Cowlitz Fish Report
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November 10, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 5,187 coho adults, 463 coho jacks, 29 fall Chinook adults, four fall Chinook jacks, 77 summer-run steelhead, and 89 cutthroat trout over seven days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 650 coho adults and 99 coho jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood and they released 692 coho adults and 81 coho jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek. Tacoma Power also released 2,733 coho adults, 226 coho jacks, and six cutthroat trout into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park. In addition, they released 376 coho adults, 24 coho jacks, and one cutthroat trout at Copper Canyon Creek.
Tacoma Power employees released 27 fall Chinook adults, six fall Chinook jacks, 216 coho adults, 28 coho jacks, and 13 cutthroat trout into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge and they released 481 coho adults and 46 coho jacks into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 3,540 cubic feet per second on Monday, November 10, 2025. Water visibility is 12 feet and water temperature is 52.2 (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.