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Gillnetting begins Sunday night in lower Columbia River

The Columbian
Published: August 4, 2015, 5:00pm

Nine nights of commercial fishing in August between Warrior Rock and Beacon Rock begin Sunday.

The gillnet fleet will fish from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays using 9-inch-minimum mesh.

They are expected to catch 3,100 chinook the first week, 4,900 the second week and 33,000 in the third week, according to Washington and Oregon state fish managers.

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