SW WA Fishing Report (4-29-24)

Late April 2024 spring Chinook and steelhead catch stats for the Cowlitz, Kalama, Lewis, Wind and Klickitat Rivers and Drano Lake.
Kill ‘Em All And Report Your Catches: WDFW On Westside Northern Pike

With a total of 22 northern pike netted out of a San Juan Island pond so far this year and a sixth captured at Lake Washington recently, state fishery managers are rolling out a more muscular message about how utterly unwanted the nonnative species is west of the Cascades.
Sections Of Washington’s Snake To Open For Hatchery Springers

Spring Chinook fishing will open in the tailraces below Little Goose and Ice Harbor Dams starting as early as May 7, WDFW announced this morning.
Columbia Gorge Pools Spring Chinook Fishery To Close

Columbia salmon managers this morning announced that the mainstem Columbia Gorge pools from Bonneville Dam to the Washington-Oregon border east of McNary Dam will close to salmon and steelhead fishing at the end of today as the allocation of upriver-bound springers has been met.