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.

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.