Lower Columbia Springer Anglers Now Wait For The May Run Update
Lower Columbia spring Chinook anglers will be biding their time on the Willamette, Lewis, Drano and elsewhere in the wake of last Saturday’s one-day reopener of the mainstem that appears to not have left enough wiggle room in the early quota for any more time on the big river until May and its runsize update.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (4-21-26)
Mid-April 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead, sturgeon and walleye catch stats for the Lower Columbia, lower Willamette and select Southwest Washington tributaries.
Along With Washington’s Trout Opener Come Youth Fishing Events And Derbies
Tens of thousands of anglers will descend on lakes across Washington this weekend for what is shaping up to be a glorious opening day of lowland fishing season, but don’t overlook all the youth fishing events on tap this time of year.
Chehalis River Bass Suppression Study To Begin
WDFW will run a pilot suppression study on three species of bass in Grays Harbor’s Chehalis River this spring to see if it can help reduce Chinook smolt predation there.