Anglers at Buoy 10 averaged 1.73 Chinook and 1.71 coho caught per boat. In the gorge, boat anglers averaged 1.00 Chinook caught per boat, while anglers fishing in Troutdale averaged 0.11 Chinook caught per boat. In the Portland to Tongue Point area, boat anglers averaged 0.44 Chinook and 0.01 coho caught per boat, while anglers fishing in the estuary above Tongue Point averaged 1.42 Chinook and 0.56 coho caught per boat. Bank anglers fishing in the gorge averaged 0.07 Chinook caught per angler.
River traffic on the Columbia River is closed east of Portland from river mile marker 126 to 146 due to the wildfires in the Columbia River Gorge.
Here are angler reports from the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife:
Salmon
Gorge Bank: Weekend checking showed one Chinook adult kept for 14 bank anglers.
Gorge Boats: Weekend checking showed seven Chinook adults and one Chinook jack kept for seven boats (24 anglers).
Troutdale Boats: Weekend checking showed four Chinook adults kept for 37 boats (72 anglers).
Bonneville Pool (Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam): Weekly checking showed no catch for three bank anglers; and 45 Chinook adults and four Chinook jacks kept, plus 12 Chinook adults released for 81 boats (185 anglers).
The Dalles Pool (The Dalles Dam upstream to John Day Dam): Weekly checking showed 38 Chinook adults, five Chinook jacks and one steelhead kept, plus one steelhead released for 64 boats (168 anglers).
John Day Pool (John Day Dam upstream to McNary Dam): Weekly checking showed no catch for two bank anglers; and no catch for two boats (four anglers).
Walleye
Report from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife:
Troutdale: Weekend checking showed one walleye kept for two boats (four anglers).
Portland to Tongue Point: No report.
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed 29 walleye kept, and seven walleye released for nine boats (22 anglers).
John Day Pool: Weekly checking showed no catch for two bank anglers; and 27 walleye kept, plus 39 walleye released for 17 boats (33 anglers).
Warm Water Fishing
Report from Stacie Kelsey, WDFW Inland Fish Program Region 5:
Rowland Lake: Bluegill and largemouth bass fishing has been good
Rock Cove: Angling for panfish has been good
Vancouver Lake: Anglers are catching crappie and other panfish as well as channel catfish.
Kress Lake: Fishing has been good for channel catfish. Although anglers are catching fewer fish than normal, the overall size has been impressive. Two channel catfish over 10 pounds have been caught in the last two weeks.
Merwin and Mayfield lakes: Anglers are catching some very nice tiger muskies.
