Washington River Reports
Washington River Reports 11/28/2009
Finding a river in optimal fishing condition west of the Cascades was not an easy task last week, but the situation is better this week. High flows and turbid conditions continue to be prevalent in the majority of western Washington rivers, but water levels are starting to drop in a few and although conditions are not the best, fishing activity is possible.
The Skykomish River in Snohomish County is a little high, but fishable and so is King County’s Green River. The Puyallup and Nisqually rivers have high flows, but are producing chum.
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Smelt Reports for 2009/2010
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Fly Fishing
More info on Fly Fishing
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Aberdeen
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Baker River
Baker River Sockeye
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Black River 08/02/2008
Black: Fly anglers will need a canoe or float tube, but it is worth the trip, said Tom Bolender of Fishy Business Guide Service and Cabela's. Fishing the upper river just off 110th Avenue will give you an opportunity to catch trout, bass and sunfish.
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Bogachiel River
See Olympic Peninsula Reports below........
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Calawah River
See Olympic Peninsula Reports below........
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Carbon River 11/25/2009
Carbon: Flows are still pretty high, and there are only occasional reports of anglers hooking anything.
Carbon River 11/21/2009
The Carbon and the Puyallup are blown out, Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine said.
Carbon River 11/19/2009
Puyallup and Carbon: Both are blown out, said Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine
Carbon River 11/18/2009
Carbon: Anglers are catching some chum and a few coho, using mainly corkies and yarn. Some fish of both species are still chrome bright.
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Cascade River 11/18/2009
Some die-hard anglers are heading out on the rivers including the Cascade where some early winter-run steelhead arrived.
More info on the Cascade River
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Cedar River 08/12/2009
Cedar: The fishing has been fairly slow, but the action should pick up the next few days because the rain will help cool the water and give it a little color.
Cedar River Basin Map & Info
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Chambers Creek 10/20/2008
Doing well for silvers off the mouth of the creek.
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Chehalis River 11/26/2009
Chehalis: Water levels are dropping, but the river remains muddy, said Charles McElroy of Sunbirds in Chehalis. There are steelhead and a few late-run silvers in the river. Plunking from Oakville downriver is expected to produce some fairly decent results.
Chehalis River 11/14/2009
Chehalis: Some winter-run steelhead are starting to show. Flows are not too high, but the river is dirty and there hasn’t been much in the way of angler activity.
Chehalis River 11/12/2009
Chehalis: Some winter-run steelhead are starting to show. Flows are not too high, but the river is dirty and there hasn’t been much in the way of angler activity.
Chehalis River 10/24/2009
Chehalis: The river is worth fishing, said Jim McDaniel of Tumwater Sports. Vibrax spinners in red and chartreuse with silver blades would be a good choice of hardware.
Chehalis River 10/22/2009
Chehalis: The river is worth fishing, said Jim McDaniel of Tumwater Sports. Vibrax spinners in red and chartreuse with silver blades would be a good choice of hardware.
Chehalis River 10/17/2009
Chehalis: Fishing has been good for boat anglers pulling plugs and spinners up to the mouth of the Satsop when tribal nets aren’t in the river. The nets are in the river six days a week, said Charles McElroy of Sunbird.
Chehalis River 10/15/2009
CHEHALIS: Fishing has been good for boat anglers pulling plugs and spinners up to the mouth of the Satsop when tribal nets are not in the river. The nets are in the river six days a week, said Charles McElroy of Sunbirds in Chehalis.
Chehalis River 10/08/2009
CHEHALIS: Samplings at the Montesano boat launch Sunday showed 168 anglers had 52 coho. Catching remains about the same, said Ron Adams of Verles Sports in Shelton. Tribal nets are in the lower river.
Chehalis River 10/03/2009
Chehalis: Fishing has been good from the mouth to just above the Satsop. The occasional chinook also is being caught and released. Herring and flasher setups are being used in the lower river. Vibrax spinners and Fish Flash also are being used, said Jim McDaniels of Tumwater Sports.
Chehalis River 10/01/2009
Chehalis: Fishing has been good from the mouth to just above the Satsop. The occasional chinook also is being caught and released. Herring and flasher setups are being used in the lower river. Vibrax spinners and Fish Flash also are being used, said Jim McDaniels of Tumwater Sports.
Chehalis River Basin Map & Info
Chehalis River Salmon Fishing in Tidewater
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Chico Creek 11/04/2009
Chico Creek: This Kitsap County stream is a spot for chum salmon. Anglers, and there were a lot of them on the weekend, were catching plenty of bright fish when the tide came in.
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Cispus River 11/26/2009
Tilton and Cispus: Tacoma Power employees released 337 coho, five jacks, three chinook and five cutthroat into the Tilton at Gus Backstrom Park in Morton last week. They also released 533 coho and 18 jacks into the Cispus above the mouth of Yellowjacket Creek.
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Columbia River Reports 11/26/2009
Hanford Reach: Last week, an estimated 148 steelhead were caught. Of those, 115 hatchery steelhead were kept, and 27 wild steelhead were released. Angler effort was high during the week but slowed on the weekend because of high winds, said Paul Hoffarth, fish biologist with the WDFW Pasco office.
Bank angler catches slowed this week, but boat anglers continue to do well. Bank anglers averaged 20 hours per steelhead last week, and boat anglers averaged 61/2 hours.
Columbia River Reports 11/25/2009
Columbia: Sturgeon catches have slowed in the gorge.
Columbia River Reports 11/19/2009
Bonneville Pool: Boat anglers at the mouth of the Klickitat continue to average slightly less than a coho per rod; however, effort has declined with only 10 boats counted there Sunday morning.
Hanford Reach: An estimated 214 steelhead were caught last week. Of those, 147 hatchery steelhead were caught plus 26 wild fish which were released, said Paul Hoffarth, WDFW District 4 fish biologist. Effort remained high last week, but catching slowed. Bank anglers averaged 13.5 hours per steelhead and boat anglers averaged 8.5 hours per fish.
STURGEON
Sturgeon catches in the Gorge have improved with higher flows which have been between 120,000 and 140,000 cubic feet per second. Anglers in the Gorge have been averaging a legal kept per every six rods.
An estimated 16,100 angler trips in October produced 2,200 legal-size fish.
Most of the fish were caught by Washington and Oregon bank anglers fishing just below Bonneville Dam.
Columbia River Reports 11/18/2009
Columbia: Below the Bonneville Dam, boat anglers at the mouth of the Klickitat continue to average slightly less than a coho per rod. Effort has declined, with only 10 boats counted there Sunday. Catches in the gorge have improved with the higher flows. Bank anglers just below the dam averaged a legal sturgeon kept per every six rods.
Columbia River Reports 11/12/2009
Lower Columbia: Effort and catches have been light
Bonneville Pool: Boat anglers at the mouth of the Klickitat have been averaging nearly a coho per rod. A few chinook and steelhead also have been caught.
Sturgeon
Bank anglers just below Bonneville Dam averaged a keeper per every 14 rods last weekend. Some legals also have been caught in the Gorge and Longview areas. Through October, an estimated 4,300 (38 percent) of the 11,268 fish from this year’s guideline for above the Wauna powerlines had been taken.
Columbia River Reports 11/11/2009
Columbia: Bank anglers just below Bonneville Dam averaged a keeper sturgeon per every 14 rods. Boat anglers in the Gorge also caught some legals, as did a few in the Longview area. Boat anglers at the mouth of the Klickitat averaged just under a coho per rod. A few chinook and steelhead were also caught.
