Cowlitz Fish Report
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May 5, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 623 spring Chinook adults, 59 spring Chinook jacks, 42 winter-run steelhead adults, 13 summer-run steelhead, and one cutthroat trout over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released seven winter-run steelhead adults, 308 spring Chinook adults, and 34 spring Chinook jacks into Lake Scanewa near Randle and they released 75 spring Chinook adults and six spring Chinook jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek.
In addition, Tacoma Power employees released 67 spring Chinook adults and 13 spring Chinook jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood and they released two winter-run steelhead into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge.
As of Friday, May 2, 2025, Tacoma Power has recycled 13 summer-run steelhead and 13 spring Chinook adults this season to the I-5 boat launch in Toledo.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 5,140 cubic feet per second on Monday, May 5, 2025. Water visibility is 11 feet and water temperature is 49.1. River flows could change at any time so boaters and anglers should remain alert for this possibility.
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Cowlitz Fish Stats:
- Graphs of adult returns by species for each week and 10-year averages.
- Tables of collections by species for each week, season to date and weekly 5-year averages.