There are good reports coming from area lakes, especially for bass anglers. It seems as if largemouth and smallmouth are becoming more active. River fishing has been on the slow side, with the Cowlitz being the exception.
SALT WATER
Fly-fishing: The action has been good for sea-run cutthroat trout, said Anil Srivastava at Puget Sound Fly Co. Try brown-over-white and olive-over-white Clousers.
South Sound: Ling cod fishing has been slow to fair. On Sunday, 10 anglers were checked at Narrows Marina, and they had three fish. Salmon fishing south of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge has been slow.
RIVERS
Columbia: Last week, a state check of 1,348 anglers in the lower river showed 78 adult and 244 jack spring chinook and 21 steelhead. Boat and bank anglers are catching some legal sturgeon in The Dalles Pool. Shad counts at Bonneville Dam are reaching a few hundred fish a day, but no one is catching any.
Cowlitz: Fishing is starting to heat up, said Marshall Borsom at Fish Country. He said there are several reports of nice spring chinook being taken all the way up to Barrier Dam. Bank anglers are using big gobs of eggs and sand shrimp. The few people plunking with Spin-N-Glos also are doing well. He said some summer-run steelhead are being caught at Blue Creek.
Kalama: A few salmon are being caught. Just 11 adult spring chinook, including three unmarked fish, have returned to Kalama Falls Hatchery through Friday. The escapement goal is 400 fish for hatchery brood stock.
Lewis: There have been few people on the water and they have not been catching much, said a state report. The East Fork Lewis River from the mouth to 400 feet below Horseshoe Falls will open June 4.
Yakima: With flows above 8,000 cfs, only a few people are floating the river. If you want to try, consider the section around Cle Elum.
LAKES
American: Smallmouth bass fishing has been fair to good on the north end. Work the docks with a tube bait, said an angler on Washingtonlakes.com.
Mayfield: Anglers were heading home with good catches of trout. PowerBait and worms fished off the bottom is working. Try near the Tilton River and near the hatchery.
Mineral: The fishing has been fair to good. Worms and Power Eggs are the bait of choice for dock anglers. Trolling has been best with black or olive green Woolly Buggers or flashers with green and tipped with a worm, said Mike Gordon of Mineral Lake Resort.
Riffe: The lake level is starting to rise a little bit. Borsom said some bass are being caught near the east end, and silvers still being caught near the dam.
McIntosh (Thurston): Anglers on Gamefishin.com report having success fishing for bass, including one lunker that weighed 8 pounds.
Rattlesnake: Trout fishing has been very good. Blood-red and olive leeches are the hot flies.
Tanwax: The best action has been for perch and catfish, said Don Marschall at Rainbow RV Resort. Trout fishing is still on the slow side. Most people are fishing worms under a bobber or PowerBait fished off the bottom.
SALT WATER
Fly-fishing: The action has been good for sea-run cutthroat trout, said Anil Srivastava at Puget Sound Fly Co. Try brown-over-white and olive-over-white Clousers.
South Sound: Ling cod fishing has been slow to fair. On Sunday, 10 anglers were checked at Narrows Marina, and they had three fish. Salmon fishing south of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge has been slow.
RIVERS
Columbia: Last week, a state check of 1,348 anglers in the lower river showed 78 adult and 244 jack spring chinook and 21 steelhead. Boat and bank anglers are catching some legal sturgeon in The Dalles Pool. Shad counts at Bonneville Dam are reaching a few hundred fish a day, but no one is catching any.
Cowlitz: Fishing is starting to heat up, said Marshall Borsom at Fish Country. He said there are several reports of nice spring chinook being taken all the way up to Barrier Dam. Bank anglers are using big gobs of eggs and sand shrimp. The few people plunking with Spin-N-Glos also are doing well. He said some summer-run steelhead are being caught at Blue Creek.
Kalama: A few salmon are being caught. Just 11 adult spring chinook, including three unmarked fish, have returned to Kalama Falls Hatchery through Friday. The escapement goal is 400 fish for hatchery brood stock.
Lewis: There have been few people on the water and they have not been catching much, said a state report. The East Fork Lewis River from the mouth to 400 feet below Horseshoe Falls will open June 4.
Yakima: With flows above 8,000 cfs, only a few people are floating the river. If you want to try, consider the section around Cle Elum.
LAKES
American: Smallmouth bass fishing has been fair to good on the north end. Work the docks with a tube bait, said an angler on Washingtonlakes.com.
Mayfield: Anglers were heading home with good catches of trout. PowerBait and worms fished off the bottom is working. Try near the Tilton River and near the hatchery.
Mineral: The fishing has been fair to good. Worms and Power Eggs are the bait of choice for dock anglers. Trolling has been best with black or olive green Woolly Buggers or flashers with green and tipped with a worm, said Mike Gordon of Mineral Lake Resort.
Riffe: The lake level is starting to rise a little bit. Borsom said some bass are being caught near the east end, and silvers still being caught near the dam.
McIntosh (Thurston): Anglers on Gamefishin.com report having success fishing for bass, including one lunker that weighed 8 pounds.
Rattlesnake: Trout fishing has been very good. Blood-red and olive leeches are the hot flies.
Tanwax: The best action has been for perch and catfish, said Don Marschall at Rainbow RV Resort. Trout fishing is still on the slow side. Most people are fishing worms under a bobber or PowerBait fished off the bottom.
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