Cowlitz Fish Report
Cowlitz Restoration and Recovery grant funding is available for hatchery-associated production (HAP) projects or activities that lead to on-the-ground projects. The 2024 grant round is closed, but year-round engagement is encouraged to prepare for future grant rounds.
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June 24, 2024
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 319 spring Chinook adults, 160 spring Chinook jacks, eight spring Chinook mini jacks, and 226 summer-run steelhead adults over four days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 109 spring Chinook adults and 88 spring Chinook jacks into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park and they released 86 spring Chinook adults and 36 spring Chinook jacks into the upper Cowlitz River at Franklin Bridge.
As of Friday, June 21, 2024, Tacoma Power has recycled a total of 859 summer-run steelhead and 359 spring Chinook adults this season to the I-5 boat launch in Toledo.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 5,100 cubic feet per second on Monday, June 24, 2024. Water visibility is 7 feet and water temperature is 50.9F. 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.