Cowlitz Fish Report
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December 29, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 500 Coho adults, eight Coho jacks, 54 winter-run Steelhead, and one Cutthroat trout over four days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 196 Coho adults and three Coho jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek. Tacoma Power also released 181 Coho adults, two Coho jacks, and five winter-run Steelhead into Lake Scanewa at Copper Canyon.
Tacoma Power employees released one fall Chinook adult, 87 Coho adults, three Coho jacks, two winter-run Steelhead, and one Cutthroat into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 16,400 cubic feet per second on Monday, December 29, 2025. Water visibility is 0.5 foot and water temperature is 45.9(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.