Fishing

Willamette Valley – While the Willamette is on a trend of dropping and clearing, rainfall starting Friday night will effect this and most valley rivers. It’s too early to expect much in the way of results from spring Chinook. Better bets include sturgeon or warmwater fish, particularly bass according to Robert Campbell at Fisherman’s Marine in Oregon City (503-557-3313).

Winter fly fishers are likely to do all right on the McKenzie River in the coming week as rain is not expected to have a major impact here.

With steelheading worthwhile on many rivers around Oregon and too few winters are up river to put significant numbers into the Santiam, there are certainly better options.

Expect to see the water level and flow rise significantly on the Clackamas River over the weekend with rainfall. Once the level starts to drop in the coming week, fishing for winter steelhead will resume.

Pro guide Jeff Stoeger of O2BFISHN Guide Service (503-704-7920) reports from the Sandy River that the resumption of winter steelheading here will be dependent on how long the rain lasts and how much it raises and roils the water.

Northwest Oregon – Steelheaders working the north coast are finding more consistent success during periods of high water. As flows drop, so does success. The Wilson and Nestucca remain primary targets for those seeking a consumptive opportunity and as we come into peak season, numbers of broodstock and wild steelhead should start to pick up.

The Trask, Kilchis, Necanicum and North Fork Nehalem will also remain good late season options, in that order. Higher flows generally produce better catches on these systems as well. Consistent flow over the upcoming weekend should provide good opportunity for both bank and boat anglers.

The Nehalem remains a bit too high for consistent productivity.

The offshore forecast remains too rough for any bottomfishing or ocean crabbing excursions. Good fishing awaits for those that have the flexibility to go offshore this time of year. Ocean crabbing will be spotty at best and worse in the estuaries.

No productive clamming this weekend but diggers last weekend did well despite the high surf.

Central & South Coast Reports – The entire Oregon coast, including both bays and ocean, remains
open for crabbing now.

The Saltwater Sportsmen’s Show is scheduled for this coming weekend at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. A $20 admission is good for either or both days.

Herring made an appearance in Yaquina Bay this week but there’s no way to determine how long they’ll be present for anglers to catch.

Crabbing has been picking up a little at Winchester Bay. Angers here are looking forward to the upcoming spring Chinook run.

While winter steelheading was fair to good on the lower Rogue, it is expected to be on the rise over the weekend as a storm front passes through. Rainfall will affect the middle river as well, where fishing is expected to be good as the river drops and clears in the coming week. A mix of summers and winters can be found on the upper Rogue.

Steelheading has been good on the Chetco River this week but rising water over the coming weekend is the least favorable condition for winters.

There’s no fishing going on at Diamond Lake according to a report from the resort there, but recent winter weather has anglers hopeful for another round of ice fishing.

Central & Eastern – Trout fishing on the lower Deschutes is slow, which is to be expected at this time of year.

Kokanee fishing has been worthwhile for trollers at Lake Billy Chinook although bull trout are being caught at this time.

At Odell Lake, trollers willing to brave often frigid weather are trolling deep with downriggers to take a few large lake trout.

Kokanee fishing at Green Peter has been slow and the few that have been caught were small.

SW Washington – Cowlitz River steelheading is improving slightly but anglers have their eyes fixated on a banner spring Chinook year that is in the works. Springers have already been caught here but we’re still weeks away from consistent fishing on this system.

The Kalama continues to put out some hatchery fish and an occasional wild fish as well. It likely won’t get much better but March tends to offer slightly beter consistency.

The Lewis River continues to struggle but with little effort from other anglers, there are certainly some sizeable fish to be caught (and released).

Razor clam diggers did very well on last weekend’s tide. Look for more openers in the future as it seems a good set has taken place here.

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Willamette Valley – It’s still way too early to get excited about spring Chinook but anglers are starting to put in some time in anticipation of one of the early ones of the season. Ten Spring Chinook have crossed Bonneville Dam and one over Willamette Falls too. Cold weekend weather will not make it a pleasant experience this time but look for mid-March to start giving up regular catches unless the run size is grossly under-predicted this year. Fifteen spring Chinook have been tallied in select area commercial fisheries so far this year, not a bad start!

