Gorge Discovery Center Gorge Interpretive Center US Forest Service Gifford Pinchot Nat. Regulation books are available at sport shops and hardware stores. Steelhead enthusiasts discover their quarry in several tributaries, particularly the Klickitat, White Salmon, Wind and Washougal rivers north of the Columbia, and the Sandy, Hood, Deschutes and John Day on the Oregon side.
Special restrictions apply to wild and hatchery-origin fish.
Consult Oregon and Washington regulations. Boating regulations continue to change on the Deschutes River. For updated information on boating passes and permits, visit any sport shop in Hood River or The Dalles. The river is divided into sections, each with special regulations. Review Columbia River Zone rules in Oregon and Washington regulation books, and check with sport shops for updated information.