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By: spokey9
Posted: 12/12/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
got down to the cow around 5am, checked out barrier on a hunch but no fish and a couple of drunk guys got me to change up my game plan. shot over to blue creek and fish a ways down from the pipe. got...
By: Toni
Posted: 12/12/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/12/2010
Hot Spots: 1
I went to the Xrodz Demo Daze event and was on a sled operated by Matt and Kelly. It was windy at first but once it started to rain the wind died down. The river had gone down to about 12,000cfs. We g...
By: Bro-Rando
Posted: 3/6/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went out on the Cowlitz today for my birthday with my dad. My quarterlife crisis had me looking to catch my first steelhead and we were not disappointed. Launched out of Blue Creek around 7:20 and lef...
By: NITRO 175
Posted: 3/6/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I went fishing in the morning for a few hours and fished my usual spot. I had to fish different holes just to avoid the crowds but at about ten o'clock I had my only hit. At first I thought I was snag...
By: ingi
Posted: 3/11/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I fished the cowlitz for the first time. I arrived at 5:15 from seattle and found a spot below the handicapped fishing spots at blue creek. I caught zero fish but I did have one fish on which I guess ...
By: Matt
Posted: 3/11/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Blue Creek at about 7am and fished with the WAlakes member Bawk Bawk on my boat, tons of boats out, lots of bankies too. Water was high but not ridiculous, visibility about 1-2 feet. As ...
By: NITRO 175
Posted: 3/21/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I went to the Cowlitz on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, We started at about 630am. There was already a crowd of people there, so we were expecting fishing to be pretty good. Fish were sp...
By: Matt
Posted: 3/21/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Blue Creek around 630-700 am, had to get in line with about 10 other boats waiting to launch. As we readied my rig for the water the boats just kept pouring in to the parking lot. The wo...
By: jbandurraga
Posted: 3/30/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Blue Creek and headed downstream. Fished from 7am to 3pm. A lot of boats on the water, but saw limited fished caught. Had 5 fisherman on the boat, landed 5 fish. A nice 14lb chrome hen and...
By: NITRO 175
Posted: 4/3/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I got to the Cowlitz at around 645am. When we got to the usual fishing spot, water was to fast to fish so we ended up fishing other areas. Fishing was slow. It was about 945am and I hear my...
By: Rob G.
Posted: 4/18/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the Cowlitz last Friday…fishin’ was slow in the morning and then picked up in the afternoon. I was in a guide boat, but the bankies seemed to be doing ok…. We limited out! Great day on the water
By: natetreat
Posted: 4/24/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went down to the Cowlitz to get in on the b-run action, which is slow at the moment. As with everytime you go out, when you talk to the guys on the river they will tell you, "should have been here las...
Posted: 5/30/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Wow what a exciting trip. we got at blue creek luanch at 5:40 and started fishing at 6:10. there was not that many people fishing for a surprise. i was fishing and got the bump bump bump.... missed th...
By: Acefishon
Posted: 6/25/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the river at 2:00-8:00 not a thing saw one fish caught river level is up but were are the fish late this year hopfully gets going soon .mabe dozen boats and dozen on banks really slow.
By: NITRO 175
Posted: 7/4/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I went to the Barrier Dam Saturday and Sunday looking for some summer steelhead. That's exactly what we got too. On Saturday, we got there around 8am and left at 330pm. Fishing was slow, on...
By: Acefishon
Posted: 7/6/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well hit Cowlitz 5am-3pm not even a bite it really slow the stupid power company keeps messing with river levels up down drastically started day at 6630 ended at 8900 major up swing and day before wa...
By: Acefishon
Posted: 7/8/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well against better judgement I went to Cowlitz got there little late 6:00am and belive it or not everyone was catching fish from 5-5:30am and then went real bad fished to noon not a single fish only ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/6/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Blue Creek on Saturday. Caught this 11 lb. Coho and my buddy caught this 12 lb Steelhead. We also caught another summer run Steely and two more Coho. One was a Native the other was lost at the...
By: NITRO 175
Posted: 12/3/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I went to fish the cowlitz today got up @4:00 o'clock left the house thinking it was going to be a nice drive only to find out by the time we got to olympia,my truck was sliping and sliding...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 12/5/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/5/2011
Hot Spots: 3
OK, so the morning started out a little rough as my boat collided with another boat that was pulling plugs. What can I say, I'm out of practise. My apologies and fortunately no damage done.
Nate an...
By: djw0414
Posted: 12/12/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Took a trip to the Cowlitz on Sunday with my buddy and his drift boat. We put in at Blue Creek and used an electric motor to work the areas above the boat launch. We drift fished with eggs and sandshr...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 12/19/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/19/2011
Hot Spots: 1
wow,water is down, dropped from 6,400 to 5,030 cfs. Nate and I fished from 8am to 2:15pm, pounded the launch drift and also wandered down below Blue Creek and side-drifted and pulled plugs. We saw a f...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 12/20/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the cowlitz monday in the sled. Backtrolled bait at blue creek and below in a few lower holes. limited all 3 people, and missed 4 other massive takedowns. Went 6 for 10. Hit one from shore the nex...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/22/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had a great day freezing at the disability hole at bluecreek. started about 10 am and was done in an hour. cork w/jig-black and red tipped with fresh shrimp. My first steelhead and it was cool @ 12 lb...
By: Fishing rules
Posted: 12/28/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Blue creek - somewhere in neighborhood of 50 people. 1/2 to 1/4 fish per person. two of us left with 4. Well above average for us.
