Fishery reports for Columbia River mainstem, tributaries, March 13-19

Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for March 13-19:

Mainstem Columbia River

SALMON/STEELHEAD

Sec 1 (Bonneville) — 32 bank anglers had no catch.

Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) — Three boats/four rods had no catch.

Sec 3 (Interstate 5 area) — Four boats/seven rods kept two Chinook.

Sec 4 (Vancouver) — 19 bank anglers had no catch; 39 boats/70 rods kept two Chinook and released one Chinook.

Sec 5 (Woodland) — 35 bank anglers had no catch; 15 boats/30 rods released one Chinook.

Sec 6 (Kalama) — 23 bank anglers had no catch; 26 boats/59 rods kept one Chinook.

Sec 7 (Cowlitz) — 14 boats/34 rods had no catch.

Sec 8 (Longview) — 97 bank anglers kept three steelhead and released three steelhead; 102 boats/216 rods kept two Chinook and released one Chinook.

Sec 9 (Cathlamet) — Three bank anglers had no catch; one boat/one rod had no catch.

Sec 10 (Cathlamet) — Two bank angler had no catch; four boats/eight rods had no catch.

STURGEON

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

Columbia River tributaries

SALMON/STEELHEAD

Cowlitz River from Interstate 5 bridge downstream — 104 bank rods kept one Chinook, 11 steelhead and released two steelhead; one boat/one rod had no catch.

Cowlitz River above I-5 bridge — Six bank rods kept one steelhead; seven boats/31 rods kept 18 steelhead and released four steelhead.

Lewis River — Two bank rods had no catch; one boat/one rod kept one steelhead and released one steelhead.

Recent trout plants

March 20

Klineline Pond — 1,500 cutthroat trout, 2.46 fish per pound from Skamania Hatchery.

Klineline Pond — 4,000 rainbow trout, 2.44 fish per pound from Vancouver Hatchery.