Recreation Report
Columbia Zone
Recreation Report
-Photo by John Harrison-
Oct. 9, 2024
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Current and upcoming fishing opportunities
- The fall salmon season is open on the Columbia River. See regulation updates for details.
Announcements
E-taggers: Update your app
ODFW's Electronic Licensing System (ELS) and the MyODFW companion app got a major update on Monday, Sept. 30. Be sure to visit the Apple App Store or Google Play Store on your phone and update your MyODFW app to version 4.0.
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 (10/5) effort count, there were 183 salmonid boats, and three Oregon bank anglers counted from Portland to Willow Grove.
Gorge:
Weekly checking showed 39 Chinook, 11 jack Chinook, and six coho kept, and four Chinook, two jack Chinook, and two coho released for 27 boats (84 anglers).
Troutdale:
Weekly checking showed 37 Chinook, 18 jack Chinook, 27 coho, and one jack coho kept, and one Chinook, two jack Chinook, five coho, and one jack coho released for 131 boats (246 anglers).
Portland to Warrior Rock:
Weekly checking showed 12 Chinook, eight jack Chinook, and 13 coho kept, and one jack Chinook and two coho released for 43 boats (85 anglers).
Warrior Rock to Rainier:
Weekly checking showed 47 Chinook, eight jack Chinook, 58 coho, and two jack coho kept, and one Chinook, two jack Chinook, 30 coho, and two jack coho released for 94 boats (202 anglers); and one jack Chinook and one coho released for four bank anglers.
Rainier to Lower Puget Island:
No report.
Lower Puget Island to Tongue Point/Rocky Point
Weekly checking showed one adult coho kept for two boats (four anglers).
Buoy 10
Weekly checking showed four Chinook and 105 coho kept, and two Chinook and 77 coho released for 87 boats (255 anglers).
Bonneville Pool (Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam):
Weekly checking showed 58 Chinook, 38 jack Chinook, 29 coho, and three jack coho kept, and 15 Chinook and 12 coho released for 51 boats (135 anglers).
The Dalles Pool (The Dalles Dam upstream to John Day Dam):
Weekly checking showed 22 Chinook, nine jack Chinook, and 14 coho kept, and two steelhead released for 22 boats (58 anglers).
John Day Pool (Columbia River above John Day Dam and John Day Arm):
Weekly checking showed one jack Chinook kept for three boats (four anglers); and no catch for one bank angler.
Sturgeon
Lower Columbia River (below Bonneville Dam):
Closed for retention. No report.
Bonneville Pool:
Closed for retention. No report.
The Dalles Pool:
Closed for retention. Weekly checking showed seven sub-legal sized and five over-legal sized sturgeon released for two boats (seven anglers).
John Day Pool:
Closed to retention. No report.
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 five walleye kept for seven boats (11 anglers); and one walleye kept for one bank angler.
John Day Pool:
Weekly checking showed 26 walleye kept, and 14 walleye released for six boats (12 anglers).