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Nothing new — the 2026 run is done here.
It finished at 45 steelhead on Apr 8, 2026, and none have been counted since. The chart below shows how that run went next to a typical year.
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Currently
66°
Overcast · feels like 63°
Mon
Fair
76°/57°
wind 12 kt · 27% rain
Tue
Good
82°/54°
wind 6 kt · 1% rain
Wed
Fair
88°/57°
wind 7 kt · 0% rain
Thu
Poor
86°/67°
wind 21 kt · 19% rain
Fri
Poor
76°/59°
wind 16 kt · 8% rain
Sat
Poor
75°/57°
wind 29 kt · 29% rain
Sun
Fair
73°/58°
wind 11 kt · 22% rain
from the Burbank to Pasco railroad bridge at Snake River mile 1.25 to the downstream end of Goose Island CRC (640)
Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
from the downstream end of Goose Island to 400’ below Ice Harbor Dam CRC (640)
Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Ice Harbor Dam to 400’ below Lower Monument Dam CRC (642)
Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam CRC (644)
Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Little Goose Dam to Lower Granite Dam CRC (646)
Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Lower Granite Dam to Washington/Idaho state line in Clarkston CRC (648)
Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
from WA/ID state line in Clarkston to Bridge St. Bridge (Blue Bridge) in Clarkston CRC (650)
Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
from Bridge St. Bridge (Blue Bridge) in Clarkston to OR/ID border CRC (650)
Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
from the Burbank to Pasco railroad bridge at Snake River mile 1.25 to the downstream end of Goose Island CRC (640)
▸ All species: Barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement (CRSSE) required for salmon and steelhead fishing (ages 15 and older).
▸ Trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Trout — Nov. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Apr. 1-June 30: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — July 1-Aug. 31: Catch-and-release.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31: Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
▸ Other game fish — Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Sturgeon — Year-round: Catch-and-release. Night closure.
from the downstream end of Goose Island to 400’ below Ice Harbor Dam CRC (640)
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There is no tide here, so the windows are first and last light — the hour either side of sunrise and sunset, when river fish move and feed. Wind, the chance of rain during the window, and how much rain fell in the previous day separate one morning from the next; the river's flow and what the hatchery is counting apply to the whole period.
Only legal hours are considered — one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset — so a turn in the middle of the night is left out entirely, and a window running past the boundary is trimmed to the part you may fish.
Times come from NOAA and Open-Meteo, counts from WDFW. The ranking is ours — it is a read on conditions, not a promise of fish, and it does not account for regulations. Check the rules for the section you are fishing before you go.
USGS publishes what the river is doing now, not what it will do — so flow is read as a condition on the whole period, and a heavy rain day can change it.
▸ Trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Trout — Nov. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Apr. 1-June 30: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — July 1-Aug. 31: Catch-and-release.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31: Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
▸ Other game fish — Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Sturgeon — May 1-Aug. 31: Closed.
▸ Sturgeon — Sept. 1-Apr. 30: Catch-and-release. Night closure.
within 400’ of the base of Ice Harbor Dam
▸ All species: CLOSED WATERS.
Ice Harbor Dam to 400’ below Lower Monument Dam CRC (642)
▸ All species: Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement (CRSSE) required for salmon and steelhead fishing (ages 15 and older). Barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
▸ Trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Trout — Nov. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Apr. 1-June 30: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — July 1-Aug. 31: Catch-and-release.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31: Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
▸ Other game fish — Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Sturgeon — Year-round: Night closure. Catch-and-release.
400’ below Lower Monument Dam
▸ All species: CLOSED WATERS.
Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam CRC (644)
▸ All species: Barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement (CRSSE) required for salmon and steelhead fishing (ages 15 and older).
▸ Trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Trout — Nov. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Apr. 1-June 30: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — July 1-Aug. 31: Catch-and-release.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31: Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
▸ Other game fish — Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Sturgeon — Year-round: Night closure. Catch-and-release.
400’ radius around the fish ladder entrance at Lyons Ferry Hatchery
▸ All species: CLOSED WATERS.
an area 1,200’ downstream from the base of the west lock gate at Little Goose Dam on the south bank of the Snake River and 100’ out into the river from said river bank
▸ All species: CLOSED WATERS.
400’ below Little Goose Dam
▸ All species: CLOSED WATERS.
Little Goose Dam to Lower Granite Dam CRC (646)
▸ All species: Barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement (CRSSE) required for salmon and steelhead fishing (ages 15 and older).
▸ Trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Trout — Nov. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Apr. 1-June 30: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — July 1-Aug. 31: Catch-and-release.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31: Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
▸ Other game fish — Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Sturgeon — Year-round: Catch-and-release. Night closure.
400’ below Lower Granite Dam
▸ All species: CLOSED WATERS.
Lower Granite Dam to Washington/Idaho state line in Clarkston CRC (648)
▸ All species: Barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement (CRSSE) required for salmon and steelhead fishing (ages 15 and older).
▸ Trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Trout — Nov. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Apr. 1-June 30: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — July 1-Aug. 31: Catch-and-release.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31: Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
▸ Other game fish — Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Sturgeon — Year-round: Night closure. Catch-and-release.
200’ radius upstream of the fish ladder exit above Lower Granite Dam
▸ All species: CLOSED WATERS.
from WA/ID state line in Clarkston to Bridge St. Bridge (Blue Bridge) in Clarkston CRC (650)
▸ All species: Barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement (CRSSE) required for salmon and steelhead fishing (ages 15 and older).
▸ Trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Trout — Nov. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Apr. 1-June 30: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — July 1-Aug. 31: Catch-and-release.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31: Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
▸ Other game fish — Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Sturgeon — Year-round: Night closure. Catch-and-release.
from Bridge St. Bridge (Blue Bridge) in Clarkston to OR/ID border CRC (650)
▸ All species: Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement (CRSSE) required for salmon and steelhead fishing (ages 15 and older). Barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
▸ Trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Trout — Nov. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Apr. 1-June 30: Closed.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — July 1-Aug. 31: Catch-and-release.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 1-Mar. 31: Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
▸ Other game fish — Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Sturgeon — Year-round: Night closure. Catch-and-release.