
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Hanford Reach Fishing Report (10-15-24)
THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORTS WERE FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN AND TODD MILLER, WDFW
Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem sport and tributary sampling summary Oct 7-13, 2024
Fishery Reports:
Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam – 291 salmonid boats and 41 Washington bank rods were tallied during the flight count 10/12.

Mainstem Columbia River
Salmon/Steelhead:
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 82 bank anglers kept eight Chinook, three Chinook jacks, five coho and released one Chinook jack. 31 boats/77 rods kept 46 Chinook, 10 Chinook jacks, eight coho and two coho jacks.
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – Two bank anglers had no catch. 50 boats/89 rods kept 10 Chinook, four Chinook jacks, six coho, one coho jack, released three Chinook jacks and one coho.
Sec 3 (I-5 area) – No bank effort reported. 9 boats/19 rods kept two Chinook and released two Chinook.
Sec 4 (Vancouver) – Five bank anglers had no catch. 33 boats/68 rods kept 13 Chinook, one Chinook jack, seven coho, three coho jacks, released two Chinook jacks and three coho.
Sec 5 (Woodland) – No bank effort reported. 40 boats/89 rods kept six Chinook, two Chinook jacks, 10 coho, five coho jacks and released two coho jacks.
Sec 6 (Kalama) – 27 bank anglers had no catch. 13 boats/35 rods kept seven Chinook and five coho.
Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – No bank effort reported. 1 boat/1 rod kept one coho.
Sec 8 (Longview) – Two bank anglers had no catch. 5 boats/9 rods kept one Chinook and released one coho.
Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – No bank effort reported. 4 boats/7 rods had no catch.
Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – No report.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead:
Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 80 bank rods kept four coho, three coho jack, released three coho and two coho jacks. 9 boats/16 rods kept five coho, released one Chinook and two coho.
Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 49 bank rods kept one steelhead and released eight Chinook. 1 boat/2 rods released one Chinook.
Kalama River – Six bank rods had no catch. No boat effort reported.
Lewis River – 13 bank rods kept eight coho. 5 boats/8 rods kept one coho and released one coho.
Wind River – One bank rod had no catch. 27 boats/62 rods kept 13 Chinook, 31 coho, released three Chinook and three coho.
Drano Lake – 35 bank rods kept one coho, one steelhead, released six coho and three steelhead. 76 boats/204 rods kept 42 Chinook, nine Chinook jacks, 61 coho, one coho jack, six steelhead, released 29 Chinook, 10 coho and seven steelhead.
Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – 62 bank rods kept three Chinook, two Chinook jacks, two coho and one coho jack. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.
Klickitat River above #5 Fishway – 11 bank rods kept one Chinook and released one steelhead. 1 boat/3 rods kept one Chinook and one steelhead.
2024 Hanford Reach Sport Fishery
The Hanford Reach fall salmon sport fishery from October 7 through October 13. WDFW staff interviewed anglers from 385 boats (1,218 anglers) with 821 adult Chinook. Based on sampling, an estimated 2,274 adult Chinook were harvested from 3,292 angler trips (1,070 boats) in the ninth week of the fishery.
