Recreation Report
Columbia Zone
Recreation Report
Columbia Fishing
October 8, 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 (10/3) flight, there were 263 boats and eight bank anglers from Bonneville Dam to Tongue Point.
Gorge: Weekly checking showed six coho kept, and 48 Chinook released for eight boats (29 anglers); and no catch for two bank anglers.
Troutdale: Weekly checking showed 54 coho and 12 jack coho kept, and 74 Chinook, 27 jack Chinook, and three coho released for 139 boats (272 anglers).
PDX to Warrior Rock Lighthouse: Weekly checking showed three coho kept, and 10 Chinook, three jack Chinook, and one coho released for 32 boats (66 anglers).
Warrior Rock Lighthouse to Longview Bridge: Weekly checking showed 55 coho and five jack coho kept, and 51 Chinook, 13 jack Chinook, and one jack coho released for 108 boats (267 anglers); and no catch for two bank anglers.
Longview Bridge to West Puget Island: Weekly checking showed one coho kept, and one Chinook and one jack Chinook released for three boats (four anglers).
West Puget Island to Tongue Point: No report.
Buoy 10: Weekly checking showed 203 coho kept and 110 coho and 16 Chinook released for 121 boats (365 anglers); and nine coho kept and eight coho and one Chinook released for 61 bank anglers.
Bonneville Pool: Weekly checking showed 2 coho and three jack coho kept, and 74 Chinook, 14 jack Chinook, one coho, and one jack coho released for 59 boats (138 anglers).
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed 12 coho and two jack coho kept, and 11 Chinook and two steelhead released for 23 boats (63 anglers).
John Day Pool: Weekly checking showed no catch for two boats (four anglers).
STURGEON
Lower Columbia River: No report.
Bonneville Pool: Weekly checking showed 20 sub-legal, one legal, and nine over-legal sized white sturgeon released for one boat (two anglers).
The Dalles Pool: No report.
John Day Pool: Weekly checking showed one sub-legal and two over-legal sized white sturgeon released for two boats (five 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 12 walleye kept, and 40 walleye released for two boats (three anglers).
John Day Pool: Weekly checking showed 11 walleye kept for 12 boats (30 anglers).