Columbia, SW WA Fishing Report (7-27-21)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW

Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary July 19-25, 2021

Fishery Reports: 

Lower Columbia mainstem Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam – 43 salmonid boats and 118 Washington bank rods were tallied during Saturday’s (6/24) flight count. 

Mainstem Columbia River 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 26 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released two Chinook and three steelhead.  1 boat/2 rods had no catch. 

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 1 boat/2 rods had no catch. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 65 bank anglers kept three steelhead and released one Chinook, two jacks and six steelhead.  

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – Two bank anglers had no catch. 4 boats/10 rods released two steelhead. 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 14 bank anglers had no catch. 4 boats/5 rods kept two steelhead and released one  steelhead. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 72 bank anglers kept one jack, three steelhead and released seven steelhead. 5 boats/11 rods released one steelhead. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 2 boats/7 rods kept one steelhead and released one Chinook and one jack. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 88 bank anglers kept six steelhead and released six steelhead. 15 boats/31 rods kept  one jack and three steelhead. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 13 bank anglers kept one steelhead. 6 boats/17 rods kept nine steelhead and  released one steelhead. 

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – One bank angler had no catch. 1 boat/4 rods had no catch. 

Sturgeon: 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 1 boat/3 rods had no catch. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – Two bank anglers released one sublegal sturgeon. 1 boat/3 rods released 12 sublegal  and three legal sturgeon. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 1 boat/4 rods released two legal sturgeon. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 1 boat/4 rods released two sublegal and one legal sturgeon. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 22 bank rods kept two steelhead. 1 boat/2 rods kept one steelhead. 

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 13 bank rods kept two steelhead and one cutthroat. 21 boats/73 rods  kept 36 steelhead. 

Kalama River – 13 bank rods had no catch.  

Lewis River – 12 bank rods kept one steelhead and released one steelhead. 4 boats/5 rods released one  Chinook. 

Drano Lake – 6 boats/16 rods kept six Chinook and released one Chinook and one steelhead.

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – Two bank rods released one steelhead.

Klickitat River above #5 Fishway – No report.