Cowlitz Fish Report
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June 8, 2026
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered seven Winter-run Steelhead, 368 Spring Chinook adults, 127 Spring Chinook jacks, and 29 Summer-run Steelhead over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released four Winter-run Steelhead, 136 Spring Chinook adults, and 45 Spring Chinook jacks into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park near Randle and they released 104 Spring Chinook adults and 38 Spring Chinook jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek. In addition, Tacoma Power employees released two Winter-run Steelhead, 54 Spring Chinook adults, and 24 Spring Chinook jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood.
As of Friday, June 5, 2026, Tacoma Power has recycled 215 Summer-run Steelhead and four Spring Chinook adults this season to the I-5 boat launch in Toledo.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 3,820 cubic feet per second on Monday, June 8, 2026. Water visibility is 8 feet and water temperature is 49.8 (F). River flows could change at any time so boaters and anglers should remain alert for this possibility.
Cowlitz Fish Stats:
- Graphs of adult returns by species for each week and 10-year averages.
- Tables of collections by species for each week, season to date and weekly 5-year averages.