Cowlitz Fish Report

July 15, 2019

Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 20 spring Chinook adults, five spring Chinook jacks, 155 spring Chinook mini jacks, and 172 summer-run steelhead adults during five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.

During the past week Tacoma Power employees released three spring Chinook adults and one spring Chinook jack into the Cispus River located near Randle and they released one spring Chinook adult, and one spring Chinook jack at the Franklin Bridge release site in Packwood.

To date, Tacoma Power employees have recycled 220 summer-run steelhead to the lower Cowlitz River.

River flows at Mayfield Dam are approximately 2,430 cubic feet per second on Monday, July 15. Water visibility is 15 feet and the water temperature is 52.5 F. River flows could change at any time so boaters and anglers should remain alert for this possibility.

Get updates about changes to Riffe Lake levels.

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.