Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River. (AP file photo) Photo Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 437 salmonid boats and 148 Washington bank rods tallied on the flight count of March 29. Mainstem Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Sec 3 (I-5 area) — 62 bank anglers kept three Chinook and released three Chinook. Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) — One boat/one rod had no catch. Sec 3 (I-5 area) — One bank angler had no catch; nine boats/20 rods had no catch. Sec 4 (Vancouver) — 30 bank anglers had no catch; 44 boats/88 rods had no catch. Sec 5 (Woodland) — 11 bank anglers had no catch; 10 boats/19 rods had no catch. Sec 6 (Kalama) — 22 bank anglers had no catch; six boats/17 rods had no catch. Sec 7 (Cowlitz) — 11 boats/22 rods had no catch. Sec 8 (Longview) — 28 bank anglers kept two steelhead; nine boats/21 rods had no catch. Sec 9 (Cathlamet) — 18 bank anglers had no catch; 44 boats/92 rods kept one Chinook. Columbia River tributaries Salmon/Steelhead Cowlitz River from Interstate 5 bridge downstream — 46 bank rods kept four steelhead; one boat/two rods had no catch. Cowlitz River above I-5 bridge — 53 bank rods kept 27 steelhead; 32 boats/107 rods kept 45 steelhead and released one steelhead.

Kalama River — Four bank rods had no catch. Sturgeon Sec 7 (Cowlitz) — One boat/seven rods had no catch. Recent trout plants April 2 Lake Sacajawea — 3,000 rainbow, 2.70 fish per pound from Goldendale Hatchery. April 1 Lacamas Lake — 3,084 rainbow, 2.20 fish per pound from Vancouver Hatchery. Horseshoe Lake — 3,000 rainbow, 2.50 fish per pound from Mossyrock Hatchery.