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Updated for April 21st, – April 27th, 2006

Washington Fishing Update

Southwest Washington - Washington anglers are still waiting for fair numbers of fish to show up although the Cowlitz and Lewis Rivers are putting out a few Chinook.

The Kalama River is putting out a rare Chinook and summer steelhead when usually the run is well underway by now. The wild winter steelhead handle at Kalama Falls Hatchery however has topped 1,100 fish and catch and release regulations remain in effect for wild steelhead upstream of the hatchery.

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Southwest Washington - The Cowlitz River is putting out some hatchery spring Chinook to bank anglers in the Castle Rock area. A few late winter fish are being taken at Blue Creek.
Kalama and Lewis River anglers are taking a few fish but success is light.

Beginning April 12th, Drano Lake will be closed to fishing each Wednesday through May. Success is slow here and at the Wind River and will remain that way until a significant jump in passage happens at Bonneville.

Further east, pro guide Jeff Knotts (1-509-547-7450) reports, "This last week I did get some good reports from the mouth of the Yakima. Smallmouth bass are staging at the tip of Baitman Island and are being caught on a variety of plastics and cranks. This fishery will remain good for big hens until the Yakima goes into spring flood. Walleye fishing in Irrigon has slowed due to post spawn and high flows but bass fishing will be picking up as the water warms in the sloughs."

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Updated for April 7th, – April 13th, 2006
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Southwest Washington - Improving catches are coming from the Cowlitz River- particularly downstream of the I-5 Bridge. Although this fishery is just a week or two away from peaking, effort is worth the while.

The Lewis River is producing some catches of hatchery spring Chinook near the facility itself.
The Wind and Drano Lake fisheries are non-existent due to low dam passage at Bonneville Dam. Although this should improve soon, expectations are low considering this year's return.

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Updated for March 31st, - April 6th, 2006
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Southwest Washington- The Cowlitz River remains the best option for spring Chinook anglers although the Kalama River is also producing some results.

Lewis River springers are being caught from the hatchery to the mouth.

The Wind and Drano Lakes fisheries will be a hard sell to anglers with dam passage at the low levels we are witnessing. Most Washington spring Chinook fisheries will experience the downturn in success that Oregon streams will witness.

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