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Merwin Lake Report
Cowlitz County, WA

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06/29/2015
81° - 85°
Trolling
Kokanee
Corn
Green
Mostly Sunny
Dodger
All Day
06/30/2015
2
2240

After persuading JoAnn that the heat wasn’t going to be as bad as predicted (97 degrees in the Woodland area) we drove down Saturday evening to find it a delightful mid 80s.

We fished Sunday morning and afternoon, and Monday morning. The temperatures never did get much beyond mid-eighties and with the breeze and shade it really was quite pleasant. The fishing, on the other hand, was not hot.

Fish all over the fishfinder from the word go. Started up at the dam, working back down lake, we ran the usual kokanee gear and ran it from 25 to 60 feet deep. There were consistent fish marks throughout this range, but the fish had a bad case of lock jaw for us. I did see a few caught, and we caught a couple, one nice 14.5” fish, but pretty much no bait, no lure, and no scent was the hot ticket. We ended Sunday with one fish in the cooler. My hopes were still high that Monday would be better, got to stay an optimist when it comes to fishing. Plus, it was so nice, and the dogs were enjoying themselves.

Monday we again started at 6am, minus the hordes of weekend pleasure boaters. The action was still slow, but come 8am we actually had a flurry of fish and bites that, while not the Merwin I’m used to, did put some more fish in the cooler. The hot lures were “Fish With Gary” Bug Spinners and Dawne’s UV green spinner. In front of those I ran Simon wobblers. Green seemed to be the color this trip. We got another nice 14” and a bunch of smaller 11” fish to give us a final two day total of six fish coming home. Certainly not the action I’m used to on Merwin, but better than nothing.

I don’t know if we’ll have a chance to get back to Merwin this year, but I do predict come August it will be kicking out good numbers of fish again, if not sooner.


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muskyhunter
6/30/2015 2:53:00 PM
Mike,
How was the water level down there? Been watching the USGS site and the lake has been down a good 10 feet. If the pleasure boats were out high enough to launch then eh? Also heard it might drop more by mid July? Any info on that by any chance?
Good fish by the way.
Thanks!
Hunter757
6/30/2015 4:18:00 PM
Well sounds like you had a good time camping and enjoying the water. The fishing was not hot but fish in the box is always a plus. Thanks for the report.
bob johansen
6/30/2015 5:35:00 PM
Nice report! Did you see any bass anglers? Never did find out if Merwin contains bass.
muskyhunter
6/30/2015 6:27:00 PM
Hey Bob,
Merwin does have bass in it. Hard to find them but they are there. Big fatties too..i have seen largies and a few smallies over the years..
bob johansen
7/1/2015 11:37:00 AM
Thanks MH
Mike Carey
7/2/2015 1:24:00 PM
Water is low, about 24-26 ft to the end of the drop off. A local told me the plan was to drain down Swift to help fill Yale and Merwin. Don't know if that's true...
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