Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Project Publications

YKFP Technical Reports and Publications

Steelhead Workshop Literature

Species Interactions

Effects of Predation by Nonnative Smallmouth Bass on Native Salmonid Prey: the Role of Predator and Prey Size [Fritts, A. and T. Pearsons]
Spring Chinook Salmon Interactions Indices and Residual/Precocial Monitoring in the Upper Yakima Basin, Annual Report 1998, December 1999
Spring Chinook Salmon Interactions:Indices and Residual/Precocial Monitoring in the Upper Yakima Basin, Annual Report 2001-2002 [Pearsons, T., B. James, C. Johnson, A. Fritts and G. Temple]
Spring Chinook Salmon Interactions Indices and Residual/Precocial Monitoring in the Upper Yakima Basin, Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation Report 5 of 7. Annual Report 2003-2004 [Pearsons, T., C. Johnson, B. James, and G. Temple]
Spring Chinook Salmon Interactions Indices and Residual/Precocious Male Monitoring in the Upper Yakima Basin, Annual Report 2004-2005[Pearsons, T., C. Johnson, B. James, and G. Temple]
Spring Chinook Salmon Interactions Indices and Residual/Precocious Male Monitoring in the Upper Yakima Basin, Annual Report 2005-2005 [Pearsons, T., C. Johnson, B. James, and G. Temple]
Spring Chinook Salmon Interactions Indices and Residual/Precocious Male Monitoring in the Upper Yakima Basin, Annual Report 2006 [Pearsons, T., C. Johnson, B. James, and G. Temple]
Spring Chinook Salmon Interactions Indices and Residual/Precocious Male Monitoring in the Upper Yakima Basin, Annual Report 2007 [Pearsons, T., C. Johnson, and G. Temple]
Spring Chinook Salmon Interactions Indices and Residual/Precocious Male Monitoring in the Upper Yakima Basin, Annual Report 2008 [C.L. Johnson, T.N. Pearsons, and G.M. Temple]
Spring Chinook Salmon Competition/Capacity and Residual/Precocious Male Monitoring in the Upper Yakima Basin. Annual Report 2009 [Johnson, C. L. and G. M. Temple]
Spring Chinook Salmon Competition/Capacity and Residual/Precocious Male Monitoring in the Upper Yakima Basin. Annual Report 2010 [Johnson, C. L. and G. M. Temple]
Spring Chinook Salmon Competition/Capacity and Residual/Precocious Male Monitoring in the Upper Yakima Basin. Annual Report 2011 [Johnson, C. L.,T. De Boer, N. D. Mankus, G. M. Temple]
Yakima River Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report FY 1990
Yakima River Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report FY 1991
Yakima River Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report FY 1992
Yakima River Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report FY 1993
Yakima River Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report FY 1994
Yakima River Species Interactions Studies, Progress Report FY 1995-97
Yakima River Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report FY 1998
Yakima River Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report FY 1999
Yakima River Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report FY 2000
Yakima River Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report 2001, [Pearsons, Temple, Johnson, Fritts]
Yakima River Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report 2002, [Pearsons, Fritts, Temple, Johnson, Schmuck]
Yakima Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report 2003-2004 [Pearsons, T., et al.]
Yakima Species Interactions Studies, Annual Report 2004-2005 [Pearsons, T., et al.]
Ecological Interactions between Non-target Taxa of Concern and Hatchery Supplemented Salmon, 2005-2006 Annual Report [Pearsons, T., et al.]
Ecological Interactions between Non-target Taxa of Concern and Hatchery Supplemented Salmon, 2006 Annual Report [Pearsons, T., et al.]
Ecological Interactions between Non-target Taxa of Concern and Hatchery Supplemented Salmon, 2007 Annual Report [Pearsons, T., et al.]
Ecological Interactions between Non-target Taxa of Concern and Hatchery Supplemented Salmon, 2008 Annual Report [Temple, G., et al.]
Ecological Interactions between Non-target Taxa of Concern and Hatchery Supplemented Salmon, 2009 Annual Report [Temple, G., et al.]
Ecological Interactions between Non-target Taxa of Concern and Hatchery Supplemented Salmon, 2010 Annual Report [Temple, G., et al.]
Ecological Interactions between Non-target Taxa of Concern and Hatchery Supplemented Salmon, 2011 Annual Report [Temple, G., et al.]
Initial Review of Models with Potential to Predict Annual Spring Chinook Smolt Production in the Yakima River [Thompson, Pearsons]

