SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (6-3-24)
THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW
Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary May 27-June 2, 2024
Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam – 295 salmonid boats and 158 Washington bank rods were tallied during Saturday’s (6/1) flight count.
Mainstem Columbia River
Salmon/Steelhead:
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 55 bank anglers kept four jacks, released two Chinook and one jack.
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – No report.
Sec 3 (I-5 area) – Three bank anglers had no catch.
Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 33 bank anglers had no catch. 8 boats/15 rods kept one Chinook and released one Chinook.
Sec 5 (Woodland) – 20 bank anglers kept one Chinook, one jack and one steelhead. 4 boats/6 rods kept one Chinook.
Sec 6 (Kalama) – Five bank anglers had no catch. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.
Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – No report.
Sec 8 (Longview) – 90 bank anglers kept six steelhead. 27 boats/68 rods kept 27 steelhead and released one steelhead.
Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 14 bank anglers had no catch. 3 boats/3 rods had no catch.
Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – Eight bank anglers had no catch.
Shad:
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 10 bank anglers kept 56 shad. 4 boats/10 rods kept 100 shad.
Sec 8 (Longview) – 2 boats/5 rods kept eight shad.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead:
Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 24 bank rods kept one jack, five steelhead, released one Chinook and two steelhead. 5 boats/15 rods kept two steelhead.
Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 14 bank rods kept two jacks. 2 boats/6 rods kept one jack.
Kalama River – 10 bank rods kept two Chinook, two jacks and released two steelhead. 3 boats/9 rods had no catch.
Lewis River – 39 bank rods kept one Chinook, two jacks and released one steelhead. 5 boats/15 rods kept one steelhead.
Wind River – 4 boats/8 rods had no catch.
Drano Lake – One bank rod had no catch. 3 boats/4 rods had no catch.
Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – No report.
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