Columbia River Reports 11/05/2009
Lower Columbia: Effort and catch has been declining. In the Camas/Washougal area, just over a dozen boats were counted on Friday. Overall, boat anglers have been averaging a coho per every 16 rods.
Bonneville pool: Anglers are averaging a coho per rod. Sunday, there were approximately 65 boats counted at the mouth of the Klickitat. Spring, summer and fall chinook jacks passing over Bonneville Dam set a record last week. A total of 218,631 have passed over the dam, which beat the 1986 count of 200,114 fish.
Hanford Reach: An estimated 1,648 steelhead were caught between the Highway 395 Bridge and Pasco and the old Hanford town site during October, said Paul Hoffarth, WDFW fish biologist in Yakima. Total catch to date is 1,873 steelhead with 1,244 hatchery steelhead harvested. Boat anglers averaged one steelhead per every 6.4 hours of fishing. Bank anglers averaged one steelhead per every seven hours.
Sturgeon
Angler effort has been fairly heavy in the immediate area below Bonneville Dam. Nearly 200 bank anglers were sampled there Saturday and 128 were counted on Friday. Overall, bank anglers fishing just below the dam averaged a keeper per every 15 rods. Effort and catch in the rest of the lower river remains generally light.
Columbia River Reports 11/04/2009
Columbia: The effort and catch in the lower river are declining. Around the Camas/Washougal area, just over a dozen boats were counted Friday. Overall boat anglers there averaged a coho per every 16 rods, said a state report. In the Bonneville Pool, boat anglers continue to average an adult coho per rod. The effort for sturgeon remains heavy in the immediate area below Bonneville Dam.
Columbia River Reports 10/28/2009
Columbia: Most of the effort and catch was in the Camas/Washougal area, where boat anglers averaged almost half a fish per boat when including fish released. Almost all the catch was coho. Boat anglers in the Bonneville Pool averaged a little more than an adult coho kept per rod. Prawn-and-spinner rigs accounted for a lot of the catch. About one in 10 bank anglers just below Bonneville Dam had a keeper sturgeon last week. Effort remains fairly high, with nearly 200 anglers there during open retention days. Effort and catch was light on the lower river.
Columbia River Reports 10/22/2009
Lower Columbia: Most effort and coho catch has been found in the Camas/Washougal area. Saturday, 50 boats were counted at Lady Island. Some coho and steelhead have been caught in the lower river, but effort has been light. Beginning Nov. 1, fishing for salmon is prohibited from Beacon Rock to Bonneville Dam.
There were 109,400 angler trips to the lower Columbia between Aug. 1 and Oct. 11, the highest total since 2003 and the third highest on record dating back to 1980. Sport catch during the period was 14,500 chinook and 3,600 coho kept (1,700 coho were released). Also, through last week, 596,897 steelhead were counted at Bonneville Dam, which is the second highest count on record.
Bonneville Pool: At the mouth of the Klickitat, boat anglers averaged nearly a coho kept per rod last week. Just over 60 boats were counted there Sunday, said Joe Hymer, supervisory fish biologist, Pacific States Marine Fishery commission. Some coho also are being caught at the mouth of the White Salmon River, although most were unmarked fish and released.
Passage of coho at Bonneville Dam through Oct. 18 was 196,300 adults compared to the preseason expectation of 160,100. Passage is typically 92 percent completed by Oct. 18.
STURGEON
About one in 10 bank anglers just below Bonneville Dam on the Washington side of the river had kept a legal sturgeon when sampled last Thursday. Saturday, 265 Washington and 294 Oregon bank anglers were counted in the Gorge. Effort has been light in the lower river.
Columbia River Reports 10/15/2009
LOWER COLUMBIA (below Bonneville Dam): Chinook catches have tapered off, but coho are being caught from the mouth of the Cowlitz to the Camas/Washougal area. Effort is still fairly strong. Saturday, close to 100 boats were counted in the Camas/Washougal area and 54 at the mouth of the Cowlitz.
BONNEVILLE POOL: Anglers have been catching good numbers of coho, plus some chinook near the mouth of the Klickitat. Saturday, 55 boats were counted near the mouth of the river. October 15 is the last day scheduled for the anti-snagging rule to be in effect from Bonneville Dam to McNary Dam.
BUOY 10: Angler effort has been heavy this late in the season, said Joe Hymer, supervisory fish biologist, Pacific States Marine Fishery Commission. Saturday, 42 boats were counted at Buoy 10 with most found on the Washington side upstream from the Megler-Astoria Bridge. Although creel sampling has ended for Washington and Oregon, there were reports of good coho catches earlier in the week.
HANFORD REACH: Last week, 737 boat anglers (294 boats) kept 428 chinook, 102 jacks and released eight chinook and eight jacks. Overall the average was 1.8 chinook per boat. Also five hatchery steelhead were retained and 11 released. One sturgeon was reported kept at Vernita, which continues to be the hot spot with catches in the remainder of the Reach picking up.
Last week, an estimated 2,722 chinook were harvested in the Hanford Reach (2,198 adult and 524 jacks). So far this season. 6340 chinook and 1,913 jacks have been harvested – 46 percent above last year.
Effective Thursday, the Columbia River will close to all salmon fishing between Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco and Priest Rapids Dam. Anglers will be allowed to continue to fish for and retain hatchery steelhead between the old Hanford town site wooden power line towers and Priest Rapids Dam through October 22. Wild steelhead must be released.
RINGOLD: Last week, 143 bank anglers kept 10 chinook jacks, 29 hatchery steelhead and released two chinook jacks, two hatchery and four wild steelhead.
Sturgeon
Some legals are being caught by boat anglers near Kalama and Camas/Washougal. There has been no fishing report from the gorge. Saturday, nearly 200 boats and 300 Washington and 425 Oregon bank anglers were counted.
Pikeminnow
The last week of this year’s Northern Pikeminnow Reward Sport Fishery was a good one. Anglers in the Washougal area averaged 21.6 pikes per rod, and at Gleason anglers averaged 24 pikeminnows per rod. Fishing was also good in the Vernita area, where anglers averaged 16.7 fish per rod. At Cascade Locks, the average was 14.4 fish per rod.
Last week, 493 anglers caught a total of 5,646 pikeminnows with six tagged fish recovered. There was one tagged fish for every 941 caught. For the season 141,645 pikes were caught with 180 tagged fish recovered. Overall anglers averaged 4.9 fish per rod. More information regarding the pikeninnow fishery can be had at www.pikeninnow.org.
Columbia River Reports 10/14/2009
Buoy 10: This weekend there was a pretty heavy effort for this late in the season. On Saturday, 42 boats were counted at Buoy 10. While creel sampling has ended, there were reports of good coho catches.
Columbia: Below Bonneville Dam, the chinook catches have tapered off but coho are being caught from the mouth of the Cowlitz to the Camas/Washougal area. Effort is still fairly strong with close to a hundred boats counted in the Camas/Washougal area and 54 at the mouth of the Cowlitz during the Saturday flight, said a state report. In the Bonneville Pool, there were good catches of coho and some fall chinook mainly at the mouth of the Klickitat. Some legal-size sturgeon were caught by boat anglers near Kalama and Camas/Washougal.
Columbia River Reports 10/08/2009
LOWER COLUMBIA: Boat anglers are still catching some chinook in the area open upstream from the mouth of the Lewis. Coho are being caught there and in the lower river, especially near the mouths of the Lewis and Cowlitz. Effort is still decent with just over 200 boats counted Saturday with most of the effort concentrated in the Camas/Washougal area and at the mouth of the Cowlitz, said Joe Hymer, supervisory fish biologist, Pacific States Marine Fishery Commission.
