Cowlitz Fish Report
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November 17, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 3,636 coho adults, 215 coho jacks, 17 fall Chinook adults, one fall Chinook jack, 51 summer-run steelhead, and 68 cutthroat trout over six days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 535 coho adults and 55 coho jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood and they released 362 coho adults and 16 coho jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek. Tacoma Power also released 2,127 coho adults, 116 coho jacks, and four cutthroat trout into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park.
Tacoma Power employees released 11 fall Chinook adults, one fall Chinook jack, 28 coho adults, three coho jacks, and four cutthroat trout into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge and they released 378 coho adults and 18 coho jacks into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 3,590 cubic feet per second on Monday, November 17, 2025. Water visibility is 6 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.
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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.