Spring Chinook and hatchery steelhead
fishing to open in Washington Bonneville Pool
tributaries
Action: Wind River and Drano Lake to open to
fishing for spring chinook and hatchery steelhead beginning in mid-March;
Klickitat River will open in April.
Effective dates: Wind River from buoy line/markers upstream to 400 feet
below Shipherd Falls open March 15 through June 30;
Wind River from 100 feet above Shipherd Falls to 400 feet below coffer dam and
100 feet above coffer dam to 800 yards downstream from the fishway at Carson
National Fish Hatchery will be open May 1 through June 30;
Drano Lake downstream of markers on point of land downstream and across from
Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery and upstream of the Highway 14 Bridge
open March 15 through June 30, except closed Wednesdays from April 16 through
May 28;
Klickitat River from mouth to Fisher Hill Bridge will be open Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays only from April 2 through May 31.
Species affected: Spring chinook and hatchery steelhead.
Reason for action: Large numbers of adult hatchery-origin spring
chinook are expected to return to these systems in 2003. Fishery managers
predict 14,300 fish will return to Wind River; 6,500 to Drano Lake, and 3,700 to
the Klickitat River. Last year, a record 26,800 adult spring chinook returned to
Wind River and 20,600 to Drano Lake.
Other information: The daily limit is a total of two salmon or hatchery
steelhead. Minimum size for salmon is 12 inches and 20 inches for steelhead.
Any chinook, with or without and adipose fin present, may be retained (all age
classes of Bonneville Pool hatchery-origin spring chinook are not currently mass
marked). Steelhead must have a missing adipose or ventral fin to be retained.
Wild steelhead must be released.
Night closures and non-buoyant lure restrictions will be in effect for all three
areas. Closed waters on the Wind River include from 400 feet below to 100 feet
above Shipherd Falls and from 400 feet below to 100 feet above the coffer dam.
Another Bonneville Pool tributary, the (Big) White Salmon River, spring chinook
and hatchery steelhead regulations will remain unchanged from 2002.
Fishers must have a current Washington fishing license and catch record card.
Check the WDFW "Fishing in Washington" rules pamphlet or the Fishing Section of
the WDFW webpage at http://www.wa.gov/wdfw
for details on fishing seasons and regulations. Fishing regulations are subject
to change. Check the WDFW Fishing hotline for the latest rule information at
(360) 902-2500, press 2 for recreational rules. For the Shellfish Rule Change
hotline call (866) 880-5431.
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Salmon, Steelhead and Sturgeon on the Columbia River. Areas include Buoy 10,
Bonneville Dam area, Mid-Columbia and it's tributaries (Wind River, Drano Lake
and Klickitat River) and the Priest Rapids/Hanford Reach areas.
Washington fishing guides & Oregon
fishing guides
who fish for Salmon or Steelhead at Drano Lake:
Salmon and steelhead fishing is good at Drano
Lake and Wind River. These are 2 very popular Columbia River
tributaries that draw angling attention from Salmon fisherman every
year. The fishery is limited in time but when it is hot the action
is non-stop. Contact a fishing guide from this website and spend a
day or a week in this area of the Columbia River and see why Oregon
fishing guides and Washington fishing guides catch more fish.
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Asotin Creek (Asotin County), Bear River (Pacific
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(Pierce County), Cedar River (King County), Chehalis
River (Grays harbor), Cispus River (Lewis County),
Clallam River (Clallam County), Clearwater River
(Jefferson), Cloquallum Creek (Gays harbor),
Columbia
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Walla), Toutle River (Cowlitz), Union River (Mason),
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County), Wind River (Skamania), Wiskah River (Grays
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