Tucannon River
WA · Columbia
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Columbia County
- Last stocked
- April 15, 2026
- Species
- Steelhead, Chinook
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 8768 | 5.1 | 04-15-2026 |
| Steelhead | 72227 | 5.1, 6.1 | 04-14-2026 |
| Chinook | 19091 | 12.8 | 04-14-2025 |
| Chinook | 37043 | 12.8 | 04-08-2025 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Steelhead
Rod: Spinning: 8 to 10 feet, light to medium action, rated 6 to 12 lb. Fly: 8.5 to 11 feet, 6 to 9 weight, with a 10 foot 7 weight ideal for Great Lakes tributaries.
Line: 6 to 10 lb monofilament.
Baits: dime-sized salmon egg sacks, earthworms
Lures: artificial eggs, beads, small plastic worms
Chinook Salmon
Rod: Trolling: 8.5 to 10.5 foot medium to medium-heavy downrigger rods. Rivers: 8.5 to 9 foot drift rods rated 15 to 30 lb.
Line: 15 lb mono for big-lake trolling; 20 to 25 lb for drift fishing for river Chinook.
Baits: salmon roe or spawn bags, cut bait, sand shrimp
Lures: spoons, flasher or dodger with a fly or cut bait, plugs
Likely species (watershed)
Alaskan Stickleback, Bridgelip Sucker, Chiselmouth, Largescale Sucker, Longnose Dace, Mottled Sculpin, Mountain Sucker, Prickly Sculpin, Redside Shiner, Speckled Dace
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.