Current and upcoming opportunities
The Columbia River from Buoy 10 to the I-5 bridge is open to the retention of hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook. From the I-5 Bridge to the Washington/Oregon border, open for hatchery steelhead.
White sturgeon retention is closed from Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia upstream to Bonneville Dam, but remains an option for catch and release.
Fishing for white sturgeon is open in the Bonneville, The Dalles and John Day pools until quotas are met.
A few winter steelhead are available from Columbia River beaches, and in the tributaries.
Lowland lakes have been well-stocked with trout and are fishing very well.
A few crappie are being caught at Silver Lake.
Walleye and bass should be available in The Dalles and John Day pools whenever weather allows.
Salmon/steelhead
Columbia mainstem
The salmonid creel program on the lower Columbia has ended for the year and will resume in February.
John Day Pool — 12 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released four steelhead.
Columbia tributaries
Elochoman River — 11 bank anglers kept 12 steelhead.
Sturgeon
Bonneville Pool — (Quota left: 354) Seven bank anglers had no catch. 13 boats/39 rods kept 10 legal sturgeon, released 64 sublegal and two oversize sturgeon.
Sturgeon: The Dalles Pool — (Quota left: 61) Six bank anglers released one sublegal sturgeon.
Sturgeon: John Day Pool — (Quota left: 87) 15 bank anglers had no catch. 17 boats/36 rods kept one legal sturgeon and released one oversize sturgeon. (WDFW)
Walleye
The Dalles Pool — Weekly checking showed six walleye kept, plus two walleye released for six boats (19 anglers). (ODFW)
John Day Pool: One boat/three rods had no catch (WDFW)
Bass
John Day Pool — Two bank anglers had no catch.
Recent trout plants
Rowland Lake (Klickitat): Jan. 3, planted with 2,400 rainbows at 2.4 per pound. Jan. 6, planted with 1,100 rainbows at 2.4 per pound.
Horseshoe Lake (Cowlitz): Jan. 3, planted with 38 steelhead at 0.10 per pound. Jan. 8, planted with 2,250 rainbows at 2.4 per pound.
Battle Ground Lake (Clark): Jan. 6, planted with 2,600 rainbows at 2.5 per pound.
Klineline Pond (Clark): Jan. 6, planted with 2,500 rainbows at 2.5 per pound.
