http://www.cowlitzfish.net/home.htmlFisheries News!encontact@cowlitzfish.netCopyright 2009 Insight Northwest LLC2012-05-14T10:33:53-07:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:49:30 -0700contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-05-14T10:33:53-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9bfee2ad82a7766178dccad8ad499055-533.html#unique-entry-id-533http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9bfee2ad82a7766178dccad8ad499055-533.html#unique-entry-id-533]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-05-07T08:48:42-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/893ebb45cfc5cf887d7b2a53c3e9b6fb-532.html#unique-entry-id-532http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/893ebb45cfc5cf887d7b2a53c3e9b6fb-532.html#unique-entry-id-532]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-05-01T15:31:17-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/699c861ab91fe9b9dab8571fea29ace9-531.html#unique-entry-id-531http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/699c861ab91fe9b9dab8571fea29ace9-531.html#unique-entry-id-531
Based on creel checks conducted at 112 lakes around the state, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) estimates that anglers caught an average of 3.99 trout on opening day Saturday, April 28.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-05-01T08:42:08-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/35cb2bee45e26a6d614f8551ba62802f-530.html#unique-entry-id-530http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/35cb2bee45e26a6d614f8551ba62802f-530.html#unique-entry-id-530
Citing the late timing of this year’s run, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today agreed to extend the fishery through May 6.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-05-01T08:33:20-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ae687a96709e03d9148cd94ec3ada283-529.html#unique-entry-id-529http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ae687a96709e03d9148cd94ec3ada283-529.html#unique-entry-id-529Here is the Southwest Washington fishing section of the WDFW Weekender Report for April. To read the entire Weekender Report go to WDFW’s Web site.

Fishing: The spring chinook fishery is currently closed below Bonneville Dam, but has been extended through May 6 upriver from the dam to the Washington/Oregon state line above McNary Dam. Meanwhile, anglers are increasingly turning to area tributaries for salmon and steelhead and to lakes and reservoirs that opened for trout April 28.
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Only those proposals that are necessary for resource conservation or provide a significant recreational benefit should be submitted to WDFW, due to a moratorium issued by the Governor’s office on non-critical rule making.
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Washington’s 2012 salmon fishing seasons, developed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and treaty tribal co-managers, were finalized today during the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (PFMC) meeting in Seattle. The fishing package defines regulations for salmon fisheries in Puget Sound, Washington’s ocean and coastal areas and the Columbia River.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-04-04T15:15:22-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9aec757ce03dcbdb0d967b6c87fb8779-522.html#unique-entry-id-522http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9aec757ce03dcbdb0d967b6c87fb8779-522.html#unique-entry-id-522
With opening day fast approaching, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is releasing 3 million hatchery-reared trout averaging 11-13 inches - two to three inches longer than last year.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-04-02T09:10:19-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f977bfbbe7399842b0b914350e165c83-521.html#unique-entry-id-521http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f977bfbbe7399842b0b914350e165c83-521.html#unique-entry-id-521]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2012-03-30T11:22:11-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0cc36052dad4aa6e930b17a8f13044d2-520.html#unique-entry-id-520http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0cc36052dad4aa6e930b17a8f13044d2-520.html#unique-entry-id-520 • Cowlitz Project Overview
• Cowlitz License Summary
• Downstream Fish Collection Background & Update
• Upstream Fish Passage & the Cowlitz Restoration & Recovery Fund
• Fisheries & Hatchery Management Plan – Monitoring & Evaluation
• Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery Visitors Center Celebration Event

Click here to see the links for viewing the slides which give a good summary of the presentation.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-03-28T16:24:58-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5d6f02ab9288d64350c65629a7a1cfdf-519.html#unique-entry-id-519http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5d6f02ab9288d64350c65629a7a1cfdf-519.html#unique-entry-id-519
The seven-member committee advises the commission on issues of concern for hunters and fishers with disabilities, including special hunts, modified sporting equipment, access to public land and recreational opportunities.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-03-28T16:10:34-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0aeb1c64e3861b09dc0a9431e3e2220d-518.html#unique-entry-id-518http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0aeb1c64e3861b09dc0a9431e3e2220d-518.html#unique-entry-id-518Here is the Southwest Washington fishing section of the WDFW Weekender Report for April.

Fishing: After a couple of months of slow fishing for spring chinook salmon, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon are set to decide whether to extend the initial season on the lower Columbia River beyond April 6.

Their decision, scheduled April 5, will be reported on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) website and on the department’s Fishing Hotline (360-902-2500).
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2012-03-28T16:08:06-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d8b09ecceca046119f43f73c6ec3a513-517.html#unique-entry-id-517http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d8b09ecceca046119f43f73c6ec3a513-517.html#unique-entry-id-517here. Also, I've improved the links for weather and river flows info on the Fishing Info pages.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-03-26T09:05:24-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/217ab1b01b3d46a8953fc416ceceaa3a-516.html#unique-entry-id-516http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/217ab1b01b3d46a8953fc416ceceaa3a-516.html#unique-entry-id-516]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-03-19T10:18:28-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ef5a9558da87636a217c8260fab222d9-515.html#unique-entry-id-515http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ef5a9558da87636a217c8260fab222d9-515.html#unique-entry-id-515]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-03-12T09:08:58-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/40b417fed43ec7e337ad221ae6e480b6-514.html#unique-entry-id-514http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/40b417fed43ec7e337ad221ae6e480b6-514.html#unique-entry-id-514]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-03-07T15:40:38-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b4de2d329f5757af45d150f5f67c17b3-513.html#unique-entry-id-513http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b4de2d329f5757af45d150f5f67c17b3-513.html#unique-entry-id-513]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-03-05T08:14:06-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/98ce235348a57e560f6693c1a682b382-512.html#unique-entry-id-512http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/98ce235348a57e560f6693c1a682b382-512.html#unique-entry-id-512]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-02-29T17:28:32-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b6d6272614a3c8f1852ac5c3c57eb7b3-511.html#unique-entry-id-511http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b6d6272614a3c8f1852ac5c3c57eb7b3-511.html#unique-entry-id-511Here is the Southwest Washington fishing section of the WDFW Weekender Report for March.

Fishing: Spring chinook fever is starting to take hold on the Columbia River. More than 100 boats were counted on the lower river one day in late February when only a single adult fish had passed Bonneville Dam. By late March – when the bulk of the run is expected to arrive – that number is expected to grow to more than 2,000 boats per day.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-02-28T12:00:07-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e94eb0812a584373415eb9bb557af42b-510.html#unique-entry-id-510http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e94eb0812a584373415eb9bb557af42b-510.html#unique-entry-id-510]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2012-02-28T08:36:31-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/eb959c436b0dd54d1621346ce2ff519e-509.html#unique-entry-id-509http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/eb959c436b0dd54d1621346ce2ff519e-509.html#unique-entry-id-509here.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-02-27T09:16:12-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7ec55689e207f655cfb8e3035dadc538-508.html#unique-entry-id-508http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7ec55689e207f655cfb8e3035dadc538-508.html#unique-entry-id-508]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-02-21T09:32:25-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d76859d1cb016ce5e3d02892b7ad4210-507.html#unique-entry-id-507http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d76859d1cb016ce5e3d02892b7ad4210-507.html#unique-entry-id-507contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-02-13T08:55:17-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/752ac25dcae057c3927923b0c33a635c-506.html#unique-entry-id-506http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/752ac25dcae057c3927923b0c33a635c-506.html#unique-entry-id-506]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-02-06T11:02:38-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f6bb1cbf47e499258482022b37e1ae55-505.html#unique-entry-id-505http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f6bb1cbf47e499258482022b37e1ae55-505.html#unique-entry-id-505]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-02-06T08:59:01-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/975136962b5e915a7a5c1893d9dd299f-504.html#unique-entry-id-504http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/975136962b5e915a7a5c1893d9dd299f-504.html#unique-entry-id-504]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-02-02T12:08:32-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/abbcc09c64a707a751ee84b2ee199321-503.html#unique-entry-id-503http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/abbcc09c64a707a751ee84b2ee199321-503.html#unique-entry-id-503
Most new fishing regulations adopted today will take effect March 1, when fishing for spring chinook and sturgeon starts to heat up on the lower Columbia. Until then, both fisheries are open on various sections of the river under rules approved last year.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-02-02T11:51:05-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7b9978fd6c4eb80ab333d449471ccf2a-502.html#unique-entry-id-502http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7b9978fd6c4eb80ab333d449471ccf2a-502.html#unique-entry-id-502Here is the Southwest Washington fishing section of the WDFW Weekender Report for February.

Fishing: Ocean bright spring chinook salmon are beginning to move into the Columbia River, setting the stage for one of the state’s most popular fisheries. Anglers typically start landing early-returning “springers” in early February, but the fishery usually doesn’t catch fire until March.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-01-30T09:08:03-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a074b98cd196f2fa1d0b7654e6f10c45-501.html#unique-entry-id-501http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a074b98cd196f2fa1d0b7654e6f10c45-501.html#unique-entry-id-501]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-01-23T09:29:29-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/80dd1a5f7fe0744ad00c332a2fd8950f-500.html#unique-entry-id-500http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/80dd1a5f7fe0744ad00c332a2fd8950f-500.html#unique-entry-id-500]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2012-01-21T14:44:53-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/360776e7a9b3ddc94c8e3445d508c04b-499.html#unique-entry-id-499http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/360776e7a9b3ddc94c8e3445d508c04b-499.html#unique-entry-id-499]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-01-17T10:06:05-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6444834c517651bb7ef5832aa71e651a-497.html#unique-entry-id-497http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6444834c517651bb7ef5832aa71e651a-497.html#unique-entry-id-497]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2012-01-02T10:13:23-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/552bf6f7bd6aaa01dc314e2b95fbd883-496.html#unique-entry-id-496http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/552bf6f7bd6aaa01dc314e2b95fbd883-496.html#unique-entry-id-496contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2012-01-01T16:12:47-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0590833af291444787e306df10c8bb68-495.html#unique-entry-id-495http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0590833af291444787e306df10c8bb68-495.html#unique-entry-id-495Here is the Southwest Washington fishing section of the WDFW Weekender Report for January.

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.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-12-27T09:40:22-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/38dc8c92779187d937fba73f73cfce73-494.html#unique-entry-id-494http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/38dc8c92779187d937fba73f73cfce73-494.html#unique-entry-id-494
During the past week Tacoma Power employees released 185 coho adults and six winter-run steelhead at the Day Use Site on Lake Scanewa behind Cowlitz Falls Dam.
Also during the week 28 coho adults and four winter-run steelhead were released into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton.
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The findings, published last week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show a speed of evolution and natural selection that surprised researchers.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-12-19T09:02:09-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/087924483d9f7cad479d6e412c70fb80-490.html#unique-entry-id-490http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/087924483d9f7cad479d6e412c70fb80-490.html#unique-entry-id-490]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-12-12T09:09:55-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c1cf5c5d6126489b0bd691c70bea5139-489.html#unique-entry-id-489http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c1cf5c5d6126489b0bd691c70bea5139-489.html#unique-entry-id-489contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-12-05T09:48:41-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/31abe9710e6a3bfd484ca92b3f131c33-488.html#unique-entry-id-488http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/31abe9710e6a3bfd484ca92b3f131c33-488.html#unique-entry-id-488Here is the Southwest Washington fishing section of the WDFW Weekender Report for December.

Fishing: This year's winter steelhead season got off to a promising start just before Thanksgiving, when the first wave of fish started taking anglers' lures in several tributaries to the lower Columbia River. With decent river conditions, catch rates should continue to improve in the weeks ahead, said Joe Hymer, a fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

“Despite recent high water and cold weather, that first jag of winter steelhead was definitely on the bite,” Hymer said. “So long as the rivers don't rise too high or fall too low, we could be looking at a darn good fishery this year.”
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-12-05T08:56:38-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/781eb812aac7717377015d7242c0fb17-487.html#unique-entry-id-487http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/781eb812aac7717377015d7242c0fb17-487.html#unique-entry-id-487contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-11-28T09:25:06-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/423a169fcdd5876861675ec1c76abca7-486.html#unique-entry-id-486http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/423a169fcdd5876861675ec1c76abca7-486.html#unique-entry-id-486]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-11-21T10:25:07-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/049f3addf410948b21074c73c35b53b4-485.html#unique-entry-id-485http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/049f3addf410948b21074c73c35b53b4-485.html#unique-entry-id-485]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-11-14T09:39:38-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/062ed06bf7dc27cecedb1e7edb91a190-484.html#unique-entry-id-484http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/062ed06bf7dc27cecedb1e7edb91a190-484.html#unique-entry-id-484]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-11-07T09:35:39-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7187b2666bc7136ce3e566f0e3e3119a-483.html#unique-entry-id-483http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7187b2666bc7136ce3e566f0e3e3119a-483.html#unique-entry-id-483contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2011-11-01T14:22:04-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/72bf0c90de466dfdefb945d4e3f05326-482.html#unique-entry-id-482http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/72bf0c90de466dfdefb945d4e3f05326-482.html#unique-entry-id-482Here.

The submitted update is not yet approved by FERC.

