Cowlitz Fish Report
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November 18, 2024
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 3,781 coho adults, 488 coho jacks, 133 summer-run steelhead adults, eight fall Chinook adults, 140 cutthroat trout, and one winter-run steelhead adult over seven days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 243 coho adults and one coho jack at Franklin Bridge in Packwood and they released 500 coho adults, 30 coho jacks, and two cutthroat trout into the Cispus River near Yellowjacket Creek. They also released 1,531 coho adults, 52 coho jacks, and four cutthroat trout into Lake Scanewa.
Tacoma Power employees released 148 coho adults, 29 coho jacks, eight fall Chinook adults, and two cutthroat trout into the Tilton River at Bremer Bridge and they released 773 coho adults and 282 coho jacks into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
River flow below Mayfield Dam is 3,570 cubic feet per second on Tuesday, November 18, 2024. Water visibility is 8 feet and water temperature is 50 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.