January 25 Fish Report
Jan 25, 2010 11:17 AM Filed in: Cowlitz Fish
Report
Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 102 winter-run
steelhead, nine coho adults, three jacks and one
cutthroat trout during four days of operation at the
Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
During the week Tacoma Power employees released three coho adults, one jack and three winter-run steelhead into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
Tacoma Power employees released eleven winter-run steelhead, four coho adults and one jack into Lake Scanewa, behind Cowlitz Falls Dam during the week.
River flows at Mayfield Dam are approximately 10,100 cubic feet per second on Monday, January 25. Water visibility is nine feet. River flows could change at any time so boaters and anglers should remain alert for this possibility.
Current river flow information on the Cowlitz, Nisqually, Wynoochee and Green rivers, plus lake levels for Riffe, Alder, Wynoochee and Cushman lakes, are available on Tacoma Power’s Fishing Line, toll free at 1-888-502-8690