SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (6-21-21)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY KEVIN MATHEWS, WDFW

Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary June 14-20, 2021

Mainstem Columbia River

Salmon/Steelhead:

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 73 bank anglers kept three Chinook and released eight Chinook.  4 boats/8 rods kept one Chinook and released one Chinook.

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 3 boats/8 rods kept one Chinook.

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 13 bank anglers had no catch.  6 boats/14 rods kept one Chinook. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 92 bank anglers kept two Chinook and released two Chinook.  35 boats/76 rods kept four Chinook, three jacks and released two Chinook.

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 50 bank anglers kept three Chinook and released four Chinook.  12 boats/33 rods kept five Chinook, one steelhead and released two Chinook.

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 187 bank anglers kept 23 Chinook, four jacks, one steelhead and released five Chinook and one steelhead.  54 boats/143 rods kept 22 Chinook, one jack, one sockeye and released three Chinook and one jack.

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 25 boats/82 rods kept 10 Chinook, four jacks, two sockeye and released six Chinook.

Sec 8 (Longview) – 107 bank anglers kept three Chinook, three steelhead and released one steelhead and one sockeye.  110 boats/244 rods kept 35 Chinook, two jacks, four steelhead and released 13 Chinook, three jacks and one sockeye.

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 46 bank anglers kept two Chinook, one jack and one steelhead.  5 boats/11 rods kept one Chinook, one sockeye and released one steelhead.

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – Six bank anglers had no catch.

Sturgeon:

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 2 boats/7 rods released 16 sublegal, one legal and five oversize sturgeon.

Sec 8 (Longview) – 2 boats/5 rods released four sublegal and one oversize sturgeon.

Shad:

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 16 bank anglers kept 284 shad.  6 boats/15 rods kept 404 shad.

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 2 boats/7 rods had no catch.

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 1 boat/4 rods had no catch.

Sec 8 (Longview) – 1 boat/3 rods had no catch.

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead:

Cowlitz River – I-5 Br downstream – One bank rod had no catch.

Above the I-5 Br – Two bank rods had no catch.  1 boat/2 rods kept one steelhead.

Kalama River – Four bank anglers had no catch. 

Lewis River – Two bank rods had no catch.  1 boat/1 rod had no catch.

Wind River – 1 boat/1 rod had no catch.

Drano Lake – 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.  

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – Four bank rods had no catch.

Klickitat above #5 Fishway – 1 boat/3 rods released one Chinook.