SW WA Fishing Report (5-3-21)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW

Preliminary Washington tributary sport sampling summary April 26-May 2, 2021

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead

Cowlitz River – I-5 Br downstream – 63 bank rods had no catch. 2 boats/3 rods released one Chinook, one steelhead and one cutthroat.  

Above the I-5 Br – 11 bank rods kept one steelhead and released three Chinook. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch. 

ASPEN BALODIS SHOWS OFF ONE OF FOUR SPRING CHINOOK SHE AND HER FAMILY CAUGHT DURING THIS PAST WEEKEND’S SO-CALLED “DRANO 500,” SO NAMED FOR THE HIGH NUMBER OF BOATS CIRCLING THE MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE TRIBUTARY IN HOPES OF TROLLING UP THE YEAR’S TASTIEST SALMON. (FISHING PHOTO CONTEST ENTRY FROM STEVE BALODIS)

Kalama River – 46 bank rods kept one Chinook. 25 boats/59 rods kept 10 Chinook, two jacks and released three Chinook. 

Lewis River – 58 bank rods released one cutthroat. 28 boats/55 rods kept 13 Chinook, three jacks and  released three Chinook. 

Drano Lake – 27 bank rods had no catch. 309 boats/870 rods kept 313 Chinook and released 17 Chinook. 

Klickitat River – Six bank rods had no catch.