River · Yakima, Washington
Klickitat River
At a glance
Who lives here
- Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutchStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov)
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 | Steelhead | Smolt | 41,170 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Steelhead | Smolt | 41,170 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Coho Salmon | Yearling | 71,022 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Coho Salmon | Yearling | 2,462,262 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Steelhead | Smolt | 44,740 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Steelhead | Smolt | 45,330 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Coho Salmon | Yearling | 70,844 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Coho Salmon | Yearling | 2,410,088 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Steelhead | Smolt | 38,852 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Steelhead | Smolt | 53,380 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Coho Salmon | Yearling | 2,351,510 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Coho Salmon | Yearling | 70,007 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Steelhead | Smolt | 51,802 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Steelhead | Smolt | 38,892 |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Coho Salmon | Fingerling | 69,777 |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Coho Salmon | Fingerling | 2,385,902 |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Steelhead | Smolt | 58,407 |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Steelhead | Smolt | 32,476 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Coho Salmon | Yearling | 2,395,707 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Coho Salmon | Yearling | 68,122 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 52.
Getting on the water
- Stimpson FlatsBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Mineral SpringsBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- LeidlBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Turkey HoleCarry-in access · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
What's biting
Not enough anglers have shared catches here lately. A species shows for a week once at least 5 anglers share catches of it.
From anglers who chose to share their catches in HuntGrid Fishing, each counted once, counts rounded to the nearest 5, published 3 days after the week ends and never changed. Never a spot, time or name.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
- Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov) · No licence stated (US government data; owner approved 2026-10-17): data.wa.gov dataset 6fex-3r7d (WDFW-Fish Plants, read 2026-10-19) states no licence, and the portal's terms links are dead; wdfw.wa.gov's footer "All rights reserved" is the website's own (owner ruling 2026-10-17). Credit the agency; remove if asked.
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife · No licence stated (US government data; owner approved 2026-10-17)
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.