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The fall salmon season is open from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon/Washington Border above McNary Dam (see Sport Fishing Regulations Updates page for retention details). An estimated 375,500 fall Chinook and 213,600 coho are expected to return to the Columbia River this fall. White sturgeon retention is closed from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon/Washington Border above McNary Dam, but remains an option for catch and release fishing. Steelhead are available in Southwest Washington streams and rivers Walleye angling is excellent in the John Day Pool. Trout fishing in the high elevation lakes is good, lowland lakes poor. Panfish and bass fishing continues to be good in area lakes and the Columbia River. Salmon/Steelhead Elochoman River — 3 bank anglers had no catch. Cowlitz River — Above the Interstate-5 Bridge: 28 bank rods kept 2 steelhead.