More information about the final draft FHMP Update is in a special section Here at Cowlitzfish.net.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-10-31T09:29:03-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9073a1c794d950375759c9a2dce7445a-481.html#unique-entry-id-481http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9073a1c794d950375759c9a2dce7445a-481.html#unique-entry-id-481Oc]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-10-24T08:49:57-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8e591bd890c983225999b5aeab555656-479.html#unique-entry-id-479http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8e591bd890c983225999b5aeab555656-479.html#unique-entry-id-479]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-10-20T08:52:21-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/2c9bc099867876a4ae489d02ffc16de5-478.html#unique-entry-id-478http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/2c9bc099867876a4ae489d02ffc16de5-478.html#unique-entry-id-478
As part of that effort, WDFW has scheduled four public meetings in October to discuss its rule proposals with the public.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-10-17T15:05:32-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/49929348400a26989fc688c8123d0fdc-477.html#unique-entry-id-477http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/49929348400a26989fc688c8123d0fdc-477.html#unique-entry-id-477]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-10-10T08:39:51-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/bd7014169417259bced5de19fd6e055c-476.html#unique-entry-id-476http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/bd7014169417259bced5de19fd6e055c-476.html#unique-entry-id-476]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-10-10T08:38:02-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/625e58727d4d66ebd38ec6ad25962cd9-475.html#unique-entry-id-475http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/625e58727d4d66ebd38ec6ad25962cd9-475.html#unique-entry-id-475]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-10-03T09:30:54-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ab2d16608885ca3c3f71abc9a12d8162-474.html#unique-entry-id-474http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ab2d16608885ca3c3f71abc9a12d8162-474.html#unique-entry-id-474]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-09-30T15:02:17-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d95223c497d54b1fe33b9f61672c88b7-473.html#unique-entry-id-473http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d95223c497d54b1fe33b9f61672c88b7-473.html#unique-entry-id-473Action: Increase trout daily limit to 10 in Scanewa Lake

Effective dates: Oct. 1, 2011 until further notice

Species affected: Trout

Location: Scanewa Lake (Cowlitz Falls Reservoir)
Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-09-28T17:44:05-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e0440421f3022ad4e331bef96366f23c-472.html#unique-entry-id-472http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e0440421f3022ad4e331bef96366f23c-472.html#unique-entry-id-472Here is the Southwest Washington fishing section of the WDFW Weekender Report for October.

Fishing: Coho salmon are moving up the Columbia River and into area tributaries, where bright chinook are also still striking at lures and bait on some rivers.

But starting Oct. 1, anglers have another option to consider: Sturgeon fishing in the mainstem Columbia River from the Wauna powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam. The fishery was originally scheduled to open Oct. 8, but fishery managers added three additional days – Oct. 1, Oct. 6 and Oct. 7 – to help reach the area harvest guideline.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-09-27T15:59:27-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/78cb03bc0cdd66276ec84baf14c4375f-471.html#unique-entry-id-471http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/78cb03bc0cdd66276ec84baf14c4375f-471.html#unique-entry-id-471OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking nominations for two vacant positions on the Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Recreational Anglers Board, a citizen advisory group responsible for reviewing plans to improve sport fishing opportunities for salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin.

Individuals may nominate themselves or others to the board, which is composed of nine people affiliated with recreational fishing organizations in the region.

The board currently has one vacant position in northcentral Washington (Region 2) and another in southwest Washington (Region 5).
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-09-26T13:09:41-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3a817561a9ff3a0d3f8e38328319bfbc-470.html#unique-entry-id-470http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3a817561a9ff3a0d3f8e38328319bfbc-470.html#unique-entry-id-470Last week Tacoma Power recovered 2,089 fall Chinook adults, 111 jacks, 1,792 coho adults, 85 jacks, eight spring Chinook adults, one jack, 96 summer-run steelhead, 16 sea-run cutthroat and three pink salmon during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-09-19T08:59:54-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/05e30d6d267f759f57c18c45adb51f3c-469.html#unique-entry-id-469http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/05e30d6d267f759f57c18c45adb51f3c-469.html#unique-entry-id-469Last week Tacoma Power recovered 1,760 fall Chinook adults, 83 jacks, 349 coho adults, 12 jacks, 29 spring Chinook adults, four jacks, 111 summer-run steelhead, eight sea-run cutthroat and two pink salmon during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-09-12T09:05:27-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e6d709eebf9512b9947595af88eae1e1-468.html#unique-entry-id-468http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e6d709eebf9512b9947595af88eae1e1-468.html#unique-entry-id-468Last week Tacoma Power recovered 803 fall Chinook adults, 52 jacks, 126 coho adults, one jack, 34 spring Chinook adults, 12 jacks, 162 summer-run steelhead, 11 sea-run cutthroat, two chum salmon and two pink salmon during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-09-06T09:58:13-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3dca474dc4a8322975de3df06227dec1-467.html#unique-entry-id-467http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3dca474dc4a8322975de3df06227dec1-467.html#unique-entry-id-467Last week Tacoma Power recovered 65 spring Chinook adults, 16 jacks, 7 mini-jacks, 247 summer-run steelhead, five sea-run cutthroat, 192 fall Chinook adults, 13 jacks, 16 coho adults, two jacks and one pink salmon during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator. ]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-09-01T15:30:29-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/cefef2c900101ec03d274c2b271d386f-466.html#unique-entry-id-466http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/cefef2c900101ec03d274c2b271d386f-466.html#unique-entry-id-466Here is the Southwest Washington fishing section of the WDFW Weekender Report for September.

Fishing: September is prime time for salmon fishing in the Columbia River Basin, as large numbers of fish move upriver and into tributaries on both sides of Bonneville Dam. Anglers fishing the lower river from Buoy 10 to the dam this season are expected to reel in nearly 32,000 fall chinook and 8,000 hatchery coho – most of them, this month.

“Prospects are good for salmon fishing this month, but it's important to remember these fish are on the move,” said Joe Hymer, a fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). “As the month goes on, successful anglers will follow the fish upriver and into the tributaries.”
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-08-15T08:42:04-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/449407bcc7ebaac6a51312b7e414782b-463.html#unique-entry-id-463http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/449407bcc7ebaac6a51312b7e414782b-463.html#unique-entry-id-463Last week Tacoma Power recovered 44 spring Chinook adults, 25 jacks, 33 mini-jacks, 631 summer-run steelhead, three sea-run cutthroat, one fall Chinook adult and two sockeye salmon during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator. ]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2011-08-10T10:15:41-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d7977efe460409ea3f3e2b597c0a9885-462.html#unique-entry-id-462http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d7977efe460409ea3f3e2b597c0a9885-462.html#unique-entry-id-462The Draft Cowlitz River Fisheries & Hatchery Management Plan Update documents are now available for download. Go to the FHMP Update page here at cowlitzfish.net to access the downloads along with the public meeting schedule and information about the public comment process.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2011-08-08T08:31:11-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/34c69065072e6190877d1f9bc38443ef-461.html#unique-entry-id-461http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/34c69065072e6190877d1f9bc38443ef-461.html#unique-entry-id-461The new draft Cowlitz River Fisheries & Hatchery Management Plan (FHMP) is the subject for a series of public meetings this month in Lewis County. (The draft FHMP update should be available for download at cowlitzfish.net by this Wednesday).

• Monday, August 15, 5:00-7:30 p.m. at Centralia College Washington Hall Room 103 in Centralia.
• Tuesday, August 16, 5:00-7:30 p.m. at Mossyrock High School multipurpose room in Mossyrock.
• Monday, August 22, 1:00-4:00 p.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Academy in Toledo.

The August 15 meeting will present an overview of the new draft FHMP and the same presentation will be given at the August 16 meeting. Presenters are Mark LaRiviere, Tacoma Power senior fisheries biologist, and Pat Frazier, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Region 5 fish manager.

The first session of the August 22 meeting will review details of the statistical analysis used to arrive at the FHMP strategies. The second session is for the public to officially comment on the draft plan.

Written public comments can be submitted by mail or email until September 12, 2011.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-08-08T07:54:37-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8753fb3696c8902fe29049b395dc8e2f-460.html#unique-entry-id-460http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8753fb3696c8902fe29049b395dc8e2f-460.html#unique-entry-id-460Last week Tacoma Power recovered 35 spring Chinook adults, 31 jacks, 45 mini-jacks, 767 summer-run steelhead, three sea-run cutthroat and one fall Chinook adult during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-08-01T09:23:49-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3535a328bcf6c518a5187acdc14815f7-459.html#unique-entry-id-459http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3535a328bcf6c518a5187acdc14815f7-459.html#unique-entry-id-459Last week Tacoma Power recovered 39 spring Chinook adults, 38 jacks, 66 mini-jacks, 669 summer-run steelhead, one sea-run cutthroat trout and one sockeye during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-07-27T18:13:57-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/46fd22d9b7ec665a666d7e936529d946-458.html#unique-entry-id-458http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/46fd22d9b7ec665a666d7e936529d946-458.html#unique-entry-id-458Here is the Southwest Washington fishing section of the WDFW Weekender Report for August.

Fishing: This year’s fall chinook fishery opens Aug. 1 on the Columbia River, where a strong run of upriver brights is expected to push the total return well above the 10-year average. Of the 776,300 “falls” included in the pre-season forecast, nearly 400,000 are projected to be upriver brights – the highest number since 1987.

Those fish, together with hatchery coho and summer steelhead, should make August a very good time to fish the lower Columbia River, said Joe Hymer, a fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-07-27T15:41:25-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ec3c3d289aa886c32db43dc582191c71-457.html#unique-entry-id-457http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ec3c3d289aa886c32db43dc582191c71-457.html#unique-entry-id-457Action: Anglers may keep up to 6 hatchery adult coho as part of their salmon daily limit on the lower Cowlitz River.

Species affected: Coho salmon

Effective dates: Aug. 1, 2011, until further notice.

Location:Cowlitz River from boundary markers at mouth to 400 feet below Mayfield Dam Powerhouse.
Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-07-25T09:36:37-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/13351ac9a2c99bc69e4339874c7b2f22-456.html#unique-entry-id-456http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/13351ac9a2c99bc69e4339874c7b2f22-456.html#unique-entry-id-456Last week Tacoma Power recovered 47 spring Chinook adults, 23 jacks, 65 mini-jacks, 610 summer-run steelhead and one sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.

]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-07-18T16:21:58-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8125b656d1aaa45f5137cd689a8b3a70-455.html#unique-entry-id-455http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8125b656d1aaa45f5137cd689a8b3a70-455.html#unique-entry-id-455Last week Tacoma Power recovered 93 spring Chinook adults, 81 jacks, 53 mini jacks, 669 ummer-run steelhead and one sockeye salmon during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-07-11T10:14:40-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/38f610ba03131f6b3bbd51f075ddd741-454.html#unique-entry-id-454http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/38f610ba03131f6b3bbd51f075ddd741-454.html#unique-entry-id-454Last week Tacoma Power recovered 225 spring Chinook adults, 306 jacks, 70 mini jacks, 508 summer-run steelhead and one sockeye salmon during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-07-05T07:43:25-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7b46747cb4c4f2ef3973793ac8747e75-452.html#unique-entry-id-452http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7b46747cb4c4f2ef3973793ac8747e75-452.html#unique-entry-id-452Last week Tacoma Power recovered 16 spring Chinook adults, 24 jacks, seven mini jacks and 325 summer-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-07-01T17:46:59-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/11c79645c66d096aeaf7bc8d9031c653-451.html#unique-entry-id-451http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/11c79645c66d096aeaf7bc8d9031c653-451.html#unique-entry-id-451OLYMPIA - People hauling boats to and from Washington waterways this summer may be stopped by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) enforcement officers conducting mandatory checks of boats, trailers and gear for aquatic invasive species.

The annual check stations and emphasis-patrol program has begun in several parts of the state and will continue through the boating season. The aim is to keep tiny zebra mussels, quagga mussels and other non-native species out of Washington to protect native fish, wildlife and water systems.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-06-30T08:08:01-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1a6b6588559124da7330c3d89c20eefb-450.html#unique-entry-id-450http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1a6b6588559124da7330c3d89c20eefb-450.html#unique-entry-id-450Salmon fishing kicks into high gear at this time of year, when the Washington coast, several areas of Puget Sound and many rivers around the state are open for business. Most areas of Puget Sound also open for recreational crabbing July 1, setting the stage for a great Independence Day weekend.

Also starting July 1, many anglers and others planning outdoor adventures will need to purchase a Discover Pass for vehicle access to state parks, campgrounds, boat launches and wildlife areas. The new requirement, approved this year by the state Legislature, is designed to help keep 7 million acres of state recreational lands open after steep budget cuts.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-06-28T15:38:33-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c5fde9817be08c1ff6ee6571b168e09d-449.html#unique-entry-id-449http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c5fde9817be08c1ff6ee6571b168e09d-449.html#unique-entry-id-449Last week Tacoma Power recovered 118 spring Chinook adults, 158 jacks, nine mini jacks and 226 summer-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-06-20T14:49:06-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c7d34d0df95397d918fccdde3be97ed5-448.html#unique-entry-id-448http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c7d34d0df95397d918fccdde3be97ed5-448.html#unique-entry-id-448OLYMPIA-The state's new Discover Pass for vehicle access to state parks and recreation lands is available for sale at recreational license dealers and online.

