Cowlitz Fish Report
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January 13, 2025
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 64 coho adults, 28 coho jacks, two summer-run steelhead adults, and 49 winter-run steelhead adults over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 54 coho adults, seven coho jacks, and two winter-run steelhead into Lake Scanewa and 10 coho adults, 21 coho jacks, and two winter-run steelhead were released into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 6,070 cubic feet per second on Monday, January 13, 2025. Water visibility is 9 feet and water temperature is 44.8 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.