BONNEVILLE POOL: Boat anglers are catching a mixture of chinook and coho off the mouths of the Klickitat and White Salmon rivers.
BUOY 10: Still a few anglers trying for coho with nearly three- dozen boats counted Saturday. There are a couple of unsubstantiated reports of coho being caught above the Astoria-Megler Bridge.
HANFORD REACH: Last week, 847 boat anglers (347 boats) kept 374 chinook, 115 jacks and one coho plus released one chinook and one jack. Also, 26 hatchery steelhead were caught and kept. Twenty-eight wild and one hatchery origin were released. The Vernita area was the hotspot last week. Samplings at Ringold showed 138 anglers had 10 chinook jacks and 15 steelhead. Three chinook jacks were released, plus one hatchery and seven wild steelhead.
Sturgeon
Quite a few legal sturgeon were kept by bank anglers just below Bonneville Dam on the re-opener Oct. 1 but slowed by Saturday. Just over 200 bank anglers were counted on the opener and Saturday. Boat effort was spread throughout the lower river with 240 counted Saturday. Outside of the gorge fishing was slow. White sturgeon may be retained from the Wauna power lines to Bonneville Dam on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays only through the end of the year.
Pikeminnow
Anglers caught 5,433 pikeminnows and recovered 10 tagged fish last week. There was one tagged pike for every 543 caught. At Ridgefield, 65 anglers caught 1,246 pikes, recovered two tagged fish and averaged 19.2 fish per rod. Fishing was also good at Vernita and Cascades Locks, where anglers caught 794 and 542 pikeminnows, respectfully. The average catch per angler last week was 10.9 fish. Sunday, water temperature at Bonneville Dam was 66.4 degrees. To date, 135,999 pikeminnows have been caught with 174 tagged fish recovered. The 2009 Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery season ends Sunday.
Columbia River Reports 10/01/2009
Columbia: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported salmon/steelhead fishing was very good for boat anglers in the Troutdale and Rainer areas. Bank angling was slow in the Gorge and lower Columbia for both species. No fishing report is available this week from the Washington side of the river. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has downgraded the Columbia Upriver Bright run to 203,000 fish. The preseason forecast was for 270,000 fish. The committee also predicted the total upriver steelhead run to be approximately 584,000 fish.
Pikeminnow
Last week, pikeminnow catches were outstanding in the Ridgefield area where 78 anglers caught 1,334 pikes averaging 17.1 fish per rod. At Vernita, anglers averaged 13.4 minnows per rod, and at Cascade Locks the average was 12.0 fish per rod. For the week, 6,230 pikeminnows were caught by 722 anglers with six tagged fish recovered. There was one tagged pikeminnow for every 1,038 minnow caught. To date, there have been 130,566 pikeminnows caught with 164 tagged fish recovered.
Eastern Wa. River Basin Map & Info
Ocean Fishing out of the Columbia River
Columbia River History
More info on Sturgeon Fishing
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Coweeman River 02/12/2009
COWEEMAN: A few steelhead are being here and there, said Charles McElroy of Sunbird's in Chehalis.
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Cowlitz River 11/28/2009
Cowlitz: Returning coho numbers continue to be impressive and larger than expected, said Karen Glaser of Barrier Dam Campground. A fair number of coho are being caught at Barrier Dam and a few at Blue Creek; also winter steelhead are starting to show and being caught mostly by bank anglers at Blue Creek. Sea-run cutthroat are being caught at Blue Creek by anglers using small spinners, nightcrawlers and flies.
Cowlitz River 11/26/2009
Cowlitz: Last week, 3,135 coho, 118 jacks, 332 sea-run cutthroat, 77 winter steelhead, 60 summer steelhead, 14 fall chinook and one chum returned to the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery. Also last week, 408 hatchery-origin sea-run cutthroat and one unmarked summer steelhead were recycled downstream to the boat ramp at the barrier dam.
Returning coho numbers continue to be impressive and larger than expected, said Karen Glaser of Barrier Dam Campground.
A fair number of coho are being caught at the barrier dam, and a few are being caught at Blue Creek. Winter steelhead are starting to show and are being caught – mostly by bank anglers – at Blue Creek.
Sea-run cutthroat are being caught at Blue Creek by anglers using small spinners, nightcrawlers and flies.
Flows have been holding near 8,000 cubic feet per second, and visibility is about 8 feet.
The lower river is nasty, and there hasn’t been much angler activity or catching, said Jarrod Ligh of 4 Corners Store in Castle Rock.
Blue and Mill Creeks: Lower sections of these streams open to fishing for hatchery steelhead beginning Tuesday. In addition, hatchery sea-run cutthroat may be kept on Blue Creek. See the 2009-2010 Fishing in Washington pamphlet for details.
Cowlitz River 11/25/2009
Blue Creek: This Cowlitz tributary, along with Mill Creek, opens to fishing for hatchery steelhead beginning Tuesday. In addition, hatchery sea run cutthroats may be kept on Blue Creek. See the 2009-2010 Fishing in Washington pamphlet for details.
Cowlitz: Effort and catches are light from Massey Bar downstream. Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 3,135 coho adults, 118 jacks, 332 sea-run cutthroat trout, 77 winter-run steelhead, 60 summer-run steelhead, 14 fall chinook adults and one chum salmon over seven days at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
Cowlitz River 11/21/2009
Cowlitz: Fishing has been fair to good at barrier dam and just about the same at Blue Creek. A variety of baits are being used which all appear to be producing results, Karen Glaser of Barrier Dam Campground said. There hasn’t been much activity in the lower river because of fast flows and muddy conditions, Jarrod Ligh of 4 Corners Store said.
Cowlitz River 11/19/2009
Cowlitz: Last week, 4,661 coho, 236 summer steelhead, 50 winter steelhead, 289 steelhead jacks, 56 chinook, 11 chinook jacks and 121 sea-run cutthroat returned to the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery.
Also last week 200 hatchery-origin sea-run cutthroat were recycled to the boat launch at barrier dam.
Chinook, coho and steelhead continue to be caught at barrier dam and Blue Creek. A 41 pound chinook was reportedly caught at barrier dam last week.
Fishing has been fair to good at barrier dam and just about the same at Blue Creek. A variety of baits are being used which all appear to be producing results, said Karen Glaser of Barrier Dam Campground. Flows have been fluctuating between 4,800 and 8,500 cubic feet per second.
There hasn’t been much activity in the lower river because of fast flows and muddy conditions, said Jarrod Ligh of 4 Corners Store in Castle Rock.
Sampling taken last week at barrier dam counted 148 bank anglers with one chinook, 50 coho, two sea-run cutthroat and released 19 chinook and 34 coho.
Cowlitz River 11/18/2009
Cowlitz: Anglers continue to catch a mixture of fall chinook, coho and steelhead. Most of the salmon catch was observed in the upper river. Flows below Mayfield Dam are increasing and expected to reach 8,000 cfs. They should remain at that level for at least the next week or so.
Cowlitz River 11/14/2009
Cowlitz: Chinook are being caught near barrier dam while coho, steelhead and sea-run cutthroat are being caught downstream of barrier dam. Most of the chinook are dark and being released plus some coho along with wild fish. In the lower river fishing has slowed.
