SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (3-24-25)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY JERRY PRUIETT, WDFW

Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – March 17-23, 2025

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam – 138 salmonid boats and 53 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Saturday 3/22. 

Salmon/Steelhead 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – Four bank anglers had no catch. 

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) – 10 bank anglers had no catch. 33 boats/51 rods had no catch.

Sec 5 (Woodland) – Two bank anglers had no catch. 11 boats/20 rods had no catch.

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 13 bank anglers had no catch. 5 boats/11 rods had no catch.

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – No bank effort reported. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 37 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released one steelhead. 26 boats/49 rods  had no catch. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 11 bank anglers had no catch. 10 boats/19 rods kept one Chinook.

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – No bank effort reported. 28 boats/61 rods kept two Chinook. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead 

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 90 bank rods kept six steelhead and released three steelhead. No  boat effort reported.  

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 76 bank rods kept eight steelhead and released one steelhead. 27 boats/74 rods kept 59 steelhead and released five steelhead. 

Kalama River – 17 bank rods released three steelhead. 2 boats/5 rods released one steelhead.

Lewis River – No effort reported.