishery periods are nightly from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following morning on February 24, February 25, March 1, March 3, March 4, March 8, March 10, March 11, March 15, March 17, March 18, March 22, March 25, March 29, April 1, April 5, April 8, April 12, and April 14.
(B) Open area includes the Knappa Slough Select Area defined in (1)(c) above, except the downstream (western) boundary in Knappa Slough is a north-south line projecting through the easternmost tip of Minaker Island and regulatory markers on Karlson Island and the Oregon shore.
(i) The minimum mesh size is 7-inches.
(ii) Open fishing periods are as follows:
(I) Nightly from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following morning on February 24, February 25, March 1, March 3, March 4, March 8, March 10, March 11, March 15, March 17, March 18, March 22, March 25, March 29, April 1, April 5, April 8, April 12, and April 14;
(b) Spring Season
(A) Open area includes the Blind Slough and Knappa Slough Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (1)(c) above, except prior to May 3 the downstream (western) boundary in Knappa Slough is a north-south line projecting through the easternmost tip of Minaker Island and regulatory markers on Karlson Island and the Oregon shore.
(B) The maximum mesh size is 9.75-inches.
(C) Open fishing periods are as follows:
(i) Nightly from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following morning on April 19, April 22, April 27 and April 29; and
(ii) Nightly from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following morning each Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from May 3 through June 15.
(c) Summer Season
(A) Open area includes the Blind Slough and Knappa Slough Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (1)(c) above.
(B) The maximum mesh size is 9.75-inches.
(C) Open fishery periods are nightly from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following morning on June 17, June 21, June 24, June 28, and July 1.
(d) Fall Season
(A) Open area includes the Blind Slough and Knappa Slough Select Areas defined in (1)(a) and (1)(c) above.
(B) The maximum mesh size is 9.75-inches prior to the fourth Sunday in August, and 6-inches thereafter.
(3) Additional gear restrictions include:
(a) Gill nets may not exceed 600 feet (100 fathoms) in length.
(b) There is no lead line weight limit and attachment of additional weight or anchors directly to the lead line is permitted.
(c) Nets not specifically authorized for use may be onboard a vessel if properly stored. A properly stored net is defined as a net on a drum that is fully covered by a tarp (canvas or plastic) and bound with a minimum of ten revolutions of rope with a diameter of 3⁄8 (0.375) inches or greater.
(4) A maximum of three white sturgeon with a fork length of 44-50 inches may be possessed or sold by each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday). The white sturgeon possession and sales limit includes all Select Area fisheries.
(5) Oregon licenses are required in the open waters upstream from the railroad bridge in Blind Slough.

Source: Rule 635-042-0160 — Blind Slough and Knappa Slough Select Area Commercial Fishery, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=635-042-0160.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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