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Wind River, Drano Lake chinook hot spots

A group of young anglers show off their salmon catch where the Wind River meets the Columbia at Home Valley, Wash. (Associated Press)
A group of young anglers show off their salmon catch where the Wind River meets the Columbia at Home Valley, Wash. (Associated Press)

SALMON FISHING -- Creel reports are just out for Columbia River spring chinook salmon fishing over the weekend.  Here are the hot spots:

Wind River – Including fish released, boat anglers averaged nearly 2/3 fish per rod, an outstanding catch rate for spring chinook.  Effort has been heavy.  A sea lion has been reported at the mouth of the Wind. 

Drano Lake – Boat anglers are averaging nearly 2/3 spring chinook kept/released per rod here too.  Bank anglers are averaging a fish per about every 3 rods.  Effort has been heavy with 160 boats counted here last Saturday May 7.  

This, of course, is reason for anglers farther upstream to be excited, as I mentioned in an earlier post. 

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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