Cowlitz Fish Report
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August 31, 2026
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered one Coho adult, eight Coho jacks 134 Summer-run Steelhead, 150 Spring Chinook adults, 20 Spring Chinook jacks, 120 Spring Chinook mini jacks, 23 Fall Chinook adults, 13 Fall Chinook jacks, and 16 Cutthroat trout over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released one Coho adult, four Coho jacks, 57 Spring Chinook adults, seven Spring Chinook jacks, and seven Cutthroat trout into Lake Scanewa at the Copper Canyon release site and they released one Coho jack, 33 Spring Chinook adults, and three Spring Chinook jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood. In addition, Tacoma Power employees released two Coho jacks, 41 Spring Chinook adults, and three Spring Chinook jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek.
Tacoma Power employees released one Coho jack, five Cutthroat trout, 18 Fall Chinook adults, and nine Fall Chinook jacks into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge.
As of Friday, August 28, 2026, Tacoma Power has recycled 1,878 Summer-run Steelhead and five Spring Chinook adults this season to the I-5 boat launch in Toledo.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 2,340 cubic feet per second on Monday, August 31, 2026. Water visibility is 11 feet and water temperature is 53.1 (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.