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Offline ridgefire

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Cowlitz River stealhead
« on: March 21, 2017, 06:16:44 AM »
Anybody know if any fish are being caught? Planning on heading there this weekend and haven't heard much about it yet.

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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2017, 07:02:45 AM »
Not a lot going on down here as of yet couple springers I know have been caught in the last two weeks but that's about it river is high with lots of debris from all the rain
You gonna draw those pistols or whistle Dixie?

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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2017, 07:07:58 AM »
Went down Saturday and had two hookups within an hour.  After they lowered the water level the bite just stopped.  I didn't see a single net go up for 4-5 hours.  The next day the boat we were on only landed one.  Maybe it'll pick up again by this weekend. 

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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2017, 07:24:58 AM »
Slow fishing and the action is pretty limited to right around blue creek.

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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2017, 09:32:48 AM »
Any one heading down this weekend

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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2017, 05:59:33 PM »
Any one heading down this weekend

I'll be down there tomorrow plunking in the lower river somewhere if it's fishable when I show up.
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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2017, 06:04:20 PM »
Went Tuesday morning and saw 7 fish landed in 3 hours

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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2017, 07:45:59 PM »
Any one heading down this weekend

I'll be down there tomorrow plunking in the lower river somewhere if it's fishable when I show up.

Plunked below I-5 this morning until 1pm, utter dead zone for us and all we spoke to. Headed up to Blue Cr. and laughed at the madhouse for a minute and only heard of minimal success. Spent a couple more hours plunking down from Barrier Dam, again a dead zone. A motivated steelhead could probably get over Barrier Dam right now the water is so high.
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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2017, 10:23:46 AM »
Fished Friday night into sat morning  hooked 4 landed 3 and picked another one up this morning 

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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2017, 10:58:45 AM »
Fished Friday night into sat morning  hooked 4 landed 3 and picked another one up this morning

Good deal Rodney now head back home so the locals can fish during the week again   :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2017, 11:15:41 AM »
Right lol. Definitely  a s show down there

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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2017, 11:38:07 AM »
There must have been 100 boats fishing the pipe drift, it was a *censored* show! Never been so relieved to get off the river! Seen maybe 5 nets out up till about 11am! I'm gonna go fish in the mud down at cathlamet tomarrow, at least it will be more relaxing!  :chuckle:
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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2017, 11:42:24 AM »
I fished till 9  couldn't do it no more

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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2017, 11:43:59 AM »
Caught a 14 pound hen last Sunday.  Worked our butts off for only a few bites

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Re: Cowlitz River stealhead
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2017, 11:52:52 AM »
Last 3 weekends have been good to me I've got 6  so far

 


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