| WDFW Sport Sampling
Results:
November 13, 2006
Salmon/Steelhead
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Cowlitz
River - Bank anglers near the barrier dam continue to catch
coho although river flows are nearly the same height as the parking
lot. Flows at Mayfield Dam were 27,800 cfs at 9 am this morning (November
13). Flows have been 20,000-30,000 cfs for the past week.
Lake Scanewa - No creel sampling last week. The Lake
Scanewa Day Use Park is closed and the lake is drawn down for flood
control. Its anticipated Lake Scanewa will be drawn down at least into
this week.
Lewis River - Bank anglers near the salmon hatchery
continue to catch coho. Flows at Merwin Dam were 15,500 cfs at 9 am
this morning (November 13). Flows reached nearly 40,000 cfs on November
7.
Klickitat River - Bank anglers on the lower river are
catching coho. A lot of fish are being snagged. Flows at Pitt were 1,500
cfs at 6 am this morning (November 13). Flows reached nearly 7,500 cfs
on November 7.
Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - No report. In
October, an estimated 1,700 boat angler trips in the Camas/Washougal
area resulted in a catch of 350 hatchery adult coho.
Bonneville Pool - Boat anglers continue to catch coho
near the mouth of the Klickitat. The mainstem Columbia was clear upstream
from the mouth of the Klickitat.
Sturgeon -
Lower Columbia
from Wauna power lines to Bonneville Dam - Last Thursday (November
9), 60 bank anglers just below Bonneville Dam kept 26 legals and released
30 sublegals, 2 legals, and 7 oversize fish.
In October 2006, an estimated 13,500 angler trips from Wauna power lines
upstream produced a catch of just over 3,300 legals. The cumulative
sturgeon catch above Wauna is 6,700 fish from 51,100 angler trips through
October 31. The annual catch guideline for this section is 12,000 resulting
in an estimated 56% of the guideline being taken through the end of
October. Effort and catch rates are still high but should taper off
this month resulting in a possible substantial roll-over of uncaught
fish into 2007-08.
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