Rivers in Franklin County
Columbia River Pools & Sloughs
Columbia River, Pools and Sloughs: This area provides good fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, sunfish, crappie and brown bullhead. Some walleyes are also taken. Boat-launch facilities are at Ringold, Wahluke, and in the Tri-Cities area. Channel catfish are caught throughout this area, with some 6- to 8-pounders. Sturgeon fishing has been fair throughout this portion of the Columbia. Fall chinook salmon return to the Hanford Reach area from September through November; salmon fishing prospects are similar to the last several years. The Ringold-area bank-fishing season for spring chinook will open either May 1 or May 15 this year; check with the WDFW regional office in Yakima for the latest information. As a result of the NMFS listing upper Columbia River steelhead under the Endangered Species Act, steelhead fishing in the Columbia above Tri-Cities will be closed, except for a possible bank fishery at Ringold.
Snake River
Snake River: Refer to Garfield County.
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