Cowlitz Fish Report
Cowlitz Restoration and Recovery grant funding is available for hatchery-associated production (HAP) projects or activities that lead to on-the-ground projects. The 2025 grant round is closed. Year-round engagement is encouraged to prepare for future grant rounds.
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June 23, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 181 spring Chinook adults, nine spring Chinook jacks, one winter-run steelhead, and 55 summer-run steelhead over four days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 144 spring Chinook adults and seven spring Chinook jacks into Lake Scanewa near Randle and they released one winter-run steelhead at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
As of Friday, June 20, 2025, Tacoma Power has recycled 235 summer-run steelhead and 262 spring Chinook adults this season to the I-5 boat launch in Toledo.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 5,840 cubic feet per second on Monday, June 23, 2025. Water visibility is 12 feet and water temperature is 49.6. 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.