Cowlitz Fish Report
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October 14, 2024
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 4,911 coho adults, 984 coho jacks, 1 spring Chinook adult, 29 summer-run steelhead adults, 349 fall Chinook adults, 48 fall Chinook jacks, and 113 cutthroat trout over seven days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 1,175 coho adults, 90 coho jacks, one spring Chinook adult, and one cutthroat trout at Franklin Bridge in Packwood and they released 1,297 coho adults, 79 coho jacks, and one cutthroat trout into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 720 coho adults, 158 coho jacks, 121 fall Chinook adults, 13 fall Chinook jacks, and three cutthroat trout to the Tilton River near Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 3,620 cubic feet per second on Monday, October 14th, 2024. Water visibility is 11 feet and water temperature is 54.0 degrees 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.