SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (6-30-20)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW

June 30, 2020 

Washington Columbia River and Tributary Fishing Report June 22-28, 2020

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Mainstem Lower Columbia River 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – Six bank anglers kept two sockeye and released one Chinook. 1 boat/2 rods released one Chinook. 

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – One bank angler had no catch. 4 boats/9 rods kept two sockeye and released one Chinook and one jack. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 14 bank anglers kept two sockeye, one steelhead and released two Chinook. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 40 bank anglers kept two sockeye. 4 boats/6 rods kept one sockeye. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 18 bank anglers kept four sockeye, one steelhead and released one jack and one steelhead. 3 boats/9 rods kept five sockeye, two steelhead and released three Chinook and one jack. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – Eight bank anglers kept 2 sockeye and one steelhead. 8 boats/20 rods kept 10 sockeye, four steelhead and released one jack and two steelhead. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 45 bank anglers kept 10 sockeye, three steelhead and released two jacks and two steelhead. 

Sturgeon: 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 2 boats/4 rods had no catch. 

Shad: 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 17 bank anglers kept 31 shad. 2 boats/6 rods kept eight shad. 

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – Three bank anglers kept 12 shad. 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Cowlitz River – I-5 Br downstream – 14 bank rods had no catch. 

Above the I-5 Br – 29 bank rods kept two steelhead. 22 boats/63 rods kept 30 steelhead and released two steelhead. 

Kalama River – 46 bank anglers kept three steelhead. 6 boats/14 rods kept one steelhead. 

Lewis River – 20 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released one Chinook. 4 boats/9 rods had no catch. 

Wind River – Three bank anglers had no catch. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch. 

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

Klickitat below Fisher Hill Bridge – Two bank anglers had no catch. 

Klickitat above #5 Fishway – Five bank anglers had no catch.