Maybe they are late, and there is a week for them to come in, but I think the numbers explain why there is little catching going on.

COWLITZ SALMON HATCHERY Cowlitz River Hatchery
Stock- H
Adult total 293 - - - - - - released 127 - - on-hand 166 07/19/17


COWLITZ SALMON HATCHERY Cowlitz River Hatchery
Stock- H
Adult total 3,302 - - - - - -Released 1,879 -mortality 9 on- hand 1,414 07/27/16

and for the last week
Last week, Tacoma Power employees recovered 293 spring Chinook adults, 10 spring Chinook jacks, 14 mini-jacks and 161 summer-run steelhead adults and one cutthroat trout in five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator
During the past week, Tacoma Power employees released 130 spring Chinook adults and five spring Chinook jacks into the Cispus River near the mouth of Yellow Jacket Creek and they released 49 spring Chinook adults and two spring Chinook jacks at Franklin Bridge in Packwood

Appears its not because they are recycling so many- I think they are starting to see the picture and hold a few.

With 3000 coming in this week fishing should be incredible!!