Washington Fishing

SW Washington – Coho are starting to show on some SW Washington tributaries. These systems typically get a stronger component of coho in October and early November and with the mainstem gillnet fishery targeting coho likely in jeopardy, late returning fish could flood district rivers. The Kalama, Cowlitz, Toutle and Lewis Rivers are all possibilities over the next 6 weeks.

Anglers still wanting chinook and steelhead should concentrate efforts on the Klickitat River and Drano Lake. The Klickitat will be peaking for chinook for just another few days and success for steelhead is beginning to drop on Drano Lake although still a viable fishery.