As far as the washougal river goes there is NO viable chinook fishery on it. it is loaded with tule fall chimnook that are dark by the time they reach the mouth of the river and 100% of the successful angling for them is snagging!!!
These fish DO not bite at all not even bait!. these fish enter the river the first rain of september and the water is extremely low then the fish stack up in pools and are snagged. there is NO viable chinook fishery there.
thes run is a complete waste of time and money and should be discontinued.
I have lived on the washougal all of my life and fished these chinooks every year for 20 years and never caught one that was hooked fair!!! NOT ONE!!
if someone tells you about good chinook fishing on the washougal they are a snagger no ifs ands or buts.