Muddy Fork Cowlitz River

Method: Float Fishing
Species: Steelhead
Bait: Other
Color: Pink
Tackle: Jig
Time: Morning
Rating: 1
Views: 2040

Well, Chalk another one up for the steelies! Hit blue creek area right before daylight. Had a really good spot right below the mouth of the creek next to the boundary sign. Noticed they were running really tight to the bank so I shortened my leader a little and went at it. Had a few takedowns but nothing on. Reeled in a few setups. Think I found one of yer glowball setups flinginpooh. Tried working out a little farther. One takedown and that was it. I watched a guide boat running right on top of my drift with almost the exact same setup I was using land 2 nice ones on two seperate passes within a half an hour (sound familiar jens...). Talk about frustrating. Anyways, tried a few more things and nothing panned out so I packed up and went back north to the Skook. Found a nice quiet hole with a good drift right on top of a set of rapids. Started working with the little cleo copper spoon I still had on from earlier and I got a hit. Lost him a second or two later but at least I had one on. Hung out there for a few and decided to call it quits and head for home around 4:30. Oh well. Maybe it's time to give up on my hunt for winter steelies and get primed for the springers. We'll see... Good luck out there!


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