Cowlitz River 11/12/2009
Cowlitz: Bank and boat anglers have been averaging slightly better than one fish every two rods with a mixture of chinook, coho, steelhead and sea-run cutthroat being caught. Most of the chinook have been caught near barrier dam while coho, steelhead and sea-run cutthroat are being caught downstream of barrier dam. Most of the chinook are dark and being released plus some coho along with wild fish.
In the lower river, fishing has slowed, probably due to turbid water conditions, said Jarrod Ligh of 4 Corners Store in Castle Rock.
Tacoma Power reported 7,599 coho, 572 jacks, 117 fall chinook, 30 jacks, 96 summer steelhead, 11 winter-run steelhead and 188 sea-run cutthroat returned to the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery last week. Also Tacoma Power employees released 1,117 coho, 115 jacks and one early winter-run steelhead into Scanewa Lake.
Through Nov. 4, more than 64,000 hatchery coho and just over 5,000 wild coho and 18 winter-run steelhead had returned to the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery. In addition, nearly 1,100 hatchery sea-run cutthroat had returned to the trout and salmon hatcheries.
Cowlitz River 11/11/2009
Cowlitz: Including fish released, bank and boat anglers averaged slightly better than a fish per two rods. The catch was a mix of fall chinook, coho, steelhead and sea-run cutthroat trout. Most of the chinook were caught near the barrier dam while coho, steelhead and sea-run cutthroats were caught from there downstream.
Cowlitz River 11/07/2009
Cowlitz: The action at the barrier dam has been off and on for novice anglers, while knowledgeable and experienced anglers have not had problems catching, said Karen Glaser of Barrier Dam Campground. At Blue Creek, the story has been the same. Sea-run cutthroat, winter steelhead and coho are being caught in both areas.
Cowlitz River 11/05/2009
Cowlitz: Last week, 13,556 coho, 714 jacks, 293 chinook, 34 jacks, 138 summer steelhead, nine winter steelhead, 40 sea-run cutthroat and three sockeye returned to the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery. Also last week, 126 sea-run cutthroat were recycled downstream to the boat launch at barrier dam.
At barrier dam, catching has been off and on for novice anglers while knowledgeable and experienced anglers have not had problems catching, said Karen Glaser of Barrier Dam Campground. At Blue Creek, the story has been the same. Sea-run cutthroat, winter steelhead and coho are being caught in both areas.
Fishing has been fair to good in the lower river above the mouth of the Toutle, said Jarrod Ligh of 4 Corners Store in Castle Rock.
Cowlitz River 11/04/2009
Cowlitz: Including fish released, bank anglers averaged an adult coho per every four rods while boat anglers averaged nearly one each on the lower river.
Cowlitz River Basin Map & Info (PDF File)
Cowlitz River Project Map
Friends of the Cowlitz
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Dechutes River 11/07/2009
Deschutes: Fly-fishing has been excellent for sea-run cutthroat. Water levels have been high at times because of recent rains, said Tom Bolender of Fishy Business Guide Service. Egg-sucking leeches have been the best producer.
Dechutes River 11/05/2009
Deschutes: Fly fishing has been excellent the last couple of weeks for sea-run cutthroat. Water levels have been high at times because of recent rains, but the river hasn’t been so high it couldn’t be fished, said Tom Bolender of Fishy Business Guide Service. Egg Sucking Leeches have been the best producer.
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Drano Lake 10/15/2009
DRANO LAKE: Angler effort has been light and so is the catching.
Drano Lake 10/08/2009
DRANO LAKE: Boat anglers are catching a few summer steelhead. The lake will be closed to all fishing from 6 p.m. Tuesdays through 6 p.m. Wednesdays during October.
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Duwamish River 09/25/2008
GREEN/DUWAMISH (King County): Some coho and a few chinook are being caught by anglers using Wiggle Warts.
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Elochoman River 11/26/2009
Elochoman: The river is open to fishing and has fairly high flows, but the flows are starting to drop.
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Elwha River 10/29/2008
Elwha: A few coho are being caught by anglers, but they are having to work hard.
Elwha River info
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Entiat River 06/07/2008
Entiat: Salmon fishing opens today and runs through July 15. Anglers can keep a daily limit of two hatchery chinook salmon no smaller than 12 inches. Fishing is allowed from the Alternate Highway 97 bridge near the mouth of the river, upstream approximately six miles to 400 feet downstream of the Entiat National Fish Hatchery discharge channel.
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Grays River 11/12/2009
Grays: The mainstem will open to fishing for winter steelhead from the Highway 4 Bridge upstream and West Fork on Dec. 1 and beginning Sunday the mainstem below the Highway 4 Bridge opens for winter-run steelhead.
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Green River (Cowlitz County) 09/17/2009
Green (Cowlitz County): No fishing report available. Adult chinook must be released Oct. 1; however, chinook jacks may be retained.
Green River (Cowlitz County) 09/03/2009
GREEN: (Cowlitz County): Anglers report fishing has been slow. Fish are jumping, but not biting. From the mouth to 400 feet below the salmon hatchery rack night closure and anti-snagging rules are in effect. Also waters are closed from 400 feet below to 400 feet above the water intake at the upper end of the hatchery. Only fish hooked in the mouth may be retained.
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Green River (King County) 11/28/2009
Green: Chum are being caught from the golf course in Kent upriver to Flaming Geyser State Park, said Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine. A few steelhead have also been caught near the park.
Green River (King County) 11/26/2009
Green (King County): Chum are being caught from the golf course in Kent upriver to Flaming Geyser State Park, said Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine. A few steelhead also are being caught near the park.
Green River (King County) 11/21/2009
Green: Blown out.
Green River (King County) 11/19/2009
Green (King County): Blown out.
Green River (King County) 11/14/2009
Green: Full of some ugly and beat-up pinks, said Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine. Some chum are being caught above the logjam located downstream of Highway 18.
Green River (King County) 11/12/2009
Green (King County): Full of some ugly and beat-up pinks, said Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine. Some chum are being caught above the log jam located downstream of Highway 18.
Green River (King County) 11/11/2009
Green: Anglers are still hooking a lot of pink salmon, as well as an increasing number of coho. The coho have been a mix of chrome and dark fish. There have not been a lot of reports of chum being caught yet.
Green River (King County) 11/04/2009
Green: The pinks remain the featured attraction, although a few coho are being caught. Despite lousy river conditions, there were plenty of anglers on the river over the weekend. Most anglers are using corkies and yarn.
Green River Basin Map & Info
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Hoh River 07/08/2009
Hoh: The river has been low and clear and there are some chinook and sockeye to be had.
See also the Olympic Peninsula Rivers Report.
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Humptulips River 11/14/2009
Humptulips: Coho are being caught from the U.S. 101 bridge down to the mouth.
Humptulips River 11/12/2009
Humptulips: Coho are being caught from the Highway 101 Bridge down to the mouth.
Humptulips River 11/07/2009
Humptulips: Fishing has been excellent for coho, with good catches being had below the hatchery. Chum are in the river and, if caught, must be released.
Humptulips River 11/05/2009
Humptulips: Fishing has been excellent for coho with good catches below the hatchery. Chum are in the river and if caught must be released.
Humptulips River 10/31/2009
Humptulips: There are a lot of chum in the river, but they cannot be kept. Fishing has been pretty good for coho, which are being caught below the hatchery, said Casey Weigel of Casey of Waters West Guide Service. A few kings also have been caught.
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Icicle Creek 05/14/2008
Icicle: Salmon fishing opens in this Chelan County stream with a daily limit of two chinook, minimum size 12 inches. The river is open from the closure signs 800 feet upstream of the mouth to 500 feet downstream of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery rack.
