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By: littleriver
Posted: 12/13/2007
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/12/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Hit blue creek about 10AM. Lots of activity on the water. At least 2 dozen big jet boats working the hatchery pool and lots of fish caught. Another 2 dozen or so fishing from shore.
Tried drifti...
By: hottshott206
Posted: 4/18/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
so me and flipboy206 and his brother went to the cowlitz today...got there round 530ish and started casting at around 545ish... a couple of fish on but fouled hooks so all released... at arounf 730 on...
By: gpc
Posted: 4/28/2008
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/28/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fish the Cowlitz all weekend. It was pretty slow especially for us. We ended up catching about a dozen really small steelhead on jigs and blue foxes. At blue creek we saw a couple but didn't get any b...
By: Toni
Posted: 6/1/2008
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/1/2008
Hot Spots: 0
The place was the Cowlitz River Blue Creek Area. Weather was cloudy and very cool. Water temp was cold. I don't know what the flow was like since I don't have anything to compare it with. Fishing wa...
By: Dailyfisherman00
Posted: 7/3/2008
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/1/2008
Hot Spots: 0
My neighbor and I started fishing at 5:am in morning. Soon after that it was fish on till about 9:30 am. We went five for six and we had a few jumpers that came out of water about two feet. So to ...
By: Toni
Posted: 8/16/2008
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/14/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I went fishing once again with Phil Stephens of Mystical Legends Guide Service 4pm to 8 pm. It was just as great as it was in June but it was a very hot day, at times almost to hot to handle. He told ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/29/2008
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/27/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the cowlitz on Saturday ,figured it should pretty good .There has been very light pressure last week because of the snow. Launched the boat at first light and fished hard until 1:30, never saw ...
By: NITRO 175
Posted: 3/22/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/21/2009
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I went down to the Cowlitz river (by blue creek hatchery) yesterday for about 4hours. When we got there around 07:00 am, the parking lot was already packed with trucks and boat trailers. I ...
By: Toni
Posted: 3/26/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I got to the river around 7am. It was cold but not freezing. I fished upriver from the Blue Creek boat launch. I used drift rigs with pink corkies, bobber and jigs, eggs or shrimp. I didn’t get anyt...
By: rseas
Posted: 3/30/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/29/2009
Hot Spots: 0
First, I am not sure I like the rating system. You can have a great outing or day on the water and catch no fish. I wonder if the rating system should be based on the overall experience? Anyway that s...
By: jens
Posted: 3/30/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/29/2009
Hot Spots: 0
My son, Kinghunter and I trekked to Blue Creek. We heard many good stories about how hot the fishing has been, we were very excited when we arrived. We hiked about 3/4 mile down river to the right o...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/5/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/4/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished down by blue creek all afternoon. The steelbeasts were not cooperating casted till my arm was sore and packed up around dark. Got back to car grabbed my camera flash and headed 100 yards to the...
By: Flycast
Posted: 4/5/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/5/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Barrier Dam for a few hours on the way home. Fished in between the upper pool and the launch. Primarily corky/yarn in various colors - no bites..... Jig & bobber for a bit - no bites. Saw one fish...
By: goin_postal
Posted: 11/29/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/28/2009
Hot Spots: 0
made it to the cow and the boats werent doing to bad with the steelheads,they averaged 3 per boat,but the bank anglers had nothing.i tried new tactics with jigs and bobber all day and had nothing but ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/24/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the cowlitz thur and fri, i was will 2 buddies we got some bumps landed a couple my advice for anyone that wants to fish the cowlitz is to have or get a jet boat everyone i saw in boats were na...
By: jbandurraga
Posted: 3/25/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/23/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Made the journey to the Cowlitz. Was not dissapointed. Have several hookups and landed a nice steelie hen (12lbs). Fight was awesome, especially trying to keep her out of the fast water. Amazing that ...
By: deezy38
Posted: 3/27/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Great day on the river! Hooked up 6 times landed 2met some cool people down at blue creek. All fish were hooked just up from the mouth of blue creek. Tight lines!!!!!!!!
By: NITRO 175
Posted: 3/29/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I went to Blue Creek the usual area we fish. When we arrived at our spot, my son casted his first cast and before I could put my back pack down, he was fighting a fish already. As I turned ...
By: KrillZone253
Posted: 3/30/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/30/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy and I got to the mouth of Blue creek at 1:30pm. Only 3 guys down there, about 8 at the point. Hooked a nice one an hour later or so and lost it. Then a guy hooked and lost one. Hour lat...
By: jbandurraga
Posted: 3/31/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Good day on the river. Landed a 14 1/2lb hen chromer. Saw a few fish caught. Could tell when a school came by as everyone was hooking up. Lost more then I landed, but that steelhead fishing. Was great...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 4/3/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Hit up the area above blue creek and came home with Two Stealheads. My first of 2010 and first using bobber and jig. Used the nightmare jig. Caught a 9.1# and a 6.5#. Also caught 4 12"'ers :). had a g...
By: bluebullitt2003
Posted: 4/4/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
so i went to the cowlitz a few weeks ago and made up a secret jig to see if it worked and it did, so i came down yesterday from edmonds, so it was a 2 hour drive, and i got 2 steelhead in 3 cast! I do...
By: flinginpooh
Posted: 4/5/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the cow this morning. Got there at around 3:45, should have been heading home by 5am. I however could not seal the deal on my second fish. We got there and in about 3 casts my son gets one ...
By: the Salmonid Kid
Posted: 4/6/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
well, i am pleased to report that my string of skunks on the Cowlitz has finally come to a victorious end!!! After watching people pull 'heads out around my buddy and I for a few hours we finally swal...
By: fishingslayer
Posted: 4/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
went down to the cowlitz river aprl 8 got there about 7:30 tryed at the dam got jack shit.used corkies and yarn, every color i had,green,red,yellow,orange,blue,pink nothing.Even tried a jig with a bob...