SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (9-15-20)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY KEVIN MATHEWS, WDFW

Preliminary Washington Columbia River and Tributary Fishing Report Sept 7-Sept 13, 2020

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Mainstem Lower Columbia River 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 1 boat/4 rods kept two Chinook and one Chinook jack. 

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 15 boats/33 rods kept 16 Chinook, one Chinook jack and released one Chinook. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 1 boat/1 rod kept one Chinook. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 13 bank anglers had no catch. 57 boats/138 rods kept 87 Chinook, 11 Chinook jacks, four coho and released one Chinook jack and six coho. 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – Six bank anglers kept three Chinook. 24 boats/67 rods kept 38 Chinook, two Chinook jacks, two coho and released one Chinook jack and one coho. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 92 bank anglers kept 27 Chinook and two Chinook jacks. 36 boats/80 rods kept 36 Chinook, five Chinook jacks, one coho and released two Chinook jacks. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 24 boats/62 rods kept 30 Chinook, three Chinook jacks, one coho, one coho jack and released one Chinook, one Chinook jack and one coho jack. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – Five bank anglers had no catch. 35 boats/71 rods kept 12 Chinook, one Chinook jack, five coho, one coho jack and released one Chinook. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 14 boats/33 rods kept 16 Chinook, one Chinook jack, four coho and released one coho. 

Sturgeon: 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 8 boats/20 rods kept six legal and released eight sublegal and one oversized sturgeon. 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 2 boats/6 rods kept two legal and released four sublegal and six oversized sturgeon. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 1 boat/5 rods kept one legal sturgeon. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 8 boats/22 rods kept four legal and released 11 sublegal and one oversized sturgeon. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 43 bank anglers released two sublegal and one oversized sturgeon. 114 boats/318 rods kept 43 legal and released 97 sublegal and 23 oversized sturgeon. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 11 bank anglers had no catch. 9 boats/24 rods released one sublegal and one oversized sturgeon. 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Cowlitz River – I-5 Br downstream – Eight bank anglers had no catch. 31 boats/91 rods kept five legal and released 15 sublegal and five oversized sturgeon. 

Kalama River – 13 bank anglers kept one Chinook and released one Chinook. 

Drano Lake – Eight bank anglers kept two Chinook and one Chinook jack. 66 boats/201 rods kept 36 Chinook, two Chinook jacks, three coho and released 11 Chinook.