Bird Predation

Development of a Bird Predation Index, Annual Report 1998
Development of an Index to Bird Predation of Juvenile
Salmonids within the Yakima River. Annual Report, 1999
Development of an Index to Bird Predation of Juvenile
Salmonids within the Yakima River. Annual Report, 2000
Development of an Index to Bird Predation of Juvenile
Salmonids within the Yakima River. Annual Report, 2001
Development of an Index to Bird Predation of Juvenile
Salmonids within the Yakima River. Annual Report, 2002
Abundance, Distribution, and Estimated Consumption (kg fish) of Piscivorous Birds Along the Yakima River, Washington State. Annual Report, 2002
Monitoring and Evaluation of Avian Predation on Juvenile Salmonids on the Yakima River, Washington. Annual Report 2003. Stephenson, A., and D. Fast
Monitoring and Evaluation of Avian Predation on Juvenile Salmonids on the Yakima River, Washington. Annual Report 2004. Stephenson, A., and D. Fast
Monitoring and Evaluation of Avian Predation on Juvenile Salmonids on the Yakima River, Washington. Annual Report 2005. Siegel, J. and D. Fast
Monitoring and Evaluation of Avian Predation on Juvenile Salmonids on the Yakima River, Washington. Annual Report 2006. (See Appendix F.) Siegel, J. and D. Fast
For 2007 forward, Avian predation annual reports were included as appendices to project M&E annual reports. See Project Monitoring and Evaluation.

Klickitat Basin Planning Documents

Yakima Basin Species Planning Documents

Spring Chinook Supplementation Monitoring Plan, Aug. 1997
Natural Production and Domestication Monitoring of the Yakima Spring Chinook Supplementation Program, Chapter 8 (page 177) in Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Genetic Studies [Busack et al.]

Project Monitoring and Evaluation

Evaluation of Water Quality Conditions Near Proposed Fish Production Sites Associated with the Yakima Fisheries Project [Mueller, Martinson]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Final Report 2000 [Sampson, Fast]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Annual Report 2001 [Sampson, et al.]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Annual Report 2002 [Sampson, et al.]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Annual Report 2003 [Sampson M., B.Bosch, D. Fast]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Annual Report 2004 [Sampson M., B.Bosch, D. Fast]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Annual Report 2005-2006 [Sampson, M., B.Bosch, D. Fast]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Annual Report 2006-2007 [Sampson, M., B.Bosch, D. Fast]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Annual Report 2007-2008 [Sampson, M., B.Bosch, D. Fast]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Annual Report 2008-2009 [Sampson, M., B.Bosch, D. Fast]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Final Report 2009-2010 [Sampson, M., B.Bosch, D. Fast]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Final Report 2010-2011 [Sampson, M., D. Fast, B.Bosch]
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Final Report 2011-2012 [Sampson, M., D. Fast, B.Bosch]

