Lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 75 salmonid boats and 173 Washington bank rods tallied during the June 29 flight count.
MAINSTEM COLUMBIA
Salmon/Steelhead
Sec 1. (Bonneville) — 36 bank anglers kept eight sockeye, released one Chinook, two steelhead and two sockeye; one boat/two rods had no catch.
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) — 15 bank anglers kept six sockeye and released one Chinook; four boats/six rods had no catch.
Sec 3 (Interstate 5 area) — 42 bank anglers kept 11 sockeye.
Sec 4 (Vancouver) — 99 bank anglers kept two steelhead, 32 sockeye and released one steelhead; seven boats/12 rods had no catch.
Sec 5 (Woodland) — Two bank anglers had no catch.
Sec 6 (Kalama) — 114 bank anglers kept two steelhead, 16 sockeye, released one Chinook and three steelhead; seven boats/15 rods kept three steelhead, two sockeye and released one steelhead.
Sec 7 (Cowlitz) — Two boats/three rods had no catch.
Sec 8 (Longview) — 108 bank anglers kept seven steelhead, released one Chinook, two steelhead and one sockeye; 20 boats/48 rods kept 15 steelhead, released one Chinook and five steelhead.
Sec 9 (Cathlamet) — 21 bank anglers had no catch; three boats/five rods had no catch.
Sec 10 (Cathlamet)— Five bank anglers had no catch; three boats/nine rods kept five steelhead.
Shad
Sec. 1 (Bonneville) — 30 bank anglers kept 190 shad and released 22 shad; three boats/six rods kept 68 shad.
Walleye
Sec. 1 (Bonneville) — One boat/one rod had no catch.
Columbia Tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead
Cowlitz River I-5 Bridge downstream — 45 bank rods kept four steelhead; one boat/two rods had no catch.
Cowlitz River above the I-5 Bridge — 16 bank rods kept one steelhead; 11 boats/37 rods released one Chinook and kept 10 steelhead.
OREGON CREEL CHECK
Lower Columbia — Two boats/four rods with 14 walleye kept.
Bonneville pool — One boat/two rods kept two walleye; three boats/seven rods released one Chinook; 45 bank rods kept one Chinook, one jack Chinook, 16 sockeye, and released one Chinook and seven sockeye.
The Dalles pool — Six boats/11 rods released three walleye and kept 14; one bank angler had no catch.
John Day pool — 21 boats/56 rods released 44 walleye and kept 127.
