Fishing report for SW Washington

SW Washington - District streams are beginning to get their first coho returns back to the hatchery. Although a large portion of coho return to these systems in October, opportunity will exist on several tributaries in the coming weeks.

Check local listings for recently changed fall chinook regulations. Additional protections are now in place for sensitive wild stocks of chinook.

Steelhead are available on several systems but anglers will turn their focus to salmon. Drano Lake remains a strong option for steelhead even though dam counts are beginning to wane at Bonneville. Fall chinook will become available near the river mouths in the coming weeks.

The White Salmon and Klickitat Rivers should produce both salmon and steelhead near the river respective river mouths in the coming weeks.