Cowlitz Fish Report
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April 21, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 241 winter-run steelhead adults, 112 spring Chinook adults, six spring Chinook jacks, six 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 40 winter-run steelhead, 26 spring Chinook adults, and six spring Chinook jacks into Lake Scanewa near Randle and they released 35 winter-run steelhead at Franklin Bridge in Packwood.
They released 44 winter-run steelhead into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 7,740 cubic feet per second on Monday, April 21, 2025. Water visibility is 8 feet and water temperature is 45.9 degrees F. 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.