Preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem, tributary sampling summary for Feb. 27-March 5

Fishery reports for salmon/steelhead on mainstem Columbia River:

Sec 1 (Bonneville) — One bank angler had no catch.

Sec 4 (Vancouver) — Three bank anglers had no catch; one boat/one rod had no catch.

Sec 5 (Woodland) — 14 bank anglers had no catch.

Sec 6 (Kalama) — Five bank anglers had no catch; four boats/six rods released one Chinook.

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) — One boat/one rod had no catch.

Sec 8 (Longview) — 46 bank anglers kept one steelhead and released two steelhead; 13 boats/27 rods had no catch.

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) — Five bank anglers had no catch; one boat/one rod had no catch.

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) — One boat/one rod had no catch.

Fishery reports for salmon/steelhead on Columbia River Tributaries:

Cowlitz River Interstate 5 Bridge downstream — 87 bank rods kept three steelhead.

Cowlitz River above the I-5 bridge — 19 bank rods kept one steelhead and released one steelhead; five boats/17 rods kept 11 steelhead and released one steelhead.