Columbia River, Wind River & Drano Lake

Columbia River Fishing Guides for Spring Chinook Salmon and King Salmon

Wind River is a stream located just 4.5 miles from Stevenson, in Skamania County, in the state of Washington, United States, near Saint Martins Hot Springs, WA. Fishermen will find a variety of fish including steelhead trout and others here. Whether you’re spinning, fly fishing or baitcasting your chances of getting a bite here are good. So grab your favorite fly fishing rod and reel, and head out to Wind River. Alternate names for this stream include Crusattes River.

Drano Lake is a bay on the Washington side of the Columbia River near Cook in Skamania County. When the railroad filled across the mouth of the bay it made the bay look like a lake. Rafts of logs are often stored in Drano Lake and taken out under the railroad bridge. The name was named from William Drano who was also known as French Billy.

Location: near Stevenson, Washington

Species Caught Here: Sping Chinook, King Salmon

Bodies of Water: Little Wind River · Carson Creek · Gorton Creek · Grays Creek · Harphan Creek