Cowlitz Fish Report
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March 16, 2026
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 584 winter-run Steelhead, three spring Chinook, one cutthroat trout, and two Coho adults over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 99 winter-run Steelhead, three spring Chinook, and two coho into Lake Scanewa at the Day Use Park and they released 35 winter-run Steelhead and one Cutthroat trout into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge near Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 13,300 cubic feet per second on Monday, March 16, 2026. Water visibility is 5 feet and water temperature is 43.5 (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.