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John's Creek 11/14/2009
Johns: Some chum are being caught near the mouth, said Walt Harvey of Verles Sports. Anglers are reminded single-point barbless hooks are required.
John's Creek 11/12/2009
Johns: Some chum are being caught near the mouth, said Walt Harvey of Verles Sports in Shelton. Anglers are reminded single-point barbless hooks are required.
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Kalama River 11/28/2009
Kalama: River conditions are pretty good and so is the catching, said a staffer at Pritchard’s Western Angler. Fishing has been fair for winter steelhead at Beginners Hole and the canyon for bank anglers while boat anglers have been doing just a bit better in Weber’s Drift and Marrieta Falls.
Kalama River 11/25/2009
Kalama: There were no report on angling success. Through Nov. 18, four hatchery winter run steelhead had returned to Kalama Falls Hatchery. This compares to nearly 500 fish that had returned by this time last year.
Kalama River 11/21/2009
Kalama: The river is fishable and catching has been pretty good in the canyon, Barbara Orzel of Pritchard’s Western Angler said. Mostly steelhead are being caught and some limits are being had. Coho also are being caught. Pink or purple spinners and jigs have been the preferred baits.
Kalama River 11/19/2009
Kalama: The river is fishable and catching has been pretty good in the canyon, said Barbara Orzel of Pritchard’s Western Angler. Mostly steelhead are being caught and some limits are being had. Coho also are being caught. Pink or purple spinners and jigs have been the preferred baits.
Kalama River 11/18/2009
Kalama: More steelhead than salmon continue to be observed in the creel checks.
Kalama River 11/12/2009
Kalama: A mixture of coho and steelhead are being caught. Last week, the majority of the fish caught were steelhead. Overall, fishing has been pretty good with bank anglers averaging a fish per every two rods. The first winter- run steelhead returned to the Kalama Falls Hatchery on Nov 4.
Kalama River 11/11/2009
Kalama: Anglers continue to catch a mix of coho and steelhead. Last week, the majority of the catch observed was steelhead, said a state report. Overall bank anglers averaged a fish per every two rods.
Kalama River 11/07/2009
Kalama: Coho and steelhead have been caught from the canyon down to Beginners Hole. Also the fly-fishing-only area is now open to all angler activity.
Kalama River 11/05/2009
Kalama: Anglers have been catching coho and steelhead from the canyon down to Beginners Hole. Also the fly fishing only area (from the natural gas pipeline crossing to the deadline at the intake to the lower salmon hatchery) is now open to all angler activity.
Port of Kalama
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Kennedy Creek 11/26/2009
Perry and Kennedy creeks: On Sunday, a sampling of 22 anglers at Perry Creek showed no catch. The result was the same for anglers at the mouth of Kennedy Creek.
Kennedy Creek 11/18/2009
Kennedy: There were few anglers on the water, and they didn’t catch anything, according to creel checks Friday and Saturday.
Kennedy Creek 11/11/2009
Kennedy: The chum run is gaining steam, with anglers averaging more than a fish per person on Sunday. A state creel check showed 66 anglers had landed 70 chum.
Kennedy Creek 11/05/2009
Kennedy Creek: Samplings taken Saturday counted 33 anglers with 24 chum.
Kennedy Creek 11/04/2009
Kennedy Creek: A state creel check Saturday showed 33 anglers had caught 24 chum salmon.
Kennedy Creek 10/28/2009
Kennedy: On Saturday, 36 anglers were checked by the state and they had seven chum salmon.
Kennedy Creek 10/24/2009
Kennedy Creek: Some chum are making an appearance. Anglers are reminded barbless hooks are required. Also night closure and anti-snagging rules apply.
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Klickitat River 11/26/2009
Klickitat: Bank anglers on the lower river continue to catch coho, but almost half of the fish caught are being released, said Joe Hymer, supervisory fish biologist for the Pacific States Marine Fishery Commission.
Monday will be the last day to fish for trout, including hatchery steelhead, on the Klickitat, but salmon fishing remains open below the Fisher Hill Bridge.
Fishing for whitefish from fishway No. 5 upstream opens Tuesday. Special rules will be in effect for whitefish.
Klickitat River 11/25/2009
Klickitat: Bank anglers on the lower river continue to catch coho though about half the fish are being released. Monday is the last day to fish for trout including hatchery steelhead. However, salmon fishing remains open below the Fisher Hill Bridge.
Klickitat River 11/19/2009
Klickitat: Bank anglers from the Fisher Hill Bridge downstream continue to catch coho although fishing reportedly had slowed the past few days, said Joe Hymer, supervisory fish biologist for the Pacific States Marine Fishery Commission.
Anglers are still averaging over a fish per rod, but a higher percentage of the fish caught are being released.
Klickitat River 11/18/2009
Klickitat: Bank anglers from the Fisher Hill Bridge continue to catch coho, although fishing has slowed some the past few days. Anglers still averaged more than 1.3 fish per rod when including fish released, said a state report.
Klickitat River 11/12/2009
Klickitat: Boat and bank anglers have been averaging about 1.5 fish each. Some fish are showing color and released. Some chinook are being caught and dark fish released. Flows at Pitt were just over 800 cubic feet per second Monday which is close to the long term mean to date. Flows are expected to decrease slowly over the next several days.
Klickitat River 11/11/2009
Klickitat: Bank and boat anglers on the lower river averaged nearly 11/2 coho each. Some of the fish have a little color and were released. Some fall chinook also were caught with the majority dark fish that were released.
Klickitat River 11/05/2009
Klickitat: Fishing has been excellent for coho with bank anglers on the lower river averaging 1.5 fish per rod while boat anglers averaged one each. Some chinook (adults and jacks) and steelhead also have been caught.
Klickitat River 11/04/2009
Klickitat: Remains excellent for coho, with bank anglers on the lower river averaging 1.5 fish per rod while boat anglers averaged one each. Some chinook (adults and jacks) and steelhead were also found in the catch. Effort remains heavy from the Fisher Hill Bridge downstream.
Klickitat River 10/28/2009
Klickitat: Bank and boat anglers averaged a fish per rod. The majority of the catch were adult coho. Effort has been heavy on the lower river, said a state report.
Klickitat River 10/22/2009
Klickitat: Bank angling effort and coho catches have increased on the lower river. Bank anglers have been averaging a coho kept per rod. Some chinook also are being caught. Beginning Nov. 1, all chinook must be released from 400 feet above the No. 5 fishway upstream. Fisher Hill Bridge downstream will remain open for chinook retention.
Klickitat River 10/15/2009
KLICKITAT: Boat anglers just inside the mouth are catching good numbers of coho as well as some chinook and steelhead.
Klickitat River 10/08/2009
KLICKITAT: Fairly light effort and catching last week.
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Lewis River 11/26/2009
Lewis: Anglers continue to catch coho, but most are dark and are being released. The first 15 winter steelhead of the season had returned to Lewis River traps as of Nov. 15. In comparison, 52 fish had returned by the same time last year. Flows were 8,000 cubic feet per second Monday, down from last week’s high of nearly 12,000 cubic feet per second.
Lewis River 11/25/2009
Lewis: Anglers continue to catch coho though the majority are dark fish and are being released. The first 15 hatchery winter run steelhead of the season had returned to Lewis River traps as of Nov. 18. In comparison, 52 fish had returned by this time last year.
