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Catch steelhead until sturgeon season reopens July 10

Sturgeon fishing is scheduled to reopen in the Columbia River estuary next week.
Hatchery summer steelhead return to Cowlitz, Lewis spots

A huge surge of hatchery summer steelhead (estimated to be 1,000 fish) has returned to the Cowlitz and Lewis river facilities. As of Wednesday, hatchery-reared chinook can be kept in the Cowlitz, Kalama and Lewis rivers.
Sturgeon fishing steps up to fill gap left by steelhead

Sturgeon fishing is heating up on the lower Columbia. Sampling at Deep River and Knappton ramps last weekend showed boat anglers averaged a legal kept every five rods while bank anglers from Knappton to Chinook averaged a legal kept every 17 rods. Boat anglers fishing from the Wauna power lines to Marker No. 85 also have been catching some legals.
Western Washington rivers are fishing fair to good

River fishing has been a mixture of fair to good this week.
No excuses: This weekend is chance to fish without a license

Fishing opportunities got a lot better Sunday with the re-opening of numerous Western Washington rivers.
Anglers find steelhead run has been picking up for summer

Summer-run steelhead fishing took a turn for the better over the weekend.
Coastal halibut fishing is excellent

Coastal saltwater fishing has been fair in Westport and pretty good at Ilwaco.
Get paid: It’s pikeminnow season again

The northern pikeminnow sport reward fishery opened May 5 in the lower Columbia and Snake rivers and will remain open through Sept. 28.
Boats are bringing in limits of halibut on the coast

Last week, spring chinook fishing in Columbia River tributaries was a real challenge and not very productive. And it’s not looking any better this week.
Cool water slowed catch from lowland lake opening weekend

Saturday's opener of Washington's lowland lake fishing season produced lower-than-normal catch rates because of cool water temperatures.
24 million trout hit waterways before lowland fishing opens

Overview
Anglers drawn to Columbia by big returns of chinook

OVERVIEW
Anglers find spring chinook are biting in Columbia River

Drive along the Columbia River on any day but a Tuesday, and you’ll find masses of boats from Bonneville Dam downstream to Portland.
Catch best salmon of year now on Columbia River

Anglers face short ocean salmon fishing seasons off the Washington coast this summer, and Oregon anglers might not get offshore at all this year.
Don’t focus on spring chinook at expense of late steelhead runs

Spring chinook salmon are starting to steal the angling limelight — but don’t forget about the late steelhead runs to the Cowltiz and Kalama rivers.