Since I last reported, I have been on the Cowlitz doing serious damage to the Cowlitz River steelhead population. Fishing has been GOOD to say the least. Multiple hook-ups per day, with a bunch of big fish to boot.
Rob Tobeck recounts a stormy, wet day on the Cowlitz River in Washington. A BIG Steelhead in the boat with moose steaks for desert. Living like kings!
Steelhead fishing is continuing strong heading into March. Bonner’s having fun catching natives, some chromers and getting ready for the late winter-run hatchery season. Get out there on the Cowlitz, Wynoochee and Chehalis waterways with Bonner!
The past month of January had me fishing on the Wynoochie river, as the Skykomish, Snoqualmie and Cowlitz were all blown out. We have had some stellar days on the Wynoochie so far this season, with our smallest hatchery fish weighing in at 12 lbs and the largest native — SO FAR — at 21 lbs!
Well, we are in the middle of another good year of winter run steelhead fishing with the river levels going up and down like a yoyo, we have had to adapt quite a bit to what is working day to …
The Gods have awoken, unleashing a massive amount of water into our Washington State river systems. For all intensive purposes, our winter-run steelhead season will be put on hold for a few days, at least on ALL the main stem …
Speaking of winter-run steelhead, my winter western Washington guide season is up and flying.
With the recent cold snap it sure feels like steelhead season is here, and guess what? It is here. We have got our first steelhead of the season in the boat and on the BBQ, and more have followed
From the Snohomish River System to the Cowlitz River to the Snake River, if you want to follow Bonner and I you better call ahead of time first. We have been putting some time in on the road, but it …
The most difficult part of this time of year is choosing where to go. With so much available to us now, sometimes it isn’t until the night before when we decide where to point the truck in the morning.