Recreation Report
Columbia Zone
Recreation Report
Columbia Fishing
October 1, 2026
Current and upcoming fishing opportunities:
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 (9/26) flight, there were 728 boats and 39 bank anglers from Bonneville Dam to Tongue Point.
Gorge: Weekly checking showed 101 Chinook, 56 jack Chinook, 10 coho, and one jack coho kept, and 25 Chinook, and 13 jack Chinook released for 26 boats (98 anglers); and four Chinook, two jack Chinook, three coho, and two jack coho kept for 24 bank anglers.
Troutdale: Weekly checking showed 57 Chinook, 33 jack Chinook, 44 coho, and six jack coho kept, and 22 Chinook, 15 jack Chinook, 14 coho, and three jack coho released for 58 boats (132 anglers).
PDX to Warrior Rock Lighthouse: Weekly checking showed 41 Chinook, 14 jack Chinook, 32 coho, and five jack coho kept, and eight Chinook, two jack Chinook, and one coho released for 59 boats (141 anglers).
Warrior Rock Lighthouse to Longview Bridge: Weekly checking showed 38 Chinook, seven jack Chinook, and two coho kept, and two jack Chinook released for 50 boats (133 anglers); and no catch for 19 bank anglers.
Longview Bridge to West Puget Island: Weekly checking showed no catch for one boat (three anglers); and no catch for six anglers.
West Puget Island to Tongue Point: No report.
Buoy 10: Weekly checking showed 11 Chinook and 468 coho kept, and 24 Chinook, 312 coho, and one steelhead released for 302 boats (888 anglers).
Bonneville Pool: Weekly checking showed 57 Chinook, 19 jack Chinook, 13 coho, and two jack coho kept, and 28 Chinook and 18 jack Chinook released for 26 boats (75 anglers).
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed eight Chinook, one jack Chinook, and one coho kept for nine boats (27 anglers).
John Day Pool: Weekly checking showed seven Chinook, two jack Chinook, and one jack Chinook kept for six boats (15 anglers).
STURGEON
Lower Columbia River: No report.
Bonneville Pool: Weekly checking showed six sub-legal, two legal, and two over-legal sized white sturgeon released for two boats (seven anglers).
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed six legal sized white sturgeon released for one boat (two anglers).
John Day Pool: Weekly checking showed four legal sized white sturgeon released for three boats (nine anglers).
WALLEYE
Lower Columbia River (below Bonneville Dam): No report.
Bonneville Pool: Weekly checking showed no catch for one boat (two anglers).
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed no catch for two boats (two anglers).
John Day Pool: Weekly checking showed 13 walleye kept for four boats (11 anglers).