Reproductive Ecology and Success

Reproductive Ecology of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild Spring Chinook and Juvenile-to-Adult PIT Tag Retention Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Monitoring and Evaluation, 2001
Reproductive Ecology of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild Spring Chinook 2001 -2002 Annual Report [Knudsen, C.]
Reproductive Ecology of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild Spring Chinook. Annual Report 2003-2004[Knudsen, C.]
Reproductive Ecology of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild Spring Chinook. Annual Report 2004-2005 [Knudsen, Schroder, Johnston, Busack, Pearsons, Fast, Marshall, Strom, James]
Reproductive Ecology of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild Spring Chinook. Annual Report 2005-2006 [Knudsen, Schroder, Johnston, Busack, Pearsons, Fast, Strom]
Reproductive Ecology of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild Spring Chinook. Annual Report 2006 [Knudsen, Schroder, Johnston, Busack, Pearsons, Fast, Strom]
Reproductive Ecology of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild Spring Chinook. Annual Report 2007 [Knudsen, C. et al.]
Reproductive Ecology of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild Spring Chinook. Annual Report 2008 [Knudsen, C. et al.]
Reproductive Ecology of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild Spring Chinook. Annual Report 2009 [Knudsen, Editor]
of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild Spring Chinook. Annual Report 2010 [Knudsen, Editor]
Comparing the Reproductive Success of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild-Origin Spring Chinook 2000-2001 Annual Report [Schroder, Knudsen, Watson, Pearsons, Young]
Comparing the Reproductive Success of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild-Origin Spring Chinook 2001-2002 Annual Report [Schroder, Knudsen, Watson, Pearsons, Young, Rau.
Comparing the Reproductive Success of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild-Origin Spring Chinook 2003- 2004 Annual Report [Schroder, Knudsen, Watson, Pearsons, Young, Rau.
Comparing the Reproductive Success of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild-Origin Spring Chinook 2004-2005 Annual Report [Schroder, Knudsen, Pearsons, Fast, Watson]
Comparing the Reproductive Success of Yakima River Hatchery and Wild-Origin Spring Chinook 2005-2006 Annual Report [Schroder, Knudsen, Pearsons, Young, Kassler, Fast, Watson]
Breeding Success of Wild & First Generation Hatchery Female Spring Chinook Spawning in an Artificial Channel, Annual Report 2006 [Schroder, S., et al.]
Breeding Success of Wild & First Generation Hatchery Female Spring Chinook Spawning in an Artificial Channel, Annual Report 2011 [Schroder, S., et al.]
Comparison of Female Reproductive Traits and Progeny of First-Generation Hatchery and Wild Upper Yakima River Spring Chinook Salmon [Knudsen, Schroder, Busack, Johnston, Pearsons, Strom] Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:1433-1445, 2008
Breeding Success of Wild and First-Generation Hatchery Female Spring Chinook Salmon Spawning in an Artificial Stream [Schroder, Knudsen, Pearsons, Kassler, Young, Busack, Fast] Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:1475-1489, 2008
Breeding Success of Four Male Life History Types in Spring Chinook Salmon Spawning Under Quasi-Natural Conditions. Annual Report 2008. [Schroder et al.]
Breeding Success of Four Male Life History Types in Spring Chinook Salmon Spawning Under Quasi-Natural Conditions. Annual Report 2009. [Schroder et al.]
Behavior and Breeding Success of Wild and First-Generation Hatchery Male Spring Chinook Salmon Spawning in an Artificial Stream [Schroder, Knudsen, Pearsons, Kassler, Young, Beall, Fast] Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139:989-1003, 2010
The Breeding Success of First- and Third-Generation Hatchery Spring Chinook Salmon Spawning in an Artificial Stream Annual Report 2011 [Schroder, Knudsen, Kassler, Beall, Stockton]
Parental Effect as a Primary Factor Limiting Egg-to-Fry Survival of Spring Chinook Salmon in the Upper Yakima River Basin [Johnson, Roni, Pess] Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 141: 1295-1309, 2012

Yakima Subbasin and Recovery Plans

Yakima 8/3/01 download Word Doc 55.6 Mb
- Yakima Section 3, Subbasin Recommendations 8/3/01 download Word Doc 1.76 Mb
- Appendix A: Coho HGMP download Word Doc 223 kb
- Appendix B: Fall Chinook HGMP download Word Doc 227 kb
- Appendix C: Watershed Assessment open TOC pdf format 173kb
  - Download Appendix C zipped 128 Mb
- Appendix D: Waldo Report
Yakima Subbasin Plan 05/2004
Yakima Steelhead Recovery Plan

