SW WA, Lower Columbia, Buoy 10 Fishing Report (8-12-25)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORTS ORIGINATED WITH WDFW AND ODFW

Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – Aug 4-10, 2025

Mainstem Columbia River 

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 210 salmonid boats and 135 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Tuesday, August 12. 

Salmon/Steelhead 

Section 1 (Bonneville) — 41 bank anglers kept two steelhead and released 12 steelhead. 6 boats/10  rods had no catch. 

Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) — Two bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/2 rods had no catch.

Section 3 (I-5 Area) — 20 bank anglers kept two steelhead. 2 boats/4 rods had no catch. 

Section 4 (Vancouver) — Eight bank anglers released one steelhead. 5 boats/11 rods kept one  steelhead. 

Section 5 (Woodland) — 25 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released one coho. 21 boats/49 rods kept six Chinook and two steelhead.  

Section 6 (Kalama) — 43 bank anglers kept two Chinook, three steelhead and released one Chinook and five steelhead. 5 boats/12 rods had no catch. 

Section 7 (Cowlitz) — No effort reported. 

Section 8 (Longview) — 37 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released three steelhead. 9 boats/19 rods released one Chinook and two steelhead. 

Section 9 (Cathlamet) — 18 bank anglers kept one Chinook. 3 boats/5 rods had no catch.

Section 10 (Cathlamet) — No bank effort reported. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.

Sturgeon 

No effort reported. 

Shad 

No effort reported.

Walleye 

No effort reported. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead 

Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge downstream) — Eight bank anglers kept one steelhead. No boat effort  reported. 

Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge upstream) — One bank angler kept three steelhead. 14 boats/51 rods kept 42 steelhead and released one steelhead. 

Kalama River — No effort reported. 

Lewis River — Two bank anglers had no catch. 1 boat/3 rods had no catch. 

Wind River — No effort reported. 

Drano Lake — 21 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released two steelhead. 37 boats/91 rods kept five Chinook, 24 steelhead and released one Chinook and 41 steelhead. 

Klickitat River (below Fisher Hill Bridge) — One bank angler had no catch.