Cowlitz Fish Report
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April 27, 2026
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 258 Winter-run Steelhead, 320 Spring Chinook adults, 18 Spring Chinook jacks, and 14 Summer-run Steelhead over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 70 Winter-run Steelhead, 112 Spring Chinook adults, and three Spring Chinook jacks into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park and they released 19 Winter-run Steelhead, 31 Spring Chinook adults, three Spring Chinook jacks into Lake Scanewa at the Copper Canyon release site.
In addition, they released 14 Winter-run Steelhead into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge and they released 29 Winter-run Steelhead into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 5,100 cubic feet per second on Monday, April 27, 2026. Water visibility is 7 feet and water temperature is 46.4 (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.