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By: Blackstarfishing
Posted: 1/13/2019
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/12/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Hatchery and wild steelhead are beginning to show themselves in fishable numbers in the North Fork Lewis river in southwest Washington along with some very nice quality resident cutthroat trout. We fi...
By: Ezlivn89
Posted: 9/29/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Starting out the morning with 20lb+ king, not sure on the exact weight. And kept rolling from there. The morning bite is when we were catching the bigger kings with some eggs and a little secret weapo...
By: JGlassow
Posted: 6/7/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/6/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Took a shot at some early bird summer steelheads and no luck from the dam to the island ramp. Tons of salmon smoltz in the river right now.
By: Giterdone
Posted: 11/15/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/10/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Fished from a boat drifting from 7am to noon. We tossed spinners so kept active all day 3 fish caught 2 kept missed about 3 - 4. Fish were all 8 - 10 pounds still chrome and dropping scales. Will go o...
By: mrem27
Posted: 8/22/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/22/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Ok Ok Ok so 5 means alot of fish and a fantastic day but I labeled this a 5 even though I lost two jigs, one float, and a fly because I caught my first steelhead today!! After three years of trying I ...
By: xd2005
Posted: 7/6/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Lewis River Power Canal on the North Fork. 3 of us caught a total of 8 RT in about 3 hours. Pretty consistent bite for just about the entire time. Powerbait/Power Eggs worked well.
By: salmonbarry
Posted: 10/25/2012
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
So I had wanted to hit the Chehalis this week but was talked into fishing the Lewis and glad we did! Started out at daybreak boondogging eggs near the hatchery and had pretty much not stop action wit...
By: mrem27
Posted: 8/21/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
So it was great to get out to fish the Lewis, until the local color showed it's teeth. So I was fishing float with a nightmare jig about three feet deep. No luck with the fish that were there today, s...
By: KRH
Posted: 8/11/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I guess I'm the only one on here doing reports for the lewis and/or catching fish haha so here is another. Went out last week on the lewis for another good weekend of fishing. Out of all my buddies I ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/24/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went out on the lewis this sunday for steelhead and what a day! Extravagant day on the water with my buddy and ended up hooking 7 fish.(noone else on the river hooked any) My buddy hooked 3 for the fi...
By: nigrov23
Posted: 7/10/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/7/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Went up to Eagle Cliff Bridge past Swift Reservoir early in the morning. Started with a pink and silver Blue Fox and caught two decent sized rainbows (10 in.). After a while that was working so well, ...
By: mrem27
Posted: 9/27/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
So, it says it was a 5 fishing day... I only caught one fish but... it was my first keeper fish of the entire season and it was my first salmon... So for me it was a great day!! I made a ton of casts ...
By: clanmks
Posted: 6/21/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
light rain, fished for about 3 hours. When I got to the hatchery, one of my friend was fishing. I asked him if he had any luck, he said he caught one earlier and released one. He does not time to t...
By: clanmks
Posted: 6/13/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Drove out to Lewis river hatchery and plunked with jig and eggs for few hours. Saw three boats with no fish. Saw about 8 fishermen total with no fish. I stayed there for about 2 hours, fished on th...
By: clanmks
Posted: 6/10/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Sorry for late post but I just found out about this site. Took my cousin fishing to Lewis River, he is from Tacomas. Went to Lewis River about two weeks before on Saturday and hooked two and lost tw...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/18/2011
Species: Brook Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/30/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished up past swift. On a trail thats 11 miles long. Fished some. Had quite a few hits. But its barbless only. So kinda hard to land. I suspect they are bull trout or brook trout. Very nice trail not...
By: kevin14
Posted: 11/12/2010
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
me and two friends went on the Lewis river. Fishing was great we were just using k14 kwikfish and eggs. Within 2 minutes of starting fish on. we ended up catching 13 fish. 6 hatchery coho. 2 nice chro...
By: fisherman31579
Posted: 10/16/2010
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
OK SO HERE WE GO AGAIN.......I WENT BACK TO THE LEWIS AND SKIPPED MY O.P. TRIP AND PUSHED IT BACK AGAIN. I FREAKIN LOVE THAT PLACE!!!! I CANT SAY IT ENOUGH, IT IS THE FISHING MECCA!!!!!! I WILL BE HON...
By: crankbait42
Posted: 10/10/2010
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/10/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Today My Grandpa and I woke up a little late but we decided that we had fishin to do so we decided to go south. First stop The Mighty Cow. Stopped by the barrier dam and saw a dark king caught and a f...
By: rtk
Posted: 7/20/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I did not see the Columbia river listed for Cowlitz county, but we were fishing about a mile downstream from the mouth of the Lewis river from the bank. We were using spin glows either 1/2 chartreuse ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/11/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/9/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Floated and family plunked on the other side of the hatchery but no fish. Great Fishing but no catching. Did see a couple fish jump at the mouth of the creek. They must be inside but close to the b...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/11/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Drift and float fish the area slightly above hatchery but no fish. Great fishing but no catching. Stopped and took a look at fellow fisherman below hatchery but no action. Was a nice day out.
By: kinghunter
Posted: 2/1/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with friends down on the Lewis at 5:30 am, we were the first group of people to arrive. Started off with fishing with spinner - new glow blue fox spinner ($5) - about the 3rd cast, YES caught ...
By: jens
Posted: 1/23/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/23/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Bigsmooth and JFkies, you left about 20 miinutes early. I almost had this report rated a 1. Almost..... (:
"Since2" and myself arrived on the river around 4:30am. We had company. I did a qui...
By: FISHINROB
Posted: 1/18/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
All i can say is thanks JENS very nice trip !Pleasure fishin with since2 and toni as grouchy as she says she was she still hooked me up with some smoked salmon before she left ,thanks TONI !!fishinsin...