Fishing report, Sept. 12

The fall salmon season is open from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon/Washington Border above McNary Dam. However, the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam is closed to the retention of chinook. Anglers may still keep two hatchery coho a day.

White sturgeon retention is closed from Buoy 10 upstream to McNary Dam but remains an option for catch-and-release fishing.

White sturgeon retention will be open from Sept. 21 and 28 from the Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam.

Trout fishing is good in high elevation lakes.

Panfish, bass, and catfish are still biting well in local lakes and rivers.

Fishing for albacore tuna continues to be very good out of Ilwaco.

Coho fishing is very good at Buoy 10.

Salmon/Steelhead

Columbia River mainstem

Bonneville — 58 bank anglers kept two chinook, released one chinook and one coho. 16 boats/42 rods kept nine chinook, three jack chinook, and released two chinook and one coho.

Camas/Washougal — 54 boats/125 rods kept 23 chinook, and released 12.

I-5 Area — 24 boats/61 rods kept four chinook and one jack. They released 23 chinook and seven chinook jacks.

Vancouver — 111 bank anglers kept 13 chinook and released one.

Woodland — 10 bank anglers had no catch. Six boats/22 rods released seven chinook jacks.

Kalama — Five bank anglers had no catch.

Cowlitz — no report.

Longview — Four bank anglers had no catch.

Columbia River Tributaries

Elochoman River — one bank angler released one steelhead.

Cowlitz River — I-5 Bridge downstream: five bank rods had no catch. Five boats/19 rods kept three coho, one coho jack and released one coho, one coho jack, seven chinook and two chinook jacks. Above the I-5 Bridge: 13 bank rods had no catch. Three boats/six rods kept one steelhead and released one steelhead and one chinook.

Lewis River — 35 bank anglers kept one Chinook jack, two coho, five coho jacks and released one chinook. Five boats/six rods kept one coho.

Wind River — one bank angler had no catch. Six boats/nine rods released 11 chinook.

Drano Lake — Six bank anglers released five steelhead. 15 boats/33 rods kept 19 chinook, two coho and released 16 steelhead.

Sturgeon

Lower Columbia River — Closed for retention. Weekend checking showed no catch for nine bank anglers.

The Dalles Pool — Closed for retention. Weekly checking showed 21 sublegal white sturgeon released for two boats (seven anglers).

John Day Pool — Closed for retention. Weekly checking showed four sublegal, five legal and one oversize sturgeon released for two boats (eight anglers).

Walleye

Troutdale — Weekend checking showed two walleye released for two boats (three anglers).

The Dalles Pool — Weekly checking showed one walleye released for four boats (eight anglers).

John Day Pool — Weekly checking showed no catch for four bank anglers; and 11 walleye kept, and six walleye released for 14 boats (31 anglers).

Recent trout plants

Mayfield Reservoir (Lewis) — Planted with 2,291 rainbow trout at 1.14 per pound on August 29.

Goose Lake (Skamania) — Planted with 1,200 cutthroat at 0.96 per pound on Aug. 28.