Cowlitz River from the Hwy. 4 Bridge at Kelso upstream to 400 feet below Mayfield Dam powerhouse and the North Fork Lewis River from the I-5 Bridge upstream to the overhead powerlines below Merwin Dam: Up to six hatchery steelhead may be retained until further notice.
Effective through July 31, hatchery spring Chinook may be retained on the:
Cowlitz River from boundary markers at the mouth to Mayfield Dam;
Kalama River from boundary markers at the mouth to the upper salmon hatchery;
Mainstem Lewis River from mouth to the mouth of the East Fork;
North Fork Lewis from mouth of the East Fork to Merwin Dam;
On the Kalama and Lewis rivers, the daily limit is 6 salmon of which no more than 2 may be adults. Release wild Chinook and wild coho. Release sockeye on the Lewis.
On the Cowlitz, the daily limit is 2 adults of which only 1 may be an adult Chinook. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
Mainstem Grays River from mouth to South Fork and West Fork from mouth to hatchery intake/footbridge: Open to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook and hatchery steelhead through July 31. The daily limit is 6 hatchery spring chinook of which 2 may be adults. Minimum size 12 inches. Wild Chinook must be released. In addition, 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Minimum size 20 inches. Wild steelhead and all trout other than hatchery steelhead must be released.
Elochoman River from mouth to West Fork: Open to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook through July 31. The daily limit is 6 hatchery spring chinook of which 2 may be adults. Minimum size 12 inches. Wild Chinook must be released.
