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Introduction SANTIAM AND CALAPOOIA SUBBASIN FISH MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared by Mary Jo Wevers Joe Wetherbee Wayne Hunt Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife March 1992 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1 GENERAL CONSTRAINTS .......................................................................................................................... 3 HABITAT....................................................................................................................................................... 6 Background and Status.................................................................................................................... 6 Basin Description................................................................................................................. 6 Land Use............................................................................................................................. 9 Habitat Protection.............................................................................................................. 22 Habitat Restoration............................................................................................................ 22 Policies........................................................................................................................................... 23 Objectives....................................................................................................................................... 23 WINTER STEELHEAD................................................................................................................................ 28 Background and Status.................................................................................................................. 28 Origin................................................................................................................................. 28 Life History and Population Characteristics....................................................................... 28 Hatchery Production.......................................................................................................... 34 Angling and Harvest.......................................................................................................... 36 Management Considerations.......................................................................................................... 37 Policies........................................................................................................................................... 38 Objectives....................................................................................................................................... 39 SUMMER STEELHEAD.............................................................................................................................. 47 Background and Status.................................................................................................................. 47 Origin................................................................................................................................. 47 Life History and Population Characteristics....................................................................... 47 Hatchery Production.......................................................................................................... 51 Angling and Harvest.......................................................................................................... 54 Management Considerations.......................................................................................................... 55 Policies........................................................................................................................................... 56 Objectives....................................................................................................................................... 56 COHO SALMON ......................................................................................................................................... 60 Background and Status.................................................................................................................. 60 Origin................................................................................................................................. 60 Life History and Population Characteristics....................................................................... 60 Hatchery Production.......................................................................................................... 60 Angling and Harvest.......................................................................................................... 62 Management Considerations.......................................................................................................... 63 Policies........................................................................................................................................... 63 TABLE OF CONTENTS-continued Page SPRING CHINOOK SALMON .................................................................................................................... 64 Background and Status.................................................................................................................. 64 Origin................................................................................................................................. 64 Life History and Population Characteristics....................................................................... 64 Hatchery Production.......................................................................................................... 69 Angling and Harvest.......................................................................................................... 70 Management Considerations.......................................................................................................... 72 Policies........................................................................................................................................... 73 FALL CHINOOK SALMON......................................................................................................................... 80 Background and Status.................................................................................................................. 80 Origin................................................................................................................................. 80 Life History and Population Characteristics....................................................................... 80 Hatchery Production.......................................................................................................... 83 Angling and Harvest.......................................................................................................... 84 Management Considerations.......................................................................................................... 85 Policies........................................................................................................................................... 86 Objectives....................................................................................................................................... 86 SOCKEYE SALMON................................................................................................................................... 89 Background and Status.................................................................................................................. 89 Origin................................................................................................................................. 89 Life History and Population Characteristics....................................................................... 89 Hatchery Production.......................................................................................................... 89 Angling and Harvest.......................................................................................................... 90 Management Considerations.......................................................................................................... 91 Policies........................................................................................................................................... 91 TROUT AND WHITEFISH........................................................................................................................... 92 Background and Status.................................................................................................................. 92 RAINBOW TROUT............................................................................................................ 92 Origin.................................................................................................................... 92 Life History and Population Characteristics.......................................................... 92 Hatchery Production............................................................................................. 93 Angling and Harvest............................................................................................. 98 Management Considerations.............................................................................. 101 CUTTHROAT
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