Cowlitz Fish Report
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November 3, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 5,268 coho adults, 800 coho jacks, 78 fall Chinook adults, 22 fall Chinook jacks, 110 summer-run steelhead, and 208 cutthroat trout over seven days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 658 coho adults and 137 coho jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood and they released 768 coho adults and 160 coho jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek. Tacoma Power also released 2,799 coho adults, 339 coho jacks, and two cutthroat trout into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park.
Tacoma Power employees released 42 fall Chinook adults, 15 fall Chinook jacks, 121 coho adults, 21 coho jacks, and six cutthroat trout into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge and they released 766 coho adults and 150 coho jacks into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 3,710 cubic feet per second on Monday, November 3, 2025. Water visibility is 12 feet and water temperature is 53.1 (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.