THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORTS ORIGINATED WITH WDFW AND ODFW
Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – Aug 11-17, 2025
WDFW
Mainstem Columbia River
Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 537 salmonid boats and 154 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Saturday, August 16.
Salmon/Steelhead
Section 1 (Bonneville) — 55 bank anglers kept four steelhead and released one steelhead. 12 boats/31 rods kept two steelhead and released one Chinook and one steelhead.
Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) — 10 bank anglers had no catch. 53 boats/108 rods kept one Chinook and two steelhead.
Section 3 (I-5 Area) — Seven bank anglers had no catch. 10 boats/19 rods kept one Chinook, two steelhead and released one steelhead.
Section 4 (Vancouver) — 29 bank anglers had no catch. 59 boats/122 rods kept seven Chinook, one steelhead and released two Chinook and two Chinook jacks.
Section 5 (Woodland) — 48 bank anglers kept one Chinook, one steelhead and released one steelhead. 75 boats/151 rods kept 14 Chinook, two steelhead and released one Chinook jack and one coho jack .
Section 6 (Kalama) — 257 bank anglers kept nine Chinook, seven steelhead and released six steelhead. 35 boats/82 rods kept six Chinook, one Chinook jack and three steelhead.
Section 7 (Cowlitz) — 41 boats/107 rods kept 16 Chinook, one Chinook jack, one coho, two steelhead and released one Chinook jack and one steelhead.
Section 8 (Longview) — 117 bank anglers kept two Chinook, five steelhead and released two steelhead. 75 boats/157 rods kept seven Chinook, two Chinook jacks, six steelhead and released four Chinook.
Section 9 (Cathlamet) — 15 bank anglers kept three steelhead and released two steelhead. 28 boats/58 rods kept one Chinook, two steelhead and released one Chinook and one steelhead.
Section 10 (Cathlamet) — No bank effort reported. 5 boats/10 rods released three steelhead.
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Sturgeon
Section 6 (Kalama) — 1 boat/3 rods released three sub legal and six oversize sturgeon.
Shad
No effort reported.
Walleye
No effort reported.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge downstream) — Five bank anglers had no catch. No boat effort reported.
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge upstream) — Five bank anglers had no catch. 10 boats/37 rods kept 18 steelhead.
Kalama River — 19 bank anglers had no catch.
Lewis River — 23 bank anglers had no catch. 17 boats/34 rods kept one Chinook and released two Chinook.
Wind River — No effort reported.
Drano Lake — 43 bank anglers kept one steelhead. 85 boats/220 rods kept eight Chinook, three Chinook jacks, 24 steelhead and released four Chinook, one coho and 72 steelhead.
Klickitat River (below Fisher Hill Bridge) — No effort reported.
ODFW
Columbia Catch Summaries
2025 Cumulative Report through 8/18/2025:
Boats sampled to date: 2,101 boats (6,924 anglers)
Fish sampled to date: 2,607 Chinook and 812 Coho
Estimated angler trips: 23,844 boat and 811 bank
Estimated kept catch: 9,268 Chinook and 3,089 Coho
Estimated released: 7,962 Chinook and 1,930 Coho
