stacks_image_AFE47604-BFB4-4E75-AA24-0BE3EA6F7BB0
Welcome to Cowlitzfish.net
Post 01/23/2012

Cowlitz Fish Report for January 23

Last week Tacoma Power recovered 133 coho adults, one jack and 80 winter-run steelhead during three days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
Read more...
Post 01/21/2012

OSU scientists comment on flooding and salmon survival

CORVALLIS, Ore. – In the space of a few days, many rivers in western Oregon have gone from near-record low levels to flood stage, jeopardizing riverside homes, causing flooding and challenging Chinook salmon, steelhead and other native fishes.
Read more...
Post 12/29/2011

Rainfall raises Cowlitz River Flows

Recent rainfall has removed the need for Tacoma Power to limit Cowlitz River flows below Mayfield Dam to near the winter minimum levels. Those who fish the Cowlitz below Barrier Dam will notice higher river levels than were present near Christmas Day.
Post 12/28/2011

January WDFW Weekender Report for Southwest Washington

Here is the Southwest Washington fishing section of the WDFW Weekender Report for January. To read the entire Weekender Report go to WDFW’s Web site.

Fishing: Winter steelhead are still the name of the game in the Columbia River Basin, although several other fisheries are beginning to compete for anglers’ attention.
Sturgeon fishing reopens Jan. 1 from the mouth of the Columbia to McNary Dam, and more than a dozen lakes and ponds are scheduled to receive an infusion of 38,000 catchable-size rainbow trout by the end of the month.
Read more...
Post 12/27/2011

Hatcheries change steelhead genetics after a single generation

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The impact of hatcheries on salmonids is so profound that in just one generation traits are selected that allow fish to survive and prosper in the hatchery environment, at the cost of their ability to thrive and reproduce in a wild environment.

The findings, published last week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show a speed of evolution and natural selection that surprised researchers.
Read more...