Spring Chinook are in the Trask, and fishing has been fair in the lower river (mostly below the hatchery) although it did slow down this week probably due to low flows and clear water. There are still some fish getting caught at the hatchery hole and Loren's drift. Fishing has been slower further upriver, but there should be a few fish moving above the hatchery. Some rain predicted for late this week should bring in some fresh fish and get holding fish back on the bite. The Trask does NOT get a hatchery summer steelhead release but is known to get some strays out of the Wilson River, and it sounds like a few of them have been getting caught. There has been an ongoing problem with litter at the hatchery hole, please pack out any trash you bring in.

Angling is restricted to fly fishing or bobber fishing from the marker at Loren's Drift (RM 9) up to Cedar Creek Boat slide (RM 10.9) from May 1 to July 31 (See Bobber Fishing Rule on page 18 of the regulation book).

Trout angling opened in the Trask basin May 22 and there are cutthroat trout throughout the fishery, which includes the North, South, and East forks (no bait allowed in the forks between May 22-Aug 31) and sea-run cutthroat should be showing up in tidewater.

Trask hatchery has some damage to the access road so anglers and visitors will need to park up top and walk down.