October 12, 2025

12 Oct '25 / AM Fishing Report: The two Manor House guests' reserved areas (the South channel below the Glide, and a portion of the Upper Clay) are OPEN, today, Sunday, October 12th, 2025, to all other categories of guests, until further notice; any updates will be published immediately through here, our website fishing reports, through Guest Services at the Welcome Center, and through the River Patrol assigned to the two specific reserved areas. Appropriate signage has also been posted at the boundaries of these two areas, to indicate whether or not the areas are accessible. The flow from the dam is scheduled to remain at 185 CFS until 10/12/2025 11:59 PM. The CFS at the Pineville gauge is currently 202. Procedures for procuring a 'Walk Up' pass are available at the following link: https://douglastonsalmonrun.com/walkup/ There are three lodges available on the 16th of October: Mud Creek, Salmon Run Lodge and Deer Run. The lodges are for one night only and have a minimum occupancy rate of 3 guests for Mud Creek and Deer Run and for Salmon Run 5 guests. The lodges can be booked online. The estuary section reported a low number of guests, with moderate angling success, with Chinook (King) salmon moving upriver through both the North and center channels. The lower section reported moderate to high guest density throughout, experiencing moderate to good fishing activity, with Kings and a few Steelhead. Fish were observed as both moving upriver and holding in pools. The middle section reported moderate guest density, and good angling success, with Kings and Steelhead moving upriver and holding in selected pools. Also, an Atlantic salmon was brought to hand. The upper section reported moderate guest density, with moderate fishing activity throughout with Kings and Steelhead being brought to hand. They were moving upriver as well as holding in pools. The top section reported as having no guests present. Featured below is Scott with a beautiful Steelhead!

59° / Clear

Sunrise: 7:15am

Sunset: 6:26pm

202 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

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