Wind River, Drano Lake chinook hot spots

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 .