
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Buoy 10 Fishing Report (8-16-22)
THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW
Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary August 8-14, 2022
Fishery Reports:
Lower Columbia River Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam – 352 salmonid boats and 92 Washington bank rods were tallied during Saturday’s (8/13) flight count.

Mainstem Columbia River
Salmon/Steelhead:
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 26 bank anglers kept one Chinook and released two steelhead. 4 boats/5 rods had no catch.
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 5 boats/7 rods had no catch.
Sec 3 (I-5 area) – No report.
Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 42 bank anglers kept three Chinook. 22 boats/39 rods kept five Chinook and released one Chinook jack.
Sec 5 (Woodland) – 47 bank anglers kept one Chinook. 70 boats/160 rods kept 22 Chinook, one Chinook jack and released three Chinook, two Chinook jacks and two steelhead.
Sec 6 (Kalama) – 146 bank anglers kept 15 Chinook, one Chinook jack and released one Chinook and one steelhead. 20 boats/51 rods kept five Chinook.
Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 30 boats/71 rods kept six Chinook and released two Chinook.
Sec 8 (Longview) – 48 bank anglers released one steelhead. 38 boats/79 rods kept two Chinook.
Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 13 bank anglers released one steelhead. 9 boats/15 rods had no catch.
Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – Three bank anglers had no catch.
Sturgeon:
Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 1 boat/3 rods released two sublegal sturgeon.
Sec 5 (Woodland) – One bank angler had no catch. 1 boat/2 rods released one sublegal and four oversize sturgeon.
Sec 6 (Kalama) – 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.
Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 1 boat/7 rods released four legal and 36 sublegal sturgeon.
Sec 8 (Longview) – 1 boat/2 rods released eight sublegal sturgeon.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead:
Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 23 bank rods kept one Chinook jack, one steelhead, one cutthroat and released one Chinook jack. 1 boat/2 rods released two cutthroat.
Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 18 bank rods had no catch. 9 boats/31 rods kept 39 steelhead.
Kalama River – Seven bank rods kept two steelhead and released two steelhead. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.
Lewis River – 15 bank rods kept five steelhead. 3 boats/6 rods kept one steelhead. Wind River – No report.
Drano Lake – No report.
Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – No report.
Klickitat River above #5 Fishway – No report.
Buoy 10
Date | Number of Boats | Number of Anglers | Chinook Kept | Coho Kept | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-Aug | 47 | 101 | 5 | 2 | |
2-Aug | 15 | 26 | 0 | 4 | |
3-Aug | 20 | 46 | 5 | 4 | |
4-Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no sample |
5-Aug | 32 | 101 | 9 | 3 | |
6-Aug | 47 | 135 | 23 | 7 | |
7-Aug | 37 | 102 | 25 | 1 | |
8-Aug | 18 | 41 | 8 | 0 | |
9-Aug | 11 | 32 | 3 | 0 | |
10-Aug | 54 | 156 | 12 | 7 | |
11-Aug | 52 | 126 | 27 | 5 |