SW WA, Buoy 10, Lower Columbia, Hanford Fishing Report (8-21-23)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORTS ARE COURTESY OF WDFW

Buoy 10 fishing reports

Date	Number of Boats	Number of Anglers	Chinook Kept	Coho Kept	Comments
31-Jul	0	0	0	0	Closed
1-Aug	40	94	9	5	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
2-Aug	13	29	2	8	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
3-Aug	23	57	9	7	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
4-Aug	18	53	12	4	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
5-Aug	50	143	17	6	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
6-Aug	21	53	11	0	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
7-Aug	36	93	30	2	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
8-Aug	19	47	11	0	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
9-Aug	63	161	20	4	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
10-Aug	34	88	20	4	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
11-Aug	29	89	9	6	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
12-Aug	84	266	26	8	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
13-Aug	100	294	43	21	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
14-Aug	66	174	31	8	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
15-Aug	60	169	30	7	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
16-Aug	47	126	15	1	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
17-Aug	53	152	21	6	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
18-Aug	119	333	49	21	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
19-Aug	103	305	33	35	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
20-Aug	83	216	44	25	Adipose fin clipped Chinook & Coho retention only
21-Aug	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed to salmon angling
22-Aug	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed to salmon angling
23-Aug	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed to salmon angling

Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary August 14-20, 2023

Fishery Reports: 

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam – 513 salmonid boats and 176 Washington bank rods were tallied during Saturday’s (8/19) flight count. 

Mainstem Columbia River 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 47 bank anglers kept one Chinook and released five steelhead. 4 boats/8 rods had  no catch.  

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 14 boats/27 rods kept one Chinook and released one Chinook.

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – Two bank anglers had no catch. 7 boats/16 rods had no catch. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 70 bank anglers kept four Chinook. 19 boats/38 rods kept one Chinook.

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 44 bank anglers had no catch. 43 boats/96 rods kept three Chinook, one jack and  released one steelhead. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 285 bank anglers kept 24 Chinook, one jack and released one steelhead. 37 boats/79 rods kept seven Chinook. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 70 boats/176 rods kept 19 Chinook, one jack and released one Chinook. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 56 bank anglers kept two Chinook, one jack and released two steelhead. 58 boats/116 rods kept one Chinook and released three steelhead. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 14 bank anglers had no catch. 6 boats/12 rods had no catch.  

Sturgeon: 

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

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 24 bank rods had no catch. 2 boats/2 rods kept one steelhead.  

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 11 bank rods kept one steelhead and released two steelhead. 10 boats/33 rods kept 29 steelhead. 

Kalama River – One bank rod had no catch. 

Lewis River – Three bank rods had no catch. 6 boats/11 rods released one Chinook and one steelhead. Wind River – No report. 

Drano Lake – 20 bank rods kept two Chinook and released one Chinook and one steelhead. 93 boats/232 rods kept 51 Chinook, three jacks, one coho and released 13 Chinook, two jacks and 12 steelhead. 

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – No report. 

Klickitat River above #5 Fishway – One bank rod had no catch.

Hanford Reach Fall Salmon Sport Fishery Update

The Hanford Reach fall salmon sport fishery got off to a slow start. From August 16 through August 20, WDFW staff interviewed anglers from 6 boats (11 anglers) with 1 adult chinook. Based on sampling, an estimated 5 adult chinook were harvested from 51 angler trips (28 boats) in the first week of the fishery. In addition, 19 steelhead were caught and released. Fall chinook returns to the Columbia River usually start picking up in late August.