Fishing reports for waters in southwest Washington, including the Columbia River and tributaries as reported to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on Feb. 1.
Always check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing for the latest fishing rules and regulations as seasons can change or close quickly if necessary.
Fishery reports
Steelhead
Bonneville, The Dalles pools — No reports.
John Day pools — One boat/two rods had no catch.
Sturgeon
John Day Pool — 50 estimated harvest of 105 guideline (48 percent of guideline).
Walleye
Bonneville, The Dalles pools — No reports.
John Day Pool — 21 boats/38 rods kept 49 walleye and released 17.
Salmon/Steelhead
Columbia River tributaries
Cowlitz River from I-5 Bridge downstream — 101 bank rods kept six steelhead; one boat/two rods had no catch.
Above the I-5 Bridge — 31 bank rods kept two steelhead; 29 boats/88 rods kept 18 steelhead.
Recent trout plants
Horseshoe Lake, Jan. 26 — 18 steelhead (adult winters), 0.10 fish/pound from Merwin Dam FCF.
