Fishing effort at Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia River continues to build as the season progresses toward its peak, traditionally the third week of August.
The tides will be incoming on mornings next week, which often improves coho catches.
Washington’s weekend sampling was 159 boats/454 anglers with 77 chinook and 39 coho kept. Only fin-clipped coho and chinook may be retained.
Fishery Reports
Lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam. There were 316 salmonid boats and 115 Washington bank rods tallied during the Aug. 10 flight count.
MAINSTEM COLUMBIA
Salmon/Steelhead
Sec. 1 (Bonneville) — 26 bank anglers released one steelhead; three boats/six rods had no catch.
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) — Five bank anglers had no catch; five boats/eight rods had no catch.
Sec 3 (I-5 area) — Three bank anglers had no catch; four boats/nine rods had no catch.
Sec 4 (Vancouver) — 18 bank anglers kept two Chinookl; 18 boats/45 rods kept four Chinook, and released one jack and two steelhead.
Sec 5 (Woodland) — 41 bank anglers kept two Chinook; 23 boats/47 rods kept one Chinook, and released one jack and one steelhead.
Sec 6 (Kalama) — 144 bank anglers kept three Chinook and released one steelhead; 13 boats/33 rods kept two Chinook and released one sub-legal sturgeon.
Sec 7 (Cowlitz) — No bank effort reported; 17 boats/41 rods kept four Chinook, one jack, and released one legal and two oversize sturgeon.
Sec 8 (Longview) — 59 bank rods released one steelhead; 13 boats/26 rods kept two Chinook and released one jack.
Sec 9 (Cathlamet) — Three bank anglers had no catch; nine boats/16 rods released four jacks and four steelhead.
COLUMBIA RIVER TRIBUTARIES
Salmon/Steelhead
Cowlitz River I-5 Bridge downstream — 30 bank rods kept two steelhead.
Cowlitz River above the I-5 Bridge — 11 bank rods kept five steelhead; 13 boats/45 rods kept 42 steelhead.
Kalama River — Four bank rods kept two steelhead and released one steelhead; two boats/three rods released four steelhead.
Lewis River — Three bank rods released one steelhead; six boats/13 rods kept one steelhead and released one Chinook jack.
Drano Lake — Six bank rods released five steelhead; 48 boats/124 rods kept 26 chinook, and released four Chinook, three jacks, 46 steelhead, one sockeye, and one sturgeon.
OREGON CREEL CHECKS
Bonneville pool — Seven boats/18 rods with 13 steelhead released; two boats/four rods with one walleye kept.
The Dalles pool — Six boats/10 rods with 12 walleye kept and 10 released.
John Day pool — 19 boats/32 rods with 128 walleye kept and 40 released.
