SW WA Fishing Report (5-15-23)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW

Preliminary Washington tributary sport sampling summary May 8-14, 2023

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 44 bank rods kept one Chinook. 4 boats/15 rods kept two Chinook.

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – Two bank rods had no catch. 

Kalama River – 89 bank rods kept two Chinook. 33 boats/78 rods kept 11 Chinook and released one steelhead. 

Lewis River – Four bank rods had no catch. 2 boats/3 rods had no catch. 

Wind River – 19 bank rods released one Chinook. 187 boats/626 rods kept 302 Chinook, six jacks and  released seven Chinook.

Drano Lake – 39 bank rods kept four Chinook. 207 boats/645 rods kept 271 Chinook and two jacks.

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – Five bank rods kept one Chinook.