SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (10-5-21)
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 26 bank anglers kept four Chinook and one Chinook jack. 8 boats/17 rods kept five Chinook and released one Chinook and one coho.
Hanford Reach Fall Chinook, Coho Fishery Extended 2 Days
Returns of Hanford Reach Upriver bright fall Chinook and upper Columbia River-bound coho salmon are sufficient to meet conservation objectives and to provide an additional weekend for sport angler harvest in the upper section of the Hanford Reach, which was originally scheduled to close at the end of the day Oct. 15.
WDFW Touts Fish Habitat Work On Satsop, Skookumchuck, Wynoochee
Construction work to restore habitat in the Satsop, Skookumchuck, and Wynoochee rivers has wrapped up for the year. This summer, crews worked to restore 12,700 feet of river shoreline and treat 288 acres for invasive plants to benefit salmon and other aquatic species in the Chehalis Basin.
Troopers Investigating Poached, Wasted Whitetail Between Wallowa, Enterprise
On September 25, 2021, the Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Troopers were notified by a local citizen that a 3×3 whitetail buck deer was poached along School Flat Rd near the intersection with School Flat Ln within the Sled Springs Wildlife Management Unit sometime prior to 8:00 A.M.