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Fishing Report, August 20

by Staff
The Columbian, August 20, 2020

Graphic: Survival of juvenile salmon from the Washington/Idaho border to beyond Bonneville Dam has averaged around 50% survival.  In other words, half of them die while migrating through the federal hydropower system. In the Lower Columbia River mainstem from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville, 425 salmonid boats and 133 Washington bank rods were tallied in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's flight count last Saturday.

Also, White Sturgeon fishing is open for catch-and-release only from the mouth of the Columbia River upstream to McNary Daym, including adjacent tributaries. Fishing for sturgeon at night is closed.

SALMON/STEELHEAD

Mainstem Lower Columbia

Columbia River tributaries

Cowlitz River, I-5 bridge downstream -- One boat/one rod had no catch.

  • Cowlitz River, I-5 bridge -- 16 bank rods kept seven steelhead; nine boats/27 rods kept 19 steelhead.

  • Kalama River -- Five bank anglers had no catch.

  • Wind River -- One bank angler had no catch.

  • Drano Lake -- One bank angler released two steelhead; 11 boats/18 rods released one Chinook and four steelhead.

  • Klickitat below Fisher Hill Bridge -- One bank angler had no catch.

  • Klickitat above No. 5 Fishway -- Three bank anglers had no catch.

    Walleye Camas/Washougal -- Two boat/three rods had no catch.


    Staff
    Fishing Report, August 20
    The Columbian, August 20, 2020

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