Hanford reach fishing guides

mid Columbia River and Vernita area fishing guides

Hanford Reach fishing guides catch upriver brights, Fall Chinook Salmon and Steelhead. The Hanford Reach fishing area is near Kennewick, Pasco and Richland Washington and the Tri-cities area. Salmon fishing is great here and trolling works really good. How to fish Hanford Reach area depends on what you want to catch but Salmon fishing is very popular. Find a local fishing guide to catch Chinook Salmon.

Hooked On Fishing Guide Service Dave Perez of Hooked On Fishing Guide Service offers fishing trips for Salmon, Steelhead and Sturgeon on the Columbia River. Areas include Buoy 10, Bonneville Dam area, Mid-Columbia and it's tributaries (Wind River, Drano Lake and Klickitat River) and the Priest Rapids/Hanford Reach areas.

Bob Roberts catches Salmon from Bonneville Dam to the Vernita Bridge area and all spots in between. Fishermen from The Tri-Cities, Portland, The Dalles and all over the Northwest fish with Columbia Basin Fishing Guide Service to catch huge Salmon, Sturgeon, Steelhead and Walleye, and see the beautiful Columbia Gorge.

For the month of April, an estimated 262 steelhead were caught in the Ringold fishery (Hwy 395 to old Hanford town site). Of these, 136 were retained. Catch and harvest were similar to 2007 and well above the catch in 2005-06. For the season, 2,209 steelhead were caught (1,486 ADRV, 480 AD, 243 wild) and 1,315 steelhead were retained.

WDFW staff interviewed 68 anglers in April, 24% of the effort. Angler activity in April was similar to March. Angler hours per fish were low in March and April, similar to previous seasons. Angers caught 1 steelhead for every 2.7 hours of angling in April. No wild steelhead were reported in the catch (caught and released) in April.

Very low numbers of steelhead have returned to the RSRF trap (until recently) in 2007-08 even though harvest has been at or above normal. No steelhead have been collected and transported from the Ringold trap this year.

A final Hanford Reach Area Fishing Report will be completed and sent out for review by May 30, 2008

JB Guide Service fishes the the mid Columbia River at the Hanford reach, Umatilla and McNary Dam, the Tri-cities area, and John Day pool and the Snake River for Salmon, Steelhead and Sturgeon. Call JB today to book a guided fishing trip with one of the best fishing guides in these areas.

We are members of OFG Oregon Fishing Guides Association.

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