SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (7-19-21)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW

Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary July 12-18, 2021

Mainstem Columbia River 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 33 bank anglers kept two steelhead and released two Chinook. 1 boat/2 rods had  no catch. 

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 5 boats/8 rods had no catch. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 20 bank anglers kept two steelhead and released four steelhead. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – Seven bank anglers released one steelhead. 1 boat/3 rods had no catch. 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 53 bank anglers kept three steelhead, one sockeye and released three steelhead. 5 boats/10 rods kept one steelhead and released one steelhead. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 75 bank anglers released one Chinook and four steelhead. 4 boats/5 rods had no  catch. 

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

Sec 8 (Longview) – 158 bank anglers kept 10 steelhead and released 19 steelhead. 12 boats/27 rods  released 1 steelhead. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 25 bank anglers released one steelhead. 5 boats/21 rods kept 13 steelhead, one  sockeye and released 11 steelhead. 

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – Eight bank anglers kept two steelhead. 

Sturgeon: 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 1 boat/4 rods released 10 sublegal and two legal sturgeon. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – Four bank anglers released one sublegal sturgeon. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Cowlitz River – I-5 Br downstream – 20 bank rods had no catch.  

Above the I-5 Br – 13 bank rods kept one steelhead and released one jack. 8 boats/24 rods kept 11 steelhead. 

Kalama River – 19 bank rods had no catch.  

Lewis River – 36 bank rods had no catch. 6 boats/10 rods kept one steelhead.

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – No report. 

Klickitat above #5 Fishway – One bank rod had no catch. 1 boat/3 rods kept one steelhead and  released one steelhead.