Northwest Fishing Reports

trying to find out if there are any bass in the rivers of Washington and where?

Full length of the Columbia, and most of the Snake and Yakama rivers. Haven't heard anything about the other rivers.

thanks Amx thats the answers i was looking for. looking for some western Washington rivers too

I am not sure of any Western Washington rivers having smallmouth, but any tributary off of the Columbia will have them in it.

Snohomish, Snoq are full of them, both buckets and small. Waterfowl ponds were made just off the Snoq. in the late 70's and after the river flooded them the bass showed up. The ponds are surrounded by private property by miles on all sides so no one stocked them.

And the Sammamish river is also full of them!

Sloughs and backwater areas on the Chehalis have em

BassDood wrote:Sloughs and backwater areas on the Chehalis have em

Sshhhhh... there are no bass in the Chehalis, trust me...

what about the Stilly? and also any suggestions for a lake bass fisher that is new to river bass fishin. thanks

BassDood wrote:Sloughs and backwater areas on the Chehalis have em

Been thinking about hitting the holes this summer. I have not yet fished there,you game?

Say when, dude! Wait...Jacob said there's no fish LOL

I was just going to survey the area

There are definitely no LMBs in the deep pool right below the Rainbow Falls (State Park).

nobody heard this from me but there may be a very very good smallie population in parts of the chehalis...

I didn't see or hear nothin

Bass Woody wrote:what about the Stilly? and also any suggestions for a lake bass fisher that is new to river bass fishin. thanks

I don't know the Stilly well but wanted to repost your question so it wouldn't get burried.

BassDood wrote:Sloughs and backwater areas on the Chehalis have em

Most of the real good sloughs off the Chehalis are now private and get gain access, those around centralia and chehalis that is.

Okanogan river has lots of bass.

lemagoat wrote:

BassDood wrote:Sloughs and backwater areas on the Chehalis have em

Most of the real good sloughs off the Chehalis are now private and get gain access, those around centralia and chehalis that is.

I had heard that. Thanks

While I think catch and release is a good practice for large bass on lakes, I think we should keep every bass we legally can from rivers in our state. They aren't good for Salmon and Steelhead smolt.