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THester
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Cowlitz

Post by THester » Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:13 pm

Anyone know if the fishing is picking up there?
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Brat Bonker
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Re: Cowlitz

Post by Brat Bonker » Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:22 pm

yeah, summers are increasing in numbers every week according to the barrier dam fish counts
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Re: Cowlitz

Post by natetreat » Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:36 pm

The fishing has been steady. Not red hot, but reliably steady at about 40%.
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Re: Cowlitz

Post by FishBaitThe2nd » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:48 am

so in about 2 weeks, do you think it will be a good time to go to catch my first steehead?
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. ~Doug Larson
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Re: Cowlitz

Post by Brat Bonker » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:56 pm

heck yeah!!! blue creek or barrier dam areas. Now through august will have fressh fish coming in and in good numbers.
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Re: Cowlitz

Post by OFFDAAHOOK » Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:54 pm

Brat Bonker wrote:heck yeah!!! blue creek or barrier dam areas. Now through august will have fressh fish coming in and in good numbers.
what do you recommend for bait or lure..nite or day for summer run?
I FISH THEREFORE I AM
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Re: Cowlitz

Post by Brat Bonker » Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:06 am

From boat-side drift eggs & corkies or pink worms
from bank-float & jigs or eggs or drift 2 #12 pink, orange, or metallic blue/patriot corkies
I prefer first light but the summers will bite all throughout the day, best fished when the water is slowly rising.
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