Lewis River 11/19/2009
Lewis: Coho are still being caught, but most are being released. Flows below Merwin Dam were 4,400 cubic feet per second Monday which is less than the long-term mean of 6,100 cubic feet per second for this date. Anglers are reminded that fishing from a floating device is prohibited from Johnson Creek to Colvin Creek.
Lewis River 11/18/2009
Lewis: Anglers continue to catch coho, although the majority of the fish are now being released. River flows are about one-third less than the long-term mean.
Lewis River 11/12/2009
Lewis: Bank anglers near the salmon hatchery averaged nearly one fish for every two rods when including fish released last week; however, fishing has slowed due to higher flows, said Elaine Byrnes of Anglers Workshop. There have been no reports of winter–run steelhead in the river.
Lewis River 11/11/2009
Lewis: Bank anglers near the salmon hatchery averaged nearly a fish per two rods. The majority were adult coho, of which two-thirds of the fish caught were kept, said a state report.
Lewis River 11/05/2009
Lewis: Bank anglers have been averaging a coho per every four rods while boat anglers averaged one per three rods. Some chinook also are being caught and released. Monday, flows below Merwin Dam were increased from 2,500 cubic feet per second to 4,200 cubic feet per second.
Lewis River 11/04/2009
Lewis: Bank anglers averaged an adult coho per every four rods while boat anglers averaged one per every three rods when including fish released, said a state report. Some chinook, that have to be released, and steelhead were also caught.
Lewis River 10/28/2009
Lewis: Bank anglers near the salmon hatchery averaged just under one-half adult coho per rod when including fish released. Over two-thirds of the fish were kept. Some fall chinook had to be released, and steelhead were also caught. Bank angling effort has been heavy around the salmon hatchery.
Lewis River 10/22/2009
Lewis: Bright, late stock coho have appeared in the catch at the salmon hatchery. Some steelhead and chinook (which have to be released) also are being caught. About 800 hatchery late stock were counted in the trap last week.
Lewis River 10/15/2009
LEWIS: On the North Fork, bank anglers are catching coho, although the majority of them are dark hatchery or wild fish that must be released. Also some steelhead and chinook (which must be released) are being caught.
Lewis River 10/08/2009
LEWIS: On the mainstem, boat anglers have been catching some coho and so have North Fork bank anglers. About half the fish were released. Sampling taken Sept. 30-Oct. 4 on the mainstem and North Fork counted 187 bank anglers with three chinook, 41 coho kept and 36 released. Twenty boat anglers had seven coho and two jacks.
Lewis River 10/01/2009
Lewis: There are a lot of coho in the river and a fair number are being caught. Summer steelhead also are being caught, but not in huge numbers. Overall, fishing has been fair. The river is low and clear.
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McLane Creek 11/20/2008
PERRY and McLANE CREEKS: Fishing for chum has been good at the mouths of both creeks, Jim McDaniels of Tumwater Sports said. Hardware with a green or yellow tint and corkies and yarn are being used.
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Methow River 11/18/2009
Methow: Fishing for hatchery steelhead continues to be good to very good. Fly anglers are having success swinging small nymph patterns in black and purple through the seams, said Jack Mitchell of The Evening Hatch.
Methow River 11/04/2009
Methow: Rave reviews from this river. Anglers are having a great time fishing for steelhead.
Methow River 10/28/2009
Methow: The Miller Hole is drawing plenty of steelhead anglers. Flyfishermen are drifting Glo Bugs or tinsel flies under strike indicators, Jones said. If you like to drift gear, Mack’s Lures jigs under a bobber are effective.
Methow River info
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Minter 11/26/2008
Minter: Midweek during a low tide is the best time to avoid some of the crowd and hook into some chum.
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Naselle River 10/15/2009
NASELLE: There are good numbers of fish in the river, but the bite has been sporadic, said Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine. Eggs produced good results.
Naselle River 10/08/2009
NASELLE: Anglers report fishing has been good for coho and chinook. Eggs and Blue Fox Vibrax spinners (size 3 and 4) have been the preferred baits.
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Newaukum River 02/26/2009
NEWAUKUM: Fishing has been slow.
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Nisqually River 11/28/2009
Nisqually: The river is running high and muddy, but remains fishable. Tribal fishermen report they have been catching some bright chum in their nets, but not in great numbers.
Nisqually River 11/26/2009
Nisqually: The river is running high and muddy, but it is fishable. Tribal fishermen report that they have been catching some bright chum in their nets but not in great numbers.
Nisqually River 11/21/2009
Nisqually: Continues to be muddy with a medium flow. There have been no reports of fishing activity above and below the Mounts Road Bridge; however, there have been reports of a few chum in the river.
Nisqually River 11/19/2009
Nisqually: Continues to be muddy with a medium flow. There have been no reports of fishing activity above and below the Mounts Road Bridge; however, there have been reports of a few chum in the river.
Nisqually River 11/14/2009
Nisqually: Not in the best condition for fishing. Flow isn’t too bad, but very muddy with zero visibility.
Nisqually River 11/12/2009
Nisqually: Not in the best condition. Flow isn’t too bad, but very muddy with zero visibility.
Nisqually River 11/07/2009
Nisqually: It’s muddy and low. There has been very little activity near the Mounts Road Bridge.
Nisqually River 11/05/2009
Nisqually: Muddy and low. There has been very little angler activity above and below the Mount Road Bridge with no catching reported.
Nisqually River Basin Map & Info
Nisqually River Management Program
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Nooksack River 01/29/2009
NORTH FORK NOOKSACK: Opens to fishing for all game fish Sunday from the yellow post located at the upstream corner of the hatchery grounds, approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the mouth of Kendall Creek, downstream to the Mosquito Lake Road Bridge.
Nooksack River Basin Map & Info
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North Sound 11/04/2009
North Sound: The coho are pretty red at this time of year, with an occasional bright fish. The chum have not showed up in any significant numbers, and that is expected because the run is forecast to be lower than normal.
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Okanogan River 10/23/2008
Plenty of fish in the Okanogan for those willing to do a little exploring, and a lot more elbow room. The area below Malott would be a good place to start, according to state biologist Bob Jateff.
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Olympic Peninsula Rivers 11/28/2009
Olympic Coast: There are signs river conditions are improving, said Bob Gooding of Olympic Sporting Goods. Water levels in the Quillayute River system are starting to drop and clear. The system is expected to be fishable this weekend if there is curtailment of heavy precipitation. Fishing isn’t expected to be great, but reasonable.
Olympic Peninsula Rivers 11/25/2009
Olympic Coast: The steelhead were starting to show up before the rains came. The fishing should be pretty good once rivers are in shape again, said Jim Kerr of Rain Coast Guides.
Olympic Peninsula Rivers 11/21/2009
Olympic Coast: The rivers are not fishable.
Olympic Peninsula Rivers 11/14/2009
Olympic Coast: Fishing has been tough at times because of changing water levels and turbid conditions, said Bob Gooding of Olympic Sporting Goods. Overall, catching has been fair in the Bogachiel and Soleduck, but the Hoh is not fishable.
Olympic Peninsula Rivers 11/12/2009
Olympic Peninsula: Fishing has been tough at times because of changing water levels and turbid conditions, said Bob Gooding of Olympic Sporting Goods in Forks. Overall, catching has been fair in the Bogachiel and Sol Duc, but the Hoh is not fishable.
Olympic Peninsula Rivers 11/11/2009
Olympic Coast: After poor river conditions over the weekend, rivers are getting back to shape, said Jim Kerr of Rain Coast Guides. There are lots of coho in the rivers, but the numbers will likely taper in the next week or so. A few steelhead are being seen in the Bogachiel.
