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WDFW Sport Sampling Results for January 28-February 3, 2002
Sport Sampling Summaries - PDF Format

Salmon/Steelhead

• Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day pools - All are producing steelhead. Counting fish released, some areas were producing a fish per rod.
• An adult spring chinook was observed at the Bonneville Trap last week.
  

Sturgeon

• Bonneville Pool - Boat anglers averaged 1/3 legal kept per rod last week. Slow for legal sized fish from the bank.
• The Dalles Pool - Boat anglers caught a few legal sized fish last week. Bank fishing was slow.
• John Day Pool - Slow for legal sized fish.
  

Walleye and Bass and other warm water fish

• Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day pools - No in-sample catches of walleye or bass observed last week.

Trout

• Recent releases in Southwest Washington waters include:
  • Battle Ground Lake - 174 winter steelhead averaging 10 pounds each;
  • Ice House Lake near Bridge of the Gods - 46 winter steelhead averaging 10 pounds each;
  • Fort Borst Pond near Centralia - 3,000 catchable rainbows

Smelt

• Cowlitz River - Fishing for smelt was slower last weekend. Best dipping was in the Lexington area with 0-6 fish per dip. Very slow elsewhere.
• Lewis River - Birds were getting smelt up to the I-5 Bridge last weekend.