Cowlitz Fish Report
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May 19, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 379 spring Chinook adults, 44 spring Chinook jacks, 12 winter-run steelhead adults, and 24 summer-run steelhead adults over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 132 spring Chinook adults, 18 spring Chinook jacks, and five winter-run steelhead into Lake Scanewa near Randle and they released 70 spring Chinook adults and 10 spring Chinook jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek. They also released 42 spring Chinook adults and nine spring Chinook jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood.
In addition, Tacoma Power employees released three winter-run steelhead into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge.
As of Friday, May 19, 2025, Tacoma Power has recycled 59 summer-run steelhead and 44 spring Chinook adults this season to the I-5 boat launch in Toledo.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 5,140 cubic feet per second on Monday, May 19, 2025. Water visibility is 9 feet and water temperature is 46.7. 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.