THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORTS ORIGINATED WITH WDFW AND ODFW
WDFW: Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – Aug 25-31, 2025
Mainstem Columbia River
Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 765 salmonid boats and 287 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Saturday, August 30.
Salmon/Steelhead
Section 1 (Bonneville) — 31 bank anglers kept two Chinook and released one steelhead. 24 boats/59 rods kept seven Chinook.
Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) — One bank angler had no catch. 95 boats/196 rods kept five Chinook, four Chinook jacks, nine coho and released one Chinook jack.
Section 3 (I-5 Area) — Four bank anglers had no catch. 10 boats/20 rods kept one Chinook and released one Chinook jack.
Section 4 (Vancouver) — 29 bank anglers had no catch. 115 boats/222 rods kept 26 Chinook, two Chinook jacks, two coho and released five Chinook.
Section 5 (Woodland) — 53 bank anglers kept six Chinook. 54 boats/116 rods kept 37 Chinook, two Chinook jacks and released one steelhead.
Section 6 (Kalama) — 370 bank anglers kept seven Chinook and released one Chinook and one Chinook jack. 96 boats/274 rods kept 87 Chinook and four Chinook jacks.
Section 7 (Cowlitz) — 36 boats/92 rods kept 38 Chinook, one coho, one steelhead and released three Chinook.
Section 8 (Longview) — 179 bank anglers kept nine Chinook and released two Chinook. 100 boats/218 rods kept 37 Chinook, five Chinook jacks, one coho and released one Chinook, one Chinook jack and one coho jack.
Section 9 (Cathlamet) — 16 bank anglers had no catch. 53 boats/133 rods kept 10 Chinook and one Chinook jack.
Section 10 (Cathlamet) — Five bank anglers had no catch. 54 boats/133 rods kept 70 Chinook, 26 coho, one coho jack, one steelhead and released 21 Chinook, one Chinook jack, 12 coho and one coho jack.
Sturgeon
No effort reported.
Shad
No effort reported.
Walleye
No effort reported.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge downstream) — 29 bank anglers had no catch. 1 boat/1 rod had no catch.
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge upstream) — Nine bank anglers kept one steelhead. 4 boats/10 rods kept 11 steelhead and released two Chinook.
Kalama River — No effort reported.
Lewis River — 11 bank anglers had no catch. 5 boats/7 rods kept three Chinook and released one Chinook.
Wind River — No effort reported.
Drano Lake — 53 bank anglers kept one Chinook, one Chinook jack, two steelhead and released seven Chinook and nine steelhead. 45 boats/140 rods kept 46 Chinook, five Chinook jacks, two coho, six steelhead and released 19 Chinook, one Chinook jack and 24 steelhead.
Klickitat River (below Fisher Hill Bridge) — No effort reported.
ODFW
From Friday, August 29 through Monday, September 1, 2025 Oregon creel samplers contacted 578 boats (2,007 anglers) for 981 Chinook (averaged 0.49 fish/rod) and 1,264 Coho (0.64 fish/rod) kept; and 236 Chinook and 1,006 Coho released.
2025 Cumulative Report through 9/1/2025:
Boats sampled to date: 4,329 boats (14,523 anglers)
Fish sampled to date: 5,929 Chinook and 5,117 Coho
Estimated angler trips: 53,495 boat and 2,306 bank
Estimated kept catch: 22,388 Chinook and 20,747 Coho
Estimated released: 15,522 Chinook and 13,913 Coho
