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Columbia River and tributary fishing report, Sept. 26-Oct. 2

By Columbian news services
Published: October 5, 2022, 5:06pm

Flight count from Saturday, Oct. 1 on lower Columbia River.

Fishery reports

MAINSTEM COLUMBIA RIVER

SALMON/STEELHEAD

Sec 1 (Bonneville) — 49 bank anglers kept nine Chinook, two Chinook jacks and two coho; 48 boats/114 rods kept 42 Chinook, eight Chinook jacks, three coho and released four Chinook.

Sec 4 (Vancouver) — One boat/two rods had no catch.

Sec 5 (Woodland) — 17 bank anglers had no catch; 30 boats/67 rods kept 12 Chinook, eight Chinook jacks, three coho and released one Chinook jack and two coho.

Sec 6 (Kalama) — 42 bank anglers had no catch; 19 boats/40 rods kept four Chinook, one Chinook jack and three coho.

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) — 18 boats/55 rods kept nine Chinook, five Chinook jacks, five coho and released one Chinook jack.

Sec 8 (Longview) — Four bank anglers had no catch; seven boats/13 rods kept one Chinook jack.

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) — One boat/two rods had no catch.

COLUMBIA RIVER TRIBUTARIES

SALMON/STEELHEAD

Cowlitz River from Interstate 5 Bridge downstream — 20 bank rods kept one Chinook jack and released one coho jack; 6 boats/12 rods kept two coho.

Cowlitz River above I-5 Bridge — 25 bank rods kept one coho and released one Chinook, one Chinook jack and one steelhead; five boats/10 rods kept two Chinook, one coho, one coho jack and released one Chinook and one steelhead.

Kalama River — 12 bank rods released two Chinook; one boat/two rods released one Chinook.

Lewis River — 64 bank rods kept 16 coho, four coho jacks and released one Chinook; 13 boats/30 rods kept one Chinook jack, five coho, seven coho jacks and released nine Chinook, two Chinook jacks, one coho and one coho jack.

Wind River — Two bank rods released one steelhead; one boat/two rods kept two coho.

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