Cowlitz Fish Report
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February 9, 2026
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 66 Coho adults, 231 winter-run Steelhead, and one cutthroat trout adult over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released seven Coho adults, three winter-run Steelhead, and one cutthroat trout into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park and they released 30 Coho adults and six winter-run Steelhead at Franklin Bridge in Packwood.
Tacoma Power employees released 27 Coho adults and six winter-run Steelhead into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 4,370 cubic feet per second on Monday, February 9, 2026. Water visibility is 3 feet and water temperature is 44.1(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.