SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (7-16-24)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY JERRY PRUIETT, WDFW

Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary July 8-14, 2024

Mainstem Columbia River 

Salmon/Steelhead

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 65 bank anglers kept one Chinook jack, eight steelhead, and released 11 steelhead and six sockeye. 1 boat/3 rods had no catch.  

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 3 bank anglers had no catch. 10 boats/16 rods released one Chinook and  three steelhead. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – Seven bank anglers had no catch. 

ABBY SCHOONOVER HOLDS A SUMMER STEELHEAD SHE CAUGHT OUT OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA THIS TIME LAST YEAR. SHE WAS FISHING WITH HER GRANDPA, KENNY HOWARD. (KNIFE PHOTO CONTEST)

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – Eight bank anglers had no catch. 1 boat/1 rod had no catch.

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 21 bank anglers kept three steelhead. 4 boats/9 rods had no catch. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 11 bank anglers kept one steelhead. 1 boats/3 rods kept two steelhead and released one steelhead. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – No report. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 69 bank anglers kept four steelhead and released one steelhead. 11 boats/21 rods had no catch. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 5 bank anglers kept two steelhead and released one steelhead. 7 boats/17 rods kept two steelhead and released one steelhead. 

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – 5 bank anglers kept one steelhead. 1 boats/5 rods kept four steelhead and  released one steelhead. 

Sturgeon: 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 1 boat/3 rods released one oversize sturgeon. 

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – 1 boat/5 rods had no catch. 

Shad

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 3 bank anglers had no catch. 

Walleye

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 2 boats/3 rods kept seven walleye. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead:

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 11 bank rods kept two steelhead.  

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 8 bank rods released kept one steelhead. 7 boats/28 rods kept one Chinook jack, 23 steelhead and released two Chinook jacks.