The Discover Pass-providing access to 7 million acres of state park and recreation lands-will generate funding to keep those lands open following steep state budget cuts.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-06-20T09:05:18-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8c1070d149c208b153c679c9a60c8cf4-447.html#unique-entry-id-447http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8c1070d149c208b153c679c9a60c8cf4-447.html#unique-entry-id-447Last week Tacoma Power recovered 37 spring Chinook adults, 47 jacks, one mini jack and 134 summer-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-06-13T07:54:02-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/59d7f4d275d651bb05fa2ae9dde71bd9-446.html#unique-entry-id-446http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/59d7f4d275d651bb05fa2ae9dde71bd9-446.html#unique-entry-id-446Last week Tacoma Power recovered 109 spring Chinook adults, 162 jacks, four winter-run steelhead and 131 summer-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-06-06T10:44:44-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4118daba9d4ae025d7ca3027810ab2ff-445.html#unique-entry-id-445http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4118daba9d4ae025d7ca3027810ab2ff-445.html#unique-entry-id-445Last week Tacoma Power recovered 90 spring Chinook adults, 113 jacks, twelve winter-run steelhead and 37 summer-run steelhead during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-06-03T09:12:04-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/446121ead576da2fd8dc52d4104de4d0-444.html#unique-entry-id-444http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/446121ead576da2fd8dc52d4104de4d0-444.html#unique-entry-id-444OLYMPIA - The sport fishery for hatchery-reared spring Chinook salmon has been extended through June 15 on a section of the Columbia River stretching 163.5 miles above Bonneville Dam.

Previously set to close June 3, the spring chinook fishery was extended by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon, who today agreed that enough fish are still available under the catch limit to allow anglers to keep fishing until the summer Chinook salmon season starts June 16.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-06-03T09:00:38-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c91ed08d047cd62173549849d209a39f-443.html#unique-entry-id-443http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c91ed08d047cd62173549849d209a39f-443.html#unique-entry-id-443Here is the Southwest Washington portion of the WDFW Weekender Report. The report for all state areas is at http://wdfw.wa.gov/weekender/.

Fishing: The spring Chinook fishery runs through June 15, followed the next day by a promising six-week summer Chinook season. Meanwhile, increasing numbers of sockeye salmon and hatchery summer steelhead are moving into the lower Columbia River Basin, where anglers can also catch and keep white sturgeon in most areas.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-05-31T08:09:32-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e33cf0637c6a57ba200bed7d4c62ce79-442.html#unique-entry-id-442http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e33cf0637c6a57ba200bed7d4c62ce79-442.html#unique-entry-id-442Last week Tacoma Power recovered 218 spring Chinook adults, 102 jacks, 30 winter-run steelhead and 38 summer-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-05-26T10:41:57-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/67c310c785d62e8ed81d2c6359009dc9-441.html#unique-entry-id-441http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/67c310c785d62e8ed81d2c6359009dc9-441.html#unique-entry-id-441Action: Lewis River and Kalama River anglers must release all spring chinook beginning May 28.

Species affected: Chinook salmon
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]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-05-26T10:36:15-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9ecd7d6b80e5545b0456298a80a92f9d-440.html#unique-entry-id-440http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9ecd7d6b80e5545b0456298a80a92f9d-440.html#unique-entry-id-440OLYMPIA - Several new fishing opportunities for hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon are opening up on the Columbia and Snake rivers as the season enters its final leg.

With approximately 2,700 upriver chinook still available for harvest, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today agreed to expand or reopen fisheries in the several areas.

• Below Bonneville Dam: Starting Friday (May 27), boat anglers will be allowed to fish for spring chinook from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. This four-mile area, previously open for bank fishing only, will remain open for both kinds of fishing on the lower river through June 15.

]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-05-23T10:11:14-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4cc0d10a4dcced59fe9f7fa5c9cde396-439.html#unique-entry-id-439http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4cc0d10a4dcced59fe9f7fa5c9cde396-439.html#unique-entry-id-439Last week Tacoma Power recovered 533 spring Chinook adults, 349 jacks, 21 winter-run steelhead and 78 summer-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-05-19T12:39:38-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3c9b05f0cca0c804396af9837ce04cfe-438.html#unique-entry-id-438http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3c9b05f0cca0c804396af9837ce04cfe-438.html#unique-entry-id-438Action: Lower portions of the South Fork Toutle and Green rivers will open two weeks early to fishing for hatchery steelhead.

Species affected: Steelhead

Effective dates: May 21, 2011 to June 3, 2011

Locations:

• South Fork Toutle River from the mouth to the 4700 Road Bridge.
• Green River from the mouth to 400’ below the water intake at the upper end of the hatchery.

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]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-05-16T09:15:20-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f08df2eec5bd4bbaf2822c93abd2196e-436.html#unique-entry-id-436http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f08df2eec5bd4bbaf2822c93abd2196e-436.html#unique-entry-id-436
Starting Sunday, May 15, boat and bank anglers can fish for hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon from Rocky Point/Tongue Point upriver to Beacon Rock. Bank fishing will also be allowed four miles farther upriver to the fishing boundary below Bonneville Dam.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-05-16T09:11:14-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/34e2bf1ec085370c8084dcd3f257f70c-435.html#unique-entry-id-435http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/34e2bf1ec085370c8084dcd3f257f70c-435.html#unique-entry-id-435]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2011-05-11T10:33:32-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/cf37dd669a1520847e117337ad9c5502-434.html#unique-entry-id-434http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/cf37dd669a1520847e117337ad9c5502-434.html#unique-entry-id-434]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-05-09T09:57:19-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5aa3811895fd763e7c03caa161c3db2a-433.html#unique-entry-id-433http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5aa3811895fd763e7c03caa161c3db2a-433.html#unique-entry-id-433contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-05-04T11:26:13-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4d1faba1a9adaa5c05da142e93cee806-432.html#unique-entry-id-432http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4d1faba1a9adaa5c05da142e93cee806-432.html#unique-entry-id-432
Based on Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) staff and volunteer creel checks of 4,305 anglers with 10,372 trout at 111 lakes statewide, the average catch rate was 2.4 trout per angler, with many more trout caught and released during the day.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-05-02T08:58:09-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/54a7ede8feba0ff9f71f1eea84b6d98b-431.html#unique-entry-id-431http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/54a7ede8feba0ff9f71f1eea84b6d98b-431.html#unique-entry-id-431contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-04-27T16:41:11-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ee0ccd9e7f48cf84ccec9be54de8a668-430.html#unique-entry-id-430http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ee0ccd9e7f48cf84ccec9be54de8a668-430.html#unique-entry-id-430Southwest Washington

Fishing: Spring chinook and summer steelhead are moving into area rivers in increasing numbers, sturgeon retention is allowed on portions of the Columbia River and several popular trout lakes will open for fishing April 30.

As part of that lineup, anglers can catch and keep hatchery-reared spring chinook through May 1 on a section of the Columbia River stretching 163.5 miles above Bonneville Dam. But it remains to be seen whether that fishery – or the one that closed April 19 below the dam – will reopen later in the season.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-04-25T09:00:35-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/55d5b0aff30c38ce082ceab3b315423c-429.html#unique-entry-id-429http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/55d5b0aff30c38ce082ceab3b315423c-429.html#unique-entry-id-429Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 913 winter-run steelhead, four summer-run steelhead, 17 spring Chinook adults and 5 mini-jacks during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator. ]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-04-18T10:14:11-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/47702881ad78532b9c24ddb9f3a1097c-428.html#unique-entry-id-428http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/47702881ad78532b9c24ddb9f3a1097c-428.html#unique-entry-id-428Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 700 winter-run steelhead, one summer-run steelhead and ten spring Chinook adults during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-04-15T08:59:46-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1af34562393c20793c695a1885bd6e7c-427.html#unique-entry-id-427http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1af34562393c20793c695a1885bd6e7c-427.html#unique-entry-id-427OLYMPIA - Columbia River anglers will have four more days to catch hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon below Bonneville Dam, where tough fishing conditions have held this year's catch below expected levels since late last month.

Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon agreed Thursday to extend the season through April 19 to give anglers more time to reach the initial harvest guideline set at the beginning of the season.

The additional four days of fishing will follow on the heels of an eight-day extension previously approved through April 15.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-04-13T15:16:25-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7043b2472edafb80a2e1c52a4641926a-426.html#unique-entry-id-426http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7043b2472edafb80a2e1c52a4641926a-426.html#unique-entry-id-426SAN MATEO, Calif. - State and tribal co-managers today agreed on a package of salmon fisheries that meets conservation goals for wild salmon populations, while providing a variety of fishing opportunities on abundant stocks.

Washington's 2011 salmon fishing seasons, developed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and treaty Indian co-managers, were finalized today during the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (PFMC) meeting in San Mateo, Calif. The fishing package defines regulations for salmon fisheries in Puget Sound, Washington's ocean and coastal areas and the Columbia River.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-04-11T08:50:58-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/564efbdf609d9d68539d746407141325-425.html#unique-entry-id-425http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/564efbdf609d9d68539d746407141325-425.html#unique-entry-id-425Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 743 winter-run steelhead and four spring Chinook adults during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-04-07T18:07:24-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/dc331652506ace6ecb8e4ed5b103867a-424.html#unique-entry-id-424http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/dc331652506ace6ecb8e4ed5b103867a-424.html#unique-entry-id-424OLYMPIA - This month Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fish hatchery crews will finish stocking more than 20 million fish in Washington waterways before the state's single biggest fishing season opener on April 30.

At least 300,000 anglers are expected to turn out for the big day. Although many waterways are open year-round, the last Saturday in April marks the traditional start of the four- to five-month lowland lake fishing season.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-04-07T12:19:20-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/acd8ff61c18a23269e013c90e8583bca-423.html#unique-entry-id-423http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/acd8ff61c18a23269e013c90e8583bca-423.html#unique-entry-id-423OLYMPIA - Columbia River anglers will get at least eight more days to catch hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon below Bonneville Dam under a decision announced today by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon.

The popular fishery, which closed for a catch assessment April 4, will reopen to fishing Friday, April 8, through Friday, April 15. Fishery managers will meet again April 14 to determine whether to allow additional fishing time.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2011-04-06T16:44:26-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0bf1ac8a7adb7169089994522ee18ebf-422.html#unique-entry-id-422http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0bf1ac8a7adb7169089994522ee18ebf-422.html#unique-entry-id-422Tacoma Power is planting catchable rainbow trout at various locations in the Cowlitz River watershed. A chart showing the quantity and location of the trout plants – as well as the size in fish per pound – is posted in the Fishing Info section of Cowlitzfish.net. The chart will be updated weekly through September 5, 2011. Click here...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-04-01T10:05:03-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3dce61d201318b2461baccfff602e07f-421.html#unique-entry-id-421http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3dce61d201318b2461baccfff602e07f-421.html#unique-entry-id-421Here is the Southwest Washington portion of WDFW’s Weekender Report:

Fishing: Anglers have at least through April 4 to catch and keep marked, hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon on the lower Columbia River. Fisheries for shad and hatchery-reared steelhead – which run concurrently with the spring chinook season – are also scheduled to close at the end of the day April 4 on the lower river.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-03-28T09:22:00-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/06761532c62da4efad3d457c567cd824-420.html#unique-entry-id-420http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/06761532c62da4efad3d457c567cd824-420.html#unique-entry-id-420Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 284 winter-run steelhead and one spring Chinook salmon during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-03-21T09:54:50-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a2abda8e6ab95bd2652b38c4aca07900-419.html#unique-entry-id-419http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a2abda8e6ab95bd2652b38c4aca07900-419.html#unique-entry-id-419Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 240 winter-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.

During the past week Tacoma Power employees released 48 steelhead into the Cispus River above the mouth of Yellow Jacket Creek, and they released 13 winter-run steelhead into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton, Washington.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-03-14T09:06:27-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a81e5665e6f908a08e9dbdd9f65806e5-418.html#unique-entry-id-418http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a81e5665e6f908a08e9dbdd9f65806e5-418.html#unique-entry-id-418Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 108 winter-run steelhead and one spring Chinook adult during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-03-09T17:26:41-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b40f4683cc1b23e559e1f30923203e98-417.html#unique-entry-id-417http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b40f4683cc1b23e559e1f30923203e98-417.html#unique-entry-id-417VANCOUVER, Wash. - Anglers fishing along the Washington coast will see a lower catch quota for chinook salmon this year even though the total number of fish expected to return is higher.

Three ocean salmon-fishing options approved today by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) establish a lower harvest range for chinook to protect weak salmon stocks - particularly those returning to the lower Columbia River. The PFMC establishes fishing seasons in ocean waters three to 200 miles off the Pacific coast.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-03-07T09:41:47-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1bb3e9e7f4117c01fb2630fbc6334799-416.html#unique-entry-id-416http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1bb3e9e7f4117c01fb2630fbc6334799-416.html#unique-entry-id-416Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 56 winter-run steelhead, one spring Chinook adult and one cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-03-01T16:10:31-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/14de0a43de2b471d010ed100034c091c-415.html#unique-entry-id-415http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/14de0a43de2b471d010ed100034c091c-415.html#unique-entry-id-415OLYMPIA - Fishing prospects look bright this year for chinook in Washington’s ocean waters and the Columbia River, according to preseason salmon forecasts released today at a public meeting in Olympia.

Opportunities for anglers also look good in Puget Sound, where coho and pink salmon runs are expected to be strong this year.