Olympic Peninsula Rivers 11/07/2009
Olympic Coast: Fishing has been pretty good for coho and chinook in the Bogachiel and Soleduck, said Bob Gooding of Olympic Sporting Goods. Fishing in the Hoh has been spotty because of the water conditions.
Olympic Peninsula River Basin Map & Info
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Pend Oreille
Pend Oreille River Basin Map & Info
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Perry Creek 11/26/2009
Perry and Kennedy creeks: On Sunday, a sampling of 22 anglers at Perry Creek showed no catch. The result was the same for anglers at the mouth of Kennedy Creek.
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Pilchuck River
No New Reports..........
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Puyallup River 11/28/2009
Puyallup: This river is also running high, but fishable. Some chum are being caught in the River Road area and a few near the mouth of the Carbon River, which is running extremely high.
Puyallup River 11/26/2009
Puyallup: This river, like the Nisqually, is running high but is fishable. Some chum are being caught in the River Road area, and a few are being caught near the mouth of the Carbon River. The Carbon is running extremely high.
Puyallup River 11/25/2009
Puyallup: Anglers are hooking a few chum, but nothing consistent. River flows had dropped all of last week but were spiking up again on Tuesday.
Puyallup River 11/21/2009
Puyallup: It and the Carbon are blown out, Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine said.
Puyallup River 11/19/2009
Puyallup and Carbon: Both are blown out, said Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine
Puyallup River 11/18/2009
Puyallup: The river is not fishable now. Flows Tuesday morning were 7,500 cfs and rising rapidly.
Puyallup River 11/14/2009
Puyallup: Running high with color. There have been no reports of angling success.
Puyallup River 11/12/2009
Puyallup: Running high with color. There have been no reports of angling success.
Puyallup River 11/11/2009
Puyallup: The action has been pretty slow in recent days. The river flows have slowly dropped since peaking above 4,000 cubic feet per second Saturday night.
Puyallup River 11/07/2009
Puyallup: Fishing has been decent at the mouth of the Carbon, said Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine. Chum are starting to move into the lower river.
Puyallup River 11/05/2009
Puyallup: Fishing has been decent at the mouth of the Carbon, said Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine. Chum are starting to move into the lower river.
Puyallup River 11/04/2009
Puyallup: A few chum salmon are coming in, but anglers have been held back by poor water conditions, said Randy Anderson at Sportco.
Puyallup River Basin
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Queets River 11/22/2008
Queets: Water levels are high but receding.
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Quilcene River
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Quillayute River 10/23/2008
Good populations of coho in the Qullayute system on the Olympic Peninsula, and recent rain put at least some of them on the bite.
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Quinault River
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Rocky Ford 07/01/2009
Rocky Ford: The spring creek is still producing some trout, but the fishing isn’t great. I had success using a size 18 red zebra midge, giving it a little motion. There are weeds along the edges, but still plenty of water to fish. The fish I saw all were holding behind rocks or in holes in the weeds on the streambed.
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Salmon Creek (Clark County) 01/15/2009
Salmon Creek (Clark County): Some steelhead have been caught around Salmon Creek Park in the last week and a half. Water conditions should be prime for fishing in the next few days, said Joe Hymer, a state fish biologist.
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Samish River 09/10/2009
There has been enough rain recently to keep fresh chinook coming into the Samish River, and fishing has been good for those who know where to go and get there early. Access is still limited, so expect a crowd on the lower end, according to Anthon Steen at Holiday Sports in Burlington.
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Satsop River 11/26/2009
Satsop: The river is blown out.
Satsop River 11/21/2009
Satsop: Presently blown out. Last week, fishing was pretty good for coho, Casey Weigel of Casey of Waters West Guide Service said. Once conditions improve, fishing is expected to be good.
Satsop River 11/19/2009
Satsop: Presently blown out. Last week, fishing was pretty good for coho, said Casey Weigel of Waters West Guide Service.
Satsop River 11/12/2009
Satsop: Blown out.
Satsop River 11/07/2009
Satsop: Anglers have been catching fair numbers of native coho below Schafer State Park, said Casey Weigel of Waters West Guide Service.
Satsop River 11/05/2009
Satsop: Anglers have been catching fair numbers of native coho below Schafer State Park, said Casey Weigel of Casey of Waters West Guide Service.
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Sauk River 10/16/2008
No recent reports....
More info on the Sauk River
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Skagit River 09/16/2009
Skagit: “People here have humpie fever,” said Mike Chamberlain of Ted’s Sports Center in Lynnwood. “The river is inundated with pinks.”
Skagit River 08/26/2009
Skagit: Anglers here are doing well catching pinks and the occasional coho.
Skagit River Basin Map & info
More info on the Skagit River
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Skate Creek 08/05/2009
Skate Creek/Tilton River: Both are scheduled to be planted with 2,000 catchable size rainbows this week.
Skate Creek 07/16/2009
SKATE CREEK: Anglers have been catching some rainbows.
Skate Creek 07/09/2009
SKATE CREEK and TILTON: Nearly 3,000 catchable-size rainbows are expected to be released into Skate Creek and the Tilton this week.
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Skookumchuck River 11/28/2009
Skookumchuck: The river has color and flows that are reasonable for this time of year. There has been moderate angler activity this week, but little in the way of catching. There have been no reports of steelhead in the river.
Skookumchuck River 11/21/2009
Skookumchuck: Flows are high. The coho run is over and there have been no reports of steelhead in the river.
Skookumchuck River 11/19/2009
Skookumchuck: Flows are high. The coho run is over and there have been no reports of steelhead in the river.
Skookumchuck River 11/14/2009
Skookumchuck: Water conditions are clearing with a visibility of about 4 to 5 inches. About 1,000 adult coho have returned to the hatchery, but the run is winding down.
Skookumchuck River 11/12/2009
Skookumchuck: Water conditions clearing with a visibility of four to five inches. About 1,000 adult coho have returned to the hatchery, but the run is winding down.
Skookumchuck River 11/05/2009
Skookumchuck: The river is loaded with some pretty scruffy-looking coho, which in the opinion of some anglers are not worth catching; however there has been some angler activity and catching near the hatchery. Spinners and black corkies and yarn have been preferred baits. Water levels are low with about 4 inches of visibility.
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Skokomish River 11/07/2009
A lot of chum are in the river and being caught, as are a few B-run silvers, said Ron Adams of Verle’s Sports.
Skokomish River 11/05/2009
Skokomish: A lot of chum are in the river and being caught plus a few “B” run silvers, said Ron Adams of Verle’s Sports in Shelton.
Skokomish River 10/22/2009
Skokomish: High and muddy.
Skokomish River 10/17/2009
Skokomish: A few coho and chinook are being caught.
Skokomish River 10/15/2009
SKOKOMISH: A few coho and chinook are being caught, plus the odd chum that is being released.
Skokomish River Channel (PDF)
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Skykomish River 11/28/2009
Skykomish: Winter–run steelhead are showing up throughout the river, with most being caught near the Reiter Ponds steelhead facility. Some chum are being caught, plus the odd coho.
Skykomish River 11/26/2009
Skykomish: Winter-run steelhead are showing up throughout the river, with most being caught near the Reiter Ponds steelhead facility. Some chum also are being caught, as are a few coho.
Skykomish River 11/21/2009
Skykomish: Flows are high which has curtailed fishing in the lower reaches of the river, but fishing is possible above Reiter Ponds, Craig Holman of Sky Valley Traders said.
