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WDFW report. - 7:36 a.m. 5/15/2008

Summer steelhead fishing downstream of the Interstate 5 Bridge in the Columbia River will not open on Friday, as scheduled. Non-Indians have overharvested their share of upper Columbia-Snake spring chinook salmon under federal Endangered Species Act guidelines and tribal catch-sharing agreements, so the steelhead fishery will stay closed to avoid incidental catch of salmon. The river will open for steelhead no later than June 16. Shad fishing downstream of Bonneville Dam does open on Friday, although shad counts through Tuesday are very small. Spring chinook fishing in the tributaries remains a struggle. Boaters at Wind River averaged a fish per 11.5 rods last week. No spring chinook have returned to Carson National Fish Hatchery yet. Trollers did better at Drano Lake, with a chinook per 4.7 rods. More than 800 spring salmon entered the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery trap on Sunday night. On the Cowlitz, only 64 spring chinook were back to the salmon hatchery through May 7. No spring chinook and only one summer steelhead had returned to Kalama Falls Hatchery through May 7. Fishing improved when flows dropped in the in the Lewis, but have slowed since. At Merwin Dam, there were 345 spring chinook back through May 7. Sturgeon fishing season in the estuary opened Saturday to blustery conditions. More than 60 boats were counted. Spearfish Lake near Dallesport was stocked with 1,700 trout last week. Mayfield Lake got almost 6,000 trout and Lake Sacajawea in Longview received 1,900. Catches in the first week of the pikeminnow reward program were best at Bingen, with a 3.7 average. Other local stations include 1.4 at Portland, 2.7 at Troutdale, 0.5 at Washougal,. 3.1 at Cascade Locks, 3.4 at The Dalles and 2.0 at John Day Dam. Angler checks and related information from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW): Lower Columbia — Estuary, 44 boats with six legal sturgeon kept and 49 sublegals released. (ODFW) Knappton and Chinook, four bank rods with no sturgeon. (WDFW) Knappton and Deep River boat ramps, nine boaters with one legal sturgeon kept plus two released. (WDFW) Longview, one bank rod with no sturgeon. (WDFW) Longview to Portland, 38 boats with four legal sturgeon kept and 56 sublegals released. (ODFW) Kalama, seven boaters with two legal sturgeon kept and 12 sublegals released. (WDFW) Woodland, five boaters with no sturgeon. (WDFW) Vancouver, two boaters with five sublegal sturgeon released. (WDFW) Davis Bar to Portland airport, three boaters with two sublegal sturgeon released. (WDFW) Camas-Washougal, two boaters with nine sublegal sturgeon released. (WDFW) Columbia Gorge (downstream of Marker 85), three boats with two legal sturgeon kept and 31 sublegals released. (ODFW) Mid-Columbia — Bonneville pool, 37 bank rods with 15 sublegal sturgeon released; 26 boaters with one legal sturgeon kept, one legal sturgeon released, two oversize sturgeon released and 40 sublegal sturgeon released; 17 bank rods with one spring chinook; four boaters with no salmon or steelhead; two boaters with no walleye; four bank rods with one bass kept and six released; 13 boaters with 40 bass released. (WDFW) The Dalles pool, three boaters with one legal and 20 sublegal sturgeon released; 183 bank rods with 58 spring chinook kept and 11 released; 63 boaters with 12 spring chinook kept and 10 released; four boaters with five walleye. (WDFW) John Day pool, 26 bank rods with one spring chinook kept and three released; 26 boaters with one spring chinook kept and three released. (WDFW) Cowlitz — Sixty-eight bank rods with one spring chinook and one steelhead kept; 13 boaters with two spring chinook and a steelhead kept plus one spring chinook released. (WDFW) Kalama — Thirty-eight bank rods with one steelhead kept; 86 boaters with eight adult spring chinook and four steelhead kept plus two spring chinook released. (WDFW) Lewis — Thirteen bank rods with no salmon or steelhead; 49 boaters with two spring chinook and three steelhead. (WDFW) North Fork Lewis — Ninety-three bank rods with 13 spring chinook and one steelhead kept plus one chinook released; 60 boaters with nine adult and one jack spring chinook kept. (WDFW) Wind — At the mouth, 126 boaters with 11 spring chinook kept; 19 bank rods with no chinook. (WDFW) Drano Lake — Thirteen bank rods with no spring chinook; 273 boaters with 58 adult and three jack chinook kept plus two adult spring chinook released. (WDFW) Klickitat — Ten bank rods with no spring chinook. (WDFW) Noel Johnson - Woodland,, WA Noel@lewisriver.com http://www.lewisriver.com

