SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (5-17-22)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW

Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary May 9-15, 2022

May 17, 2022 

Columbia River and Tributary Fishery Reports 

Mainstem Columbia River 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 466 bank anglers kept 146 Chinook, 40 jacks and released 26 Chinook and four  jacks. 3 boats/8 rods kept two Chinook, one jack and released two Chinook. 

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 23 boats/43 rods kept two Chinook. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – Eight bank anglers had no catch. 3 boats/6 rods kept one jack.  

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 70 bank anglers kept 13 Chinook, four jacks and released four Chinook and two  steelhead. 84 boats/199 rods kept 24 Chinook, 10 jacks and released eight Chinook and four jacks. 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 25 bank anglers released one Chinook. 14 boats/38 rods kept five Chinook. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 55 bank anglers kept three Chinook, two jacks and released one jack. 29 boats/76 rods  kept 10 Chinook, four jacks and released two Chinook. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 3 boats/10 rods kept four Chinook and two jacks. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 30 bank anglers released one jack and one steelhead. 58 boats/137 rods kept 16  Chinook, seven jacks, one steelhead and released six Chinook and one jack. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 10 bank anglers kept one jack. 10 boats/25 rods kept three Chinook.  Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – Three bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/3 rods had no catch. 

Sturgeon: 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 28 boats/74 rods kept three legal and released three oversize sturgeon. 

Sec 10 (Chinook/Deep River/Cathlamet) – 29 bank anglers had no catch. 121 boats/349 rods kept one legal and released seven sublegal and 10 oversize sturgeon. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – Nine bank rods released one Chinook.  

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – Nine bank rods kept one steelhead and released one Chinook. 1 boat/1  rod had no catch. 

Kalama River – 45 bank rods kept three Chinook. 13 boats/32 rods kept 13 Chinook, one jack and  released two Chinook. 

Lewis River – Two bank rods had no catch. 1 boat/1 rod released one Chinook and one steelhead.

Wind River – 12 bank rods had no catch. 168 boats/581 rods kept 229 Chinook, 20 jacks and released  13 Chinook. 

Drano Lake – 72 bank rods kept three Chinook and one jack. 163 boats/492 rods kept 154 Chinook, six  jacks and released 10 Chinook. 

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – 22 bank rods kept nine Chinook and one jack.