Cowlitz Fish Report

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Cowlitz Fish Report

June 30, 2025

Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 294 spring Chinook adults, 23 spring Chinook jacks, 65 spring Chinook mini jacks, and 114 summer-run steelhead over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.

During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 194 spring Chinook adults and 18 spring Chinook jacks into Lake Scanewa near Randle and they released 62 spring Chinook adults and five spring Chinook jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood.

As of Friday, June 27, 2025, Tacoma Power has recycled 235 summer-run steelhead and 297 spring Chinook adults this season to the I-5 boat launch in Toledo.

River flow below Mayfield Dam is 5,120 cubic feet per second on Monday, June 30, 2025. Water visibility is 9 feet and water temperature is 50.7. River flows could change at any time so boaters and anglers should remain alert for this possibility.

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