SW Washington fishing report

Soapbox Update: Are you interested in learning the upper reaches of Tillamook Bay when targeting fall chinook this year? Are you also an advocate for a good forest management plan on the Tillamook State Forest to grow more wild fish for you to catch? Pro guide Bob Rees is offering a FREE 3 to 4 hour on-the-water seminar in early September for the first 6 to 12 anglers that sign up to testify in support of sound forest policy for a July 26^th Board of Forestry meeting in Tillamook this summer. Just email Bob at brees@pacifier.com or call (503) 812-9036 to sign up today. You can learn more about the work we’re doing on behalf of the Association of NW Steelheaders and the Wild Salmon Center here: http://www.thetillamook.net/. You’ll learn the guide secrets of the upper bay while advocating for good forest management that will grow more fish for all of us. Sign up NOW!

SW Washington – Serious anglers are beginning to focus their efforts on mainstem spring chinook but steelhead remain a good option on the Kalama, Cowlitz and Lewis Rivers. Some quality sized wild fish begin to show on the Lewis this time of year.

This will be the last full open week for some steelhead streams in the district. Check local listing for closures that start on March 15^th.