Washington Fishing

Forecasting for the fishing week of October 24th – October 30th, 2008

SW Washington – Fishery managers recently upgraded the late run coho run from 68,000 fish to 200,000. This bodes well for district anglers and daily limits have been increased on many river systems.

The Cowlitz, Kalama, Lewis and Elochoman are the best options but the Klickitat River near the mouth is also producing nicely for spinner fishermen. These fisheries are just now beginning to peak and should remain a strong option into November.

Washington Fishing

SW Washington – The Toutle River is producing good results for coho salmon anglers. The Cowlitz and Lewis Rivers also have fishable numbers. Later returning coho should stimulate catches on these river systems into November.

Although coho are beginning to show on the Klickitat River, chinook are making up the bulk of the catch. The bulk of the effort is taking place at the rivers mouth.