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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: 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: 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: flinginpooh
Posted: 1/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Man I feel defeated. Got to the cow at 10 pm yesturday and left at 4 pm today. Notta nothing. I had them jump within 6 ft of me and I couldnt hook one. I only seen maybe 12 caught all day. I trie...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/9/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/9/2010
Hot Spots: 0
So me and my buddies decided to try our luck at some steelhead again. Arrived at the boatlaunch at the hatchery around 2:00 am, glow balled a few different holes until around 6 am. Not a single hit, a...
By: NITRO 175
Posted: 1/10/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/10/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the Cowlitz at 6 and went home around 11. It was a pretty good day. My son got the one in the picture and i landed two but they were summers so i c&r them. The water is really high and is a foo...
By: mr doyle
Posted: 1/21/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/21/2010
Hot Spots: 0
didnt do so good myself but big e nailed this hog a ways down from the launch off the bank, not a bad fish, good thing we didnt bring the net ; ) still waiting for mine, but he gave me a slab, the eg...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/23/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/23/2010
Hot Spots: 0
another day on the cowlitz......fished 2-9 am no hits. globall yarn corky spoon sand shrimp...
By: goin_postal
Posted: 2/7/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
sorry this is so late but jensen,kinghunter,fishinsince2,and i were the first on the river before dark.tried globalling for the hole dark time and nothing.as soon as light hit i went to float and jig ...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 2/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the Blue Creek area up with a few of the WL masters... Nothing to be had today. What a great day to fish though. Sun was out and so where all the boats. Used Bobber and jig, eggs, pink worms, cork...
By: jens
Posted: 2/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished with Since2, FISHINROB, bigsmooth, and flinginpooh and his daughter down below Blue Creek boat launch. We tried the mouth of Blue Creek for about an hour and the sign for us to go was a large ...
By: NITRO 175
Posted: 2/14/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I started out at Skookumchuck and only hit a few old silvers so we left a few hours later. We then got to the Cowlitz at 11AM. Fishing was hit and miss but around 4 o' clock my son got this...
By: Jay7
Posted: 2/17/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/16/2010
Hot Spots: 0
No Love today........ Water was low and green. Worked a large area above blue creek boat launch but no caught fishy. Few cars in parking lot with a couple boats. Nothing notable but did have a fish...
By: kingfisherman8
Posted: 2/20/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
fished the cowlitz to day at blue creek with in the first hour i caught a nice 12 pound steelhead. i was using a pink jig under a bobber. as far as i know i was one of the only bank anglers to get a s...
By: code3daddy
Posted: 2/21/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/21/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished this river at Blue Creek. No fish, didn't see anyone else bring one in or leave with anything.
By: my87
Posted: 3/4/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the blue creek boat launch around 10 am. One guy had a nice buck, he was leaving. I walked past the ramps and got a pikeminnow and a sucker. Went down to blue creek area, saw only 4 people fishing...