Lowered water no effect - 11:31 a.m. 5/13/2008

Fished from 5:30 this morning till 9:30am only 2 fish caught by the hatchery and one was by Cedar Creek. 175

lower water levels - 6:06 a.m. 5/13/2008

Has anyone noticed any improvement springer fishing since they dropped the water? JP - Woodland

Lower Columbia CCA May Meeting - 3:59 p.m. 5/12/2008

Please join us this Thursday the 15th at Bob's sporting Goods for our monthly chapter meeting Please bring and friend and get them signed up!! Bob's Sporting Goods 1111 Hudson Street Longview, WA 98632 We meet upstairs in the archery range. Mark lowercolumbia@ccapnw.org www.ccapnw.org

WDFW report: - 6:41 a.m. 5/9/2008

WDFW report: Lewis River: The North Fork has been a little more productive than the mainstem. North Fork boat anglers averaged 1 adult chinook per 7 rods. Overall, effort is lighter than normal. Through April, 118 hatchery chinook have returned to the Merwin Dam trap. Sea lions have been busy at the mouth. Noel Johnson - Woodland, WA Noel@lewisriver.com http://www.lewisriver.com

Fishing report - 10:20 p.m. 5/8/2008

Looking for some suggestions as will be fishing the Lewis over the weekend(in boat). Would like to do some springer fishing and what areas would you recommend... trying to stay away from the Cedar Creek / hatchery area though? What about the mouth of the Lewis with wrapped Kwikfish? Thanks Jim P jimp-promens@hotmail.com

WDFW - 7:56 a.m. 5/2/2008

Cowlitz River: 142 bank anglers had 2 adult chinook and 1 steelhead and 19 boat anglers had 3 chinook jacks and 3 steelhead. For current river flow information, call (888) 502-8690. Kalama River: 52 bank anglers had 1 chinook adult and 55 boat anglers had 3 chinook adults. Lewis River: On the mainstem, 39 bank anglers had 1 steelhead and 77 boat anglers had 6 chinook and 1 steelhead. On the North Fork, 62 bank anglers had 1 chinook adult and 2 steelhead, and 34 boat anglers had 3 chinook adults. Wind River: 13 bank anglers had no fish and 190 boat anglers had 13 chinook adults. Drano Lake: 23 bank anglers had no fish and 391 boat anglers had 26 chinook Noel Johnson - Woodland, WA Noel@lewisriver.com http://www.lewisriver.com

