WDFW Sport Sampling Results: February 25, 2007 Latest Southwest Washington Sport Sampling Summaries [PDF Format] Salmon/Steelhead - Cowlitz River - Fishing is still very slow on the Cowlitz. There was a couple of steelhead caught by boat anglers at Blue Creek but otherwise very slow. No effort at the Barrier, Mission, or I-5. Lower Columbia mainstem from the I-5 Bridge downstream - Light effort and no catch observed. The largest patch of fishable water is from the mouth of the Willamette to the Lewis River. However, a dredge is working the area near Davis Bar (Vancouver). No more chinook had been counted at Bonneville Dam or Willamette Falls through February 21. However, upriver fish are present in the lower Columbia based on commercial catch sampling. Bonneville and The Dalles pools - No salmonid effort was observed. Sturgeon - Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - Some sublegals are being caught in the Longview area. Bonneville and The Dalles pools - No legals were sampled. Walleye and Bass - Bonneville and The Dalles pools - Boat anglers are catching walleye. Some bass are being caught by boat anglers in Bonneville Pool. Trout - Horseshoe Lake in Woodland - Planted with 326 rainbows averaging 2.5 pounds each on Feb. 21. Klineline Pond - 66 bank anglers kept 40 catchable size rainbows, 54 browns, and one five pound rainbow. They also released 17 rainbows and 43 brown trout. Lures, flies, and rubber worms in yellow or green are working best. Planted with 1,000 half pound rainbows and 2,000 half pound browns last week. Battleground Lake - Planted with 1,000 half-pound rainbows on Feb. 20. Lacamas Lake in Camas - Planted with 7,000 half-pound browns on Feb. 22. Smelt - Cowlitz River - Smelt were caught from the mouth up to Camelot on Saturday Feb. 24. Catches ranged from 0 to a few per dip with zeros being the majority. Dipping was reported better in the morning or evening. A few limits were reported but most dippers went home with numbers of fish that could be counted. Mainstem Columbia - Commercial catches increased. Fishers landed 552 pounds in the Cathlamet area on Feb. 22.