SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (6-10-24)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW

Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary June 3-9, 2024

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam – 357 salmonid boats and 362 Washington bank rods were tallied during Saturday’s (6/8) flight count. 

DENNIS SCHWARTZ REPORTS CATCHING FRESH SPRINGERS WITH SEA LICE THIS PAST WEEK WHILE FISHING ON ANCHOR. (KNIFE PHOTO CONTEST)

Mainstem Columbia River 

Salmon/Steelhead

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 217 bank anglers kept 22 Chinook, 10 jacks, released 14 Chinook and one steelhead.  4 boats/7 rods had no catch.  

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 16 boats/28 rods kept one Chinook. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – No report.  

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 101 bank anglers kept seven Chinook, released four Chinook and one steelhead. 19 boats/31 rods kept four Chinook, one jack, released one Chinook and one steelhead. 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 47 bank anglers released one steelhead. 14boats/31 rods released one Chinook and  one steelhead. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 64 bank anglers kept five Chinook, one jack and released two Chinook. 3 boats/6 rods kept one Chinook. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 5 boats/11 rods had no catch.  

Sec 8 (Longview) – 145 bank anglers kept one Chinook, 19 steelhead and released two steelhead. 63 boats/139 rods kept 13 Chinook, two jacks, 37 steelhead, released four Chinook, two steelhead and two  sockeye. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 20 bank anglers kept three steelhead. 7 boats/16 rods kept two Chinook, one jack  and three steelhead. 

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – Eight bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/5 rods kept one Chinook. 

Sturgeon: 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 1 boat/2 rods released one legal and two oversize sturgeon. 

Shad

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 50 bank anglers kept 214 shad. 6 boats/19 rods kept 346 and released 94 shad.

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 2 boats/2 rods had no catch. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 5 boats/9 rods kept 63 shad.

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 27 bank rods had no catch.  

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 12 bank rods had no catch. 6 boats/16 rods kept two Chinook and five  steelhead.  

Kalama River – One bank rod had no catch. 

Lewis River – No report. 

Wind River – No report. 

Drano Lake – No report.  

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – No report.