OLYMPIA — Seven waters in Southwest Washington were among the state’s top 20 winter steelhead streams in 2010, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The Cowlitz River maintained its traditional No. 1 spot with a winter steelhead catch of 9,477. At No. 7 was the Kalama with 963 fish followed by No. 8 North Fork Lewis at 756 and the No. 9 Elochoman at 616.
In the second 10 were the West Fork of the Grays at No. 15 with a catch of 464, the No. 16 lower Columbia between Rocky Point and the Longview Bridge at 461 and the No. 17 Washougal with 424 steelhead.
The lower Columbia between the Longview and Interstate 5 bridges was No. 25, the Grays was No. 26, the East Fork of the Lewis ranked No. 27, the White Salmon River was No. 29 and Germany Creek was No. 30.
