FILING ORGANIZATION:	SKOKOMISH TRIBE 
 
REGULATION NUMBER:	F#26-20
REGULATION MODIFIED:	F#26-08 SECTION 5;IV		
REGULATION SUPERSEDED: 	NONE

DATE ADOPTED:		JULY 27, 2026
 
SPECIES:		CHINOOK SALMON
FISHERY TYPE:		COMMERCIAL FOR MINORS
ON/OFF RESERVATION:	ON
                          
CATCH AREA(S):          SKOKOMISH RIVER (82G) FROM THE SR106 BRIDGE TO THE
                        MOUTH.  
                                                                                    
EFFECTIVE DATES:        AUGUST 04, 2026 THROUGH AUGUST 26, 2026.
                         
DAYS/HOURS:             OPEN:
                          1. TUESDAY   (8/04) 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
                          2. WEDNESDAY (8/05) 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
                          3. TUESDAY   (8/11) 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
                          4. WEDNESDAY (8/12) 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
                          5. TUESDAY   (8/18) 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
                          6. WEDNESDAY (8/19) 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
                          7. TUESDAY   (8/25) 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
                          8. WEDNESDAY (8/26) 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.


LEGAL GEAR:             HAND-HELD GEAR AS PER REGULATION F#26-08. LAWFUL
                        HOOK AND LINE OR HAND-HELD GEAR SHALL BE: A SINGLE
                        LINE TO WHICH NO MORE THAN ONE SINGLE-POINT BARBED
                        HOOK MAY BE ATTACHED.  MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HOOK SIZE
                        SHALL BE #2/0.  LINE WEIGHT(S) MUST BE ATTACHED NO
                        LESS THAN 12 INCHES ABOVE HOOK.

OTHER RESTRICTIONS:     1)  THIS FISHERY IS OPEN ONLY TO MINORS BETWEEN THE
                            AGES OF 12 YEARS AND 18 YEARS OLD PROVIDED HE
                            OR SHE MEETS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
                            A)  THE MINOR IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT MEMBER
                                OF THE TRIBE.
                            B)  THE MINOR IS A HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD. THE 
                                DETERMINATION FOR WHETHER A PERSON IS THE
                                HEAD OF A HOUSEHOLD TO EXERCISE TREATY
                                FISHING RIGHTS SHALL BE MADE BY THE FISH
                                COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THAT PERSON FISHING.
                            C)  THE MINOR HAS BEEN EXEMPTED FROM THE 
                                RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON MINORS UPON A 
                                SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP. THE DETERMI-
                                NATION OF WHETHER A MINOR IS EXEMPT FROM
                                THE SECTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE PERTAINING
                                TO MINORS SHALL BE MADE BY THE FISH
                                COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THAT PERSON FISHING.
                        2)  NO MINOR SHALL FISH EARLIER THAN 5:00 PM ON A
                            REGULARLY SCHEDULED SCHOOL DAY OR LATER THAN
                            10:00 PM ON ANY DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING A
                            REGULARLY SCHEDULED SCHOOL DAY.
                        3)  ALL CATCH MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO SKOKOMISH
                            FISHERIES STAFF FOR SAMPLING PURPOSES.
                        4)  ALL CATCH MUST BE REPORTED ON FISH TICKETS OR
                            ROADSIDE SALE REPORTING FORMS. MINORS MUST USE
                            AN ADULT'S CARD FOR SALES.
                        		   			                                                    
JUSTIFICATIONS:         HARVEST AVAILABLE CHINOOK SALMON
	
SKOKOMISH FISHERIES
N.541 TRIBAL CENTER ROAD
SKOKOMISH NATION, WA 98584