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.