Passage of winter steelhead is still low at Willamette Falls, the river level and flow have been rising and falling but the water temperature is rising so that’s good news for people anxious to fish the lower river. Catch and release sturgeon fishing has been good while other fishing is slow.

Rain over the next couple of days will cause a rise of the water and flow at the McKenzie River but fishing will resume as it drops in the coming week

The problem with the North Santiam isn’t high or low water rather a lack of fish, As more winter steelhead move upstream the Willamette, they’ll enter the Santiams and eventually get caught and released.

Clackamas level and flow are on the rise, a trend which will continue into the weekend. as the water drops and clears here, winter steelheading will resume.

Sandy River steelheaders have been doing fairly well but as the river rises and roils, fishing will cease for a few days. It remains to be seen if the water will be clear enough in the coming week for winter steelhead fishing.

NW Oregon Fishing Reports- Steelheaders are starting to earn their keep with cold, wet weather conditions coming down for north coast steelheaders. Regardless, fair to good catches of quality steelhead are still coming from many north coast streams with the Wilson and Nestucca Rivers notoriously getting the most attention. The Trask is putting out fish too but a Friday rain system may put it out of reach for Saturday, maybe Sunday.

Some quality broodstock fish continue to fall with bobber-dogging and side-drifting continuing to get most of the fish. Wild fish are starting to show with more regularity on most north coast streams but action will only get better as we near March.

Smaller streams such as the Kilchis and Necanicum will offer up the best chances this weekend but don’t count on any hatchery fish coming from these systems. Some spent downstream running fish will likely be available however, they just won’t be great table fare.

The Nehalem mainstem remains too high to productively fish. The North Fork Nehalem, Three Rivers and Highway 30 systems will produce poorly for the remainder of the season.

Crabbing, clamming and certainly Bottomfishing will all be poor options for outdoor enthusiasts this weekend due to tides, weather of the surf forecast. There will be good opportunities ahead, just not this weekend.

Central & South Coast Reports – TGF has confirmed that all-depth halibut will continue every other Friday and Saturday this summer. An email announcement from the ODFW has an error that omitted Saturday.

Most of the south coast rivers are getting winter steelhead now and are expected to fish well as water levels drop in the coming week.

Bay clamming is open and safe now on the entire Oregon coast, this following a toxin scare earlier.

Crabbing and clamming are reported as good in Coos bay. Winter steelheading has been good at times at various locations and tributaries to the Coos system

Winter steelheading is expected to be worthwhile on the lower Rogue as well as the Grants Pass stretch in the coming week. Prospect aren’t as good for the upper Rogue.

Chetco steelheaders have been doing week this season but the river is rising with rain and will continue to do so over the next couple of days.

There is no ice fishing at Diamond Lake as there is no ice. It melted in January and this option may not be available again this season.

Central & Eastern – Trollers report taking limits of kokanee consistently at Lake Billy Chinook.

Fishing at Detroit Lake has been slow for trollers targeting trout but water temperatures are still in the 40s here.

Wickiup Reservoir is currently closed and while it traditionally opens on the fourth Saturday in April, it will open this year on Friday, April 22nd. We explain why this week in TGF.

SW Washington Fishing Reports – Winter steelhead remain elusive on many district streams with the greatest amount of effort and limited catch coming from the Cowlitz River. Last week however, Tacoma Power recovered 79 winter steelhead and two spring Chinook during 5 days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.

Razor Clams

Beaches in Washington with razor clam fisheries include: Long Beach, which extends from the Columbia River to Leadbetter Point. Twin Harbors Beach, which extends from the mouth of Willapa Bay north to the south jetty at the mouth of Grays Harbor.Copalis Beach, which extends from the Grays Harbor north jetty to the Copalis River, and includes the Copalis, Ocean Shores, Oyhut, Ocean City and Copalis areas. Mocrocks Beach, which extends from the Copalis River to the southern boundary of the Quinault Reservation near the Moclips River, including Iron Springs, Roosevelt Beach, Seabrook, Pacific Beach and Moclips. Kalaloch Beach, which extends from the South Beach Campground to Brown’s Point (just south of Beach Trail 3) in the Olympic National Park. (This beach is closed to harvest until further notice)

February 16, 2016
Contact: Dan Ayres, (360) 249-4628

WDFW approves razor clam digs at Copalis, Mocrocks;
digging continues at Long Beach

OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can count on openings beginning Feb. 19 at Copalis and Mocrocks beaches, state shellfish managers announced today.

