Fall Chinook fishing opened on the Trask River Sept. 16. The Trask didn’t come up as much as some of the other rivers, but there’s no doubt that fish moved in on last week’s rains; both Chinook and hatchery coho. Bobber fishing bait, back-bouncing, back-trolling plugs or divers and bait, or casting spinners can all be effective methods.

Anglers are reminded that the dam hole (MP 7 on Trask River Rd up to Blue Ridge Creek) is closed to angling Sept. 1 - Nov. 30, and that 200 feet upstream and 900 feet downstream of Gold Creek at Trask Hatchery (which includes the Hatchery Hole) is closed to angling July 16 – Oct. 15.