Forecasts for chinook, coho, sockeye, pink and chum salmon mark the starting point for developing 2011 salmon-fishing seasons in Puget Sound, the Columbia River and Washington coastal areas. The forecasts were developed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and treaty Indian tribes.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-02-28T12:09:00-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a332116f8aaec036e1ea87c66373e199-414.html#unique-entry-id-414http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a332116f8aaec036e1ea87c66373e199-414.html#unique-entry-id-414Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 59 winter-run steelhead, one spring Chinook adult and one cutthroat trout during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-02-24T02:39:46-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/cb91fd3d8524d574dc3038e178ad5042-413.html#unique-entry-id-413http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/cb91fd3d8524d574dc3038e178ad5042-413.html#unique-entry-id-413Southwest Washington

Fishing: Spring chinook fever is beginning to take hold on the Columbia River. More than 50 boats were counted on the lower river one day in mid February when only a few fish had been counted at Bonneville Dam. By late March – when the bulk of the run is expected to arrive – that number is expected to grow to nearly 2,000 per day.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-02-22T08:25:20-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e8b9ffae65942cfbdc44758541de72a0-412.html#unique-entry-id-412http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e8b9ffae65942cfbdc44758541de72a0-412.html#unique-entry-id-412Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 64 winter-run steelhead, one winter-run steelhead jack and one cutthroat trout during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-02-18T15:33:36-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4f061ccbb8164f1c23fdd7360317b12b-411.html#unique-entry-id-411http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4f061ccbb8164f1c23fdd7360317b12b-411.html#unique-entry-id-411OLYMPIA - Anglers, commercial fishers and others interested in Washington state salmon fisheries can get a preview of this year’s salmon returns and proposed fishing seasons during a public meeting here March 1.

Kicking off the annual salmon season-setting process, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will present initial forecasts compiled by state and tribal biologists of 2011 salmon returns.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-02-18T10:40:24-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/53f0c14d156dad899eddc8ccc3e6e9e6-410.html#unique-entry-id-410http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/53f0c14d156dad899eddc8ccc3e6e9e6-410.html#unique-entry-id-410[Note: These fishing rules were outlined in a news release sent Feb. 8, 2011.]

Action: Sets fishing regulations for spring chinook on the mainstem Columbia River

Species affected: Spring chinook, steelhead and shad.

Location #1: The mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to Rooster Rock - bank and boat angling allowed.

Location #2: The mainstem Columbia River from Rooster Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam - bank angling only. Rooster Rock boundary description: A true North/South line projected from Rooster Rock on the Oregon shore to the Washington shoreline

Effective date: March 1 - April 4, 2011: fishing for salmonids and shad is allowed
Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-02-14T08:42:40-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/50ebcd68a925d5987dac6a230b7e4746-409.html#unique-entry-id-409http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/50ebcd68a925d5987dac6a230b7e4746-409.html#unique-entry-id-409Last week, Tacoma Power recovered eight coho adults, 63 winter-run steelhead and one winter-run steelhead jack during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-02-08T16:53:28-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ab71316fa323b02f2d15d632e981e713-408.html#unique-entry-id-408http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ab71316fa323b02f2d15d632e981e713-408.html#unique-entry-id-408OREGON CITY, Ore. - Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today set fishing seasons for Columbia River spring chinook salmon and white sturgeon that are expected to draw nearly two hundred thousand anglers to the big river this year.

Most of the new rules will take effect March 1, when fishing for spring chinook and sturgeon starts to heat up on the Columbia River. Sport fishing is currently open for both species on various sections of the river under rules adopted last year.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-02-07T08:21:27-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/fba9e140c7d2ff38eb6bc26573176165-407.html#unique-entry-id-407http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/fba9e140c7d2ff38eb6bc26573176165-407.html#unique-entry-id-407Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 20 coho adults, one jack and 83 winter-run steelhead during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-01-31T08:40:50-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f2daad81ec877c7d3ce5449d040e990a-406.html#unique-entry-id-406http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f2daad81ec877c7d3ce5449d040e990a-406.html#unique-entry-id-406Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 38 coho adults, one jack and 54 winter-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-01-24T09:42:40-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/928114e1f978212802ba2e7188209999-405.html#unique-entry-id-405http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/928114e1f978212802ba2e7188209999-405.html#unique-entry-id-405Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 601 coho adults, five jacks and 120 winter-run steelhead during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-01-18T09:36:26-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f5f3ac5c5fda78c3e0b868b8b962ecff-404.html#unique-entry-id-404http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f5f3ac5c5fda78c3e0b868b8b962ecff-404.html#unique-entry-id-404Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 678 coho adults, four jacks and 58 winter-run steelhead during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-01-10T08:26:31-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6b4c73bd50a640b42111c88f26fba51c-403.html#unique-entry-id-403http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6b4c73bd50a640b42111c88f26fba51c-403.html#unique-entry-id-403Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 416 coho adults and 72 winter-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-01-03T10:42:40-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/520a1f1a1149589f9ee91a1a66af8263-402.html#unique-entry-id-402http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/520a1f1a1149589f9ee91a1a66af8263-402.html#unique-entry-id-402Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 354 coho adults, eleven jacks, 164 winter-run steelhead and one sea-run cutthroat trout during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-12-29T13:47:30-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/52813bcdf62d7d9effce012dff0a39f7-401.html#unique-entry-id-401http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/52813bcdf62d7d9effce012dff0a39f7-401.html#unique-entry-id-401Southwest Washington

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 state hatchery workers have begun planting dozens of regional lakes with thousands of rainbow trout.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-12-27T09:06:11-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ec7eab1ef7be876059c180c68e813a31-400.html#unique-entry-id-400http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ec7eab1ef7be876059c180c68e813a31-400.html#unique-entry-id-400Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 331 coho adults, 40 jacks, 256 winter-run steelhead and five sea-run cutthroat trout during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.

During the past week Tacoma Power employees released 164 coho adults, 21 jacks and nine winter-run steelhead into Lake Scanewa behind Cowlitz Falls Dam.

Tacoma Power employees released 13 coho adults, seven jacks, eight winter-run steelhead and five cutthroat trout into the Tilton River at Gust Backstrom Park in Morton, Washington during the week.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-12-20T09:30:48-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/907c00d1ccdc23f7f96b9c237f3e736e-399.html#unique-entry-id-399http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/907c00d1ccdc23f7f96b9c237f3e736e-399.html#unique-entry-id-399Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 2,838 coho adults, 45 jacks, one fall Chinook adult, 295 winter-run steelhead and eight sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-12-13T08:44:27-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6a3ed306d9b8f959ba60651533016e9f-398.html#unique-entry-id-398http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6a3ed306d9b8f959ba60651533016e9f-398.html#unique-entry-id-398Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 1,565 coho adults, 50 jacks, three fall Chinook adults, 208 winter-run steelhead, four summer-run steelhead and seven sea-run cutthroat trout during six days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-12-06T09:14:12-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9ca7a6a59915a5701a4e90409bbac86d-397.html#unique-entry-id-397http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9ca7a6a59915a5701a4e90409bbac86d-397.html#unique-entry-id-397Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 1,248 coho adults, 67 jacks, five fall Chinook adults, 248 winter-run steelhead, ten summer-run steelhead and eight sea-run cutthroat trout during seven days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-12-03T11:16:54-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d73549d124825d417119c21469918157-396.html#unique-entry-id-396http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d73549d124825d417119c21469918157-396.html#unique-entry-id-396OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking nominations through Dec. 31 for membership on the Inland Fish Policy Advisory Group.

Up to 20 qualified individuals will be chosen to serve on the advisory group for 2011 and 2012. Those selected will provide guidance to WDFW on statewide issues related to management of inland fish species, such as rainbow trout, bass and kokanee. They also serve as an important communication link between WDFW and its constituents.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-12-03T09:44:05-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/21904c91c0ad2b49cc148d3feed264d6-395.html#unique-entry-id-395http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/21904c91c0ad2b49cc148d3feed264d6-395.html#unique-entry-id-395Holiday shoppers looking for the perfect gift for the fish and wildlife enthusiast on their list can choose from a variety of products and privileges offered by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

Wildlife-themed license plates are always a popular gift, and fishing and hunting licenses are now on sale for the new licensing period that begins April 1. These and other options – from wildlife area vehicle-access permits to wildlife-related books – are featured at http://wdfw.wa.gov/gifts/ on WDFW’s website.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-12-03T09:40:48-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/87a4f5c5965136a3788ad0cc72cd94ca-394.html#unique-entry-id-394http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/87a4f5c5965136a3788ad0cc72cd94ca-394.html#unique-entry-id-394OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking nominations through Dec. 31 for membership on its sport fishing advisory group.

Up to 20 qualified individuals will be chosen to serve on the Anadromous and Marine Resources Sport Fishing Advisory Group for 2011 and 2012. Those selected will provide guidance to WDFW on issues affecting recreational fisheries for salmon, rockfish and other marine fish species.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-12-01T15:46:20-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f0fa919ba4f8a47169f2e309d30196db-393.html#unique-entry-id-393http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f0fa919ba4f8a47169f2e309d30196db-393.html#unique-entry-id-393Southwest Washington

Fishing: This year's winter steelhead season got off to a promising start around Thanksgiving, when the first wave of fish started taking anglers' lures in several tributaries to the lower Columbia River. With decent river conditions, catch rates should continue to improve in the weeks ahead, said Joe Hymer, a fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

"Despite cold weather, that first jag of winter steelhead was definitely on the bite," Hymer said. "So long as the rivers don't rise too high or fall too low, we could be looking at a darn good fishery this year."
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-11-29T09:14:37-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/040fdc937f305758494d1247dcc90f3b-392.html#unique-entry-id-392http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/040fdc937f305758494d1247dcc90f3b-392.html#unique-entry-id-392Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 1,857 coho adults, 116 jacks, seven fall Chinook adults, one jack, 171 winter-run steelhead, six summer-run steelhead and 17 sea-run cutthroat trout during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-11-22T09:01:45-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/26b3bd01bb2e3e9a42d49eb5c642fb6e-391.html#unique-entry-id-391http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/26b3bd01bb2e3e9a42d49eb5c642fb6e-391.html#unique-entry-id-391Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 5,393 coho adults, 189 jacks, 52 fall Chinook adults, one jack, 46 winter-run steelhead, 42 summer-run steelhead and 56 sea-run cutthroat trout during seven9 days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-11-15T08:22:23-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/84aaa7afc95d05a65fb0b6fa648c6557-390.html#unique-entry-id-390http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/84aaa7afc95d05a65fb0b6fa648c6557-390.html#unique-entry-id-390Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 7,654 coho adults, 516 jacks, 202 fall Chinook adults, ten jacks, 48 summer-run steelhead, 19 winter-run steelhead and 87 sea-run cutthroat trout during six days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator. ]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-11-10T13:48:54-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f79aae5163a2bbccf734bcc3c204de0b-389.html#unique-entry-id-389http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f79aae5163a2bbccf734bcc3c204de0b-389.html#unique-entry-id-389Action: Reopen Tilton River to all night fishing

Effective Dates: Nov. 11 through Dec. 31, 2010

Species affected: All species

Location: Tilton River from mouth to West Fork
Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-11-08T08:51:44-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/75a728bad8ef09f1314588ab57c41f2b-388.html#unique-entry-id-388http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/75a728bad8ef09f1314588ab57c41f2b-388.html#unique-entry-id-388Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 10,003 coho adults, 402 jacks, 465 fall Chinook adults, 30 jacks, one chum salmon adult, 207 summer-run steelhead, seven winter-run steelhead and 82 sea-run cutthroat trout during seven days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-11-01T13:18:54-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c01503d191bb80980a0f877031135a2c-387.html#unique-entry-id-387http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c01503d191bb80980a0f877031135a2c-387.html#unique-entry-id-387OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is conducting a public survey to help assess the agency’s Enforcement Program.

The survey, available HERE on WDFW’s website, consists of about 20 questions concerning the program’s priorities and performance in the field. It will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-11-01T10:12:33-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c8527f45a6c0bc819e775e2e7ba1fa84-386.html#unique-entry-id-386http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c8527f45a6c0bc819e775e2e7ba1fa84-386.html#unique-entry-id-386Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 10,198 coho adults, 434 jacks, 756 fall Chinook adults, 50 jacks, 178 summer-run steelhead, one winter-run steelhead and 104 sea-run cutthroat trout during seven days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNone2010-10-29T17:03:03-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/2ee3b2fcc155eab62aa13edc4dca1def-385.html#unique-entry-id-385http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/2ee3b2fcc155eab62aa13edc4dca1def-385.html#unique-entry-id-385Action: Close Nisqually River for coho retention.

Effective dates: Nov. 1, 2010 until further notice.

Species affected: Coho salmon.
Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-10-25T09:24:56-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b8298a21cda3bc654110dc51c8caafcb-383.html#unique-entry-id-383http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b8298a21cda3bc654110dc51c8caafcb-383.html#unique-entry-id-383Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 7,729 coho adults, 734 jacks, 1,945 fall Chinook adults, 208 jacks, 33 summer-run steelhead, three chum salmon and 50 sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-10-18T09:27:49-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b6948f54e4f562ae3cd395a7aa314e87-382.html#unique-entry-id-382http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b6948f54e4f562ae3cd395a7aa314e87-382.html#unique-entry-id-382Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 10,826 coho adults, 653 jacks, 1,569 fall Chinook adults, 158 jacks, 63 summer-run steelhead and 49 sea-run cutthroat trout during seven days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-10-12T11:00:30-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f40a3e978a2cba212970d84bdced6456-381.html#unique-entry-id-381http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f40a3e978a2cba212970d84bdced6456-381.html#unique-entry-id-381OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking nominations through Dec. 1 for membership on the Steelhead/Cutthroat Policy Advisory Group.

