Cowlitz Fish Report
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October 6, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 1,925 coho adults, 1,275 coho jacks, 22 spring Chinook adults, 12 spring Chinook jacks, 333 fall Chinook adults, 79 fall Chinook jacks, 85 summer-run steelhead, and 54 cutthroat trout over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released one spring Chinook adult, 286 coho adults and 312 coho jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood and they released five spring Chinook adults, 252 coho adults, and 229 coho jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek. Tacoma Power also released 28 spring Chinook adults, five spring Chinook jacks, 853 coho adults, 529 coho jacks, and seven cutthroat trout into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park.
Tacoma Power employees released 149 fall Chinook adults, 62 fall Chinook jacks, 76 coho adults, three coho jacks, and one cutthroat trout to the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge and they released 322 coho adults and 198 coho jacks into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 3,590 cubic feet per second on Monday, October 6, 2025. Water visibility is 9 feet and water temperature is 54.7 (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.