SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (11-4-25)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORTS ORIGINATED WITH WDFW AND ODFW

WDFW Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – Oct 27-Nov 2, 2025

Mainstem Columbia River 

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — No effort count available. 

Salmon/Steelhead 

Section 1 (Bonneville) — 14 bank anglers released one Chinook. 3 boats/5 rods kept two coho. 

Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) — Two bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/4 rods kept four coho and  released two coho. 

Section 3 (I-5 Area) — No effort reported.  

Section 4 (Vancouver) — 8 boats/13 rods kept 12 coho. 

Section 5 (Woodland) — No effort reported.  

Section 6 (Kalama) — 2 boats/4 rods released one coho. 

Section 7 (Cowlitz) — No effort reported.  

Section 8 (Longview) — 1 boat/1 rod had no catch. 

Section 9 (Cathlamet) — No effort reported. 

Section 10 (Cathlamet) — No effort reported. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead 

Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge downstream) — 41 bank anglers kept seven coho, one coho jack and  released seven coho. 1 boat/1 rod released three coho. 

Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge upstream) — 29 bank anglers kept nine coho.  

Kalama River — 14 bank anglers released two steelhead. 

Lewis River — 33 bank anglers kept 13 coho and released five coho and one coho jack. 14 boats/28 rods kept one Chinook, 14 coho and released two Chinook, nine Chinook jacks, seven coho and four  coho jacks.  

Wind River — 6 boats/12 rods kept three coho and released four coho. 

Drano Lake — One bank angler had no catch. 2 boats/3 rods kept two coho.  

Klickitat River (below Fisher Hill Bridge) — 159 bank anglers kept six Chinook, one Chinook jack, 115 coho, five coho jacks and released two Chinook, 36 coho, one coho jack and three steelhead.  

Klickitat River (above# 5 fishway) — Three bank anglers released two steelhead.

ODFW BUOY 10 CATCH SUMMARIES

From Monday, October 27 through Friday, October 31, 2025 Oregon creel samplers contacted 3 boats (10 anglers) for 1 Coho released.

2025 Cumulative Report through 10/31/2025:
Boats sampled to date: 5,599 boats (18,300 anglers)
Fish sampled to date: 6,392 Chinook and 7,016 Coho
Estimated angler trips: 63,156 boat and 4,628 bank
Estimated kept catch: 23,926 Chinook and 26,650 Coho
Estimated released: 16,606 Chinook and 17,351 Coho