Cowlitz Fish Report
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March 23, 2026
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 779 Winter-run Steelhead, six Spring Chinook adults, and one Coho adults over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 108 Winter-run Steelhead and two Spring Chinook into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park and they released 37 Winter-run Steelhead, four Spring Chinook, and one coho at the Copper Canyon release site.
Also, Tacoma Power released 59 Winter-run Steelhead into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge near Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 13,900 cubic feet per second on Monday, March 23, 2026. Water visibility is 3 feet and water temperature is 44.6 (F). River flows could change at any time so boaters and anglers should remain alert for this possibility.
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.