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Results:
December 4, 2006
Salmon/Steelhead
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Cowlitz
River - Bank anglers near the salmon hatchery continue to catch
coho.
Lake Scanewa (Cowlitz Falls Reservoir) - Including
fish released, boat anglers averaged 2.3 coho per rod. About half the
fish were released. Bank anglers were also catching some coho.
Kalama River - Bank anglers near the deadline are catching
some coho and steelhead. Most of the coho are being released.
Lewis River - Bank anglers are catching coho near the
salmon hatchery although most of the fish are being released (dark).
Boat anglers are catching some bright fall chinook.
Klickitat River - Bank anglers averaged a little over
a coho kept per rod.
Sturgeon
Lower Columbia
mainstem from the Wauna power lines to Bonneville Dam - Bank
angling below Bonneville Dam continues to slow. However, boat anglers
in the gorge continue to catch some keepers.
In November, 8,200 angler trips produced a catch of 1,600 legal sturgeon.
Almost all the catch was from the gorge with OR and WA bank anglers
accounting for nearly 3/4 of that catch.
Trout -
Riffe Lake
- 817 adult sea run cutthroat weighing a pound each were released
there November 28.
Klineline Pond - Bank anglers are catching rainbows
and browns in the swimming area. Biscuit dough or pink/green Power Bait
are the baits of choice.
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