Cowlitz Fish Report
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December 1, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 1,567 coho adults, 70 coho jacks, one fall Chinook adult, one fall Chinook jack, seven summer-run steelhead, one winter-run steelhead, and 39 cutthroat trout over six days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 117 coho adults and nine coho jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood and they released 126 coho adults and four coho jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek. Tacoma Power also released 850 coho adults, 36 coho jacks, one winter-run steelhead, and four cutthroat trout into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park.
Tacoma Power employees released one fall Chinook adult, one fall Chinook jack, 131 coho adults, 13 coho jacks, and nine cutthroat trout into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge and they released 202 coho adults and two coho jacks into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 3,430 cubic feet per second on Monday, December 1, 2025. Water visibility is 7 feet and water temperature is 43.3 (F). River flows could change at any time so boaters and anglers should remain alert for this possibility.
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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.