Clams for you! - 3:51 p.m. 4/29/2008

WDFW NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 http://wdfw.wa.gov/ April 29, 2008 Contact: Dan Ayres, (360) 249-4628 Final razor clam dig starts Saturday OLYMPIA - Clam diggers received the go-ahead to proceed with the last razor clam dig of the spring season starting May 3, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today. Long Beach and Twin Harbors Beach will open for morning digs May 3-7, while Copalis and Mocrocks are scheduled to open May 4-5 only. WDFW approved the dig after marine toxin tests showed the clams were safe to eat. No digging will be allowed after noon on any beach. Kalaloch Beach will remain closed to harvest. A review of the total harvest levels after the April opener showed there were enough clams remaining for a May opener, said Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager. "We're pleased to offer folks another chance to get some clams," Ayres said. "The tides will be good for digging and hopefully the weather will cooperate." Ayres reminded diggers that portions of the beach at Long Beach and Twin Harbors are closed to the public to protect nesting western snowy plovers, which are endangered. At Long Beach, the closed area is located north of the Oysterville Road from the state park boundary north to Leadbetter Point. At Twin Harbors, the closed area is located from just south of Midway Beach Road to the first beach-access trail at Grayland Beach State Park. The closed portion at each beach includes the area beyond the mean high tide line. "Signs clearly mark the area and instruct people to stay on the hard-packed sand," Ayres said. All diggers must have an applicable 2008-09 fishing license to dig razor clams on any beach. A license is required for anyone age 15 or older. Licenses can be purchased at http://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov , by telephone (1-866-246-9453), or in person at more than 600 license vendors throughout the state. A list of vendors is available at http://wdfw.wa.gov/lic/vendors/vendors.htm . Under WDFW rules, harvesters may take no more than 15 razor clams and must keep the first 15 taken, regardless of size or condition. Each digger's limit must be kept in a separate container. Dates and low tides are: Saturday, May 3, 5:27 a.m., -0.3 ft: Long Beach and Twin Harbors only Sunday, May 4, 6:16 a.m., -1.2 ft: Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks Monday, May 5, 7:04 a.m., -1.9 ft: Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks Tuesday, May 6, 7:51 a.m., -2.3 ft: Long Beach and Twin Harbors only Wednesday, May 7, 8:39 a.m., -2.4 ft: Long Beach and Twin Harbors only Locations of Washington's razor-clam digging beaches included in this opener are: Long Beach, which extends from the Columbia River to Leadbetter Point. Twin Harbors, which extends from the mouth of Willapa Bay north to the south jetty at the mouth of Grays Harbor. Copalis Beach, which extends from the Grays Harbor north jetty to the Copalis River and includes the Ocean Shores, Oyhut, Ocean City and Copalis areas. Mocrocks Beach, which extends from the Copalis River to the southern boundary of the Quinault Reservation near the Moclips River, including Iron Springs, Roosevelt Beach, Pacific beach and Moclips. Noel Johnson - Woodland, WA Noel@lewisriver.com http://www.lewisriver.com/

WDFW - 8:13 a.m. 4/24/2008

North Bonneville, 523 boaters with 284 adult spring chinook, three jacks and one steelhead kept plus 51 adult spring chinook released; 517 bank rods with 65 adult and three jack spring chinook kept plus six adult spring chinook released; two bank rods with one sublegal sturgeon released. (WDFW)  Columbia Gorge (downstream of Bonneville Dam), 91 boats with 169 spring chinook kept and 31 released; two bank rods with four legal sturgeon kept, four legals released and 15 sublegals released. (ODFW) Mid-Columbia — Bonneville pool, 34 bank rods with one legal sturgeon kept plus one legal sturgeon released and 12 sublegals released; two boaters with two sublegals released; 17 bank rods with no salmon; two boaters with no salmon; three boaters with three bass released. (WDFW)  The Dalles pool, 62 bank rods with 15 spring chinook kept and one released; 31 boaters with three spring chinook kept and two released; 11 boaters with four walleye kept. (WDFW) Cowlitz — Nine boaters with two spring chinook; 46 bank rods with two steelhead. (WDFW) Kalama — Sixteen boaters with one steelhead released; 15 bank rods with one spring chinook kept. (WDFW) Lewis — Seven boaters with one chinook released; seven bank rods with no catch. (WDFW Noel Johnson - Woodland, WA Noel@lewisriver.com http://www.lewisriver.com/

Quote from reliable source - 10:36 a.m. 4/23/2008

North Fork Lewis River Spring Chinook run. Quote from reliable source, " Noel, I looked back at previous years and noted that the run usually does not start until the end of April and lasts until about mid-June. The peak is around May 10th although in 2006 the run peaked on May 31st. Noel Johnson - Woodland, WA Noel@lewisriver.com http://www.lewisriver.com/

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