Cowlitz Fish Report
Cowlitz Restoration and Recovery grant funding is available for hatchery-associated production (HAP) projects or activities that lead to on-the-ground projects. The 2024 grant round is open as of February 7, 2024.
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March 18, 2024
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 270 winter-run steelhead adults over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 25 winter-run steelhead adults into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park and 33 winter-run steelhead adults into the Tilton River at the Bremer Bridge release site near Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 5,140 cubic feet per second on Monday, March 18, 2024. Water visibility is 7 feet and water temperature is 44.6F. 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.