Reports of sport angler checks from the past week and related information provided by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Columbia River sturgeon: From Bonneville Dam downstream to the Wauna powerlines, open to sturgeon retention Thursdays through Saturdays (not Sundays) through Dec. 31. 38-inch minimum fork length and 54-inch maximum fork length. Below Wauna, sturgeon retention closed for the rest of the year.

Columbia River salmonids: Catches in the Gorge have improved with higher flows. Bank anglers just below Bonneville Dam averaged 1 legal per 6 rods last week.

Cowlitz River: Anglers continue to catch a mixture of fall chinook, coho and steelhead. A 41-pound chinook was caught at the barrier dam last week. Most of the salmon catch was in the upper river.

For current river flow information, call (888) 502-8690.

Kalama River: More steelhead than salmon continue to be observed in the catch.

Lewis River: Anglers continue to catch coho, though the majority of the fish are now being released.

Silver Lake: Stocked with 4,269 catchable-sized rainbows on Nov. 9

PacifiCorp recording: For levels of the Lewis River reservoirs, call (800) 547-1501.

Bonneville Dam fish count: www.fpc.org

DFW recording: For recent catch information, trout plants and current fishing regulations, call (360) 696-6211 ext. 1010. For commercial fishing seasons, call (360) 902-2500.