Recreation Report
Columbia Zone
Recreation Report
-Photo by Joe Hulsey-
June 19, 2025
Current and upcoming fishing opportunities:
Regulations for the summer management period (June 16-July 31) are posted. Please see the fishing regulation update page for details.
Angling for summer steelhead is currently slow.
Shad are running through the lower Columbia River, and fishing is good.
Walleye fishing is excellent in the John Day Pool.
Announcements
For the latest regulations, including in-season changes
See the fishing regulations update page.
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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SALMON, STEELHEAD AND SHAD
On Saturday's (6/14) flight, there were 441 boats and 404 Oregon bank anglers from Bonneville Dam down to Astoria.
Gorge:
Weekly checking showed three Chinook and one jack Chinook kept for five boats (15 anglers); and four Chinook kept, and one Chinook released for 33 bank anglers.
For shad, weekly checking showed 17 shad kept for 15 bank anglers.
Troutdale:
Weekly checking showed eight Chinook and two jack Chinook kept, and four Chinook, one jack Chinook, and one steelhead released for 61 boats (119 anglers).
For shad, weekly checking showed 15 shad kept for four boats (eight anglers).
Portland to Warrior Rock:
Weekly checking showed four Chinook and one jack Chinook kept, and three Chinook released for 19 boats (41 anglers); and one Chinook kept for 11 bank anglers.
Warrior Rock to Rainier:
Weekly checking showed five Chinook kept for 18 boats (35 anglers); and 11 Chinook kept, and three Chinook released for 142 bank anglers.
Rainier to Lower Puget Island:
Weekly checking showed 19 Chinook, one jack Chinook, and two steelhead kept, and six Chinook and one steelhead released for 47 boats (103 anglers); and two steelhead kept and one steelhead released for 27 bank anglers.
Lower Puget Island to Tongue Point/Rocky Point
Weekly checking showed 16 Chinook, two jack Chinook, and two steelhead kept, and seven Chinook, two jack Chinook, and three steelhead released for 31 boats (77 anglers).
Bonneville Pool (Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam):
Weekly checking showed no catch for two boats (three anglers); and one jack Chinook kept for three bank anglers.
The Dalles Pool (The Dalles Dam upstream to John Day Dam):
Weekly checking showed three Chinook released for one boat (two anglers); and no catches for four bank anglers.
John Day Pool (Columbia River above John Day Dam and John Day Arm):
Weekly checking showed no catch for two boats (three anglers).
Sturgeon
Lower Columbia River (below Bonneville Dam):
Closed to retention. Weekly checking showed 48 sub-legal sized, 85 legal sized and 192 over-legal sized sturgeon released for 18 boats (78 anglers).
Bonneville Pool:
Closed to retention. Weekly checking showed 20 sub-legal sized, 28 legal sized, and 21 over-legal sized sturgeon released for eight boats (26 anglers); and one sub-legal sized sturgeon released for four bank anglers.
The Dalles Pool:
Closed to retention. No report.
John Day Pool:
Closed for retention. Weekly checking showed six over-legal sized sturgeon released for one boat (six anglers).
Walleye
Lower Columbia River (below Bonneville Dam):
No report.
Bonneville Pool:
Weekly checking showed six walleye kept for two boats (three anglers).
The Dalles Pool:
Weekly checking showed 15 walleye kept, and one walleye released for two boats (three anglers).
John Day Pool:
Weekly checking showed 79 walleye kept, and 12 walleye released for five boats (19 anglers).