SW WA, Lower Columbia, Buoy 10 Fishing Report (8-25-25)
THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL ORIGINATED WITH WDFW AND ODFW
WDFW Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – Aug 18-24, 2025
Mainstem Columbia River
Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 801 salmonid boats and 334 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Saturday, August 23.
Salmon/Steelhead
Section 1 (Bonneville) — 69 bank anglers kept four Chinook, two steelhead and released one steelhead. 23 boats/47 rods kept three Chinook and released one Chinook jack and one coho.
Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) — Three bank anglers had no catch. 46 boats/92 rods kept 10 Chinook, two Chinook jacks, three steelhead and released six steelhead.
Section 3 (I-5 Area) — Nine bank anglers had no catch. 7 boats/14 rods had no catch.
Section 4 (Vancouver) — 75 bank anglers kept three Chinook. 118 boats/244 rods kept 18 Chinook, seven Chinook jacks and three steelhead.
Section 5 (Woodland) — 42 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released three steelhead. 102 boats/216 rods kept 22 Chinook, one steelhead and released four Chinook and one Chinook jack.
Section 6 (Kalama) — 337 bank anglers kept 30 Chinook, one Chinook jack, one steelhead and released one Chinook and three steelhead. 66 boats/135 rods kept 10 Chinook, one coho and one steelhead.
Section 7 (Cowlitz) — 38 boats/78 rods kept five Chinook, four steelhead and released one Chinook.
Section 8 (Longview) — 157 bank anglers kept 17 Chinook and 11 steelhead. 123 boats/264 rods kept 20 Chinook, 10 steelhead and released two Chinook jacks and one coho.
Section 9 (Cathlamet) — 24 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released one steelhead. 94 boats/202 rods kept 15 Chinook, two steelhead and released one Chinook jack.
Section 10 (Cathlamet) — No bank effort reported. 2 boats/3 rods kept two steelhead and released two steelhead.
Sturgeon
No effort reported.
Shad
No effort reported.
Walleye
No effort reported.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge downstream) — 13 bank anglers had no catch. No boat effort reported.
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge upstream) — Nine bank anglers kept three steelhead. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.
Kalama River — 36 bank anglers had no catch.
Lewis River — 21 bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/3 rods released one Chinook.
Wind River — No effort reported.
Drano Lake — 28 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released five steelhead. 36 boats/79 rods kept 14 Chinook and released 33 steelhead.
Klickitat River (below Fisher Hill Bridge) — One bank angler had no catch.
ODFW Columbia Catch Summaries
From Friday, August 22 through Sunday, August 24, 2025 Oregon creel samplers contacted 551 boats (1,880 anglers) for 666 Chinook (averaged 0.35 fish/rod) and 1,013 Coho (averaged 0.54 fish/rod) kept; and 717 Chinook and 620 Coho released.
2025 Cumulative Report through 8/24/2025:
Boats sampled to date: 3,191 boats (10,600 anglers)
Fish sampled to date: 3,895 Chinook and 2,288 Coho
Estimated angler trips: 37,849 boat and 1,565 bank
Estimated kept catch: 14,191 Chinook and 9,090 Coho
Estimated released: 12,873 Chinook and 5,495 Coho
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