SW Washington Fishing

SW Washington – After a poor showing back to many district rivers, SW Washington anglers are now focused primarily on the mainstem Columbia where summer salmon and steelhead should be peaking over the next few weeks. The stronger the tides, the more productive the fishing for bank anglers.



Steelhead and sockeye are hitting hot colored spin-n-glo’s tipped with small shrimp. Salmon anglers are anchor fishing with plugs in 12 to 20 feet of water and the fish average 18 to 30 pounds.



The Wind River and Drano Lake fisheries are about over for the year but a few spring chinook are still being taken in the lower reach of the Klickitat River. Steelhead numbers should be improving as well.