Additionally, Long Beach remains open to clam digging on afternoon or evening tides through March 10.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved a two-day opening (Feb. 19 and 20) at Copalis and three days of digging (Feb. 19-21) at Mocrocks on evening tides after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat.

Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager, recommends that diggers arrive at the beach an hour or two before low tide for best results. However, digging is not allowed on any beach before noon.

The upcoming dig at is scheduled on the following dates, beaches and low tides:

• Feb. 19, Friday, 4:33 p.m.; 0.0 feet, Copalis, Mocrocks, Long Beach
• Feb. 20, Saturday, 5:17 p.m.; -0.1 feet, Copalis, Mocrocks, Long Beach
• Feb. 21, Sunday, 5:56 p.m.; -0.2 feet, Mocrocks, Long Beach
• A full list of low tides for Long Beach is available here.

Ayres reminds diggers that the best digging conditions are on low tides of one foot or lower. Diggers also should monitor WDFW’s main razor clam webpage for any potential changes to the Long Beach opening.

This is the first opening at Mocrocks since elevated levels of domoic acid, a natural toxin produced by certain types of marine algae, forced WDFW to close beaches to digging last spring.

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Willamette Valley – From last week: ” Robert Campbell at Fisherman’s Marine in Oregon City (503-557-3313) predicts “The first Willamette Springer will be caught any day now. It may just come from Meldrum Bar this year, I dunno, it’s just a feeling. But I know that first springer is going to happen soon. I feel it in my bones!” You read it here, folks. Be sure to visit the Fisherman’s Marine booth at the Sportsman’s Show. The gift certificate has been claimed (by and angler taking a Columbia fish, actually) but springers have been taken this week in the lower Willamette. The excellent catch-and-release sturgeon fishing seems to be a lower priority to anglers now.

McKenzie River fly anglers should do well for trout once the river starts dropping and clearing after rain this week.

Winter steelhead have started entering the North Santiam but it will be several days until the water level will allow fishing.

Clackamas steelheaders have had a very good week and, with the exception of rising water, should continue to do well.

Winter steelheading, which had been excellent on the Sandy, has slowed down somewhat but is still worth the trip.

NW Oregon Fishing Reports- Steelheaders continue to be impressed with the winter season. Consistent action seems to come after each and every rain event. Weekend anglers that braved higher water conditions did well and action stayed fair into Monday. Water levels are on the drop however and action should taper as we enter the lull between early and late season fish.

The Wilson and Nestucca remain best bets, with both wild and broodstock fish available into early April. As flows drop, anglers will want to focus their efforts on the lower reaches of these systems. Plugs may become more effective in the lower flows.

Smaller systems will start to taper but spawned out fish will still be available although will make poor table fare. Paul and Jackson Curran of Portland came across 3 hatchery keepers on the North Fork Nehalem on Wednesday that were still in great shape!

The Nehalem may drop in enough to find some quality wild fish by the weekend, of not sooner.

A softer tide series this weekend may bolster crabbing catches in north coast estuaries. Good clamming last weekend won’t be there this weekend though, we need a minus tide!

The offshore option still won’t be an option for a while. Rough seas continue to be in the forecast.

Central & South Coast Reports – The ODFW announced halibut fishing dates this week, while these dates are unlikely to changed, they will be finalized in April. The ODFW sport halibut webpage can be found here.

Offshore bottom fishing has been reported as fair to good for charters and good or better for sport baits catching rockfish and ling cod.

The entire coast is open for crabbing now both in the ocean as well as in bays and estuaries,

As days get longer, warmwater fish such as bass and panfish become active. Some good catches were made in Tenmile Lake recently.

Winter steelheading has been good on the Umpqua mainstem as well as on the South Umpqua. While only hatchery steelhead may be kept here, it should remain good through March/

Following high water earlier this month, level and flow of the Rogue River have moderated. The lower river will be good for fly fishers but the Grants Pass stretch is expected to be best overall.

