SW Washington Fishing

SW Washington- The Cowlitz has tallied some early winter steelhead already with a late November/early December fishery commonly productive on this body of water in years past. Coho and sea-run cutthroat trout are still making up the bulk of the catch however.

A surprising number of winter steelhead, primarily wild fish, have already shown on the Kalama River. Some coho are still available.

Coho are making a late showing in the Lewis and some winter chinook should start to show.

A single smelt was caught during a sturgeon study near Kalama last week. Although still closed to sport and commercial harvest, hopefully this species is making a rebound. It was a great run last year.