Recreation Report
Columbia Zone
Recreation Report
Columbia Fishing
September 10, 2026
Current and upcoming fishing opportunities:
Columbia River fall salmon seasons opened August 1, see the regulation update page for details.
Announcements
For the latest regulations, including in-season changes see the fishing regulation update page.
Forecasts for 2026 Columbia River Spring Chinook, Summer Chinook, Fall Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye are available here.
Fish consumption advisories
The Oregon Health Authority has issued consumption guidelines for parts of the Columbia River due to high levels of mercury and/or PCBs. Fish with these chemicals look, act, smell and taste like any other fish, so caution is important.
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Click here to find Columbia River regulation updates for salmon, steelhead, shad and sturgeon.
SALMON, STEELHEAD, AND SHAD
On Saturday's (9/5) flight, there were 828 boats and 24 bank anglers from Bonneville Dam to Warrior Rock.
Gorge: Weekly checking showed 158 Chinook, 31 jack Chinook, and one coho kept, and 24 Chinook, two jack Chinook, and one coho released for 82 boats (253 anglers); and five Chinook and two jack Chinook kept for 33 bank anglers.
Troutdale: Weekly checking showed 123 Chinook, 13 jack Chinook, and one coho kept, and 13 Chinook, one Chinook jack, and four coho released for 228 boats (472 anglers).
PDX to Warrior Rock Lighthouse: Weekly checking showed 649 Chinook, 81 jack Chinook, and 41 coho kept, and 88 Chinook, 34 jack Chinook, 33 coho, and three steelhead released for 431 boats (1,143 anglers): and no catch for six bank anglers.
Warrior Rock Lighthouse to Longview Bridge: Weekly checking showed 294 Chinook, 34 jack Chinook, and 14 coho kept, and 42 Chinook, seven jack Chinook, and six coho released for 234 boats (621 anglers); and no catch for 17 bank anglers.
Longview Bridge to West Puget Island: Weekly checking showed five Chinook kept for four boats (23 anglers).
West Puget Island to Tongue Point: Weekly checking showed four coho kept for one boat (two anglers).
Buoy 10: Weekly checking showed 199 Chinook and 1,464 coho kept, and 520 Chinook and 900 coho released for 1,442 boats (1,729 anglers).
Bonneville Pool: Weekly checking showed 140 Chinook, 23 jack Chinook, two coho, and one jack coho kept, and 44 Chinook and six jack Chinook released for 137 boats (401 anglers); and one Chinook kept for eight bank anglers.
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed 99 Chinook, 15 jack Chinook, and two coho kept, and nine Chinook, one jack Chinook, one coho, and one steelhead released for 149 boats (413 anglers); and three Chinook kept for nine bank anglers.
John Day Pool: Weekly checking showed no catch for nine boats (21 anglers).
STURGEON
Lower Columbia River: No report.
Bonneville Pool: No report.
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed 19 sublegal, 13 legal, and eight over-legal sized white sturgeon released for three boats (eight anglers); and two sublegal, 18 legal, and one over-legal sized white sturgeon released for three bank anglers.
John Day Pool: No report.
WALLEYE
Lower Columbia River (below Bonneville Dam): No report.
Bonneville Pool: Weekly checking showed 12 walleye kept for three boats (five anglers).
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed one walleye kept for three boats (eight anglers).
John Day Pool: Weekly checking showed 11 walleye kept, and seven walleye released for 18 boats (36 anglers).