White sturgeon retention is closed from Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia River upstream to the Oregon/Washington Border above McNary Dam, but remains an option for catch-and-release fishing.
Walleye fishing is good in the John Day Pool.
Panfish, catfish, and bass are still biting in local waters.
Late-run coho salmon are now entering local tributaries
Trout fishing in high elevation lakes and streams will continue to be good until the first snows arrive.
Salmon, Steelhead
Until further notice, angling for, and retention of, all salmon and steelhead is prohibited in the mainstem Columbia River.
Cowlitz River — Late run Coho are beginning to show up, with a lot of jacks reportedly being caught. Fresh rains have lifted the rivers and the salmon should come in a little better now. Late run coho should provide angling opportunities well into November.
I-5 Bridge downstream: 29 bank rods kept 10 coho jacks and released one coho jack. 23 boats/47 rods kept three coho, one coho jack, and released two chinook, one chinook jack, two coho, and four coho jacks.
Above the I-5 Bridge: 34 bank rods kept one steelhead and released six chinook, three coho jacks. One boat/one rod no catch.
Kalama River — 13 bank anglers released two chinook. One boat/three rods, no catch.
Lewis River — 47 bank anglers kept one steelhead, one coho, two coho jacks and released two chinook, one coho and one coho jack. Five boats/five rods kept one coho jack and released one coho.
Drano Lake — Eight bank anglers kept one chinook, two coho and one coho jack; 42 boats/116 rods kept 31 chinook, 21 chinook jacks, six coho, two coho jacks and released eight chinook, one chinook jack and one steelhead.
Klickitat River — 46 bank anglers kept 16 chinook, 6 chinook jacks and released 1 steelhead.
Sturgeon
Bonneville Pool — Closed for retention.
Weekly checking showed seven sublegal and four oversize sturgeon released for two boats (eight anglers).
John Day Pool — Closed for retention.
Weekly checking showed six sublegal, two legal and one oversize sturgeon released for one boat (one angler).
Walleye
Bonneville Pool — Weekly checking showed no catch for one boat (two anglers).
The Dalles Pool — Weekly checking showed no catch for two boats (three anglers).
John Day Pool — Weekly checking showed 48 walleye kept, plus nine walleye released for 16 boats (32 anglers).
Trout
Goose Lake — Anglers are doing very well and catching plus-sized cutthroats. Spinners fished from the bank are a good bet, and boat anglers are trolling with a variety of baits.
Battle Ground Lake — fishing for hold-over trout is improving.
The next round of trout plantings will start about two weeks prior to Thanksgiving.
Warm water fisheries
Vancouver Lake — Anglers are catching young shad at the mouth of the flushing channel. The fish are about 8 inches in length and are biting very well. Good numbers of anglers are fishing for them, and most are catching plenty of fish. Small twist-tail grubs are the go-to baits. Crappie and yellow perch are also being caught.
Anglers are advised that algae blooms have been an issue in the lake. People and pets should stay out of the water to avoid getting sick. The cooler weather and rain may avert the blooms.
Lacamas Lake — Fishermen are doing very well near the old Moose Lodge for nice sized yellow perch.
Good sized catfish continue to show up in the creel, with some reaching to 8 pounds.
