cowlitz-river

Cowlitz River is a river in Washington.

It ranks #12 among the 19 waters of Washington in the registry, and is of regional prominence.

Fished for steelhead and salmon.

Species: steelhead, coho salmon and sea-run cutthroat.

USGS GNIS record: 1518230.

Barrier Dam (access). It is launchable. Launch for the float when coho arrive.

It is upstream of Baker Rock.

Blue Creek (access). It is launchable. Take-out; boundary of the lower section.

It is downstream of Baker Rock.

Baker Rock (hole). It is fishable. Mile or so below Barrier Dam; boats stack up here.

It is upstream of Blue Creek.

It is downstream of Barrier Dam.

Float: Barrier Dam to Blue Creek, from Barrier Dam to Blue Creek.

Sourced from 1 independent fly site.

Sources: northwestfishingreports.com and washingtonflyfishing.com.

Hatches

Hatch timing not yet researched.

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.