Winter steelhead catches for 2010 listed
Saturday, November 5, 2011
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.
The White Salmon River is closed indefinitely following the breaching of Condit Dam last week.
Here's the top 30 list:
Cowlitz, 9,477
Bogachiel, 2,920
Skookumchuck, 1,458
Skykomish, 1,358
Sol Duc, 1,203
Wynoochee, 1,146
Kalama, 963
North Fork Lewis, 756
Elochoman, 616
Satsop, 593
Snoqualmie, 565
Cascade, 544
Willapa, 517
Salmon (Jefferson Co,), 480
West Fork Grays, 464
Lower Columbia (Tongue Point-Longview) 461
Washougal, 424
Hoh (downstream of Hwy 101), 380
Humptulips, 346
Quillayute, 345
Calawah, 334
Tokul Creek, 305
Green-Duwamish, 302
Chehalis (below Black) 273
Lower Columbia (Longview to I-5) 265
Grays, 241.
East Fork Lewis, 235.
Lyre, 207
White Salmon, 200
Germany Creek, 187.
