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Fishing Report, October 24

by Terry Otto
The Columbian, October 24, 2019

An adult steelhead sees its impending fate in a fisherman's net. The Columbia River is open to the retention of coho salmon from Buoy 10 up to the Dalles Dam through Oct. 31. Chinook retention is closed.

White sturgeon retention is closed from Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia upstream to McNary Dam but remains an option for catch-and-release fishing.

White sturgeon retention will be open Thursday from the Wauna power lines at River Mile 40 upstream to the fishing deadlines at Bonneville Dam, including the Cowlitz River.

Coho are available in local tributaries.

SALMON/STEELHEAD

Columbia River Mainstem

From Oct. 18-20, 12 bank anglers kept eight coho and released one. Ten boats/21 anglers released six adult Chinook and one jack. They kept two coho and released two. (WDFW)

Updates

Rocky Point/Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam, Effective October 18, 2019 through October 31, 2019: Six hatchery coho limit, with no more than two adults may be retained. Release all steelhead and salmon except hatchery coho.

Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam, Effective October 18 through October 31, 2019: Six coho limit, with no more than two adults may be retained. All Coho (adults and jacks) retained downstream of the Hood River Bridge must be hatchery fish. Release all steelhead and salmon except Coho.

The Dalles Dam upstream to Hwy 395 Bridge in Pasco, WA, Effective September 26, 2019 through December 31, 2019: Closed to angling for and retention of salmon and steelhead.

Columbia River Tributaries

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Terry Otto
Fishing Report, October 24
The Columbian, October 24, 2019

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