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State Fish and Wildlife Columbia River Regional Fish Checks by Mark Yuasa Seattle Times, August 13, 2012

Columbia River below Bonneville Dam -- Aug. 6-12: 1,378 bank anglers caught 23 chinook and 199 steelhead, and released two chinook and 137 steelhead; 269 boats with 569 anglers caught 16 chinook and 86 steelhead, and released one chinook and 29 steelhead; four boats with eight anglers released six sturgeon.

Columbia River in Bonneville Pool -- Aug. 6-12: Seven boats with 17 anglers caught six steelhead and released four.

Columbia River in The Dalles Pool -- Aug. 6-12: One bank angler caught no sturgeon; two boats with five anglers released two sturgeon; 17 bank anglers caught one steelhead and released three; five boats with 10 anglers caught two steelhead and released three; two boats with three anglers caught two bass and released 32.

South Fork Toutle River -- Aug. 6-12: Six bank anglers caught no steelhead.

Cowlitz River -- Aug. 6-12: 68 bank anglers caught six steelhead; 94 boat anglers caught 39 steelhead.

Lewis River -- Aug. 6-12: Three boat anglers caught one steelhead and released two.

Wind River -- Aug. 6-12: Six bank anglers caught no fish.

Drano Lake -- Aug. 6-12: 54 boat anglers caught one chinook and 13 steelhead, and released seven steelhead.