Summer steelhead counts remain good at Bonneville but catches and effort will drop as the focus switches to salmon. Bank anglers should continue to do well in the gorge through the end of the month.

The lower Willamette water temperature is approaching the mid-70s. Try the Eugene-Springfield stretch for steelhead.

Trout fishing is good on the McKenzie for hatchery fish, steelheading is slow to fair.

Fishing for summer steelhead has been slow to fair on the North Santiam. Most of the springers are dark.

A few steelhead are being taken high on the system in the low, clear water of the Clackamas.

Water conditions remain poor on the Sandy which is typical for mid-summer. Only a rare steelhead is being taken.

Northwest – Chinook fishing broke loose in Astoria on Sunday. Red hot fishing was experienced above the bridge on the Washington side on both the morning and evening high tides. Success tapered on Monday but picked back up again by Tuesday. Sporadic catches are common early in the season but fishing for both chinook and coho should become more consistent through the end of the month. Peak chinook catches are likely to take place this week in the Buoy 10 fishery.

Coho catches are beginning to improve on the lower Columbia with some quality fish to 12-pounds in the catch. Action was good in the ocean for much of the week although there were still experienced anglers coming back shy of their limits for what most consider peak season right now. Successful anglers were running as far as 6 to 8 miles Southwest of the CR Buoy in 285 to 310 foot of water.

Tuna anglers running 25 to 30 miles offshore are faring well for albacore to 30 pounds. Only a small amount of halibut remain on the quota in the Columbia River sub-area. An 80-pounder was brought in on Sunday.

Coho catches out of Garibaldi remained subdued but crabbing is picking up nicely in the nearshore. A recent regulation change allows for ocean crabbing until October 15th instead of the historical August 15th closure date.

Chinook should start to make a show in some north coast estuaries. Effort and catch on the Nehalem has been expectantly light but chinook destined for the Trask and Tillamook Rivers should begin to show this week.

Sea-run cutthroat trout should be available in most tidewater stretches of north coast rivers. Fly anglers or trollers should find fair success this time of year.

Bay crabbing continues to improve on the Nehalem, Nestucca, Netarts and Tillamook Bays.

Southwest – While the decision came too late to appear in last week's report, the all-depth halibut fishery closed Friday, August 13th. The 2010 summer season quota, reduced 15% from last year, filled quickly with excellent catches in good ocean conditions.

Trollers are taking adult chinook, the occasional jack and a few coho in the lower Umpqua around Reedsport. Crabbing is fair in Winchester Bay.

A few chinook are being hooked on the Coquille but it has been slow.

Coos Bay has been productive for Dungeness but soft-shells are becoming more common.

The chinook bite halted on the Rogue estuary over the past week following a blowout at the Gold Ray Dam removal project which sent roiled water downstream last week. The failure of a coffer dam was blamed on a unseen beaver den. Boats launching out of Gold Beach took limits of rockfish and a few ling cod offshore with charter vessels scoring twice a day. The upper Rogue is productive for steelhead.

Boats out of Brookings Harbor have been making trips of 50 miles or so to take albacore over the past week. For those better equipped for nearshore excursions, fishing has been outstanding for a colorful variety of rockfish, which are hitting a myriad of lures. Baits of herring are preferred to tempt ling cod. Offshore swells and wind are predicted to be building into the coming weekend.

Diamond Lake is fishing well with bait anglers scoring better than trollers.

Eastern – Steelhead catches are improving on the lower Deschutes. Trout fishing has been best on nymphs.

Green Peter is producing some nice kokanee for trollers running downriggers at depths of 50 foot or greater.

Jigs have been taking limits of good-sized kokanee at Paulina.

Steelhead catches are picking up on the Grande Ronde.