Southwest Washington Fishing Reports
2004 Report Archive
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WDFW Sport Sampling Results:
July 5-11, 2004

Latest Southwest Washington Sport Sampling Summaries [PDF Format]

Salmon/Steelhead -

No report on angling success last week. On the Washington lower Columbia River tributaries, spring chinook returns are larger than the pre-season forecast. In addition, most summer run steelhead hatchery returns are as good or ahead of last year. The specifics are:

Spring Chinook Total Return*
	Hatchery esc. thru July 9, 2004	In-Season Run Update	Pre-season Forecast
Cowlitz River	10,045	>15,900	15,900
Kalama River	2,805	>6,000	6,000
Lewis River	3,891	>7,000	5,400
* Hatchery/natural spawn escapement combined with sport catch.

Summer run steelhead:
		Hatchery return through July 7, 2004	Hatchery return through July 9, 2003
Cowlitz River		1,384	481**
Kalama River	(hatchery)	603	577
	(hatchery/wild)	224	134
	(wild)	133	143
Lewis River		4,149	3,334
Washougal River		779	552
** through July 4, 2003.

Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - Including fish released, anglers averaged a summer steelhead per about every 6 rods last week. Best catches were from Longview downstream. A few hatchery summer run chinook are also being caught.

Sturgeon -

Lower Columbia from the Wauna power lines upstream to Beacon Rock - Slow for legal size fish. About 125 boats counted during last Saturday's (July 10) flight. Slightly over half the boats were counted in the gorge.

Walleye and Bass -

John Day Pool - Boat anglers averaged nearly 2 walleye and 5 bass per rod when including fish released last week.

Trout -

Mayfield Lake - Producing some rainbows for boat anglers.

Riffe Lake - Producing mainly landlocked coho.

Swofford Pond - Producing a mixture of rainbows and some warm water fish.

Mineral Lake - No report on angling success. Planted with nearly 2,000 catchable size browns and 3,000 rainbows last week.

Shad -

Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - Still a few anglers trying just below Bonneville Dam. Catches are light.

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