ILWACO — Salmon fishing off the southern Washington and northern Oregon coast was better last week than it’s been in month.
That’s not to be confused with good, though.
According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on Thursday, 5,105 angler trips yielded 1,125 chinook and 2,721 coho for an overall catch average of 0.75 fish per rod.
A week ago, the average was 0.56 per rod.
Through Sunday, 49.9 percent of the coho quota and 42.3 percent of the chinook guideline had been taken for the area between Cape Falcon, Oregon, and Leadbetter Point at the north tip of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington.
Anglers north of Leadbetter Point at the ports of Westport, La Push and Neah Bay are not allowed to retain coho due to weak runs forecast for coastal and Puget Sound streams.
