SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (9-29-20)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW

Preliminary Washington lower Columbia River mainstem sport sampling summary September 21-27, 2020

Fishery Reports: 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Mainstem Lower Columbia River 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 42 bank anglers kept five Chinook and released one Chinook jack. 30 boats/82 rods kept 32 Chinook, three Chinook jacks, one coho, one coho jack and released three Chinook jacks. 

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 104 boats/234 rods kept 50 Chinook, 10 Chinook jacks, seven coho, two coho jacks and released two Chinook and two coho. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 55 bank anglers kept one Chinook. 50 boats/118 rods kept 35 Chinook, five Chinook jacks, six coho, one coho jack and released one Chinook jack and two coho.

Sec 5 (Woodland) – Eight bank anglers had no catch. 44 boats/105 rods kept 16 Chinook, two Chinook jacks, seven coho and released four coho. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 80 bank anglers kept nine Chinook, one Chinook jack and one coho. 32 boats/81 rods kept six Chinook, two Chinook jacks and released one steelhead and two coho. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 29 boats/69 rods kept six Chinook, one Chinook jack, one coho and released one coho. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 16 bank anglers had no catch. 15 boats/27 rods kept six Chinook and one Chinook jack. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 14 boats/36 rods kept two Chinook, one Chinook jack, two coho and two coho jacks. 

Sturgeon: 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 16 bank anglers had no catch. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 2 boats/5 rods had no catch. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 6 boats/18 rods kept three legal and released 15 sublegal and two oversize sturgeon. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 4 bank anglers had no catch. 11 boats/33 rods released three sublegal sturgeon. 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 8 boats/23 rods kept three legal and released four sublegal and three oversized sturgeon. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 5 boats/12 rods kept one legal and released two sublegal sturgeon. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 4 boats/11 rods released one sublegal sturgeon. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 35 bank anglers had no catch. 22 boats/60 rods released one sublegal sturgeon. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 1 boats/5 rods had no catch. 

Walleye: 

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 1 boat/1 rod had no catch. 

Salmon/Steelhead/sturgeon: 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Cowlitz River – I-5 Br downstream – 17 bank rods kept one legal and released seven sublegal and one oversize sturgeon. 19 boats/40 rods kept six coho, two legal sturgeon and released two coho, 13 sublegal and three oversized sturgeon. 

Above the I-5 Br – 56 bank anglers kept two steelhead and released 34 Chinook and two Chinook jacks. 5 boats/11 rods kept one steelhead and released one Chinook, two Chinook jacks and one coho jack. 

Kalama River – 10 bank anglers released two Chinook. 

Drano Lake – 41 bank anglers kept two coho and released two steelhead. 65 boats/182 rods kept 80 Chinook, 14 Chinook jacks, three coho and released 16 Chinook and four steelhead. 

Pikeminnow Sport – Reward Fishery Program: The 2020 program has been extended through October 11, 2020 at limited stations. Additional details available on the Pikeminnow Facebook page or Pikeminnow website. 

Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery 2020 

Weekly Catch 

Sept 21-27, 2020 

Station Tags Total NPM CPUE

Cathlamet 0 481 5.3

Willow Grove 0 384 7.8

Rainier 0 27 1.4

Kalama 0 9 0.6

Ridgefield 0 280 8.2

Gleason 0 57 3.6

Chinook Landing 0 188 5.1

Washougal 0 834 17.7

Cascade Locks 0 192 4.8

Bingen 0 2 0.5

The Dalles 0 54 1.4

Giles French 0 131 3.2

Umatilla 0 76 3.3

Columbia Point 0 125 3.5

Vernita 0 32 5.3

Lyon’s Ferry 0 12 3.0

Boyer Park 0 547 6.1

Green Belt 0 374 5.7