January 23 Fish Report

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.

During the past week Tacoma Power employees released 93 coho adults, one jack and six winter-run steelhead at the Lake Scanewa Day Use Site above Cowlitz Falls Dam, and they released 23 coho adults and six winter-run steelhead into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.

River flows at Mayfield Dam are approximately 13,700 cubic feet per second on Monday, January 23. 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.