SW Washington fishing report

SW Washington - In a time when steelhead fishing should be peaking, most district streams are producing poorly for no apparent reason. The Cowlitz and Lewis Rivers are poor in the upstream areas and even the mouth of the Cowlitz is poor, even though thousands of fish per day are likely passing by. An encroaching sandbar has changed the hydro-dynamics here.

The Drano Lake fishery is producing good catches of steelhead. Nearly 80% of the anglers fishing here reported catch here last week although a significant number of the fish being caught are wild, requiring release.

The White Salmon and Klickitat Rivers are also fair options this time of year with fair numbers of returning hatchery steelhead expected back to these watersheds.