SW WA, Columbia Fishing Report (3-15-21)
THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW
Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary March 8-14, 2021
Lower Columbia mainstem from Bonneville to Astoria – 219 salmonid boats and 119 Washington bank rods were tallied during Saturday’s (3/13) effort count.
Mainstem Columbia River
Salmon/Steelhead:
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – Four bank anglers had no catch.
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – No report.
Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 2 boats/3 rods had no catch.
Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 32 bank anglers had no catch. 51 boats/102 rods had no catch.
Sec 5 (Woodland) – 23 bank anglers had no catch. 27 boats/72 rods had no catch.
Sec 6 (Kalama) – 24 bank anglers kept one Chinook. 32 boats/80 rods kept two Chinook.
Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 3 boats/4 rods had no catch.
Sec 8 (Longview) – 39 bank anglers had no catch. 22 boats/41 rods kept one Chinook.
Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – Three bank anglers had no catch. 8 boats/21 rods kept one Chinook.
Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – 25 boats/56 rods kept one Chinook.
Bonneville Pool – No report.
The Dalles Pool – Three bank anglers kept one steelhead and released one steelhead.
John Day Pool – No report.
Sturgeon:
Sec 6 (Kalama) – 1 boat/3 rods had no catch.
Bonneville Pool – No report.
The Dalles Pool – 1 boat/4 rods released five sublegal and one oversize sturgeon.
John Day Pool – 18 bank anglers had no catch. 31 boats/80 rods kept seven legal and released three sublegal and two oversize sturgeon.
Walleye:
Bonneville Pool – No report.
The Dalles Pool – Seven bank anglers kept five walleye. 27 boats/58 rods kept 51 walleye, one bass and released eight walleye and one bass.
John Day Pool – Five bank anglers had no catch. 103 boats/234 rods kept 134 walleye, 10 bass and released 77 walleye and 47 bass.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead:
Cowlitz River – I-5 Br downstream – 76 bank rods kept four steelhead and released one steelhead.
Above the I-5 Br – 54 bank rods kept 10 steelhead. 90 boats/325 rods kept 110 steelhead and released three steelhead and two cutthroat.
Kalama River – Nine bank anglers had no catch. 4 boats/9 rods had no catch.
Lewis River – No report.
Catchable Trout Plants:
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