SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (11-4-24)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY JERRY PRUIETT, WDFW

Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Tributary Sport Summary – 10/28 – 11/3, 2024

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam – No flight count  conducted due to weather conditions. 

Mainstem Columbia River 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – Six bank anglers kept two coho. 6 boats/13 rods kept two coho, released one Chinook and one coho.  

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – No bank effort reported. 2 boats/5 rods released one coho.

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – No effort reported. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – No bank effort reported. 3 boats/5 rods had no catch. 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – No bank effort reported. 3 boats/4 rods had no catch. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – One bank angler had no catch. No boat effort reported. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – No report.  

Sec 8 (Longview) – No report 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – No report. 

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – No report. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 29 bank rods kept one jack coho and released three coho. 4 boats/7 rods released one steelhead.  

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 41 bank rods kept seven coho, two coho jack, one steelhead, released  30 Chinook, four coho, one coho jack and one steelhead. 2 boats/5 rods had no catch. 

Kalama River – 17 bank rods kept one coho. No boat effort reported. 

Lewis River – 115 bank rods kept 31 coho, released three Chinook, 11 coho, one coho jack and one  chum. 17 boats/30 rods kept two Chinook and eight coho.  

Wind River – No bank effort reported. 4 boats/6 rods kept one coho, one coho jack and released three coho. 

Drano Lake – Nine bank rods had no catch. No boat effort reported.

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – 38 bank rods kept two Chinook, 20 coho and one steelhead. No  boat effort reported. 

Klickitat River above #5 Fishway – No report.