Project Management

Ecological Interactions Team Reports and Publications

Coho

Preliminary Results of an effort to Re-Introduce Coho Salmon in the Yakima River, Washington. [Dunnigan, J.]
Feasibility and Risks of Coho Reintroduction in Mid-Columbia Monitoring and Evaluation [Dunnigan, J.]
Yakima Basin Coho Master Plan (9/25/03)
Yakima Coho Master Plan 09/2004 [Hubble, J., T. Newsome, and J. Woodward]
Evaluating the Feasibility of Reestablishing a Coho Salmon Population in the Yakima River, Washington. 2007 [Bosch, W. J., et al.]

Genetics

Spring Chinook

Design, Operation and Monitoring of a Production Scale Supplementation Research Facility. [Fast, D.]
Optimal Conventional and Semi-Natural Treatments for the Upper Yakima Spring Chinook Salmon Supplementation Treatment Definitions and Descriptions and Biological Specifications for Facility Design [Costello, Hager]
The Effects of Domestication on Predation Mortality and Competitive Dominance of Juvenile Spring Chinook Salmon, 2003-2004 [Pearsons, T., A. Fritts, J. Scott]
Effects of Domestication on Predation Mortality and Competitive Dominance, Annual Report 2004-2005 [Pearsons, T., A. Fritts, J. Scott]
Effects of Domestication on Predation Mortality and Competitive Dominance, Annual Report 2005-2006 [Pearsons, T., A. Fritts, J. Scott]
The Effects of Domestication on Predation Mortality and Competitive Dominance, Annual Report 2006 [Pearsons, T., A. Fritts, J. Scott]
The Effects of Domestication on Predation Mortality and Competitive Dominance, Annual Report 2007 [Pearsons, T., A. Fritts, J. Vandal]
The Effects of Domestication on Predation Mortality and Competitive Dominance, Annual Report 2008 [Fritts, A., T. Pearsons, C. Stockton, and J. Vandal]
The Effects of Domestication on Predation Mortality and Competitive Dominance, Annual Report 2009 [Fritts, A., T. and C. Stockton]
The Effects of Domestication on Predation Mortality and Competitive Dominance, Annual Report 2010 [Fritts, A., T. and C. Stockton]
The Effects of Domestication on Predation Mortality and Competitive Dominance, Annual Report 2011 [Fritts, A., T. and C. Stockton]
Comparison of Life History Traits between First-Generation Hatchery and Wild Upper Yakima River Spring Chinook Salmon [Knudsen et al.]
Survival Comparison of Spring Chinook Salmon Reared in a Production Hatchery under Optimum Conventional and Seminatural Conditions [ Fast, Neeley, Lind, Johnston, Strom, Bosch, Knudsen, Schroder, Watson] Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:1507–1518, 2008.

Habitat

Manastash Water Conservation Study, Final Report 2002. [McDonald, Montgomery]
Reestablish Safe Access into Tributaries of the Yakima Subbasin, Progress Report 2002- 2003 [Fraser]
Yakima River Basin Side Channels Project, Progress Report 2001-2002 [Nicolai]
Yakima River Basin Side Channels Project, 2003-2004 Final Report [Nicolai]
Yakima Tributary Access and Habitat Program [Myra]
A Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity (B-IBI) for Mainstem Rivers and Tributaries of the Upper Yakima and Naches River Basins [Gayeski]
Detection of Large Woody Debris Accumulations in Old-Growth Forests using Sonic Wave Collections [Jones and Allen]
Influences of Stocking Salmon Carcass Analogs on Salmonids in Klickitat River Tributaries [Zendt, Sharp]
Influences of Stocking Salmon Carcass Analogs on Salmonids in Yakima River Tributaries, Progress Report 2001 -2002. [Pearsons, T. et al.]

Pathogens

Hatchery Genetic Management Plans (HGMPs)

EDT Modeling