Lower Columbia Reopening For Springers; Steelhead Limit Reduced
Columbia spring Chinook managers approved reopening the lower river May 21-23 and June 1-15, but also reduced the hatchery steelhead limit below I-5 to one a day during a joint-state hearing this afternoon.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (5-18-21)
Sec 10 (Cathlamet/ Deep R./ Chinook) – 38 bank anglers released one oversize sturgeon. 279 boats/825 rods kept 20 legal and released 47 sublegal and 29 oversize sturgeon.
Nearly Half A Million Triploids Being Stocked In Lake Roosevelt
“The fish stocked this month will provide fishing opportunity for the next two years as they grow and spread throughout the reservoir,” said Chris Donley, Region 1 Fish Program manager. “The weather is great, the scenery is great, the fishing is great – it’s never a bad day to get out and take advantage of this amazing resource of a river and fishery we have right in our backyard.”