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WDFW Sport Sampling Results for August 19-25, 2002
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Salmon/Steelhead

• Cowlitz River - Boat anglers did very well averaging a fish for every two anglers, including fish released. The catch consisted of chinook, steelhead, coho, and searun cutthroat. Bank anglers had some activity with steelhead, averaging a steelhead for every sixteen anglers, including fish released.
• River flows at Mayfield Dam are approximately 4,290 cfs.
• Toutle River - The handful of bank anglers checked did well averaging almost a fish kept per angler, with the catch consisting of coho and steelhead.
• Kalama River - Bank anglers did very well averaging one chinook kept for every 2.5 anglers. No boat checks were made last week.
• Lewis River - Effort was high, however the catch consisted of only a couple steelhead. Flows below Merwin Dam were 1,250 cfs as of August 23rd.
• Drano Lake - Bank anglers averaged a steelhead for every 5 anglers, including fish released, while boat anglers averaged a steelhead for every 2.6 anglers, including fish released. The catch also included one chinook.
• White Salmon River - Both chinook and steelhead are showing in the catch. Bank anglers averaged a fish kept for every 5 anglers while boat anglers averaged a steelhead per angler including fish released.
• Wind River - Very little effort and no catch.
• Klickitat River - Effort was low, boat anglers had one released steelhead.
• Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - Bank anglers averaged a fish kept or released for every 9 anglers. Boat anglers averaged a fish kept or released for every 2.7 anglers. Catch consisted mainly of chinook for the boat anglers and mostly steelhead for the bank anglers. The best fishing has been in the Kalama and Woodland areas as well as in the mouth of the Cowlitz/Longview area.
• Bonneville Pool - Boat anglers averaged a chinook kept for every four anglers.
• Hanford Reach - Effort was very low, boat anglers released one steelhead.
  

Sturgeon

• Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - Light effort since the fishery went to catch and release.
• John Day Pool - Eleven bank anglers released one sub-legal sturgeon, while 5 boat anglers released 1 sub-legal and 2 over-sized sturgeon. All three pools are now closed to sturgeon retention.
  

Walleye, Bass and other warmwater fish

• John Day Pool - 5 boat anglers released two walleye. Only one bass angler was interviewed with no catch.
  

Trout

• No surveys were conducted for trout this week.