SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (9-25-23)
THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW
Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam – 606 salmonid boats and 53 Washington bank rods were tallied during Saturday’s (9/23) flight count.
Mainstem Columbia River
Salmon/Steelhead:
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 107 bank anglers kept 30 Chinook, five Chinook jacks, one coho and released one Chinook and three coho. 34 boats/90 rods kept 46 Chinook, six Chinook jacks, four coho and released one Chinook jack and one coho.
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 26 boats/62 rods kept 21 Chinook, two Chinook jacks, four coho and released three Chinook, one Chinook jack and one coho.
Sec 3 (I-5 area) – One bank angler had no catch. 11 boats/20 rods kept three Chinook and one Chinook jack.
Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 10 bank anglers had no catch. 32 boats/68 rods kept eight Chinook, one Chinook jack, three coho and released one Chinook.
Sec 5 (Woodland) – No report.
Sec 6 (Kalama) – Five bank anglers had no catch. 9 boats/17 rods kept nine Chinook and three coho. Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 4 boats/11 rods kept four Chinook and two Chinook jacks.
Sec 8 (Longview) – No report.
Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – One bank angler had no catch. 8 boats/19 rods released two Chinook jacks.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead:
Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – 47 bank rods kept one coho, five coho jacks and released one Chinook and one coho jack. 9 boats/15 rods kept three coho, two coho jacks and released one Chinook jack, seven coho and three coho jacks.
Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – 44 bank rods kept one coho, two steelhead and released three Chinook. 1 boat/2 rods kept three steelhead and released two Chinook, two coho jacks and one steelhead.
Kalama River – 12 bank rods released two Chinook and two coho.
Lewis River – 16 bank rods kept 15 coho and two coho jacks.
Wind River – Three bank rods had no catch. 8 boats/12 rods kept one Chinook, three coho and released one Chinook, 23 coho and one steelhead.
Drano Lake – Three bank rod had no catch. 93 boats/312 rods kept 182 Chinook, 28 Chinook jacks, 38 coho and released 12 Chinook, two Chinook jacks, four coho and one steelhead.
Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – Two bank rods had no catch.
Klickitat River above #5 Fishway – One bank rod had no catch. 1 boat/3 rods kept three Chinook.