THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT ORIGINATED WITH WDFW
Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary Sept 1-6, 2026
Mainstem Columbia River
Salmon/Steelhead
Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 828 salmonid boats and 74 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Saturday, September 5.
Section 1 (Bonneville) — 130 bank anglers kept 17 Chinook, two Chinook jacks and released two Chinook. 67 boats/186 rods kept 99 Chinook, nine Chinook jacks, two coho, released 26 Chinook, one Chinook jack and one steelhead.
Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) — No bank effort reported. 106 boats/244 rods kept 78 Chinook, 14 Chinook jacks, released six Chinook, one Chinook jack and one coho.
Section 3 (I-5 Area) — One bank angler had no catch. 32 boats/68 rods kept 32 Chinook, eight Chinook jacks, two coho and released two Chinook.
Section 4 (Vancouver) — 68 bank anglers kept 10 Chinook and one Chinook jack. 123 boats/330 rods kept 201 Chinook, 12 Chinook jacks, 13 coho, one coho jack, released 11 Chinook, three Chinook jacks, two coho and two coho jacks.
Section 5 (Woodland) — Nine bank anglers kept one Chinook. 12 boats/31 rods kept five Chinook and released two Chinook.
Section 6 (Kalama) — 131 bank anglers kept 18 Chinook and released one Chinook. 21 boats/69 rods kept 36 Chinook, one Chinook jack, two coho and released one Chinook jack.
Section 7 (Cowlitz) — No bank effort reported. 13 boats/35 rods kept 15 Chinook, three Chinook jacks and released two Chinook.
Section 8 (Longview) — Eight bank anglers kept one Chinook. 13 boats/24 rods kept 10 Chinook and released one Chinook.
Section 9 (Cathlamet) — Three bank anglers had no catch. 21 boats/39 rods kept 10 Chinook, one Chinook jack, four coho and released two Chinook.
Section 10 (Cathlamet) — No bank effort reported. 1 boat/1 rod had no catch.
Sturgeon
No effort reported.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge downstream) — 14 bank anglers kept one coho, one coho jack and released two Chinook jacks. 5 boats/10 rods had no catch.
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge upstream) — 10 bank anglers kept seven steelhead. 4 boats/9 rods kept 12 steelhead and released one Chinook.
Kalama River — Nine bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/5 rods had no catch.
Lewis River — 222 bank anglers kept two Chinook jacks, 53 coho, 31 coho jacks, four steelhead, released eight Chinook jacks, 11 coho and 10 coho jacks. 27 boats/53 rods kept 18 Chinook, 17 coho, 22 coho jacks, released one Chinook, 7 Chinook jacks, three coho and one coho jack.
Wind River — 4 boats/7 rods kept two Chinook and released two Chinook .
Drano Lake — 57 bank anglers kept two Chinook, one coho, released two Chinook and three steelhead. 93 boats/242 rods kept 98 Chinook, 12 Chinook jacks, one coho, released 226 Chinook and two coho.
Klickitat River (below Fisher Hill Bridge) — 57 bank anglers kept 15 Chinook and two Chinook jacks.
Klickitat River (above Fisher Hill Bridge) — Three bank anglers had no catch.
Buoy 10 fishing report
THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT ORIGINATED WITH ODFW
Columbia Catch Summaries
From Friday, September 4, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 Oregon creel samplers contacted 298 boats (961 anglers) for 699 Coho (averaged 0.72 fish/rod) kept; and 231 Chinook and 502 Coho released.
2026 Cumulative Report through 9/7/2026:
Boats sampled to date: 4,678 boats (16,105 anglers)
Fish sampled to date: 5,599 Chinook and 6,727 Coho
Estimated angler trips: 66,564 boat and 4,526 bank
Estimated kept catch: 24,649 Chinook and 29,278 Coho
Estimated released: 21,118 Chinook and 14,674 Coho
2025 Cumulative Report through 9/7/2025:
Boats sampled: 4,801 boats (15,956 anglers)
Fish sampled: 6,363 Chinook and 5,584 Coho
Estimated angler trips: 57,633 boat and 3,082 bank
Estimated kept catch: 23,847 Chinook and 22,693 Coho
Estimated released: 16,011 Chinook and 15,135 Coho
