SW WA, Lower Columbia, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (6-24-25)

THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY JERRY PRUIETT, WDFW

Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – June 16-22, 2025

Mainstem Columbia River 

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 38 salmonid  boats and 349 Washington bank rods were tallied on Sunday, June 22. Count impacted by weather. 

Salmon/Steelhead 

Section 1 (Bonneville) — 18 bank anglers released one Chinook. No boat effort reported. 

Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) — 26 bank anglers kept eight sockeye. 16 boats/38 rods kept one Chinook jack, and released three Chinook and one jack. 

Section 3 (I-5 Area) — 53 bank anglers kept one Chinook jack and seven sockeye. No boat effort  reported. 

Section 4 (Vancouver) — 55 bank anglers kept two Chinook jacks and 13 sockeye. 4 boats/13 rods  kept one sockeye. 

Section 5 (Woodland) — No bank effort reported. 2 boats/5 rods had no catch.

Section 6 (Kalama) — 21 bank anglers released one sockeye. 3 boats/8 rods had no catch.

Section 7 (Cowlitz) — No effort reported.  

Section 8 (Longview) — 42 bank anglers kept one steelhead. 6 boats/16 rods kept four steelhead  and released one steelhead. 

Section 9 (Cathlamet) — Four bank anglers had no catch. 3 boats/7 rods kept one steelhead.

Section 10 (Cathlamet) — Seven bank anglers kept one steelhead. No boat effort reported.

\Sturgeon 

No effort reported. 

Shad 

Section 1 (Bonneville) — 16 bank anglers kept 70 and released 9 shad. 3 boats/8 rods kept 85 shad.

Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) — No bank effort reported. 1 boat/1 rod released 12 shad.

Walleye 

Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) — 1 boat/2 rods had no catch. 

Columbia River Tributaries 

Salmon/Steelhead 

Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge downstream) — 50 bank anglers kept three steelhead. 1 boat/4 rods had  no catch. 

Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge upstream) — 38 bank anglers kept five Chinook, two Chinook jacks, and  released two Chinook. 4 boats/12 rods kept one Chinook and 18 steelhead. 

Kalama River — Five bank anglers had no catch. No boat effort reported. 

Lewis River — 19 bank anglers had no catch. No boat effort reported. 

Wind River — No effort reported. 

Drano Lake — Two bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/3 rods had no catch. 

Klickitat River (below Fisher Hill Bridge) — Two bank anglers had no catch. No boat effort reported.

ODFW LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER CATCH STATS