Fishing Washington

Smelt fishing remains slow on the Cowlitz River.  Sturgeon fishing is slow in the Cowlitz and will stay that way until the smelt show.  The Cowlitz and Columbia have both reached the magic 43 degree mark where the pilot run of smelt should be coming upriver in waves. And the sturgeon shhould be right behind them.   The Sandy was hot this weekend with a mix of hatchery and native fish hitting in the upper river sections.  Southwest Washington Rivers have dropped into shape and the Wild Fish are on the bite. A buddy of mine fish Saturday morning on a small local river and he hit three nice fish including a 15 lb native that ripped our most of his line before coming to hand.  Steelheading is heating back up for late hatchery fish in the Blue Creek are of the Cowlitz.  With the weather finally clearing up and rivers dropping back into shape, coastal rivers are all starting to produce well.  It is time to get out on the water and catch the largest steelhead of the year. 

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