Cowlitz Fish Report
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April 6, 2026
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 511 Winter-run Steelhead, 43 Spring Chinook adult, one Spring Chinook jack, and one Cutthroat adult over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 66 Winter-run Steelhead, 27 Spring Chinook adults, and one spring Chinook jack into Lake Scanewa at the Copper Canyon release site and they released nine Spring Chinook adults and 69 Winter-run Steelhead into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park.
In addition, they released 49 Winter-run Steelhead at Franklin Bridge in Packwood and 68 winter-run Steelhead and one cutthroat trout into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge near Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 11,600 cubic feet per second on Monday, April 6, 2026. Water visibility is 5 feet and water temperature is 44.7 (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.