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WDFW Sport Sampling Results for October 21-27, 2002
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Salmon/Steelhead

• Cowlitz River - At Lake Scanewa last week, 122 boat anglers sampled kept or released 77 salmon, primarily coho. 5 bank anglers had 2 salmon.
  Beginning Saturday Nov. 9, the hatchery steelhead daily limit reverts back to 2 fish from the barrier dam downstream.
  
• During the past week Tacoma Power's Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator recovered 6,262 coho salmon, 983 coho jacks, 342 fall chinook salmon, ten fall chinook jacks, 20 summer-run steelhead and four cutthroat trout during seven days of separator operations.
  
• Tacoma Power employees released 4,411 coho adults, 726 coho jacks, 276 fall chinook adults and seven fall chinook jacks, into the upper Cowlitz River at the Day Use Park on Lake Scanewa during the week.
  
• Beginning on Thursday October 24, releases were resumed at the Skate Creek Bridge site on the upper Cowlitz River in Packwood , Washington . A total of 268 adult coho salmon, 43 coho jacks and three chinook adults were released during the week.
  
• In addition, Tacoma Power employees released 1,108 coho salmon, 213 coho jacks, 43 fall chinook adults, three chinook jacks and two cutthroat trout into the Tilton River arm of Mayfield Lake at the Ike Kinswa State Park boat ramp.
  
• A total of 42 summer-run steelhead and one cutthroat trout were recycled downstream to the Olequa boat launch during the week.
  
• River flows at Mayfield Dam are approximately 3,930 cubic feet per second on Monday, October 28. Water visibility is ten feet.
• Kalama River - Some hatchery coho are being caught.
• East Fork Lewis River - No report on angling success. Selective gear rules are removed beginning Nov. 1; bait may be used.
• Lewis River (including North Fork) upstream to Colvin Creek - Beginning Sat. Nov. 9, the hatchery steelhead daily limit reverts back to 2 fish.
• Yakima River - Salmon fishing slowed last week. Thursday (Oct. 31) is the scheduled last day to fish for salmon on the Yakima.
• Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - Some hatchery coho are being caught, primarily in the Camas/Washougal area.
• Bonneville Pool - Boat anglers continue to catch coho.
• Hanford Reach - Chinook and hatchery steelhead are being caught in the Ringold area.
  

Sturgeon

• Bonneville Pool - Bank anglers are catching some legals. Through September 30, an estimated 1,241 of the 1,520 (82%) guideline had been taken.
  

Walleye, Bass and other warmwater fish

• No Report
  

Trout

• No Report