Lower Columbia, SW WA Fishing Report (8-24-21)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW

Mainstem Columbia River 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – Seven bank anglers kept one Chinook. 1 boat/1 rod had no catch.

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 17 boats/32 rods kept four Chinook. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – Six bank anglers released two steelhead. 1 boat/2 rods kept one Chinook. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 72 bank anglers kept five Chinook. 34 boats/62 rods kept six Chinook, one coho,  three jacks and released two steelhead. 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 79 bank anglers kept four Chinook. 16 boats/30 rods kept six Chinook. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 217 bank anglers kept 35 Chinook and released one coho. 48 boats/125 rods kept 14  Chinook and released one Chinook. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 66 boats/177 rods kept 34 Chinook, two jacks and released one Chinook and one coho. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 50 bank anglers kept one Chinook and released three steelhead. 62 boats/145 rods kept 19 Chinook and one coho. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – Two bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/4 rods had no catch. 

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – No report. 

Sturgeon: 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 1 boat/2 rods released one oversize sturgeon.  

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 1 boat/2 rods released one legal sturgeon. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 2 boats/7 rods released five legal and one oversize sturgeon. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.

Walleye: 

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 2 boats/3 rods had no catch. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – No report.  

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – No report. 

Kalama River – No report.  

Lewis River – Seven bank rods kept two steelhead. 1 boat/2 rods kept one Chinook.

Drano Lake – 10 boats/19 rods kept five Chinook and released one Chinook and eight steelhead.

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – No report. 

Klickitat River above #5 Fishway – No report.