The Columbia River is open to the retention of hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead from Buoy 10 at the mouth of the river up to the Bonneville Dam. Only one steelhead may be retained as part of a two-fish limit. Chinook retention is closed.
White sturgeon retention is closed from Buoy 10 upstream to McNary Dam but remains an option for catch-and-release fishing.
A few late run coho are available in the Cowlitz and Kalama Rivers, although harvest has been restricted. Check the regulations before fishing.
Trout stockings for the year have begun in lowland lakes, including extra-large brood trout.
Warm water fisheries have slowed, although some crappie are being caught at Silver Lake.
Salmon/Steelhead
Columbia mainstem
The salmonid creel program on the lower Columbia has ended for the year and will resume February of 2020.
Columbia River Tributaries
Special regulations are in effect for many southwest Washington streams. Check the regulations before fishing.
Grays River — Three bank anglers released seven coho. One boat/two rods had no catch.
Elochoman River — 12 bank anglers released nine coho.
Cowlitz River — I-5 Bridge downstream: Nine bank rods had no catch. Seven boats/13 rods kept two coho and released two Chinook and one coho.
Above the I-5 Bridge: 13 bank rods kept three coho and released one coho jack.
Sturgeon
Bonneville Pool (Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam): Closed for retention. Weekly checking showed no catch for one boat (three anglers).
Walleye
John Day Pool: Weekly checking showed no catch for one bank angler; and two walleye released for one boat (two anglers).
Trout
Lakes stocked for Black Friday continue to produce fair to good fishing.
Recent stockings
Klineline Pond, (Clark) — Planted with 30 rainbows at 0.1 per pound, and 70 rainbows at 0.2 per pound on Dec. 4. Planted with 2,000 rainbows at 2.4 per pound on Dec. 2.
Battle Ground Lake, (Clark) — Planted with 2,126 rainbows at 2.4 per pound on Dec. 2.
Kress Lake, (Cowlitz) — Planted with 1,000 rainbows at 1.0 per pound on Nov. 27. Planted with an additional 1,000 rainbows at 1.0 per pound on Nov. 29.
Rowland Lake, (Klickitat) — Planted with 112 rainbows at 0.2 per pound, and 163 rainbows at 0.1 per pound on Nov. 27.
Icehouse Lake, (Skamania) — Planted with 500 rainbows at 2.7 per pound on Nov. 25.