The Chetco is not expected to be effected much by rains this week so it should continue to fish well for winter steelhead.

Central & Eastern – With summer steelhead fishing wrapped up and no winter run on the Deschutes, it’ll be a trout fishery here for quite a while.

Kokanee fishing has been sow at the snowy, icy Odell Lake. It’s recommended too wait for this one to warm up.

Alternately, kokanee trollers looking for winter action might try Lake Billy Chinook where results have been reported as good recently.

While Detroit Lake has been an easy troll fishery recently, it has been a rare experience to actually hook a koke here.

SW Washington Fishing Reports – Steelhead fishing remains challenging in SW Washington streams. The Cowlitz has yielded some steelhead but the news of the week is the season’s first spring Chinook. That shouldn’t be a huge surprise, given the whopper return predicted for this system this year. Smelt dipping in the Cowlitz was productive for many, especially those dipping in the higher reaches of the river. No more seasons are on tap for the Cowlitz, citing a lower return than in the previous 2 years.

Spring Chinook have also been tallied at Bonneville Dam. Surely a good sign for the season ahead.

Razor clam digging was productive on the last tide series along the Long Beach Peninsula. The next minus tide series won’t happen for several more days.

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Willamette Valley – While the Willamette has yet to show signs of rising due to rainfall, it will start soon enough. No reports of spring Chinook activity but according to Robert Campbell at Fisherman’s Marine in Oregon City (503-557-3313) someone will hookup soon.

Waters of the McKenzie are expected to be too high to fish well over the coming weekend.

The Santiams are also rising but complicated the potential fishery here is a lack of fish, or rather too few this early in the season.

While the Clackamas River has not been spared from the freshet resulting from rain storms, it is expected to fish well for winter steelhead once the water starts to drop and clear.

Pro guide Jeff Stoeger of O2BFISHN Guide Service (503-704-7920) assures anglers that the Sandy will produce steelhead again but the coming week looks like a tough one as rainfall will turn to clear skies and warmer weather, adding glacial runoff.

NW Oregon Fishing Reports- Steelheaders have had a productive week on the north coast, despite being in-between the peak returns for most district systems. Pro guide Chris Vertopoulos (503-349-1377) reported good success on Sunday and Monday on the Wilson although recent days have produced inconsistent action. Stable river levels should keep systems fishable through the weekend.

Many rivers will start to see higher numbers of spent, downstream running steelhead. Anglers are still allowed to keep these fish as long as they are adipose fin-clipped but they make better smoked steelhead than fresh table-fare. Wild fish will begin to show in better numbers in the coming weeks and the Wilson and Nestucca will harbor the best opportunities for a take-home option.

Crabbers did fair last weekend but stronger tides this weekend will likely limit success. If the surf swells down, razor clam digging should be fair by early next week, maybe Sunday.

The ocean looks to remain off limits due to weather conditions.

Central & South Coast Reports – Winter fishing for rockfish and ling cod is almost always excellent. Unfortunately, windows of opportunity to launch are few this time of year.

With most southern Oregon Rivers receiving wither steelhead now, anglers are advised to keep a sharp eye on water conditions. Smaller streams will naturally drop, clear and fish earlier than large rivers.

Anglers may use only artificial lures and flies to fish the Illinois River where winter steelhead fishing results have been improving.

Crabbing has been slow in Winchester Bay due to high, muddy water pumping into the bay from the river. The Umpqua has been fair to good for winter steelhead. Prospects will improve as the water drops and clears.

w3aters of the lower Rogue River remain too high to fish at this time. The Grants Pass stretch may drop and clear to fish over the coming weekend. Upper Rogue steelheading is expected to pick up as more fish make the trip.

The Chetco is expected to rise only a little, then drop through the weekend, making is a good possibility for winter steelheaders.

Central & Eastern – Summer steelhead, which are all dark and unattractive anyway have started spawning so that season is wrapped up here.

There are a few steelhead reported in the Hood River but results for winter here have been slow.

Because large populations of kokanee at Green Peter has caused the fish to stunt, there will be no planting in 2016.

Ko0kanee anglers are trolling the waters of Detroit Lake but fishing has been poor. Still, it’s a nice getaway.

