Cowlitz Fish Report
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August 10, 2026
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 388 Summer-run Steelhead, 111 Spring Chinook adults, 17 Spring Chinook jacks, 212 Spring Chinook mini jacks, six Fall Chinook adults, three Fall Chinook jacks, and 20 Cutthroat trout over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 29 Spring Chinook adults, three Spring Chinook jacks, and eight Cutthroat trout into Lake Scanewa at the Copper Canyon release site and they released 39 Spring Chinook adults and eight Spring Chinook jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood. In addition, Tacoma Power employees released 12 Spring Chinook adults and two Spring Chinook jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek.
Tacoma Power employees released five Cutthroat trout, five Fall Chinook adults, and two Fall Chinook jacks into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge.
As of Friday, August 7, 2026, Tacoma Power has recycled 1,622 Summer-run Steelhead and five Spring Chinook adults this season to the I-5 boat launch in Toledo.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 2,300 cubic feet per second on Monday, August 10, 2026. Water visibility is 9 feet and water temperature is 51.8 (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.