SW Washington fishing

SW Washington- The Cowlitz continues to put out fair to good numbers of summer steelhead, mostly for boaters. Although catches are tapering, bank anglers fishing near the Barrier Dam have been scoring some spring chinook. Fish are beginning to darken however.

The Drano Lake fishery is beginning to take off although effort remains relatively light. Despite the majority of fish in the system of hatchery origin, only about half of those caught on sport gear are take-home. This should be a good week for this steelhead fishery.

Beach plunkers working water downstream of Vancouver should fare well for steelhead through the weekend. Spin-n-glos tipped with coon shrimp should produce the best.