SW Washington Fishing Reports – There aren’t many hopeful anglers fishing SW Washington streams but the Cowlitz remains one of the better bets. Catches did improve this week on the Cowlitz with both boat and bank anglers yielding some fish. As you can see by the table below, don’t plan on fishing on top of gobs of fish. Hatchery plants are down to pathetic levels, let alone terrible returns: 2015 compared to 2016 returns.

Smelt

Good numbers of smelt were reported caught in the commercial fishery near Longview today. Prospects look good for the Cowlitz sport fishery this Saturday.

Cowlitz River – Smelt fishing with dip nets from the riverbank will be allowed ONLY from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday February 6. Each dip-netter may retain 10 pounds of smelt (about ¼ of a five-gallon bucket) per day with no more than one day’s limit in possession. No dipping is allowed from boats.

Flows at Castle Rock are 19,500 cfs today, nearly twice the long-term mean of 10,700 cfs.

All other waters in the state of Washington remain closed to fishing for eulachon (Columbia River smelt).

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Willamette Valley – Conditions on the lower Willamette have changed little in that it is still high and muddy. This means sturgeon fishing is expected to be good but with the extra water comes debris washing downstream. Use caution if boating.

Waters of the McKenzie are on the rise and with the exception of a few slight increases and decreases over the coming week, it is expected to remain too high to fish.

The Santiams have too few winter steelhead to yet create a fishery, even if they were in good enough shape to fish.

Clackamas water levels are forecast to be fairly high into the coming week but the river could continue to produce winter steelhead if the color is good.

While the Sandy has been a productive winter steelhead fishery, the combination of natural elements over the week to come is expected to keep it high and off-color.

NW Oregon Fishing Reports- NW stream conditions have been out of reach for steelheaders this week. Even the smaller systems have been relatively high and out of shape, keeping anglers home instead of out in the weather. Predictably, even if they were fishable, anglers would likely find a lull on most of the early season producers as that run is slowing.

Larger systems, especially those with broodstock programs (The Wilson and Nestucca Rivers) should continue to produce fair results when river systems fall back into shape but that may not be until Sunday or Monday at the earliest. Like the systems that see the bulk of their hatchery returns by mid-January, these systems too will suffer a lull until the peak of the native and broodstock run in late February and March.

Offshore swell is predicted to remain significant, keeping Bottomfishing and ocean crabbing off the table for the foreseeable future.

This weekend’s minus tides would have been a good idea for razor clam diggers but a high ocean swell will keep clams from feeding near the surface; it’ll be a waste of time.

Bay crabbing won’t be overly productive either as a gale force wind is predicted and the estuaries are full of freshwater.

Central & South Coast Reports – The Fish and Wildlife Commission met on Monday in Salem to announce the rules for bottom fish would remain mostly unchanged in 2016.

An online meeting will be held by the ODFW to determine halibut fishing rules in the coming year. Visit their website for details on how to voice your opinion.

While the ocean and bays are open for crabbing coast-wide, we advise crabbers to stick to deep bays in the coming week. These will be most productive and offshore conditions are predicted to be rough.

The lower Rogue is expected to get walloped by a storm front in the next few days which will keep it high into the coming week. This makes the Grants Pass stretch and the upper Rogue better bets for steelheaders.

Winter steelheading has ceased due to high water on the Chetco River but is expected to resume in the coming week. This sort of prediction relies on both weather and river forecasts to remain accurate. Prior to the current freshet, fishing was quite good here, though.

Reports from Diamond Lake Resort indicate the warmer temperatures and rainfall have put a stop to ice fishing here.

Central & Eastern – Winter fishing in large lakes on the east side usually means trolling in frigid weather. So it has been at Lake Billy Chinook although catches have been decent.

Early trollers at Odell Lake have been trying for kokanee with mixed results although deep trollers have taken lake trout.

Fly anglers targeting trout have been catching some on the Metolius River.

SW Washington Fishing Reports – Prior to the high water, anglers noted an up-tick in winter steelhead production on the Cowlitz River. It’s likely this system will produce fair results when flows subside with the bulk of the fish returning a bit later than history dictates on the Cowlitz.

The Kalama should also fish fairly when flows subside, even though success in recent years for winter steelhead has been dismal.

