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SW WA, Buoy 10, Lower Columbia Fishing Report by Andy Walgamott Northwest Sportsman, August 17, 2026

Mainstem Columbia

Salmon/Steelhead

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam -- 774 salmonid boats and 162 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Sunday, August 22.

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam -- 400 salmonid boats and 85 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Sunday, August 16.

Section 1 (Bonneville) -- 26 bank anglers kept two Chinook. 10 boats/27 rods had no catch.

Section 2 (Camas/Washougal) -- One bank angler had no catch. 37 boats/70 rods kept one Chinook jack.

Section 3 (I-5 Area) -- No bank effort reported. 9 boats/15 rods kept three Chinook and released one steelhead.

Section 4 (Vancouver) -- 60 bank anglers kept two Chinook. 59 boats/105 rods kept 10 Chinook, one Chinook jack, released one Chinook and one Chinook jack.

Section 5 (Woodland) -- 18 bank anglers kept one Chinook. 66 boats/124 rods kept 18 Chinook, two Chinook jacks, one coho, released three Chinook and four steelhead.

Section 6 (Kalama) -- 166 bank anglers kept nine Chinook. 17 boats/38 rods kept two Chinook, two Chinook jacks and released two Chinook.

Section 7 (Cowlitz) -- No bank effort reported. 23 boats/54 rods kept three Chinook, released two Chinook, one Chinook jack and one coho.

Section 8 (Longview) -- 100 bank anglers kept five Chinook. 68 boats/135 rods kept four Chinook and released one Chinook.

Section 9 (Cathlamet) -- 13 bank anglers had no catch. 31 boats/66 rods kept eight Chinook, two Chinook jacks and released one Chinook.

Section 10 (Cathlamet) -- Three bank anglers had no catch. 10 boats/19 rods kept two Chinook, one coho and released seven Chinook.

Columbia River Tributaries

Salmon/Steelhead

Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge downstream) -- 27 bank anglers had no catch. 2 boats/3 rods had no catch.

Cowlitz River (I-5 Bridge upstream) -- 47 bank anglers kept 14 steelhead and released three steelhead. 23 boats/73 rods kept 84 steelhead and released one steelhead.

Kalama River -- 14 bank anglers released one Chinook. 1 boat/4 rods released one steelhead.

Lewis River -- 53 bank anglers kept one Chinook and one steelhead. 14 boats/22 rods kept four steelhead and released two Chinook.

Wind River -- No effort reported.

Drano Lake -- Five bank anglers had no catch. 9 boats/14 rods kept one Chinook and released four steelhead.

Klickitat River (below Fisher Hill Bridge) -- No effort reported.

Klickitat River (above Fisher Hill Bridge) -- No effort reported.

Buoy 10 fishing report

Columbia Catch Summaries

From Thursday, August 13 through Sunday, August 16, 2026 Oregon creel samplers contacted 468 boats (1,685 anglers) for 695 Chinook (averaged 0.42 fish/rod) and 364 Coho (averaged 0.22 fish/rod) kept; and 636 Chinook and 150 Coho released.

2026 Cumulative Report through 8/16/2026:
Boats sampled to date: 1,853 boats (6,302 anglers)
Fish sampled to date: 2,634 Chinook and 732 Coho
Estimated angler trips: 25,515 boat and 1,472 bank
Estimated kept catch: 11,005 Chinook and 3,461 Coho
Estimated released: 6,914 Chinook and 1,722 Coho

2025 Cumulative Report through 8/16/2025:
Boats sampled: 1,727 boats (5,671 anglers)
Fish sampled: 2,045 Chinook and 501 Coho
Estimated angler trips: 18,716 boat and 753 bank
Estimated kept catch: 6,980 Chinook and 1,800 Coho
Estimated released: 5,570 Chinook and 1,070 Coho