Up to 20 qualified individuals will be chosen to serve on the advisory group for 2011 and 2012. Those selected will provide guidance to WDFW on statewide issues related to management of steelhead and cutthroat. They also serve as an important communication link between WDFW and its constituents.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-10-11T12:51:05-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0f5694d6be3a705269caa9cb6a8058cb-380.html#unique-entry-id-380http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0f5694d6be3a705269caa9cb6a8058cb-380.html#unique-entry-id-380Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 8,349 coho adults, 1,049 jacks, 2,396 fall Chinook adults, 247 jacks, 57 summer-run steelhead, one winter-run steelhead and 64 sea-run cutthroat trout during seven days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator. ]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-10-04T11:16:45-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e8f03cb60bd34b426fc2f06b097d8f2c-379.html#unique-entry-id-379http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e8f03cb60bd34b426fc2f06b097d8f2c-379.html#unique-entry-id-379Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 7,877 coho adults, 1,046 jacks, 2,348 fall Chinook adults, 245 jacks, 204 summer-run steelhead, one winter-run steelhead, one spring Chinook adults and 97 sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNone2010-09-30T17:25:34-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c114f1b76633e76b4c69dc44e2246fca-378.html#unique-entry-id-378http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c114f1b76633e76b4c69dc44e2246fca-378.html#unique-entry-id-378WDFW News Release - With a strong run of fall chinook salmon returning to the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery, state fishery managers plan to transport up to 5,000 hatchery fish upriver and release them upriver above the last of three dams on the Cowlitz River.

Working in conjunction with Tacoma Power, which owns and operates two of those dams, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hopes to reestablish a naturally spawning chinook run upriver from the Cowlitz Falls Dam near Randle.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-09-30T15:07:25-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e6200c6c0c7583323221a90066d9031c-377.html#unique-entry-id-377http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e6200c6c0c7583323221a90066d9031c-377.html#unique-entry-id-377Action: Close Tilton River to all night fishing.
Effective Dates: Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2010.
Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-09-27T10:26:30-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6efa2c013c028c2b45681d55fc05b5a6-376.html#unique-entry-id-376http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6efa2c013c028c2b45681d55fc05b5a6-376.html#unique-entry-id-376Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 2,043 coho adults, 295 jacks, 1,594 fall Chinook adults, 129 jacks, 144 summer-run steelhead, 13 spring Chinook adults, five mini-jacks, 40 sea-run cutthroat trout, one pink salmon and one sockeye salmon during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-09-20T08:44:19-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1f4aeb0b95153b73f790a241beb3a2ed-375.html#unique-entry-id-375http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1f4aeb0b95153b73f790a241beb3a2ed-375.html#unique-entry-id-375Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 1,583 fall chinook adults, 109 jacks, 75 summer-run steelhead, 23 spring chinook adults, three mini-jacks, 590 coho adults, 75 jacks, and eight sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-09-17T17:28:16-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9e9f829c2beae8926ec5e13e9fa191fa-374.html#unique-entry-id-374http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9e9f829c2beae8926ec5e13e9fa191fa-374.html#unique-entry-id-374Action: Close lower Kalama River to all Chinook retention.

Effective Dates: Effective Sept. 20 through Dec. 31, 2010.

Species affected: Chinook salmon.

Location: Kalama River from boundary markers at the mouth to 1000’ below the fishway at upper salmon hatchery.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-09-16T17:58:39-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/048142cde7da964193ef408976476493-373.html#unique-entry-id-373http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/048142cde7da964193ef408976476493-373.html#unique-entry-id-373Action: Anglers may keep one adult chinook with an intact adipose fin as part of the two adult chinook daily limit on the Cowlitz River.

Effective date: Sept. 18 through Dec. 31, 2010.

Location: Cowlitz River from boundary markers at the mouth to 400 feet below Mayfield Dam Powerhouse.

Species affected: Chinook salmon.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-09-13T08:12:49-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/28118426f69eeddab597b82c868dc42a-372.html#unique-entry-id-372http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/28118426f69eeddab597b82c868dc42a-372.html#unique-entry-id-372Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 1,048 fall chinook adults, 49 jacks, 71 summer-run steelhead, 53 spring chinook adults, one jack, 12 mini-jacks, 116 coho adults, 14 jacks, two pink salmon and 14 sea-run cutthroat trout during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-09-07T09:28:45-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7bb35ab6546e7ffa59590b70e4b6b49b-371.html#unique-entry-id-371http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7bb35ab6546e7ffa59590b70e4b6b49b-371.html#unique-entry-id-371Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 236 fall Chinook adults, 17 jacks, 176 summer-run steelhead, 132 spring Chinook adults, eight jacks, 27 mini-jacks, 13 coho salmon, one jack, one sockeye salmon and nine sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-09-02T16:53:45-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/12ca5c33a9777fa40f61b76e5b9cf78d-370.html#unique-entry-id-370http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/12ca5c33a9777fa40f61b76e5b9cf78d-370.html#unique-entry-id-370OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is accepting public comments through Oct. 2 on state sportfishing rules proposed for 2011-12.

The 17 rule proposals, which would affect various recreational fisheries around the state, are available on WDFW’s website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/rule_proposals/ . Printed copies of the proposals are available by contacting WDFW’s Fish Program at (360) 902-2700.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-09-29T19:35:25-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/011a8ed7f28eb168f8cd9f9ef28a97b2-369.html#unique-entry-id-369http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/011a8ed7f28eb168f8cd9f9ef28a97b2-369.html#unique-entry-id-369Fishing: Coho salmon are moving up the Columbia River and into area tributaries, where anglers can still reel in bright chinook on some rivers. But starting Oct. 1, anglers have another option to consider: Sturgeon fishing in the mainstem Columbia River from the Wauna powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam.

"This is a great fishing opportunity for fall, especially for anglers who don’t have boats," said Brad James, a fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). "Bank anglers have done very well, historically, fishing for sturgeon just below Bonneville Dam."
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-09-02T16:41:27-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7a079a18510794823b12e34005bcfbf9-368.html#unique-entry-id-368http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7a079a18510794823b12e34005bcfbf9-368.html#unique-entry-id-368OLYMPIA-Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) offices will close Tuesday, Sept. 7, for the third of 10 statewide, unpaid employee-layoff days.

During the closure, WDFW wildlife areas and water-access sites will remain open for public use, but WDFW hatcheries will not be open to the public. Fishing and hunting licenses may be purchased online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ and at retail vendors.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-08-30T09:11:02-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/95498d85f584d19019d99697638d6e4d-367.html#unique-entry-id-367http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/95498d85f584d19019d99697638d6e4d-367.html#unique-entry-id-367Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 183 summer-run steelhead, 49 spring Chinook adults, four jacks, 33 mini-jacks, 40 fall Chinook adults, six jacks, one coho salmon, two sockeye salmon, two chum salmon and eight sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-08-23T11:22:21-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/575e4515f3df079e894426460a88d724-366.html#unique-entry-id-366http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/575e4515f3df079e894426460a88d724-366.html#unique-entry-id-366Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 382 summer-run steelhead, 316 spring Chinook adults, 42 jacks, 65 mini-jacks, five fall Chinook adults, two jacks, one sockeye salmon and 14 sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-08-16T11:32:26-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/139abbf4a6e1e58aa58f1cbe885e2ae1-365.html#unique-entry-id-365http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/139abbf4a6e1e58aa58f1cbe885e2ae1-365.html#unique-entry-id-365Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 650 summer-run steelhead, 106 spring Chinook adults, 13 jacks, 38 mini-jacks, four fall Chinook adults, two sockeye salmon and six sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-08-09T10:11:36-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/455c9ee162774dd298ce5a6edc175bfc-364.html#unique-entry-id-364http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/455c9ee162774dd298ce5a6edc175bfc-364.html#unique-entry-id-364Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 761 summer-run steelhead, 72 spring Chinook adults, 21 jacks, 60 mini-jacks, two sockeye salmon and six sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-08-02T09:58:55-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d36dedc57bdf7aa32bb71a3f5056ed17-363.html#unique-entry-id-363http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d36dedc57bdf7aa32bb71a3f5056ed17-363.html#unique-entry-id-363Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 985 summer-run steelhead, 352 spring Chinook adults, 55 jacks, 122 mini-jacks, four sockeye salmon and three sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-07-27T12:27:58-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ec61c44f3e9dfe20c676c9f29768e6a6-361.html#unique-entry-id-361http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ec61c44f3e9dfe20c676c9f29768e6a6-361.html#unique-entry-id-361OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking volunteers to participate in a cooperative arrangement that has given hunters access to approximately 250,000 acres of private timberlands near Mount St. Helens in the last three years.

For the fourth year, the Weyerhaeuser Company is prepared to give hunters holding special elk permits additional motorized access to miles of private logging roads on the St. Helens Tree Farm, provided that enough volunteers can be found to assure a safe and orderly hunt.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-07-26T09:59:31-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/da2dd54ed97dab3dcd977fdc8342dc96-360.html#unique-entry-id-360http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/da2dd54ed97dab3dcd977fdc8342dc96-360.html#unique-entry-id-360Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 840 summer-run steelhead, 80 spring Chinook adults, 16 jacks, 156 mini-jacks, one sockeye salmon and five sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.

]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-07-21T11:21:08-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d49064f1523a24acd26617d84153e41a-359.html#unique-entry-id-359http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d49064f1523a24acd26617d84153e41a-359.html#unique-entry-id-359The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife’s recently formed Cowlitz River Ad-hoc Advisory Group is meeting twice a month at the Lewis County PUD’s office in Chehalis, Washington. The next meeting is set for 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, July 22. The meetings are open for the public to attend.

Meetings are also set for August 5 and August 26 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Here is a list of advisory group members and here is the WDFW news release announcing formation of the group.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-07-19T09:43:46-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/11a12187fb6a9dd7971c9d6a6406642b-358.html#unique-entry-id-358http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/11a12187fb6a9dd7971c9d6a6406642b-358.html#unique-entry-id-358Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 1,066 summer-run steelhead, 168 spring Chinook adults, 24 jacks, 240 mini-jacks, four sockeye salmon and one sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-07-13T11:03:29-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1125c027806f5a3bc08fddba8a64373d-357.html#unique-entry-id-357http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1125c027806f5a3bc08fddba8a64373d-357.html#unique-entry-id-357OLYMPIA - Reporting poaching and other fish and wildlife violations to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) just got easier.

WDFW has added a new text-messaging option for reporting activity that threatens fish, wildlife and critical habitat. Tip411 allows users to send a text message to WDFW’s communications dispatch center.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-07-12T09:44:30-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/35ff456d62a4d8c0af858aa81fd9bb9b-356.html#unique-entry-id-356http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/35ff456d62a4d8c0af858aa81fd9bb9b-356.html#unique-entry-id-356To Interested Parties:

WDFW is developing our 2011-2017 Strategic Plan and we are asking for your review and input to the draft plan. We’re particularly interested in your views on priority strategies, initiatives and projects the agency should focus on in the coming biennium, July 2011-June 2013. Specifically, we’d like to hear your concerns and proposed solutions to help protect and manage the state’s fish, wildlife and their habitats.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-07-12T09:41:55-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9b962f5460651be206023e2e541f0e87-355.html#unique-entry-id-355http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9b962f5460651be206023e2e541f0e87-355.html#unique-entry-id-355Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 714 summer-run steelhead, 222 spring Chinook adults, 43 jacks and 179 mini-jacks during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-07-07T10:45:29-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c07dd85ad9d9401b7ce0f190e8a08e81-354.html#unique-entry-id-354http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c07dd85ad9d9401b7ce0f190e8a08e81-354.html#unique-entry-id-354OLYMPIA - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) offices, like those of most other state agencies, will be closed July 12 for the first of 10 unpaid, temporary employee layoff days.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-07-06T08:12:44-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/27be6af55dd46b954844147a705ea244-353.html#unique-entry-id-353http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/27be6af55dd46b954844147a705ea244-353.html#unique-entry-id-353Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 726 summer-run steelhead, 360 spring Chinook adults, 51 jacks, 107 mini-jacks and one sockeye salmon during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-06-28T08:39:21-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/233d7fabff5754340e5f4981af95a8cf-352.html#unique-entry-id-352http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/233d7fabff5754340e5f4981af95a8cf-352.html#unique-entry-id-352Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 490 summer-run steelhead, 66 spring Chinook adults, 16 jacks, 39 mini-jacks and three sockeye salmon during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-06-21T09:54:21-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e0b393d2affdfaf9267dd649238da861-351.html#unique-entry-id-351http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e0b393d2affdfaf9267dd649238da861-351.html#unique-entry-id-351Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 138 spring Chinook adults, 36 jacks, 34 mini-jacks and 224 summer-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-06-17T13:58:18-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/73be5fd3edf0a7d428f889b599b79b74-350.html#unique-entry-id-350http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/73be5fd3edf0a7d428f889b599b79b74-350.html#unique-entry-id-350The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife appointed 12 people to the new Cowlitz River Ad-hoc Advisory Group. The group meets “to develop recommendations for improving conservation and sustainable fishing opportunities on the river,” according to a WDF&W news release.

Members:
Sean Orr
Bob Reid
Don Glaser
Carl Burke
Dale Scott
Dave Becker
Lonnie Gobel
Jerry Schroeder
Anthony Crocco
Terry Turner
Shannon Wills
Stan Bartle]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-06-15T09:37:10-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ceb3d4a2b4808c07be808c89cd6d15e5-349.html#unique-entry-id-349http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ceb3d4a2b4808c07be808c89cd6d15e5-349.html#unique-entry-id-349OLYMPIA - People hauling boats to and from Washington waterways this summer may be stopped by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) officers conducting mandatory checks of boats, trailers and gear for aquatic invasive species.

