Rivers in Klickitat County
Columbia River
Columbia River: This section of the Columbia offers good fishing for smallmouth bass and walleye, and a few other warmwater species, along with sturgeon. Regulations currently allow retention of one sturgeon 42-60 inches in length from the Dalles Dam downstream. Upstream of the Dalles Dam, the daily limit is one fish 48-60 inches in length. Sturgeon catch guidelines are established for each pool. A wide variety of anadromous fish (shad, steelhead, and salmon) pass through on their way upstream. Check the regulations pamphlets for sturgeon and salmon seasons, and be alert for emergency closures or extensions. For more information, contact the WDFW Vancouver regional office (number inside the front cover). Check the regulations pamphlet for new walleye rules here.
Klickitat River
Klickitat River: The Klickitat is best known for its summer steelhead, with the best fishing usually between June and September when the river is clear. All wild steelhead must be released. Spring chinook fishing below the Fisher Hill Bridge is expected to be good this year. The fall salmon opener expected on August 1 should provide better fishing for fall chinook and coho. Good coho fishing can also be found at the mouth of the Klickitat. A small sandy boat ramp exists at Lyle, but most boaters prefer to launch at Mayer Park in Oregon. Disabled accessibility at Lyle access - Level 2. WCT, lgs, dp.
Streams: Several streams in Klickitat County will be stocked with legal-size rainbows before the June 1 stream opener. These include: Bird, Blockhouse, Bloodgood, Bowman, Mill, Outlet, and Spring creeks, and Little Klickitat River (April opener; juveniles-only within Goldendale city limits). Another plant of legal rainbows will be ready for a derby on Jewitt Creek (juveniles only). The daily limit in all these streams is five trout.
White Salmon River
White Salmon River: This river system offers fishing for chinook and coho salmon and summer steelhead. See Skamania County for more info.
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