SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (8-12-21)

Editor’s note: The following WDFW fishing report, courtesy of Bryant Spellman, was originally posted August 12, 2021 on Facebook

Fishery Reports:

Lower Columbia mainstem Longview upstream to Bonneville Dam – 176 salmonid boats and 66 Washington bank rods were tallied during Saturday’s (8/7) flight count.

Mainstem Columbia River
Salmon/Steelhead:

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 11 bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/4 rods had no catch.

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 3 boats/8 rods had no catch.

NOT MANY FALL CHINOOK LIKE JOSH WEINHEIMER’S FROM LAST SEASON HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA SO FAR, BUT ACTION SHOULD PICK UP LATER IN AUGUST AND THROUGH SEPTEMBER. (JOSH WEINHEIMER)

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

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 49 bank anglers kept one Chinook and released one steelhead. 18 boats/32 rods had no catch.

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 14 bank anglers had no catch. 16 boats/26 rods kept two Chinook and released one steelhead.

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 66 bank anglers kept two Chinook. 9 boats/21 rods kept one Chinook.

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 14 boats/40 rods kept two Chinook one jack and released four steelhead.

Sec 8 (Longview) – 21 bank anglers had no catch. 6 boats/12 rods had no catch.

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – Two bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/2 rods had no catch.

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – 2 boats/5 rods had no catch.

Sturgeon:

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 2 boats/5 rods had no catch.

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 1 boat/2 rods released 10 sublegal, five legal, and two oversize sturgeon.

Walleye:

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

Columbia River Tributaries

Salmon/Steelhead:

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – No report.

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – No report.

Kalama River – Five bank rods had no catch.

Lewis River – 15 bank rods had no catch. 3 boats/6 rods kept one steelhead.

Drano Lake – Three bank rods released one steelhead. 29 boats/66 rods kept eight Chinook, two jacks and released seven steelhead.

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – No report.

Klickitat River above #5 Fishway – No report.