On the lower Columbia River between Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 119 salmonid boats and 25 Washington bank rods were tallied between the I-205 bridge and Willow Grove on Oct. 3.
MAINSTEM COLUMBIA
Salmon/Steelhead
Sec. 1 (Bonneville) — 88 bank anglers kept eight Chinook, two Chinook jacks, two coho, released one Chinook jack and one coho; 33 boats/73 rods kept 29 Chinook, eight Chinook jacks, eight coho, one coho jack, released six Chinook and two coho.
Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) — Four bank anglers kept one Chinook jack; 82 boats/181 rods kept 28 Chinook, 10 Chinook jacks, 12 coho, two coho jacks, released two Chinook, two coho and one steelhead.
Sec 3 (I-5 area) — Two boats/three rods kept one Chinook and one coho jack.
Sec 4 (Vancouver) — 13 bank anglers kept one coho; 53 boats/108 rods kept 17 Chinook, two Chinook jacks, 15 coho, one coho jack, released one Chinook, three Chinook jacks, eight coho and one coho jack.
Sec 5 (Woodland) — One bank angler had no catch; 23 boats/49 rods kept nine Chinook, one Chinook jack, six coho, released two Chinook and two coho.
Sec 6 (Kalama) — 42 bank anglers kept two Chinook, one Chinook jack, three coho and released one Chinook jack; 27 boats/58 rods kept 11 Chinook, three Chinook jacks and eight coho.
Sec 7 (Cowlitz) — Four boats/eight rods kept one coho and released one coho.
Sec 8 (Longview) — 15 bank anglers kept one Chinook; 28 boats/51 rods kept four Chinook, six coho, released two Chinook, one Chinook jack and one coho.
Sec 9 (Cathlamet) — Six boats/nine rods had no catch.
Sec 10 (Cathlamet) — One boat/one rod had no catch.
COLUMBIA TRIBUTARIES
Salmon/Steelhead
Cowlitz River I-5 bridge downstream — 117 bank rods kept four coho, two coho jacks, released three Chinook, one Chinook jack and 11 coho; 11 boats/27 rods kept five coho, three coho jack, released four coho and one coho jack.
Cowlitz River above the I-5 bridge — 66 bank rods kept nine coho, eight steelhead, released nine Chinook and two coho.
Kalama River — Three bank rods kept one coho and one steelhead; one boat/one rod had no catch.
Lewis River — 76 bank rods kept 12 coho, one coho jack and released five coho; 22 boats/38 rods kept three Chinook, two Chinook jacks, 12 coho, one steelhead, released two Chinook, one Chinook jack and four coho.
Wind River — One bank rod had no catch; 14 boats/30 rods kept 21 coho, released one Chinook and 11 coho.
Drano Lake — 19 bank rods kept three coho, one steelhead, released one coho and four steelhead; 66 boats/174 rods kept 37 Chinook, eight Chinook jacks, 57 coho, eight steelhead, released 31 Chinook, seven coho and five steelhead.
Klickitat River below Fisher Hill Bridge — 17 bank rods kept one coho jack.
Klickitat River above No. 5 Fishway — Nine bank rods had no catch.
OREGON CREEL CHECKS
Buoy 10 — 87 boats/255 rods with four chinook and 105 coho kept, plus two chinook and 77coho released.
Troutdale — 131 boats/246 anglers with 37 chinook, 18 jack chinook, 27 coho and one jack coho kept plus one chinook, two jack chinook, five coho and one jack coho released.
Bonneville pool — 51 boats/135 anglers with 58 chinook, 38 jack chinook, 29 coho and three jack coho kept plus 15 chinook and 12 coho released; one boat/two anglers with no walleye.
The Dalles pool — 22 boats/58 anglers with 22 chinook, nine jack chinook and 14 coho kept plus two steelhead released; two boats/seven anglers with seven sub-legal and five oversize sturgeon released; seven boats/11 anglers with five walleye kept.
John Day pool — Three boats/four anglers with one jack chinook kept; six boats/12 anglers with 26 walleye kept and 14 released.
