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Salmon/Steelhead -
Cowlitz River - Hatchery coho continue to be caught near the mouth of the Toutle and at Lake Scanewa (Cowlitz Falls Reservoir). The Toutle and upper Cowlitz became muddy this weekend however.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 1,311 fall chinook adults, 22 fall chinook jacks, 5,027 coho adults, 1,095 coho jacks, 84 summer-run steelhead, and one cutthroat trout during five days of separator operations at Tacoma Power's Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery.Tacoma Power personnel released 493 coho adults and 106 coho jacks into the Cowlitz River near the Franklin Bridge in Packwood, Washington. A total of 2,583 coho adults and 654 coho jacks were released into Lake Scanewa above Cowlitz Falls Dam, and 131 coho adults and 14 coho jacks were released into the Cispus River.
Tacoma Power personnel released a total of 1,251 coho adults, 287 coho jacks, 1,082 fall chinook adults, 15 chinook jacks, and one cutthroat trout into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton, Washington during the week.
River flows at Mayfield Dam are approximately 3,540 cubic feet per second on Monday, October 20. Water visibility is 7 feet.
October 31 is the last day of the 3 hatchery steelhead daily limit on the lower Cowlitz.
Toutle River - Bank anglers are catching some hatchery early stock coho in the North Fork and Green rivers.
Kalama River - Producing some hatchery coho and steelhead.
Lewis River - No report on angling success. October 31 is the last day of the 3 hatchery steelhead daily limit on the Lewis River, including North Fork.
White Salmon River - Bank anglers continue to do well on coho.
Klickitat River - Anglers are catching some fall chinook, coho, and hatchery steelhead. New for 2003 From 400 feet upstream from the #5 fishway upstream to boundary markers below the salmon hatchery, all chinook must be released effective November 1. This is an effort to protect actively spawning fish. However, harvest of fish migrating through the lower river below the Fisher Hill Bridge is still allowed.
Yakima River - Lower Yakima River anglers averaged a chinook per every 9.2 rods last week. Mouth to 400 feet below Prosser Dam remains open to fishing for salmon through October 31.
Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - Effort and catches were light. Closed to fishing for salmon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam effective November 1. This regulation is in effect to protect naturally spawning fall chinook and chum in the area.
Bonneville Pool - Boat anglers are doing well on coho and some hatchery steelhead. Fishing was reported very good earlier last week at the mouth of the Klickitat.
Hanford Reach - Boat anglers retained a chinook per every 1.6 rods last week. From the Old Hanford townsite wooden powerline towers upstream to Priest Rapids Dam, October 22 is the last day to fish for salmon.
Sturgeon -
Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - Some legals are being caught in the gorge area. October 31 is the last day for catch-and-keep from Bonneville Dam downstream to the Wauna powerlines.
Trout -
South Lewis County Pond near Toledo and Kress Lake near Kalama - Low effort and catches when we visited each location last week. Water was very low at Kress Lake.
Kidney Lake - Rainbows were 14-15". Water was very low.
Goose Lake - Still producing some trout.
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