Cowlitz Fish Report
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August 25, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 121 spring Chinook adults, 12 spring Chinook jacks, 107 spring Chinook mini jacks, 15 fall Chinook adults, 125 summer-run steelhead, and four cutthroat trout over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released nine spring Chinook adults, three spring Chinook jacks, and three cutthroat trout at Franklin Bridge in Packwood. In addition, Tacoma Power employees released 80 spring Chinook adults and five spring Chinook jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek. Six spring Chinook adults and one cutthroat trout were released into Lake Scanewa at Copper Canyon.
Tacoma Power employees released eight fall Chinook adults into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge.
As of Friday, August 22, 2025, Tacoma Power recycled 1,934 summer-run steelhead and 303 spring Chinook adults this season to the I-5 boat launch in Toledo.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 3,310 cubic feet per second on Monday, August 25, 2025. Water visibility is 13 feet and water temperature is 55.4 (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.