The annual check stations and emphasis-patrol program has begun in several parts of the state and will continue through the boating season. The aim is to keep tiny zebra mussels, quagga mussels and other non-native species out of Washington to protect native fish, wildlife and water systems.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-06-14T08:49:23-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1f320c5f4d19a3e6969f31f06a9ac6d1-348.html#unique-entry-id-348http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1f320c5f4d19a3e6969f31f06a9ac6d1-348.html#unique-entry-id-348Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 197 spring Chinook adults, 36 jacks, 20 mini-jacks, 197 summer-run steelhead and two late winter-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-06-07T07:55:26-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/fe00f94391e7d058cc6546894c46ddcb-347.html#unique-entry-id-347http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/fe00f94391e7d058cc6546894c46ddcb-347.html#unique-entry-id-347Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 206 spring Chinook adults, 32 jacks, 169 summer-run steelhead and four late winter-run steelhead during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-06-01T09:58:16-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e5ce1e9cb6b84ded6fc49d0f8999c226-346.html#unique-entry-id-346http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e5ce1e9cb6b84ded6fc49d0f8999c226-346.html#unique-entry-id-346Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 150 spring Chinook adults, 40 jacks, 73 summer-run steelhead and 34 late winter-run steelhead during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-05-24T16:14:17-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4d4443a5d9e2cb44cce273f72ec53c20-345.html#unique-entry-id-345http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4d4443a5d9e2cb44cce273f72ec53c20-345.html#unique-entry-id-345OLYMPIA - Each year, thousands of Washingtonians go fishing - legally - without a license. How? By taking advantage of Free Fishing Weekend, scheduled June 12-13.

During those two days, no license will be required to fish or gather shellfish in any waters open to fishing in Washington state. Also, no vehicle use permit will be required during Free Fishing Weekend to park at any of the 600 water-access sites maintained by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-05-24T08:14:18-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e2bc6a03ffe0b9a2b67465b9abca38e4-344.html#unique-entry-id-344http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e2bc6a03ffe0b9a2b67465b9abca38e4-344.html#unique-entry-id-344Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 146 winter-run steelhead, 100 summer-run steelhead, 646 spring Chinook adult and 115 jacks during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-05-21T15:54:09-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7ca804c57180123f27bf25fb24e9dcb0-343.html#unique-entry-id-343http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7ca804c57180123f27bf25fb24e9dcb0-343.html#unique-entry-id-343Action: Cowlitz River anglers may retain up to three hatchery steelhead.

Species affected: Steelhead

Effective dates: Effective May 22 through Oct. 31, 2010.

Location: From the Hwy. 4 bridge at Kelso upstream to Mayfield Dam.
Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-05-17T12:11:21-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ce5b16fa029d99e6790f30fa4473a1a5-342.html#unique-entry-id-342http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ce5b16fa029d99e6790f30fa4473a1a5-342.html#unique-entry-id-342Last week Tacoma Power recovered 336 winter-run steelhead, 67 summer-run steelhead, 487 spring Chinook adults, 30 jacks and one mini-jack during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-05-10T08:29:50-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b1be1bfb531f0578e17eb67440a6b899-341.html#unique-entry-id-341http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b1be1bfb531f0578e17eb67440a6b899-341.html#unique-entry-id-341Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 545 winter-run steelhead, 35 summer-run steelhead, 288 spring Chinook adults and 24 jacks during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-05-07T07:14:38-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c30b92535830fbb1c4b4575c978086f4-340.html#unique-entry-id-340http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c30b92535830fbb1c4b4575c978086f4-340.html#unique-entry-id-340Action: Open Lake Scanewa (Cowlitz Falls Reservoir) to fishing for hatchery spring chinook.

Effective dates: May 8 through May 31, 2010.

Species affected: Hatchery chinook salmon

Location: Lake Scanewa (Cowlitz Falls Reservoir) from Cowlitz Falls Dam to listed boundaries in the Cispus and Cowlitz rivers arms (see sport fishing rules pamphlet).
Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-05-05T19:21:57-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/49e162eae9d2a5392d354add44c6915b-339.html#unique-entry-id-339http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/49e162eae9d2a5392d354add44c6915b-339.html#unique-entry-id-339OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking nominations through May 21 for membership on its new Cowlitz River advisory group.

Up to 12 qualified individuals will be chosen to serve on the ad hoc group, which will meet monthly for about a year to develop recommendations for improving conservation and sustainable fishing opportunities on the river.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-05-03T08:19:30-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a4882a4b422d51ca9feba0e89e203e36-338.html#unique-entry-id-338http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a4882a4b422d51ca9feba0e89e203e36-338.html#unique-entry-id-338Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 1,105 winter-run steelhead, 26 summer-run steelhead, 614 spring Chinook adults and ten jacks during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-04-28T13:14:19-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1d3f7b63371011da38414a4fcd193cc1-337.html#unique-entry-id-337http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1d3f7b63371011da38414a4fcd193cc1-337.html#unique-entry-id-337OLYMPIA - Anglers planning to fish in Washington past the end of the month should be aware that nearly a hundred new fishing rules will take effect starting May 1.

The new regulations, affecting everything from catch limits to fishing tackle, are included in the new Fishing in Washington rules pamphlet, published by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for the 2010-11 season.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-04-26T10:36:59-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/fb73d6fbbd764e56f4aca6ad30ad0faa-336.html#unique-entry-id-336http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/fb73d6fbbd764e56f4aca6ad30ad0faa-336.html#unique-entry-id-336Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 1,903 winter-run steelhead, 29 summer-run steelhead, 839 spring Chinook adults and seven jacks during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-04-19T11:15:01-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/736658ddf9a7255b18966263e865f365-335.html#unique-entry-id-335http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/736658ddf9a7255b18966263e865f365-335.html#unique-entry-id-335Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 1,444 winter-run steelhead, eight summer-run steelhead, 232 spring Chinook adults and one jack during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-04-15T17:05:33-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/140d7f917fb386530fba6be549434e71-334.html#unique-entry-id-334http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/140d7f917fb386530fba6be549434e71-334.html#unique-entry-id-334PORTLAND - Salmon anglers will have improved fishing opportunities for chinook on the coast and in the Columbia River, while most recreational fisheries in Puget Sound will be similar to seasons adopted last year, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-04-12T08:46:54-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d87dafaa279becadb8abef293a8586a8-333.html#unique-entry-id-333http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d87dafaa279becadb8abef293a8586a8-333.html#unique-entry-id-333Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 985 winter-run steelhead and 81 spring Chinook adults during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2010-04-08T10:26:35-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/fa1d65c4e9e77499f8d395ce860e6bd4-332.html#unique-entry-id-332http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/fa1d65c4e9e77499f8d395ce860e6bd4-332.html#unique-entry-id-332The attendance signup list from the March 18 public meeting in Morton is now posted along with the reports from the meeting’s presentations. Click here....]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2010-04-05T15:52:26-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/126efed79f9900497fab0177d3bd7776-331.html#unique-entry-id-331http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/126efed79f9900497fab0177d3bd7776-331.html#unique-entry-id-331Tacoma Power is planting catchable rainbow trout at various locations in the Cowlitz River watershed. A chart showing the quantity and location of the trout plants – as well as the size in fish per pound – is posted in the Fishing Info section of Cowlitzfish.net. The chart will be updated weekly. Click here...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-04-05T10:08:47-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8042a5a8cdd03352be6b20d165bcade8-330.html#unique-entry-id-330http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8042a5a8cdd03352be6b20d165bcade8-330.html#unique-entry-id-330OLYMPIA - The state’s single biggest fishing season opens April 24, with lakes throughout the state stocked with millions of hatchery-reared fish by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

Although many lakes are open year round, the last Saturday in April marks the traditional start of a four-to five-month-long lowland-lakes fishing season.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-04-05T09:23:14-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/dbc07407efd2376815508aab39d30b95-329.html#unique-entry-id-329http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/dbc07407efd2376815508aab39d30b95-329.html#unique-entry-id-329Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 1,005 winter-run steelhead, 68 spring Chinook adults and one cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-03-31T16:46:02-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/77142dbdb9f18b0947ae41992c999420-328.html#unique-entry-id-328http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/77142dbdb9f18b0947ae41992c999420-328.html#unique-entry-id-328Action: Remove Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement requirement from Riffe Lake.
Effective date: April 1, 2010.
Species affected: Landlocked salmon and steelhead.
Location: Riffe Lake.   
Reason for action: Salmon and steelhead in Riffe Lake are landlocked. 
Other information: The Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement will take effect April 1. The Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement still applies to Mayfield Lake.
Information contact: Wolf Dammers, (360) 906-6709.  ]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-03-29T09:15:16-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/745baf0594e2902d93c0d76821018293-327.html#unique-entry-id-327http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/745baf0594e2902d93c0d76821018293-327.html#unique-entry-id-327Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 613 winter-run steelhead and 23 spring Chinook adults during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2010-03-30T09:46:08-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/96dc17f4aab008a404a73abdc397fdf5-326.html#unique-entry-id-326http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/96dc17f4aab008a404a73abdc397fdf5-326.html#unique-entry-id-326A rumor is reported that there will be no more hatchery winter-run steelhead produced. This is false. The late-winter-run steelhead hatchery program is continuing. Being discontinued is production of the non-native early-winter steelhead hatchery stock. This was explained at a public meeting October 29 in Centralia. Go to this page to learn the truth about future plans for Cowlitz hatchery production. Check out the Hatchery Program Alternatives document on that page.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2010-03-22T13:27:32-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/470f6f46e24539ff064f461968b107ca-325.html#unique-entry-id-325http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/470f6f46e24539ff064f461968b107ca-325.html#unique-entry-id-325Nearly 100 fishing enthusiasts attended a public meeting on Cowlitz fisheries plans Thursday, March 18 in Morton. The hot topic was productivity testing. The testing affects only late-winter-run steelhead in the Tilton River and upper watershed. Sports fishing will continue in those areas for other species.

Information about productivity testing and audio files of other meeting presentations are now available here on cowlitzfish.net.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-03-22T09:10:11-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1f50560fd7d6f15032b516973715f0be-324.html#unique-entry-id-324http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1f50560fd7d6f15032b516973715f0be-324.html#unique-entry-id-324Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 339 winter-run steelhead and 11 spring Chinook adults during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-03-15T09:17:28-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/2792630701f05cf077c9477d9de26e1d-323.html#unique-entry-id-323http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/2792630701f05cf077c9477d9de26e1d-323.html#unique-entry-id-323Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 225 winter-run steelhead and 24 spring Chinook adults during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-03-03T17:11:01-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/792b30bc5902399ef1142750ca745a2c-321.html#unique-entry-id-321http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/792b30bc5902399ef1142750ca745a2c-321.html#unique-entry-id-321OLYMPIA - Forecasts for strong chinook salmon returns to the Columbia River this summer could lead to improved fishing in the river and Washington’s ocean waters. Fishing prospects also are looking up for some rivers in Puget Sound, where coho salmon are expected to return in increased numbers.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-03-08T10:08:27-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a50380b22d068ed542eb5a8e7214a2ab-320.html#unique-entry-id-320http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a50380b22d068ed542eb5a8e7214a2ab-320.html#unique-entry-id-320Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 132 winter-run steelhead, one spring Chinook adult and one cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-02-22T09:55:02-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b39af82a7946477309e1e8bf6675d54d-319.html#unique-entry-id-319http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b39af82a7946477309e1e8bf6675d54d-319.html#unique-entry-id-319OLYMPIA - Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today adopted fishing seasons for this year’s spring chinook fishery on the Columbia River, where the prized salmon are projected to return in the largest numbers since at least 1938.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-02-22T09:37:15-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c36528f76c7e7ab1f0adfb4dbf0120ee-318.html#unique-entry-id-318http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c36528f76c7e7ab1f0adfb4dbf0120ee-318.html#unique-entry-id-318Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 35 winter-run steelhead and one coho adult during four days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-01-25T11:17:48-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/179e4a394221959f86becac49763f86c-222.html#unique-entry-id-222http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/179e4a394221959f86becac49763f86c-222.html#unique-entry-id-222contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-01-19T11:14:58-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4c2c35b4837ba4f12ebb595db85312ff-221.html#unique-entry-id-221http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4c2c35b4837ba4f12ebb595db85312ff-221.html#unique-entry-id-221]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-01-11T09:02:43-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f1484acc6ae40aae8689d28cba1ca94f-220.html#unique-entry-id-220http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f1484acc6ae40aae8689d28cba1ca94f-220.html#unique-entry-id-220]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-01-04T10:32:39-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d4fede4782f5852d388b6697c652db54-219.html#unique-entry-id-219http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d4fede4782f5852d388b6697c652db54-219.html#unique-entry-id-219
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2009-12-11T08:12:43-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3d98e72a8df2b9bd04f3fc3fe313dbd4-214.html#unique-entry-id-214http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3d98e72a8df2b9bd04f3fc3fe313dbd4-214.html#unique-entry-id-214
The forecasted run is up significantly from last year’s final run of 169,300 fish.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2009-10-30T11:40:25-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/88531772e79bba6260a7207cd7769cc2-201.html#unique-entry-id-201http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/88531772e79bba6260a7207cd7769cc2-201.html#unique-entry-id-201
Audio recordings and handouts from the meeting are here.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2009-10-14T17:34:56-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9032eee2226c803e5114dad1e6d43d6a-198.html#unique-entry-id-198http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9032eee2226c803e5114dad1e6d43d6a-198.html#unique-entry-id-198]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-10-01T17:26:46-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f067c766e3afacbc403cf3f44b9206ff-195.html#unique-entry-id-195http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f067c766e3afacbc403cf3f44b9206ff-195.html#unique-entry-id-195Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-09-18T16:35:31-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/08cf445fa9e9aceeac4504b105a9acdb-192.html#unique-entry-id-192http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/08cf445fa9e9aceeac4504b105a9acdb-192.html#unique-entry-id-192contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-08-10T19:07:26-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/33ce29335f1e1d7bc540170dd8a9d781-185.html#unique-entry-id-185http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/33ce29335f1e1d7bc540170dd8a9d781-185.html#unique-entry-id-185
Effective Aug. 15, the two-pole endorsement option will apply to the majority of the 8,000 fishing lakes, ponds and reservoirs in Washington state. Endorsements will be available Aug. 13 from authorized license dealers, listed at http://wdfw.wa.gov/lic/vendors/vendors.htm , or from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ .

Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-06-11T14:26:24-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e31812336f5a753ec0cfad370b07a506-173.html#unique-entry-id-173http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e31812336f5a753ec0cfad370b07a506-173.html#unique-entry-id-173]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2009-06-03T14:25:22-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/030fcbea9241dcd116222f77c04f2f7a-171.html#unique-entry-id-171http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/030fcbea9241dcd116222f77c04f2f7a-171.html#unique-entry-id-171
Tacoma Power and its Fisheries Technical Committee put together a team of fish-passage and collection experts in early 2008 to identify the best methods to significantly increase the percentage of downstream smolts and juvenile salmon and steelhead in the Upper Cowlitz basin.

A final decision on which methods to use is scheduled for summer 2010.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-05-21T15:42:56-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/860f64fac430262f492eb77655c4774f-167.html#unique-entry-id-167http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/860f64fac430262f492eb77655c4774f-167.html#unique-entry-id-167
Click here to read more.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-05-16T10:12:25-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b19f31e5c390dfa661d8c271f285b78f-163.html#unique-entry-id-163http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b19f31e5c390dfa661d8c271f285b78f-163.html#unique-entry-id-163Here is their rules posting.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-05-08T17:19:31-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/41d3359d5ab3d7633feee087c0272f6b-160.html#unique-entry-id-160http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/41d3359d5ab3d7633feee087c0272f6b-160.html#unique-entry-id-160Click here for info about the WDFW rule change effective May 11, 2009.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2009-04-09T16:07:13-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/77dce08bcad2930eb2e566866694f3ca-153.html#unique-entry-id-153http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/77dce08bcad2930eb2e566866694f3ca-153.html#unique-entry-id-153here to view a video.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2009-03-28T08:49:50-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e6bdd1ac7b9d005fe854e1b11dc44dd3-150.html#unique-entry-id-150http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e6bdd1ac7b9d005fe854e1b11dc44dd3-150.html#unique-entry-id-150Feedback page.

The Oregonian
Seattle Times
Eugene Register-Guard]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-03-13T16:27:33-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c628e7f0c1af06cdfea4102bd49d32dc-148.html#unique-entry-id-148http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c628e7f0c1af06cdfea4102bd49d32dc-148.html#unique-entry-id-148
Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2009-03-04T09:44:36-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/601f238e65f283b981e1c273437984a2-145.html#unique-entry-id-145http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/601f238e65f283b981e1c273437984a2-145.html#unique-entry-id-145]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-02-27T12:39:58-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3461d5e3b72efee7c60561561d2c3753-143.html#unique-entry-id-143http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3461d5e3b72efee7c60561561d2c3753-143.html#unique-entry-id-143
Click here for more info.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-01-08T16:45:58-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/09d45f76c7a171648818b9bc7fb6439e-126.html#unique-entry-id-126http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/09d45f76c7a171648818b9bc7fb6439e-126.html#unique-entry-id-126]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2008-12-19T07:18:35-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/aa95161162b0b9deeddb104149dbe45c-120.html#unique-entry-id-120http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/aa95161162b0b9deeddb104149dbe45c-120.html#unique-entry-id-120Click here for a report in the Friday, Dec. 19 The Oregonian.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2008-11-10T17:01:55-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/226d313f852b4c0d04fec8fe8e61e8b1-109.html#unique-entry-id-109http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/226d313f852b4c0d04fec8fe8e61e8b1-109.html#unique-entry-id-109]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-10-27T18:08:01-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/af599ceb3101bcc5c319dcb124bd6204-106.html#unique-entry-id-106http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/af599ceb3101bcc5c319dcb124bd6204-106.html#unique-entry-id-106Here for WDF&W rule extension.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-10-14T15:45:30-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5d1808fa13745cde4f045e4c0e87e961-103.html#unique-entry-id-103http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5d1808fa13745cde4f045e4c0e87e961-103.html#unique-entry-id-103]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-09-12T17:20:50-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/dbe16cb939018f055391a8c7f67a5635-96.html#unique-entry-id-96http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/dbe16cb939018f055391a8c7f67a5635-96.html#unique-entry-id-96]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2008-08-12T16:19:00-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/bc2330e9f2910b14d8b2659bb6c754b8-88.html#unique-entry-id-88http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/bc2330e9f2910b14d8b2659bb6c754b8-88.html#unique-entry-id-88Who's Who? page for more information.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2008-07-25T17:20:55-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f6398ea175ca40409ac61063cfd6fd38-82.html#unique-entry-id-82http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f6398ea175ca40409ac61063cfd6fd38-82.html#unique-entry-id-82]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2008-08-14T21:54:38-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f84d0109eb9e9302410a7a70990284c0-75.html#unique-entry-id-75http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f84d0109eb9e9302410a7a70990284c0-75.html#unique-entry-id-75]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2008-06-18T11:00:56-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/85f3f1936628af9933213f01e8df5530-68.html#unique-entry-id-68http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/85f3f1936628af9933213f01e8df5530-68.html#unique-entry-id-68]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-04-15T11:10:57-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/09e14e3ef05a77ba5c135ae3d517774b-58.html#unique-entry-id-58http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/09e14e3ef05a77ba5c135ae3d517774b-58.html#unique-entry-id-58Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2008-04-03T14:07:42-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9d511be80b6c50a41b96b42d0a122762-52.html#unique-entry-id-52http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9d511be80b6c50a41b96b42d0a122762-52.html#unique-entry-id-52contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-03-25T14:11:21-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/669b47d720925fbddc25f6e88ee3aa62-50.html#unique-entry-id-50http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/669b47d720925fbddc25f6e88ee3aa62-50.html#unique-entry-id-50A small investment now could earn a lifetime of savings for the lucky winners of a unique drawing offered by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

The drawings, which are held four times a year, reward winners with a lifetime of hunting and fishing privileges in Washington state. The cost to enter is $6.50 for Washington residents and $12.50 for non-residents. Those who win will never have to buy another license to hunt or fish in the state. ]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2008-03-24T10:54:08-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ba48fb0fabe49ae4d63cfeb6bbc71252-49.html#unique-entry-id-49http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ba48fb0fabe49ae4d63cfeb6bbc71252-49.html#unique-entry-id-49]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-03-17T10:43:24-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9d7313961b11b1eb0d2ce088e727b933-47.html#unique-entry-id-47http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9d7313961b11b1eb0d2ce088e727b933-47.html#unique-entry-id-47
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-03-12T19:41:00-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7784457a3cecebf37363a7fdeb6b83d9-45.html#unique-entry-id-45http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7784457a3cecebf37363a7fdeb6b83d9-45.html#unique-entry-id-45]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2008-03-11T16:25:30-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/cb3531772fbdb4b76b6821f314343d4f-44.html#unique-entry-id-44http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/cb3531772fbdb4b76b6821f314343d4f-44.html#unique-entry-id-44Click to open PDF of document describing the history of fish collection at Cowlitz Falls Dam.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2008-03-11T10:48:06-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8e34c0cabc790763a938005d79b2e600-41.html#unique-entry-id-41http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8e34c0cabc790763a938005d79b2e600-41.html#unique-entry-id-41]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2007-11-27T10:21:56-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6659ac4935c294dc64a98a396e4e2c1d-15.html#unique-entry-id-15http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6659ac4935c294dc64a98a396e4e2c1d-15.html#unique-entry-id-15]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-20T10:03:54-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a9d595dbf2e17aae3c27e57b178789af-14.html#unique-entry-id-14http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a9d595dbf2e17aae3c27e57b178789af-14.html#unique-entry-id-14Here is the text of a fact sheet prepared by the Fisheries Technical Committee describing the Upper Cowlitz coho recovery plan. ]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:44:25-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0e46855f91090e5108ab1214131a8961-13.html#unique-entry-id-13http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0e46855f91090e5108ab1214131a8961-13.html#unique-entry-id-13
Natural and hatchery fish spawning]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:44:24-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/2c744f0e31a9b9f0e7d674ad2efdebdf-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/2c744f0e31a9b9f0e7d674ad2efdebdf-12.html#unique-entry-id-12
What about adding steelhead_]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:44:24-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c9f2abf49b7c40ac2caeaf5588f68ade-11.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c9f2abf49b7c40ac2caeaf5588f68ade-11.html#unique-entry-id-11
Why not more fish in the Tilton_]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:44:23-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/de2347f0e4dbf9392809995492bf73dd-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/de2347f0e4dbf9392809995492bf73dd-10.html#unique-entry-id-10
Why do productivity tests_]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:44:22-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/51eb8b6398f85c5af4b45c92c92ebc76-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/51eb8b6398f85c5af4b45c92c92ebc76-9.html#unique-entry-id-9
Why place wood debris in river_]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:44:21-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ce2c43103a6a7d52e13625450f16d756-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ce2c43103a6a7d52e13625450f16d756-8.html#unique-entry-id-8
Why release coho to Riffe Lake_]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:44:21-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/81116144d8d8b1de568e781591fae6a7-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/81116144d8d8b1de568e781591fae6a7-7.html#unique-entry-id-7
Why take coho to food banks_]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:44:20-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b483b82b7197f4e47483f8e9ab1e49c0-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b483b82b7197f4e47483f8e9ab1e49c0-6.html#unique-entry-id-6
Why take steelhead to ponds_]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:44:19-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5feda82d36d6724ea37a108847650fde-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5feda82d36d6724ea37a108847650fde-5.html#unique-entry-id-5
Will eagles have enough fish to survive_]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T10:59:01-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/eef579225b3fa98ecb2063f0a4f43842-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/eef579225b3fa98ecb2063f0a4f43842-4.html#unique-entry-id-4
Juvenile fish collection background]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:11:42-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ad4bd5d7bf25b6a9dd30be3fe68410cc-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ad4bd5d7bf25b6a9dd30be3fe68410cc-3.html#unique-entry-id-3
Tilton River coho numbers]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:11:39-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/2fcead3b7821d67b83e625a5a5830621-2.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/2fcead3b7821d67b83e625a5a5830621-2.html#unique-entry-id-2
Will natural coho be harvestable_]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netQ & A2007-11-21T21:02:49-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/94e3f8817ebda082ae8c0515f6d596ca-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/94e3f8817ebda082ae8c0515f6d596ca-1.html#unique-entry-id-1
Is juvenile collection high enough_]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netNews2007-11-09T12:00:00-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/447274f8981f9406d43ccf3588e074f4-0.html#unique-entry-id-0http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/447274f8981f9406d43ccf3588e074f4-0.html#unique-entry-id-0]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-02-08T08:32:55-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b206c9b94d3a3b0201427b66945fa56c-223.html#unique-entry-id-223http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b206c9b94d3a3b0201427b66945fa56c-223.html#unique-entry-id-223]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-02-01T12:39:58-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e0140c128a4685243f7aae1e72891580-224.html#unique-entry-id-224http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e0140c128a4685243f7aae1e72891580-224.html#unique-entry-id-224]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-02-08T08:47:04-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b9a4b25d9d2155ec87778fa924a137d8-270.html#unique-entry-id-270http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b9a4b25d9d2155ec87778fa924a137d8-270.html#unique-entry-id-270]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-07-29T09:11:00-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ceec534467147a64eb70b74d4a691a3e-271.html#unique-entry-id-271http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ceec534467147a64eb70b74d4a691a3e-271.html#unique-entry-id-271Southwest Washington

