Fish

Coho salmon fry.

by Scott Stonum

Several lower Columbia River salmonid fish stocks are federally listed. Extensive estuarine wetlands within the park provide valuable rearing habitat for threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead (Oncorhynchus species), as well as being home to coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) and lamprey (Lampetra species).

Estuarine restoration projects are restoring former tide gated lands to tidal influence, increasing and improving salmonid rearing habitat. See our page on restoration to learn more about how these projects are benefitting salmon.

Approaching, feeding, hunting or removing wildlife from the park is illegal. A current state fishing license is required to catch fish in the Lewis and Clark River, and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife established fishing seasons must be observed.