A series of Razor Clam digs is slated to begin this week. Although the swell will likely impede success, the lower gradient on the Long Beach Peninsula doesn’t preclude digging success like it does on the Oregon side.

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Willamette Valley Fishing Report – Despite the rising, turbid water in the lower Willamette River, many anglers are still thinking about that first spring Chinook of 2016. A phony report earlier this only served to fan the flames. Sturgeon fishing remains the best option.

McKenzie River anglers may be out of luck for a little while as the river level is rising and, with the exception of a brief respite on Friday this week, more rain is on the way.

Winter steelhead counts are picking up at the Falls and these fish will eventually populate the North Santiam to create a catch-and-release fishery. We’ll let you know when that occurs.

Water clarity is remarkably good on the Clackamas despite rainfall this week. The water level is up but winter steelheading has been good.

The Sandy River is fairly murky but this is the time of year when the greatest number of hatchery winter steelhead should be available.

North Coast Fishing Report – After a good run for early returning steelhead, north coast steelheaders succumbed to another round of precipitation which should put most district streams in shape for the weekend. Consistent results were witnessed on many of the larger systems prior to the deluge mid-week with some large 3-salt fish pushing 18 pounds reported. The Wilson and Nestucca remained top prospects since the flood earlier this year.

The Trask and Nehalem fished fair for wild fish too although more consistent action lies ahead for these predominately wild fish producers. Smaller streams suffered in the lower, clear water but should be fishable by Friday and into the weekend. We are however, transitioning to a lull in the fishery, awaiting the later returning wild and hatchery broodstock fish that peak closer to March. Anglers are likely to see more spawned out “kelts” returning to the sea as the weeks progress.

Clam diggers found good success during last weekend’s tide series but we won’t see another clam tide until next weekend.

The ocean will be off limits in the predicted 20+ foot seas. Bay crabbing will be fair at best but with the winds forecasted, open water won’t be friendly to anyone with all their wits. The lower Columbia has been swept of most of its keeper crab although a softer tide series this weekend might produce fairly for those willing to work for them.

Central & South Coast Reports – It’s been a rough week, figuratively and literally for both charter and commercial vessels which have been unable to launch due to high wind and waves.

When offshore conditions calm down and boats are once again able to launch, bottom fishing is expected to be excellent.

Ocean crabbing has been fair in most locations, good for those who seek out more productive areas and move pots to find better catches.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2016 Ocean Salmon Industry Group meeting (OSIG) is scheduled for Thursday, February 25, 2016. at the Hallmark Resort, 744 SW Elizabeth Street in Newport and is open to all ocean sport fishing anglers and anyone interested in participating in the development of ocean salmon fishery regulations for the 2016 ocean salmon seasons.

The Saltwater Sportsmen’s Show will take place this year on February 27th and 28th at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. Those new to offshore fishing can learn what it’s about while old salts will be able to expand their knowledge.

Rains this week put the entire Rogue River system out of commission until sometime next week. The upper river will fish earliest with the Grants Pass stretch a better bet for fresh winter steelhead. Lower Rogue anglers will get their chance late next week.

The Chetco is currently in full blow-out. Prior to the freshet this week, winter steelheading was good and given the time of year, will be worthwhile once the waters here drop and clear.

Anglers have started ice fishing at Diamond Lake although reports indicate the condition of the surface may be marginal.

Central & Eastern – Summer steelheading is all but a wrap on the Deschutes. While winter trout fishing is an option, weather on the east side has been brutal.

A commercial fishery will start catching carp at Malheur Wildlife Refuge as have been resistant to ODFW methods of eradication.

A few east side lakes offer ice fishing. Check for accessibility, surface condition and weather at this time of year.

Washington Fishing Reports – District streams remain fair at best with the Kalama and Cowlitz producing the best results for the effort being expended. Kalama anglers caught about 1 fish for every 6 bank rods and under permanent rules, all hatchery fish caught, must be retained.

East Fork Lewis River steelheaders were also reporting some fair results for steelhead but success rates were lower on this system.

Sturgeon anglers working the Bonneville Pool reported a keeper retained or released for every 10 rods.

No sign of smelt just yet, the forecast is for lower returns than the past few years.

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