WDFW Sport Sampling Results:
February 20, 2005
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Salmon/Steelhead -
Cowlitz River - Some steelhead are being caught from I-5 downstream. Little effort observed upstream from I-5.
Kalama River - No report on angling success. Chris Wagemann, Kalama River Fish Biologist, reported on Feb. 17:
- River is cold, low, and clear; no fish moving.
- Three wild winter-run passed upstream on Feb. 14.
Lewis River - Light effort and catch.
Mainstem Columbia from I-5 downstream - Effort continues to build. 105 boats were counted during the Saturday Feb. 19 flight. About 1/3 of the effort was found in the Woodland/St. Helen's area. Not a lot of catch observed although a few spring chinook have been reported caught.
Bonneville Pool - Light effort and no catch observed last week.
The Dalles and John Day pools - Boat anglers are catching some steelhead.
Sturgeon -
Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - No report on angling success. 127 boats counted during the Saturday Feb. 19 flight. Over half the boats were counted from Vancouver to Bonneville Dam.
Bonneville Pool - Including fish released, boat anglers averaged nearly ½ legal per rod. Fishing is slow for legals from the bank.
The Dalles and John Day pools - Boat anglers are catching some legals. Fishing is slow from the bank.
Walleye and Bass -
Bonneville Pool - No effort observed for either species.
The Dalles Pool - The few bank anglers sampled did well for walleye. Boat anglers averaged a walleye kept per every 4 rods.
John Day Pool - Boat anglers averaged a walleye per every 4 rods when including fish released. They also caught a few bass.
Trout -
Klineline Pond - Including fish released, bank anglers averaged nearly 3 rainbows per rod. Planted with 1,500 half-pound rainbows on Valentine's Day.
Smelt -
From the Joint Staff Report Winter Fact Sheet No. 3, Columbia River Compact, February 18, 2005:
- Smelt landings to date have been 81 pounds with no mainstem smelt deliveries since January 31, 2005 and no commercial landings of smelt to date in Washington tributaries.
- Water temperature is currently 41°F and water clarity is 6.0 feet at Bonneville Dam.
- Crab fishermen near the Columbia River mouth report smelt and salmon being eaten by marine mammals.
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