The Columbia River is open to the retention of hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead from Buoy 10 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 at the mouth of the Columbia 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.
A few 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
Grays River — One bank angler had no catch.
Elochoman River — 23 bank anglers kept ten steelhead and released one coho. One boat/three rods released one coho.
Cowlitz River — Above the I-5 Bridge: One bank angler had no catch.
Klickitat River — Three bank anglers had no catch.
Trout
Fishing has been good in local lowland trout lakes. Stockings of catchable sized trout have been augmented by stockings of brood rainbows from five to ten pounds.
Sacajawea Lake — The lake has been well-stocked ahead of the traditional Christmas fishery, and is fishing very well for trout.
Recent stockings
Battle Ground Lake — Stocked with 2,000 Rainbows at 2.4 per pound on Dec. 16.
Klineline Pond — stocked with 4,185 rainbows at 2,4 per pound on Dec. 16.
Kokanee
Fishing for kokanee has been fair at Lake Merwin.
