SW WA, Lower Columbia, Gorge Pools Fishing Report (3-28-21)
THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY BRYANT SPELLMAN, WDFW
Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary March 22-28, 2021
Fishery Reports:
Lower Columbia mainstem from Bonneville to Astoria – 781 salmonid boats and 157 Washington bank rods were tallied during Saturday’s (3/27) effort count.
Mainstem Columbia River
Salmon/Steelhead:
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 115 bank anglers kept Seven Chinook.
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 14 boats/26 rods released one Chinook.
Sec 3 (I-5 area) – 5 boats/10 rods had no catch.
Sec 4 (Vancouver) – 12 bank anglers had no catch. 34 boats/68 rods kept four Chinook and released one Chinook.
Sec 5 (Woodland) – 19 bank anglers had no catch. 52 boats/138 rods kept 15 Chinook and one jack.
Sec 6 (Kalama) – 28 bank anglers had no catch. 58 boats/140 rods kept nine Chinook.
Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 4 boats/8 rods had no catch.
Sec 8 (Longview) – 31 bank anglers released two steelhead. 83 boats/181 rods kept 13 Chinook, one jack and released one Chinook.
Sec 9 (Cathlamet) – 27 bank anglers had no catch. 11 boats/27 rods kept three Chinook and released one jack.
Sec 10 (Cathlamet) – Four bank anglers had no catch. 153 boats/382 rods kept 53 Chinook and released two jacks.
Sturgeon:
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) – 1 boat/3 rods had no catch.
Walleye:
The Dalles Pool – 18 bank anglers kept two walleye. 2 boats/3 rods kept five walleye.
John Day Pool – 57 boats/140 rods kept 133 walleye and released 50 walleye.
Bass:
The Dalles Pool – Four bank anglers had no catch.
John Day Pool – 10 boats/18 rods released 93 bass.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead:
Cowlitz River – I-5 Br downstream – 74 bank rods kept seven steelhead and released one steelhead.
Above the I-5 Br – 47 bank rods kept six steelhead and released one Chinook and three steelhead. 28 boats/119 rods kept 52 steelhead and released seven steelhead.
Kalama River – Three bank anglers had no catch. 1 boat/3 rods kept one steelhead.
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