Repeat from last week. For personal reasons, Terry Otto has to step away from writing the SW Washington portion of The Guide’s Forecast with no definitive date of return. We’ll be seeking another writer for…
Vancouver Metro Area A few die-hard springer anglers fished through winter conditions this week, with good results in some tribs. Bonneville Dam daily counts picking up, while most trout anglers stayed home last week. …
Photo: Richard Twing with a nice Cowlitz River Chinook taken while fishing with guide Dave Mallahan. Photo by Mallahan Chinook fishing picking up in the tributaries, while Bonneville counts are SLOWLY improving. Trout fishing is…
Photo: Guide Bill Monroe Jr and a client with a Columbia River spring Chinook. Photo by Bill Monroe Jr. Springer Fishing is closed on the mainstem Columbia, but springers are now entering the tributaries. Late…
Spring Chinook catches improving in the Columbia, with fish being caught from Cathlamet to Bonneville Dam. Steelhead slipping past the peak, while trout fishing is improving. Correction: Last week’s report incorrectly referred to the Washougal…
Springer catches inching up in the mainstem Columbia, but still, few in the tributaries. Steelhead fair in most streams, walleye excellent, trout good. Springer fishing is getting better, and should improve over the next week….
A few spring Chinook showed up in recent creel surveys, but cold water is slowing the bite. Heavy rains forecast for the weekend may blow out the tributaries again, and slow the peak of the…
Huge smelt run dampens the springer bite in the Columbia River. The tributaries are recovering from flooding, although steelheading has been a mixed bag. Trout is fair to good and improving. Smelt dippers had…
James Castle with a 24-pound steelhead taken with guide Dave Mallahan. Photo by Dave Mallahan The recent atmospheric river from the Pacific Ocean was not kind to SW Washington steelhead streams. All the rivers are…
James Castle with a 24 pound SW Washington steelhead caught while fishing with guide Dave Mallahan. Photo by Dave Mallahan. Low water slows steelhead bite, while a very few spring Chinook are showing in places….
Steelheading is picking up in local tribs, although low water techniques must be used. Walleye has been good in the John Day Pool, slower in Bonneville and The Dalles Pools. Trout fishing is fair. (This…
Steelheading is picking up in local tribs, although low water techniques must be used. Walleye has been good in the John Day Pool, slower in Bonneville and The Dalles Pools. Trout fishing is fair. Vancouver…