SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (9-8-21)

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW

Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary August 30-September 6, 2021

Sept 8, 2021 

Columbia River and Tributary Fishery Reports 

Updates: Mainstem and tributary 

Columbia River Mainstem 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Warrior Rock line:  

Effective September 4, 2021 until further notice: Closed to fishing for and retention of salmon and steelhead. 

Warrior Rock line upstream to Bonneville Dam: 

Effective September 7, 2021 until further notice: Closed to fishing for and retention of salmon and  steelhead, which also includes Camas Slough during this period. 

Sturgeon: 

Columbia River, Buoy 10 upstream to the Wauna Powerlines near Cathlamet WA including adjacent  tributaries: 

Catch and release fishing only. Fishing for sturgeon at night is closed. 

Columbia River, from Wauna Powerlines near Cathlamet WA upstream to Bonneville Dam including  the Cowlitz River: 

Effective Saturdays, September 11 and September 18, 2021 only: Daily limit 1, annual limit 2. Retained fish must measure between 44-inches and 50- inches fork length. 

Reminder to anglers: Fork length is measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose to the fork in the  caudal fin (tail) with the fish laying on its side on a flat surface, with the tape measure/ruler positioned  under the fish. 

Fishing for sturgeon at night is closed. 

Retention of green sturgeon is prohibited. 

Columbia River, from Bonneville Dam upstream to McNary Dam including adjacent tributaries: Catch and release fishing only. Fishing for sturgeon at night is closed.

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Drano Lake: 

Effective September 4, 2021, in the waters of Drano Lake located between a line projected through  shoreline markers (located on north and west shores) approximately 2,000’ downstream of the Little  White Salmon National Fish Hatchery, upstream to the deadline markers at the mouth of the Little  White Salmon River immediately below the fish hatchery: Closed to angling for all species. 

Wind River:  

Effective September 16 through November 30, 2021, from 100 feet above Shipherd Falls upstream to  Moore Bridge: Angling closed.  

Tributary Weir Report: Current status as of September 8, 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. Installed and operating. 

Coweeman River Weir – located at river mile 6.8 near the end of Allen Street in Kelso. Installed and  operating. 

Cedar Creek Weir – located 0.25 mile from the mouth with the NF Lewis. Installed and operating. 

Fishery Reports: 

Mainstem Columbia River 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 86 bank anglers kept 10 Chinook, five Chinook jacks and released two Chinook, one  coho and one steelhead. 91 boats/260 rods kept 36 Chinook, six Chinook jacks, three coho, one coho  jack and released three Chinook and two coho. 

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 137 boats/348 rods kept 46 Chinook, eight Chinook jacks, three coho, two  coho jacks and released seven Chinook and five coho. 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 10 bank anglers had no catch. 87 boats/205 rods kept 13 Chinook, five coho, one coho  jack and released three coho. 

Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 149 bank anglers kept four Chinook, one coho and released one coho. 135 boats/327 rods kept 45 Chinook, five Chinook jacks, six coho and released one Chinook, one Chinook  jack and 15 coho. 

Sec 5 (Woodland) – 26 bank anglers kept 1 Chinook. 45 boats/102 rods kept 32 Chinook, six Chinook  jacks, four coho and released one Chinook, one Chinook jack and five coho. 

Sec 6 (Kalama) – 114 bank anglers kept 12 Chinook and one coho. 44 boats/93 rods kept 20 Chinook,  one Chinook jack, two coho and released three Chinook. 

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 60 boats/149 rods kept 48 Chinook, three Chinook jacks, five coho and released four Chinook and three Chinook jacks. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 29 bank anglers kept two Chinook and released one steelhead. 100 boats/203 rods kept 25 Chinook, one Chinook jack, five coho, one coho jack and released two Chinook, two Chinook  jacks and three coho. 

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 11 bank anglers had no catch. 22 boats/48 rods kept 16 Chinook, three coho and  released one Chinook jack and two coho.  

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – Two bank anglers had no catch. 19 boats/42 rods kept 20 Chinook, two Chinook  jacks, three coho and released three Chinook and three coho. 

Sturgeon: 

Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 3 boats/9 rods released six sublegal, seven legal and four oversize sturgeon. 

Sec 8 (Longview) – 2 boats/11 rods released one sublegal and two legal sturgeon. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead: 

Cowlitz River I-5 Br downstream – No report.  

Cowlitz River Above the I-5 Br – No report. 

Kalama River – No report.  

Lewis River – No report.  

Wind River – 2 boats/2 rods had no catch. 

Drano Lake – 11 bank rods released one Chinook and two steelhead. 100 boats/268 rods kept 80 Chinook, five Chinook jacks, two coho and released 61 Chinook, two Chinook jacks, one coho and four steelhead. 

Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge – 10 bank rods released one steelhead.

Klickitat River above #5 Fishway – Five bank rods had no catch.