Winter steelhead fishing is good in the Cowlitz River, poor to fair on Columbia beaches.
Lowland lakes have been well-stocked with trout and are fishing very well.
Crappie fishing is good in Silver Lake.
Walleye fishing is good in the John Day Pool.
Salmon/Steelhead
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM
Vancouver — Two bank anglers had no catch.
Woodland — Nine bank anglers had no catch. One boat/two rods had no catch.
Kalama — Two bank anglers had no catch. Two boats/seven rods had no catch.
Cowlitz — One boat/three rods had no catch.
Longview — Four bank anglers had no catch. One boat/three rods had no catch.
John Day Pool — Six bank anglers had no catch.
COLUMBIA RIVER TRIBUTARIES
Grays River — 10 bank anglers had no catch. Four boats/12 rods released three steelhead.
Elochoman River — 15 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released six steelhead. Three boats/nine rods released five steelhead.
Cowlitz River – I-5 Bridge downstream — 49 bank rods kept four steelhead.
Cowlitz River – Above the I-5 Bridge — 56 bank rods kept four steelhead and released five steelhead. 82 boats/264 rods kept 150 steelhead and released 14 steelhead.
Sturgeon
John Day Pool — 17 bank anglers released two sublegal sturgeon. 25 boats/65 rods kept two legal sturgeon and released 14 sublegal sturgeon.