Fishing: For Columbia River anglers, this month provides a great opportunity for a triple play. Fishing seasons for fall Chinook salmon and hatchery coho open Aug. 1, while summer steelhead are expected to continue providing good fishing well into September.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-01-29T11:13:28-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4f712b68c136051b73bd3222f0d7b8ca-272.html#unique-entry-id-272http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4f712b68c136051b73bd3222f0d7b8ca-272.html#unique-entry-id-272]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-12-24T14:20:29-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a0f8795117f0a3182f23b95ef458c97b-273.html#unique-entry-id-273http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/a0f8795117f0a3182f23b95ef458c97b-273.html#unique-entry-id-273contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-11-30T14:08:17-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7a8f2a9e91bb73fa9dcf7ba1d3656ec4-274.html#unique-entry-id-274http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/7a8f2a9e91bb73fa9dcf7ba1d3656ec4-274.html#unique-entry-id-274]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-11-23T11:28:27-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/258660c258b2d68f49d540434817948d-275.html#unique-entry-id-275http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/258660c258b2d68f49d540434817948d-275.html#unique-entry-id-275contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-11-18T14:48:10-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/43494566bc9e2e45adc5e5bcf5c18a70-276.html#unique-entry-id-276http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/43494566bc9e2e45adc5e5bcf5c18a70-276.html#unique-entry-id-276contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-11-18T14:45:58-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e28702c03d57b213f4e4d50593a6f459-277.html#unique-entry-id-277http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e28702c03d57b213f4e4d50593a6f459-277.html#unique-entry-id-277http://wdfw.wa.gov/hab/fw_planner .   This newsletter addresses issues relevant to fish and wildlife planning and is specifically meant to assist Washington's planning professionals.  ]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-11-07T09:06:08-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6639bb230c9be31bc0e59c26c43e8e35-278.html#unique-entry-id-278http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6639bb230c9be31bc0e59c26c43e8e35-278.html#unique-entry-id-278]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-11-04T15:56:10-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c2e71e430226a9b7601328d05c4aec02-279.html#unique-entry-id-279http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c2e71e430226a9b7601328d05c4aec02-279.html#unique-entry-id-279]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-09-12T09:06:02-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3251b4e6e4132308896451507e91da0f-280.html#unique-entry-id-280http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/3251b4e6e4132308896451507e91da0f-280.html#unique-entry-id-280]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-07-13T15:14:12-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0ea25040f6a2db3730fd0486ccbfed04-281.html#unique-entry-id-281http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0ea25040f6a2db3730fd0486ccbfed04-281.html#unique-entry-id-281
Those changes, which include a temporary surcharge on fishing and hunting licenses, will help offset a $30 million cutback in state funding for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), said Joe Stohr, the department’s deputy director.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-05-21T18:14:58-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/facbcb72c1fcfa31a84eb048f1df965b-282.html#unique-entry-id-282http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/facbcb72c1fcfa31a84eb048f1df965b-282.html#unique-entry-id-282]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-05-21T15:36:25-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d6865df99927f6609013496755e5072c-283.html#unique-entry-id-283http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/d6865df99927f6609013496755e5072c-283.html#unique-entry-id-283]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-05-16T10:07:46-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/64c482e09634d8291df491525da7e0e6-284.html#unique-entry-id-284http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/64c482e09634d8291df491525da7e0e6-284.html#unique-entry-id-284
Those fisheries remain open because they have no measurable impact on wild upriver spring chinook salmon, say state fishery managers, who have recently cut short fisheries on the Columbia and Snake rivers to further protect wild stocks listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-05-14T22:00:03-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5b21c0adc034935dbe5be961e993b286-285.html#unique-entry-id-285http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5b21c0adc034935dbe5be961e993b286-285.html#unique-entry-id-285contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-05-14T21:55:13-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c11d6c0c9bff45e187eeb583bcf776a7-286.html#unique-entry-id-286http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c11d6c0c9bff45e187eeb583bcf776a7-286.html#unique-entry-id-286contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-05-14T21:51:20-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ddcca076089252a70dc6d78c72106e8f-287.html#unique-entry-id-287http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ddcca076089252a70dc6d78c72106e8f-287.html#unique-entry-id-287contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-04-27T10:22:47-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/241c8b023765d76c09b18ffd47c50e48-288.html#unique-entry-id-288http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/241c8b023765d76c09b18ffd47c50e48-288.html#unique-entry-id-288]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-03-04T09:41:49-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9a8a8f91f29d287849f62c509fdf7046-289.html#unique-entry-id-289http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/9a8a8f91f29d287849f62c509fdf7046-289.html#unique-entry-id-289
Salmon forecasts also show strong coho runs to many of Washington's other coastal rivers this year, a flood of pink salmon to Puget Sound and improved hatchery fall chinook returns to the Columbia River.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-02-23T14:04:11-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ec756c9eac98e4a60141ad745a0dfddb-290.html#unique-entry-id-290http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ec756c9eac98e4a60141ad745a0dfddb-290.html#unique-entry-id-290]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-02-20T11:30:59-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1f4243fa34703cd16ecb2189d92da187-291.html#unique-entry-id-291http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1f4243fa34703cd16ecb2189d92da187-291.html#unique-entry-id-291
See the brochure here.]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-02-18T16:45:56-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6e26087b30e9f9630b6f0c30e2d53611-292.html#unique-entry-id-292http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/6e26087b30e9f9630b6f0c30e2d53611-292.html#unique-entry-id-292contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-02-10T12:10:58-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c226110c20a4a1e733c738ebf7da776d-293.html#unique-entry-id-293http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c226110c20a4a1e733c738ebf7da776d-293.html#unique-entry-id-293contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-01-28T17:26:08-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/55158aa2d43433724ceb70c9001dcbe4-294.html#unique-entry-id-294http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/55158aa2d43433724ceb70c9001dcbe4-294.html#unique-entry-id-294]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2009-01-16T17:35:57-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/45a3fca473c8b2d7d6c4084cb92ed14b-295.html#unique-entry-id-295http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/45a3fca473c8b2d7d6c4084cb92ed14b-295.html#unique-entry-id-295]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-12-19T14:46:25-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/88dc8566ef173e1a734aa540645e130a-296.html#unique-entry-id-296http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/88dc8566ef173e1a734aa540645e130a-296.html#unique-entry-id-296http://wdfw.wa.gov/hab/fw_planner/index.htm .   This newsletter addresses issues relevant to fish and wildlife planning and is specifically meant to assist Washington's planning professionals. 
 ]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-12-01T19:31:49-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/bb8178afde1b4c3494d4974c1e8a2ca1-297.html#unique-entry-id-297http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/bb8178afde1b4c3494d4974c1e8a2ca1-297.html#unique-entry-id-297]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-12-01T19:25:41-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/58b8140498637e3046328ee824fe5761-298.html#unique-entry-id-298http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/58b8140498637e3046328ee824fe5761-298.html#unique-entry-id-298]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-11-19T08:28:41-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/680e6747369519b6d4aa386659f83581-299.html#unique-entry-id-299http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/680e6747369519b6d4aa386659f83581-299.html#unique-entry-id-299]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-11-17T20:25:06-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e65ecb40912e518128f93d0fb739ad6f-300.html#unique-entry-id-300http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e65ecb40912e518128f93d0fb739ad6f-300.html#unique-entry-id-300]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-08-14T10:04:48-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f7be7dcd99cd5c873c7b0847b92c8c1c-301.html#unique-entry-id-301http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/f7be7dcd99cd5c873c7b0847b92c8c1c-301.html#unique-entry-id-301Portland, Oregon - A new 10-year agreement guiding salmon harvest and production on the Columbia River, approved yesterday by a federal judge, provides a long-term framework for rebuilding weak fish populations and conducting sustainable fisheries, state and tribal leaders said today.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-08-08T10:43:56-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8bff1dbc76f0068bcef565803d25c78d-302.html#unique-entry-id-302http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/8bff1dbc76f0068bcef565803d25c78d-302.html#unique-entry-id-302]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-06-25T09:39:12-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/84af82c50e9ec993018d430252d92970-303.html#unique-entry-id-303http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/84af82c50e9ec993018d430252d92970-303.html#unique-entry-id-303]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-06-13T14:30:32-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/677e65d8e15d06f144b228a08fd7bd25-304.html#unique-entry-id-304http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/677e65d8e15d06f144b228a08fd7bd25-304.html#unique-entry-id-304
Starting Monday (June 16), the sport fishery for summer chinook salmon will open from Bonneville Dam to Priest Rapids Dam and run through July 31.  Below Bonneville Dam, anglers can retain adult chinook salmon June 21-28.

]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-05-27T13:07:54-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/754390fae56370e95865c7dbfe8313ad-305.html#unique-entry-id-305http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/754390fae56370e95865c7dbfe8313ad-305.html#unique-entry-id-305]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-04-17T14:50:15-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/befaee2d9013004fdf44cfda2cd21f10-306.html#unique-entry-id-306http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/befaee2d9013004fdf44cfda2cd21f10-306.html#unique-entry-id-306]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-04-11T10:08:45-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4a4055bedb7638bb3b9bb87df6372bc6-307.html#unique-entry-id-307http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/4a4055bedb7638bb3b9bb87df6372bc6-307.html#unique-entry-id-307SEATAC - With low returns of coho and wild chinook salmon expected back to several rivers in Washington, salmon fisheries approved today include increased restrictions this year for anglers in the ocean, Puget Sound, and the Columbia River.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-03-10T10:53:07-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/aafc4c1faa3ef5f84bda0e3b48b0889e-308.html#unique-entry-id-308http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/aafc4c1faa3ef5f84bda0e3b48b0889e-308.html#unique-entry-id-308A new steelhead management plan designed to protect and rebuild wild stocks throughout the state won approval by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission at a public meeting here March 8.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-03-07T10:58:10-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ace5d2b2f72e6081412a597502bb9ee3-309.html#unique-entry-id-309http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/ace5d2b2f72e6081412a597502bb9ee3-309.html#unique-entry-id-309The popular spring chinook salmon fishery opens Sunday, March 16, on portions of the Columbia River with high expectations and several significant changes from previous years.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-03-04T17:39:19-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/11b15effdbe330d09a061260a88f4966-310.html#unique-entry-id-310http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/11b15effdbe330d09a061260a88f4966-310.html#unique-entry-id-310OLYMPIA - Hatchery chinook salmon returns to the Columbia River and portions of Puget Sound are expected to be up from last year, but low returns of coho and wild chinook could put a damper on upcoming salmon fisheries around the state.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-02-19T09:11:57-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/72c53adf5480cc29fe0cc17a08ddf0a6-311.html#unique-entry-id-311http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/72c53adf5480cc29fe0cc17a08ddf0a6-311.html#unique-entry-id-311OLYMPIA - Columbia River anglers will find more opportunities to catch spring chinook salmon higher upstream this year under fishing seasons adopted today by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-02-08T22:39:15-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/bfac6f9696cfc65eed11bee7024f1206-312.html#unique-entry-id-312http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/bfac6f9696cfc65eed11bee7024f1206-312.html#unique-entry-id-312OLYMPIA - The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission today approved new allocation guidelines for this year's spring chinook salmon season on the lower Columbia River that favor recreational fisheries.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2008-01-14T09:39:31-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/40e24b23bdc0ed337f792150398dd880-313.html#unique-entry-id-313http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/40e24b23bdc0ed337f792150398dd880-313.html#unique-entry-id-313Previous allocation guidelines expired Dec. 31, raising the possibility that catch ratios governing sport and commercial chinook fisheries on the Columbia River could change.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2007-07-05T16:45:26-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1fe7b524c523e9c64a705907e68c975e-314.html#unique-entry-id-314http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/1fe7b524c523e9c64a705907e68c975e-314.html#unique-entry-id-314Action: Open a special wheelchair bound angler fishery.

Effective dates: July 07, 2007 until further notice.

Species affected: All species which are legal to retain in lower Cowlitz River.

Location: At the mouth of the new hatchery outfall at the Cowlitz Trout hatchery within the 100" radius of the outfall within the special wheelchair accessible site which has been developed. (This area is currently closed by emergency rule to all citizen fishing).

Reasons for action: Wheelchair bound anglers have limited options for sport fishing opportunity. This site, developed by Tacoma Power, will provide much needed access.

Other information: Fishers and designated harvesters must be present and participating in the fishery. Regulations will be posted on site.

Information contact: Wolf Dammers 696-6211]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-02-09T15:16:33-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b276dfe622695da05113138f531495af-315.html#unique-entry-id-315http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/b276dfe622695da05113138f531495af-315.html#unique-entry-id-315contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-02-16T08:37:20-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0435ef9baf516e748bb601aa35a2b129-316.html#unique-entry-id-316http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/0435ef9baf516e748bb601aa35a2b129-316.html#unique-entry-id-316]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2010-02-11T12:18:13-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/74aae1ead947c10b6b30cfcc910a5648-317.html#unique-entry-id-317http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/74aae1ead947c10b6b30cfcc910a5648-317.html#unique-entry-id-317Action:   Allow retention of steelhead with a clipped right ventral fin and a healed scar at the location of the clipped fin.
Read more...]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2010-03-01T10:08:27-08:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c89f0968e06f1201156f0019ff4ca3db-322.html#unique-entry-id-322http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/c89f0968e06f1201156f0019ff4ca3db-322.html#unique-entry-id-322Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 47 winter-run steelhead and one spring chinook adult during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-08-22T11:25:08-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/682772ad311a1075b5bd5bc5a587dbdd-464.html#unique-entry-id-464http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/682772ad311a1075b5bd5bc5a587dbdd-464.html#unique-entry-id-464Last week Tacoma Power recovered 117 spring Chinook adults, 86 jacks, 29 mini-jacks, 13 fall Chinook adults, 631 summer-run steelhead, one pink salmon and four sea-run cutthroat trout during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netCowlitz Fish Report2011-08-29T08:52:20-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5830eb6d4e97a948b01e00b74a11d726-465.html#unique-entry-id-465http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/5830eb6d4e97a948b01e00b74a11d726-465.html#unique-entry-id-465Last week Tacoma Power recovered 105 spring Chinook adults, 50 jacks, 19 mini-jacks, 500 summer-run steelhead, four sea-run cutthroat, 81 fall Chinook adults, one jack and two pink salmon during five days of operation at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
]]>contact@cowlitzfish.netWDF&W2011-10-27T16:15:05-07:00http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e59c85ae03f3245c3c5cd9d0caf418a3-480.html#unique-entry-id-480http://www.cowlitzfish.net/Whats_New/files/e59c85ae03f3245c3c5cd9d0caf418a3-480.html#unique-entry-id-480Here is the Southwest Washington fishing section of the WDFW Weekender Report for November. To read the entire Weekender Report go to WDFW’s Web site.

Fishing: Thanksgiving Day traditionally marks the start of the popular winter steelhead fishery, although some anglers will undoubtedly start working their favorite rivers well ahead of time. The first two steelies of the season arrived at the Cowlitz Hatchery during the third week of October and lots more are right on their tails.

Catch totals will take off once the first big storm of the season has soaked the region with heavy rains, said Joe Hymer, a fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

“Steelhead move upriver on pulses of water,” Hymer said. “Once the sky opens up and the rivers start to swell, we’ll see more fish on the move.”
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