Cowlitz Fish Report
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December 9, 2024
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 466 coho adults, 20 coho jacks, one summer-run steelhead adult, one fall Chinook adult, 17 cutthroat trout, and two winter-run steelhead adults over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 151 coho adults and one cutthroat trout into Lake Scanewa and they released six coho adults, one winter-run steelhead, one fall Chinook adult, and three cutthroat trout into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge. They released 140 coho adults and 18 coho jacks into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 4,480 cubic feet per second on Monday, December 9, 2024. Water visibility is 14 feet and water temperature is 47.1 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.