Washington fishing update

Washington Fishing Update

SW Washington- Good numbers of coho are still being caught by boat and bank anglers at Scanewa Lake above Cowlitz Falls Dam. Some summer steelhead and coho are being recycled back downstream for anglers to have another chance at them. Eleven winter steelhead have showed at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery so far.

North Puget Sound - For North Sound anglers it's all about chum and blackmouth. Anglers have a chance to catch chum salmon in the Green, Nooksack, Skagit and Skykomish rivers, as the peak of the chum season nears.

South Sound/Olympic Peninsula - Anglers will continue to focus on salmon for the next couple weeks before turning their attention to winter steelhead. Chum salmon fishing peaks around Thanksgiving, although plenty of the fish have already made their way into South Sound streams.

Eastern Washington - Low and clear water conditions in the Snake River drainage have resulted in good steelhead action for some anglers. Boat fishing above the interstate bridge on the mid-Snake near Clarkston produced an average of one steelhead for every 4.5 hours of effort among 112 anglers checked.

North Central Washington - WDFW district fish biologist Bob Jateff of Omak reports that steelhead fishing has slowed down a bit on both the Methow and Okanogan Rivers during the first part of November.

South Central Washington - Columbia River steelhead fishing, in the stretch from Highway 395 bridge at Pasco to the Old Hanford townsite wooden powerline towers, continues slow and steady.

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Washington Fishing Report

Washington Fishing Update

SW Washington - Despite waning opportunity, the Cowlitz River is still putting out some decent numbers of coho salmon. Cowlitz Falls Reservoir tallied better than 1 coho per boat while bank anglers caught about a fish for every other rod.

The Grays River from the Hwy. 4 Bridge to the mouth opens to fishing for hatchery steelhead beginning November 15 although it won't peak for a few weeks after the opener.
South Sound/Olympic Peninsula - A recent news release from WDF&W shows where we are for the upcoming Washington clam tides:

OLYMPIA - Clam diggers have a green light to proceed with the second razor clam dig of the fall starting on Nov. 12 at five ocean beaches. Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks and Kalaloch beaches will all be open to razor clam digging between noon and midnight Nov. 12-14, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today. A fourth evening of digging is scheduled Nov. 15 at Twin Harbors and Mocrocks.


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Washington Fishing Update

Washington Fishing Update

SW Washington- SW Washington rivers enter a period of slow activity this time of year. There are some late coho still available on the Cowlitz River and to a lesser extent the Lewis River. These systems will enter a hiatus until the arrival of winter steelhead in just a few weeks.
Since Oct. 1, sturgeon retention has been allowed Thursday, Friday and Saturday each week from the Wauna power lines near Cathlamet to Bonneville Dam.

Casting for cutthroat? On Oct. 21, WDFW planted 872 cutts averaging 1.5 pounds in Battle Ground Lake. Goose Lake got 1,635 cutthroat of the same size during the last week of October.
NFLCC lure and tackle show, Red Lion Hotel, Kelso, Wa. Saturday, November 5th. Room trading the afternoon before. Open to the public, 8AM Saturday. Show chairman: Monte Martinsen, 360-274-8045. Over 50 tables expected from collectors all over the Northwest.

Eastern Washington: Snake River hatchery steelhead action is picking up, as usual at this time of year. WDFW enforcement officers report that virtually every stretch of the mainstem Snake and its tributaries is being heavily fished now. Trolling for Lake Roosevelt's big rainbow trout is improving with cooler, wetter weather.

North Central Washington: WDFW regional fish program manager Joe Miller of Ephrata reminds anglers who are fishing for steelhead on the Methow, Simalkameen, and Okanogan rivers that bait is prohibited and selective gear rules apply. Walleye fishing continues to be productive on Moses Lake, Potholes Reservoir, and Sprague Lake.

South Central Washington: The Columbia River from the Highway 395 Bridge upstream to the wooden power line towers at the old Hanford townsite remains open for the retention of hatchery steelhead through March 31, 2006. Beginning Nov. 1, any hatchery steelhead (instead of just those with both adipose and ventral fin clips) may be retained in this portion of the Columbia River.

North Puget Sound: North Sound salmon fishing has reached a crossroads as the coho season winds down and chum begin to enter the rivers. Puget Sound blackmouth fishing has been slow. A few bright spots were Oct. 29 when a creel check showed 28 anglers with six chinook at Oak Harbor Marina and Oct. 30 when 63 anglers at Seattle's Armeni Ramp were checked with seven blackmouth.

South Sound/Olympic Peninsula: Pro Guide Bob Barthlow (509.697.7125) tells TGF that fishing was pretty good for Coho on the Chehalis river over the weekend. They caught limits of chrome Coho below the mouth of the Satsop River on the Chehalis.

Thousands of people are expected to descend on coastal beaches for the second razor-clam dig of the fall. Much of the prime digging time will be during daylight hours. Low evening tide is at 3:27 p.m. on Nov. 12 (+0.8 feet), 4:20 p.m. on Nov. 13 (0.0 feet), 5:10 p.m. on Nov. 14 (-0.6 feet) and on 5:56 p.m. Nov. 15 (-1.0 feet).

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