SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (5-24-21)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 304 bank anglers kept 26 Chinook, six jacks and released seven Chinook and one  steelhead. 12 boats/28 rods kept six Chinook, one jack and released one Chinook.  

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 5 boats/10 rods had no catch. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 42 bank anglers had no catch. 33 boats/75 rods kept eight Chinook, one jack and  released two Chinook. 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 20 bank anglers had no catch. 8 boats/21 rods kept two Chinook and one jack. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 28 bank anglers had no catch. 33 boats/76 rods kept six Chinook and released five  Chinook. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 72 bank anglers kept four steelhead. 43 boats/81 rods kept four Chinook and  released three Chinook. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 18 bank anglers kept one Chinook. 4 boats/8 rods kept two Chinook. Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – 16 bank anglers had no catch. 30 boats/77 rods had no catch. 

Sturgeon: 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 1 boat/2 rods released three legal, nine sublegal and three oversize sturgeon. 

Sec 10 (Cathlamet/ Deep R./ Chinook) – 30 bank anglers released one oversize sturgeon. 187 boats/524 rods kept 28 legal sturgeon and released two legal, 55 sublegal and 55 oversize sturgeon. 

Shad: 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 2 boats/2 rods kept 17 shad. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 2 boats/4 rods kept three shad and released two shad. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Cowlitz River – I-5 Br downstream – 32 bank rods released one Chinook. 1 boat/4 rods had no catch. 

Above the I-5 Br – Four bank rods released four Chinook. 2 boats/6 rods released one jack.

Kalama River – 8 bank rods had no catch. 

Wind River – Three bank rods had no catch. 5 boats/11 rods kept three Chinook and one jack. 

Drano Lake – Two bank rods had no catch. 39 boats/79 rods kept 26 Chinook, 1 jack and released three Chinook. 

Klickitat River – 11 bank rods released one Chinook. 

Catchable Trout Plants:  

Lake/Pond
Date
Species
Number
Fish/lb
Hatchery 

Battle Ground LK (Clark)
May 19, 2021
Rainbow
3,013
2.46
Goldendale

Swofford PD (Clark)
May 19, 2021
Rainbow
4,140
2.30
Mossyrock

Horsethief LK (Klick)
May 18, 2021
Rainbow
3,013
2.49
Goldendale