SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (5-30-23)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BONNIE JACKMAN, WDFW

Preliminary Columbia River Sampling Summary May 22-28, 2023

Mainstem Columbia River  

Salmon/Steelhead:  

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 254 bank anglers kept 38 Chinook, seven jacks and released 9 Chinook. 3 boats/6  rods had no catch.  

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – Four bank rods had no catch. 9 boats/16 rods one Chinook and released one Chinook. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – No report.   

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 51 bank anglers kept one Chinook jack. 28 boats/57 rods kept five Chinook adults and one jack and released two adult Chinook.

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 84 bank anglers kept two Chinook adults and released one adult and one jack. 16 boats/27 rods had no catch.

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 74 bank anglers released one Chinook. 30 boats/72 rods kept three Chinook adults and one jack and released one Chinook adult.

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – No report.

Sec 8 (Longview) – 107 bank anglers kept two Chinook adults and one jack and two steelhead and released one Chinook adult and one jack. 61 boats/136 rods kept 11 Chinook adults and five jacks and one steelhead and released one Chinook adult.

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – One bank angler had no catch. 12 boat/29 rods kept seven Chinook adult and one jack and four steelhead.  

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – One bank angler had no catch.  13 boats/27 rods kept one Chinook adult.  

Shad:

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 22 bank anglers kept 46 shad.

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 1 boat/1 angler kept 23 shad.

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 2 boats/3 rods kept 25 shad.

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead:

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 21 bank rods had no catch. 2 boats/4 rod had no catch. 

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – Seven bank rods kept 1 Chinook adult and 1 jack. 2 boats/8 rods kept 1 Chinook jack and 1 steelhead. 

Kalama River – 20 banks rods had no catch.

Lewis River – 21 bank anglers kept 1 Chinook adult and 1 jack. 2 boats/3 rods kept 1 steelhead.

Wind River – 4 bank rods had no catch. 38 boats/116 rods kept 39 Chinook adults and 3 jacks kept and 1 Chinook adult released.

Drano Lake – 13 bank rods kept 1 Chinook. 87 boats/266 rods kept 54 Chinook adults kept and released one Chinook adult.

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – Three bank rods kept 1 Chinook.