Cowlitz Fish Report
January 21, 2020
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 23 coho adults, four coho jacks, 18 winter-run steelhead adults, and one cutthroat trout during five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power released nine coho adults, three coho jacks, one cutthroat trout, and five winter-run steelhead into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
Tacoma Power released six coho adults, one coho jack, and six winter-run steelhead into Lake Scanewa located in Randle.
River flows at Mayfield Dam are approximately 14,400 cubic feet per second on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Water visibility is 4 feet and the water temperature is 44.1 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.