Cowlitz Fish Report
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May 11, 2026
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 81 Winter-run Steelhead, 987 Spring Chinook adults, 121 Spring Chinook jacks, 23 Summer-run Steelhead, and one Cutthroat trout over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released ten Winter-run Steelhead, 426 Spring Chinook adults, and 45 Spring Chinook jacks into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park and they released 20 Winter-run Steelhead, 195 Spring Chinook adults, and 27 Spring Chinook jacks into Lake Scanewa at the Copper Canyon release site.
In addition, they released 15 Winter-run Steelhead and one Cutthroat trout into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 5,180 cubic feet per second on Monday, May 11, 2026. Water visibility is 8 feet and water temperature is 47.7 (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.