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Columbia River Region Offers Fall Fishing for Chinook, Steelhead and Walleye by Mark Yuasa Seattle Times, October 18, 2012

COLUMBIA FISHING REPORT BY OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE:

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SALMON, STEELHEAD AND SHAD:

The following modifications are now in effect for the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam:

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, BUOY 10 LINE UPSTREAM TO THE TONGUE POINT/ROCKY POINT LINE:

October 1 through December 31, this section of the Columbia River is open for fall chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon/steelhead in combination and five jacks. Jack salmon are chinook less than or equal to 24 inches and coho less than or equal to 16 inches. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the adult daily bag limit has been reached.

Seasons may be subject to in-season modifications.

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, TONGUE POINT/ROCKY POINT LINE UPSTREAM TO A LINE PROJECTED FROM WARRIOR ROCK LIGHTHOUSE ON SAUVIE ISLAND THROUGH RED BUOY #4 TO A MARKER ON THE LOWER END OF BACHELOR ISLAND:

October 1 through December 31, this area is open for fall chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon/steelhead in combination and five jacks. Jack salmon are chinook less than or equal to 24 inches and coho less than or equal to 20 inches. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the adult daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of chum and sockeye is prohibited.

Seasons may be subject to in-season modifications.

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, A LINE PROJECTED FROM WARRIOR ROCK LIGHTHOUSE ON SAUVIE ISLAND THROUGH RED BUOY #4 TO A MARKER ON THE LOWER END OF BACHELOR ISLAND LINE UPSTREAM TO BONNEVILLE DAM:

September 10 through December 31, this area is open to the retention of fall chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon/steelhead in combination and five jack salmon. Jack salmon are chinook less than or equal to 24 inches and coho less than or equal to 20 inches. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the adult daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of chum and sockeye is prohibited.

Seasons may be subject to in-season modifications.

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, BONNEVILLE DAM TO THE OREGON/WASHINGTON BORDER ABOVE MACNARY DAM:

Effective August 1 through December 31, this section of the Columbia River is open for fall chinook, coho (only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River bridge), and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon/steelhead in combination and five jacks. Jack salmon are chinook less than or equal to 24 inches and coho less than or equal to 20 inches. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the adult daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of chum and sockeye is prohibited. Seasons may be subject to in-season modifications.

On the lower Columbia this past weekend, there were 69 salmonid boats and 42 Oregon bank anglers counted from Bonneville Dam downstream to Westport on Saturday's (10/13) flight. Anglers had the highest catch rates in the gorge this past weekend where boat anglers averaged 1.63 fall chinook and 0.5 coho caught per boat, and bank anglers averaged 0.07 fall chinook and 0.02 steelhead caught per bank angler. In Troutdale boat anglers averaged 0.16 fall chinook and 0.03 coho caught per boat, while anglers fishing the Portland to Longview area averaged 0.14 coho caught per boat.

Gorge Bank:

Weekend checking showed three adult fall chinook, two jack chinook, and one adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept for 43 bank anglers.

Gorge Boats:

Weekend checking showed 13 adult fall chinook, one jack chinook, and four adipose fin-clipped adult coho kept for eight boats (29 anglers).

Troutdale Boats:

Weekend checking showed five adult fall chinook, one jack chinook, and one adipose fin-clipped adult coho kept for 32 boats (50 anglers).

Portland to Longview Bank:

Weekend checking showed no catch for five bank anglers.

Portland to Longview Boats:

Weekend checking showed three jack chinook and three adipose fin-clipped adult coho kept for 21 boats (39 anglers).

John Day Pool (Columbia River above John Day Dam and John Day Arm:

Weekly checking showed five adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept for three bank anglers; and seven adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept, plus 30 unclipped steelhead released for 43 boats.

The Dalles Pool:

Weekly checking showed no catch for 10 bank anglers; and one adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept, plus five unclipped steelhead released for three boats (seven anglers).

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