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Columbia River and Tributary Fishery
Report for June 16-21

by Staff
The Columbian, June 30, 2026

Graphic: Wild Chinook and Steelhead runs to the Lower Snake River as counted at the highest dam in place at the time. (1961-2021) On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam, there were 100 salmonid boats and 418 Washington bank rods were tallied on the June 20 flight count.

Columbia Mainstem

Salmon/Steelhead

Section 1 (Bonneville) -- Four bank anglers released one Chinook; one boat/two rods relased one Chinook and one jack.

Section 4 (Vancouver) -- Five bank anglers had no catch.

Section 6 (Kalama) -- 27 bank anglers kept one steelhead; two boats/six rods had no catch.

Section 9 (Cathlamet) -- 10 bank anglers released one Chinook and one steelhead; two boats/five rods kept one steelhead.

Section 10 (Cathlamet) -- One boat/one rod had no catch.

Columbia Tributaries

SALMON/STEELHEAD

Cowlitz River (Interstate 5 Bridge downstream) -- 22 bank anglers kept one Chinook jack and one steelhead.

Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge upstream) -- 44 bank anglers kept nine Chinook, four jacks, one steelhead, and released one Chinook, three jacks, and one steelhead; 25 boats/107 rods kept one Chinook and 20 steelhead.

Kalama River -- 12 bank anglers had no catch; three boats/five rods had no catch.

Lewis River -- Six bank anglers had no catch; three boats/three rods had no catch.

Wind River -- One bank angler had no catch.

Drano Lake -- One boat/two rods released three steelhead.

Klickitat River (above Fisher Hill Bridge) -- Two bank anglers had no catch.
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Staff
Columbia River and Tributary Fishery Report for June 16-21
The Columbian, June 30, 2026

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