Skykomish River 11/19/2009
Skykomish: Flows are high which has curtailed fishing in the lower reaches of the river, but fishing is possible above Reiter Ponds, said Craig Holman of Sky Valley Traders.
Skykomish River 11/14/2009
Skykomish: Chum, coho and a couple of steelhead are being caught, but fishing hasn’t been a barn-burner, said Craig Holman of Sky Valley Traders. With river condition changing daily, anglers need to adjust to conditions if they wish to be successful.
Skykomish River 11/12/2009
Skykomish: Chum, coho and a couple of steelhead are being caught, but fishing hasn’t been great, said Craig Holman of Sky Valley Traders. With river condition changing daily, anglers need to adjust to be successful.
Skykomish River 11/05/2009
Skykomish: Pink catches have slowed and coho catches have been decent, said Craig Holman of Sky Valley Traders. Chum are starting to show and some winter-run steelhead are being caught near Reiter Ponds.
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Snake River 09/25/2008
Chinook in Snake River: For the first time since 1988, a portion of the Snake River will be open for hatchery-marked chinook starting today from the Railroad Bridge, about a half-mile below the Tucannon River mouth, up to the no-fishing zone below Little Goose Dam. Fishing will also be allowed from the safety zone boundary above the dam up to the south shore boat launch, about one mile upstream of Little Goose Dam.
Daily limit is one hatchery adult chinook (24 inches or greater) and two hatchery chinook jacks (minimum size of 10 inches and a maximum size of 24 inches). Anglers must stop fishing for salmon once an adult hatchery chinook has been retained each day. The fishery will remain open through Oct. 15, but could close earlier.
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Snohomish River 09/10/2009
The Snohomish river is still fill of pinks.
Snohomish River 08/26/2009
Snohomish: Salmon fishing has been OK, but Chamberlain says the river should come into its own next month.
Snohomish River 08/19/2009
SNOHOMISH: Some nice Kings and Pinks being caught.
Snohomish River Basin
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Snoqualmie River 01/01/2009
A few Steelhead are being caught.
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Sol-duc River 05/07/2009
SOL DUC: The river has been producing steelhead and chinook, but not in great numbers, said Bob Gooding of Olympic Sporting Goods in Forks. River conditions are decent.
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Sooes River (Neah Bay)
No recent report. You will need a tribal permit to fish this little river, available in Neah Bay at Washburns General store 360-645-2211.
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Stillaguamish River 09/10/2009
Still lots of pinks around.
Stillaguamish River Basin Map & Info
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Tilton River 11/26/2009
Tilton and Cispus: Tacoma Power employees released 337 coho, five jacks, three chinook and five cutthroat into the Tilton at Gus Backstrom Park in Morton last week. They also released 533 coho and 18 jacks into the Cispus above the mouth of Yellowjacket Creek.
Tilton River 11/25/2009
Tilton: Tacoma Power employees released 337 coho adults, five jacks, three fall chinook adults and five cutthroat trout at Gus Backstrom Park in Morton.
Tilton River 11/19/2009
Tilton: Tacoma Power employees released 370 coho, 12 coho jacks, 47 chinook, 11 chinook jacks and eight cutthroat into the river at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
Tilton River 11/05/2009
Tilton: Last week, 538 coho, 37 jacks, 150 chinook and 29 jacks were released into the river at Gus Backstrom Park in Morton.
Tilton River 10/24/2009
Tilton: Last week, 297 coho, 10 jacks, 258 chinook and 41 jacks were released into the river.
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Toutle River 11/26/2009
Toutle River (including North Fork): Monday will be the last day to fish for salmon.
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Walla Walla River
No New Reports............See Oregon river reports for more info on this river.
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Wallace River 12/18/2008
WALLACE (Snohomish County): The river is a little high and has color, but quite a few steelhead are being caught. Bright colored corkies and yarn are being used, plus eggs and a variety of hardware. The steelhead have been shying away from the center of the river because of high water and holding near the banks an employee of Sky Valley Traders said. Dolly Varden/bull trout may be retained as part of the trout daily limit.
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Washougal River 11/26/2009
Washougal: As of Nov. 18, 21 winter steelhead had returned to the Skamania Hatchery. In comparison, twice as many fish had returned by a week earlier last year. There have been no reports on angling success.
Washougal River 11/12/2009
Washougal: Angler effort light. Through Nov. 4 the first two winter steelhead of the season returned to the Skamania Hatchery.
Washougal River 11/05/2009
Washougal: Angler effort has been light and no catches have been observed, although nearly 1,000 coho returned to the hatchery last week and more fish have been observed in the lower river.
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Wenatchee River
No new reports.
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White Salmon River 11/05/2009
White Salmon: Under permanent rules, the section from the powerhouse to 400 feet downstream from Northwestern Dam reopens to fishing for game fish and salmon Nov. 15.
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Willapa River 11/12/2009
Willapa: High and dirty.
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Wind River 10/22/2009
Wind: Generally light effort although boat anglers have caught some coho which have to be released. Oct. 31 is the last scheduled day of the salmon season.
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Wynoochee River 11/28/2009
Wynoochee: Flows are dropping and there has been some angler activity, but there have been no reports on success, said Walt Harvey of Verles Sports in Shelton; however the Satsop is blown out.
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Yakima River 11/28/2009
Yakima: Anglers are using small flies, such as size-18 brassies and Lightning Bugs, to hook trout. The staff at Red’s Fly Shop recommends drifting nymphs through slow water in the deeper river slots.
Yakima River 11/25/2009
Yakima: The trout fishing remains good for those wanting to make the trip.
Yakima River 11/18/2009
Yakima: Action has switched from blue wing olives to caddis flies, according to a report from The Evening Hatch. Fishing has been good through most sections.
Yakima River 11/11/2009
Yakima: There has been a consistent blue wing olive hatch coming off each afternoon. If there are no rises, try a small Pat’s stonefly nymph or a mayfly soft hackle nymph, according to a report from Red’s Fly Shop.
Yakima River 11/04/2009
Yakima: The trout fishing has been fair to good, mainly in the farmlands and canyon sections.
Yakima River 10/28/2009
Yakima: The river is still offering good trout fishing, with hatches of blue wing olives and mayflies coming off most afternoons. Anglers are having more success with smaller flies, including nymphs. Streamers are working best for trout holding in the deep holes.
Yakima River 10/22/2009
Yakima: Angler effort this week was similar to last week. WDFW personnel sampled 220 anglers with 189 chinook, 22 jacks and 72 coho. Total harvest is currently estimated at 403 chinook, 58 jacks, 82 coho and four jacks.
The salmon fishery is scheduled to remain open through today.
Yakima River 10/15/2009
YAKIMA: Effort and harvest improved this week. Estimated harvest for the week was 175 chinook, 37 jacks and 10 coho. One wild steelhead was caught and released. For the season 214 chinook, 37 jacks and 10 coho have been caught. The salmon season is scheduled to remain open through October 22.
Yakima River 10/14/2009
Yakima: The salmon effort and harvest picked up this past week. The estimated harvest last week was 175 adult chinook, 37 jacks and 10 adult coho. One wild steelhead was caught and released. The salmon season is scheduled to remain open through Oct. 22. Trout fishing has been fair to good, with a blue wing olive hatch coming off each afternoon.
Yakima River 10/08/2009
YAKIMA: Angler effort slowed last week. WDFW staff sampled 80 anglers with two chinook and one jack. Estimated harvest was 19 chinook and four jacks for the week and 29 adults and four jacks for the season.
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Yakima River Fly Fishing & Map
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