THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT ORIGINATED WITH WDFW
Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary Aug 24-30, 2026
Salmon/Steelhead
Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 941 salmonid boats and 222 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Saturday, August 29.
Section 1 (Bonneville) — 90 bank anglers kept nine Chinook and four Chinook jacks. 59 boats/134 rods kept 27 Chinook, four Chinook jacks, released 21 Chinook and one Chinook jack.
Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) — Two bank anglers had no catch. 107 boats/203 rods kept 20 Chinook, four Chinook jacks, two coho, released one Chinook and one Chinook jack.
Section 3 (I-5 Area) — No bank effort reported. 4 boats/seven rods had no catch.
Section 4 (Vancouver) — 88 bank anglers kept six Chinook. 113 boats/226 rods kept 32 Chinook, four Chinook jacks, released three Chinook and one Chinook jack.
Section 5 (Woodland) — 40 bank anglers had no catch. 87 boats/212 rods kept 63 Chinook, four Chinook jacks, two coho,released one Chinook, two Chinook jacks, one coho and four steelhead.
Section 6 (Kalama) — 224 bank anglers kept 28 Chinook, one Chinook jack, two coho and released one Chinook jack. 48 boats/112 rods kept 34 Chinook, one Chinook jack, one coho and released three Chinook jacks.
Section 7 (Cowlitz) — No bank effort reported. 152 boats/450 rods kept 202 Chinook, 20 Chinook jacks, seven coho, released 12 Chinook, six Chinook jacks, five coho and three steelhead.
Section 8 (Longview) — 160 bank anglers kept 24 Chinook and two Chinook jacks. 139 boats/312 rods kept 34 Chinook, four Chinook jacks, one coho, two coho jacks, released one Chinook, one Chinook jack and one coho jack.
Section 9 (Cathlamet) — Four bank anglers had no catch. 39 boats/98 rods kept 20 Chinook, two coho and released one Chinook jack.
Section 10 (Cathlamet) — One bank angler had no catch. 18 boats/44 rods kept 11 Chinook, five Chinook jacks, eight coho and released one Chinook jack.
Sturgeon
Section 1 (Bonneville) — 1 boat/1 rod released three sublegal and five legal sturgeon.
Section 4 (Vancouver) — 2 boats/6 rods released one sublegal and two legal sturgeon
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge downstream) — 19 bank anglers had no catch. 5 boats/10 rods released eight Chinook.
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge upstream) — 37 bank anglers kept two steelhead and released one Chinook. 7 boats/25 rods kept 11 steelhead.
Kalama River — Nine bank anglers had no catch. 1 boat/1 rod had no catch.
Lewis River — 44 bank anglers kept one coho, three coho jacks and released one Chinook. 16 boats/38 rods kept 10 Chinook, one coho jack, one steelhead, released five Chinook and one coho.
Wind River — No effort reported.
Drano Lake — 44 bank anglers released 12 Chinook. 53 boats/131 rods kept 45 Chinook, five Chinook jacks, one coho, released 96 Chinook, three Chinook jacks and 13 steelhead.
Klickitat River (below Fisher Hill Bridge) — Two bank anglers had no catch.
Klickitat River (above Fisher Hill Bridge) — No effort reported.
Buoy 10 fishing report
THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT ORIGINATED WITH ODFW
Columbia Catch Summaries
On Thursday, August 27, 2026 Oregon creel samplers contacted 109 boats (370 anglers) for 122 Chinook (0.33 fish/rod) and 232 Coho (0.63 fish/rod) kept; and 132 Chinook and 148 Coho released.
2026 Cumulative Report through 8/27/2026:
Boats sampled to date: 3,566 boats (12,313 anglers)
Fish sampled to date: 4,848 Chinook and 4,308 Coho
Estimated angler trips: 53,717 boat and 3,115 bank
Estimated kept catch: 21,828 Chinook and 21,180 Coho
Estimated released: 17,378 Chinook and 9,536 Coho
2025 Cumulative Report through 8/27/2025:
Boats sampled: 3,609 boats (12,015 anglers)
Fish sampled: 4,683 Chinook and 3,414 Coho
Estimated angler trips: 43,718 boat and 1,823 bank
Estimated kept catch: 17,519 Chinook and 13,935 Coho
Estimated released: 14,309 Chinook and 8,503 Coho
