SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (8-3-21)
THE FOLLOWING FISHING AND WEIR REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW
Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary July 26-Aug 1, 2021
Columbia River and Tributary Fishery Reports
Updates: Mainstem and tributary
Columbia River Tributaries
Tributary Weir Report: Current status as of August 3, 2021.
This section will provide operational status of the resistance board weirs run in Southwest WA. Additional information for these and other weirs will be available in the coming weeks.
Grays River Weir – located upstream of the Highway 4 bridge ~.3 miles. Installed and operating.
Kalama River Weir – located at the Modrow Trap facility. Installed and operating.
Elochoman River Weir – located upstream of the Foster Road bridge ~.5 miles. Installed and operating.
Washougal River Weir – located at the Fords Game Access Site. Installed and operating.
Green River Weir – located at the North Toutle Hatchery. Installs anticipated to begin the week of August 2nd
Coweeman River Weir – located at river mile 6.8 near the end of Allen Street in Kelso. Installs anticipated to begin the week of August 9th
Cedar Creek Weir – located 0.25 mile from the mouth with the NF Lewis. Installs anticipated to begin the first week of September
Fishery Reports:
Lower Columbia mainstem Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam – 59 salmonid boats and 34 Washington bank rods were tallied during Tuesday’s (8/3) flight count.
Mainstem Columbia River
Salmon/Steelhead:
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 26 bank anglers kept one sockeye, four steelhead and released three Chinook and five steelhead.
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 5 boats/10 rods had no catch.
Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 54 bank anglers kept one sockeye, four steelhead and released 10 steelhead.
Sec 4 (Vancouver) – Nine bank anglers had no catch. 5 boats/12 rods had no catch.
Sec 5 (Woodland) – Nine bank anglers had no catch. 8 boats/12 rods had no catch.
Sec 6 (Kalama) – 20 bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/4 rods had no catch.
Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 2 boats/6 rods kept three Chinook and released four steelhead.
Sec 8 (Longview) – 63 bank anglers kept four steelhead and released three steelhead. 4 boats/7 rods had no catch.
Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 11 bank anglers had no catch. 3 boats/9 rods kept three steelhead and released one Chinook and four steelhead.
Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – No report.
Sturgeon:
Sec 6 (Kalama) – 1 boat/4 rods released 10 sublegal sturgeon.
Sec 8 (Longview) – 1 boat/3 rods had no catch.
Walleye:
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 4 boats/5 rods released one walleye.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead:
Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – Six bank rods had no catch.
Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 11 bank rods kept one steelhead. 24 boats/77 rods kept 33 steelhead and released one jack and one steelhead.
Kalama River – 12 bank rods kept one steelhead and released one steelhead.
Lewis River – 10 bank rods had no catch. 3 boats/6 rods kept one steelhead.
Drano Lake – Four rods kept one Chinook. 8 boats/15 rods kept two Chinook and released one Chinook, one jack and 11 steelhead.
Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – No report.
Klickitat River above #5 Fishway – No report.
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