SW WA, Lower Columbia, Hanford Reach Fishing Report (10-7-25)
THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORTS ORIGINATED WITH WDFW AND ODFW
WDFW Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – Sept 29-Oct 5, 2025
Mainstem Columbia River
Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 222 salmonid boats and 31 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Saturday, October 4.
Salmon/Steelhead
Section 1 (Bonneville) — No effort reported.
Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) — 14 boats/29 rods kept seven coho, one coho jack and released 25 Chinook, one Chinook jack and five coho.
Section 3 (I-5 Area) — One bank angler had no catch.
Section 4 (Vancouver) — One bank angler had no catch. 21 boats/47 rods kept 26 coho and released five Chinook.
Section 5 (Woodland) — 46 boats/97 rods kept 32 coho, five coho jacks and released 29 Chinook, two Chinook jacks and seven coho.
Section 6 (Kalama) — 42 bank anglers kept two coho, one coho jack and released two Chinook and one coho. 23 boats/58 rods kept 18 coho, one coho jack and released three Chinook, one Chinook jack and seven coho.
Section 7 (Cowlitz) — No effort reported.
Section 8 (Longview) — Two bank anglers had no catch. 10 boats/18 rods kept one coho, one coho jack and released one Chinook and three coho.
Section 9 (Cathlamet) — 7 boats/12 rods released one Chinook jack and one coho.
Section 10 (Cathlamet) — No effort reported.
Sturgeon
No effort reported.
Shad
No effort reported.
Walleye
No effort reported.
Taimen
No effort reported.
Columbia River Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge downstream) — 19 bank anglers had no catch. 1 boat/2 rods had no catch.
Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge upstream) — 11 bank anglers kept one coho and released three Chinook. 1 boat/3 rods kept one coho jack.
Kalama River — 19 bank rods kept one coho and released one Chinook. 1 boat/1 rod had no catch.
Lewis River — 163 bank anglers kept four Chinook, 44 coho, nine coho jacks, one steelhead and released four Chinook and eight coho. 34 boats/61 rods kept 25 Chinook, 10 Chinook jacks, six coho, seven coho jacks and released three Chinook, four Chinook jacks, two coho and one coho jack.
Wind River — 10 bank anglers kept two coho and released one coho. 65 boats/155 rods kept 41 Chinook, 12 Chinook jacks, 170 coho, three coho jacks and released 32 coho and one steelhead.
Drano Lake — 43 bank anglers kept nine Chinook, three coho and released four Chinook, four coho and nine steelhead. 66 boats/208 rods kept 87 Chinook, 14 Chinook jacks, 59 coho, five coho jacks and released eight Chinook, one Chinook jack, one coho and two steelhead.
Klickitat River (below Fisher Hill Bridge) — 85 bank anglers kept 42 Chinook, two coho and released three Chinook. 2 boats/4 rods kept two coho and released one coho jack.
Klickitat River (above# 5 fishway) — 12 bank anglers kept two Chinook and two Chinook jacks.
WDFW 2025 Hanford Reach Sport Fishery
The Hanford Reach fall salmon sport fishery from September 29 through October 6. WDFW staff interviewed anglers from 454 boats (1,512 anglers) with 740 adult Chinook. Based on sampling, an estimated 2,285 adult Chinook were harvested from 4,525 angler trips (1,471 boats) in the eighth week of the fishery.
ODFW Buoy 10 Columbia Catch Summaries
From Friday, October 3 through Sunday, October 5, 2025 Oregon creel samplers contacted 83 boats (258 anglers) for 121 Coho (averaged 0.48 fish/rod) kept; and 2 Chinook and 48 Coho released.
2025 Cumulative Report through 10/5/2025:
Boats sampled to date: 5,476 boats (17,953 anglers)
Fish sampled to date: 6,392 Chinook and 6,905 Coho
Estimated angler trips: 62,359 boat and 4,458 bank
Estimated kept catch: 23,852 Chinook and 25,960 Coho
Estimated released: 16,553 Chinook and 17,050 Coho
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