Cowlitz Fish Report
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June 2, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 667 spring Chinook adults, 95 spring Chinook jacks, three winter-run steelhead, one cutthroat trout, and 35 summer-run steelhead over four days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 179 spring Chinook adults and 28 spring Chinook jacks into Lake Scanewa near Randle and they released 137 spring Chinook adults and 24 spring Chinook jacks into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek. They also released 131 spring Chinook adults and 35 spring Chinook jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood.
In addition, Tacoma Power employees released three winter-run steelhead into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge.
As of Friday, May 30, 2025, Tacoma Power has recycled 127 summer-run steelhead and 107 spring Chinook adults this season to the I-5 boat launch in Toledo.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 5,410 cubic feet per second on Monday, June 2, 2025. Water visibility is 12 feet and water temperature is 51.1. 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.