SW Washington fihsing report

SW Washington – The Cowlitz is producing a mix of salmon but the quality of fish has taken a turn downhill. Early run steelhead are still a few weeks away.

The Kalama remains an option for coho but the Lewis is better. Many coho are starting to turn dark.

The Klickitat should produce fair coho catches well into November, especially with the good adult passage at Bonneville this year.

Fishing report for SW Washington

SW Washington - The first winter run steelhead of the season was tallied at the Cowlitz hatchery this week. Anglers are catching a mix of chinook, coho and sea-run cutthroat trout.

The Kalama and Lewis also has fish present with numbers of hatchery fish improving in recent days. The late run should be peaking in the next 10 days on these systems.

The Klickitat River should taper for chinook but improve for coho. Anglers working the mouth should find success into November.

Fishing report for SW Washington

SW Washington - District streams such as the Cowlitz and Lewis Rivers should begin to see the second wave of coho in the coming weeks. Spinner casters will be the first to intercept quality sized adults, targeting them at the rivers mouth when tides improve.

Chinook regulations vary by watershed but fish are beginning to deteriorate, making them poor tablefare.

The Klickitat and White Salmon Rivers should continue to produce a mix of chinook, coho and steelhead in the weeks ahead but fish should begin to show color as the run begins to taper.