The atmospheric river washing over the Pacific Northwest is freshening rivers and bringing late-run coho [and some early winter steelhead] into Southwest Washington rivers. Yesterday, we saw the water levels go up on the Lewis River and are anticipating the same to happen on the Cowlitz, Kalama, and other rivers…
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Fishing With Integrity
A few weeks ago, during the height of the first coho run on the Lewis River, I saw a young man releasing a coho salmon back into the wild. He wasn’t doing it because people were watching him, he did it because it was the right thing to do. That’s…
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Rainy Monday Coho Action
Rain washed over Southwest Washington this Sunday, freshening up the rivers and bringing in new bright fish. The coho bite on the Lewis River was slow but steady, with one family helping their daughter catch her first coho. What a great way to find your inner bear! The key to…
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Coho Action on the Lewis River
Cooler temperatures are bringing coho into many Southwest Washington rivers, including the Lewis River near Woodland, Washington. Anglers using cookies, beads, and yarn flies can do well when the fish move across the flats. These runs attract a lot of fishermen, and sometimes it’s shoulder-to-shoulder. Many call this “combat fishing.”…