SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (3-18-25)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY JERRY PRUIETT, WDFW

Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – March 10-16, 2025

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam – 32 salmonid boats and 15 Washington bank rods tallied between Warrior Rock and Longview  Bridge on the flight count Saturday 3/15. 

Mainstem Columbia River 

Salmon/Steelhead 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – No report. 

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – No report. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – No bank effort reported. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – Seven bank anglers had no catch. 15 boats/26 rods kept one Chinook.

Sec 5 (Woodland) – Four bank anglers had no catch. 9 boats/15 rods had no catch.

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 7 bank anglers had no catch. 1 boat/1 rod had no catch. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – No bank effort reported. 1 boat/3 rods had no catch. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 22 bank anglers released two steelhead. 31 boats/69 rods kept one steelhead.

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 16 bank anglers had no catch. 3 boats/11 rods kept one Chinook.

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – No bank effort reported. 20 boats/41 rods had no catch. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead 

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 33 bank rods kept two steelhead and released one steelhead. 1  boat/1 rod had no catch.  

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 28 bank rods kept five steelhead and released one steelhead. 11 boats/34 rods kept 25 steelhead and released one steelhead. 

Kalama River – No report. Lewis River – Five bank rods had no catch. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.