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The Lewis River
Dated 5/27/11
Its another
whopper by Annette Crews Guys!!!!!! 23 inches and just over 5 pounds.
Caught using a BH seal bugger size 10 with a sinking fly line at
Swift Reservoir.
This was the
biggest fish of the day but there were others that Smokey and Annette
caught using the same tactics to fill the limit out which were all very
nice in size. Take note there are many hold overs in Swift reservoir
due to its size.
Dated 5/21/11
Swift
Reservoir is doing extremely well for stocked trout in the 14-16 inch
range. Fly fishing with sinking leader or sinking lines is the best in
about 6-12 feet of water.
Good patterns to use include the woolly bugger, seal bugger and leech patterns in black and olive in about size 10.
Mark and Dan with a double fly fishing Swift resevoir.
Dated 5/21/11
Mark and Dan with a full limit of trout from Swift Reservoir.
Dated 5/21/11
Mark and Dan with a nice trout.
Dated 5/21/11
Larry and Pam with a limit from Swift reservoir.
5/21/11
Dated 4/4/11
Sean with a nice rainbow brood stock from Horse Shoe lake in Woodland Washington.
Dated 4/4/11
Dated 11/30/10
Water level is low for this time of year at 5400 CFS
Winter steelies present and being caught.
Checkout the WDFW regs concerning this area before fishing. Special openings and closures are being adhered to here.
Dated 10/24/10
The area above
Eagle Cliff and Swift Resevoir will close on 10/31/10 but has some
prolific fishing in this area during the fall season with a fly rod.
During the
days the caddis and emerger patterns are very prolific and can provide
a fantastic fly fishing oppurtunity. You can expect most people to be
doing the silvers and deer hunting this time of year so here is a
hidden fly fishing treasure for some one willing to do alittle hiking
through the woods.
Good numbers
of stone fly nymphs can also be found here along with dying kokane so
take flesh patterns and egg flies like a BH Lifter.
Take your foul weather gear here as the snow can fly during the middle of the day in October.
8/31/10
The increased rain should move many fish into the tributaries and make them more aggressive.
Now is the time to break the fly rod out for a steelhead and trout experience.
Dated 8/30/10
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Steelhead are present and the first hatchery coho have arrived at hatchery
Fly rodding is fair to good depending on area and time fished..
Access difficult and use of a drift boat is recommended.
Dated 7/26/10
Summer run steelies present.
Fly rodding is fair to good.
Lots of private land makes access difficult
Best access is by Drift boat or pontoon boat.
Cowlitz River Spey Clave
August 7th, 2010
Sponsored by
Black Heron Fly Fishing
1060 14th Ave
Longview, WA 98632
Please call us
for details or visit our home page for more details. This is
a free event dedicated to the sport of spey and fly fishing
for the beginner through expert. Please checkout the event
schedule as it begins to appear over the next week or so.
This years event will have 6-7 major 1 hour fly casting demos with many more fly tying presentions.
There will be a one hour lunch break which will allow the attendees,
presentors and manufactuers to grab a burger, hot dog from the barbeque
and drink of their choosing for a small charge.
Dated 6/22/10
A nice 13
pound summer run steelie caught by Sam Wells of San Diego, California
using a St Croix Spey Rod with AFS Rio line swinging a fly on the East
Fork Lewis.
Dated 6/22/10
Dated 5/18/10
More Steelhead than salmon being caught according to game department.
Dated 5/6 /10
Light effort and catch reported. There are chinook in the merwin fish trap according to the game dept.
Dated 3/20/10
The
current level on the Lewis river is 3000 cfs and holding with the nice
weather. The majority of weather expected for the remaining month
should be very good with only a few scattered showers at best
Expect the winter steelies to be good.
Black Heron Fly Fishing
1060 14th Ave
Longview, Washington 98632
360-575-3970
www.blackheronflyfishing.com web page
johnkendall_56@msn.com email
Cowlitz River Spey Clave
August 7th, 2010
Sponsored by
Black Heron Fly Fishing
1060 14th Ave
Longview, WA 98632
Please call us
for details or visit our home page for more details. This is
a free event dedicated to the sport of spey and fly fishing
for the beginner through expert. Please checkout the event
schedule as it begins to appear over the next week or so.
This years event will have 6-7 major 1 hour fly casting demos with many more fly tying presentions.
There will be a one hour lunch break which will allow the attendees,
presentors and manufactuers to grab a burger, hot dog from the barbeque
and drink of their choosing for a small charge.
Eric Teschner wading the North Fork of the Lewis.
Beautiful rainbow trout from the North Fork Lewis River.
Chunky little native rainbow from the North Fork Lewis River.
Pretty native rainbow trout from the North Fork Lewis.
There are many
very large trout in this area but all are catch and release due to
selective rules which are in place. Please read your fishing
regulations for details.
Dated 6/27/09
The trout fishing in the upper Lewis river above Swift resevoir has
been very good. Plan on checking this one out if visiting Merrill Lake.
Fly Fishing only with barbless hooks. Catch and Release. Make sure you take your camera.
Truely a quality fishery. Please check the regulations before visiting this area.
Dated 6/22/09
The summer steelies have arrived and are being caught by anglers.
Dated 6/11/09
FREE SPEY FISHING CONCLAVE
SPONSORED BY
BLACK HERON FLY FISHING
1060 14TH AVE LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON 98632
360-575-3970 OFFICE
AUGUST 1ST , 2009
ON THE COWLITZ RIVER FROM 10:00AM TILL 5:00PM
DETAILS WILL FOLLOW ON LOCATION AS WEB SITE IS UPDATED.
Please see home page for map of spey clave location.
The Lewis River is currently running at 2700 cfs and is in good shape.
These river levels should provide excellent fly fishing for the summer
steelies. The goal of 1000 salmon has been met.
This is definitely the river to visit since the flows are beginning to fall.
Dated 6/9/09
FREE SPEY FISHING CONCLAVE
SPONSORED BY
BLACK HERON FLY FISHING
1060 14TH AVE LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON 98632
360-575-3970 OFFICE
AUGUST 1ST , 2009
ON THE COWLITZ RIVER FROM 10:00AM TILL 5:00PM
DETAILS WILL FOLLOW ON LOCATION AS WEB SITE IS UPDATED.
Please see home page for map of spey clave location.
The lewis river has seen 984 spring chinook return so far with a goal of 1000 for this year. 342 of these salmon returned 9/8/09
Steelhead angling has been spotty but there are fish present in the river.
DATED 5/29/09
Canyon Creek will not be stocked
this summer with trout due to poor road conditions at Chalatchie
Praire. The trout destined for this area will be put into Klineline and
Battle Ground Lakes according to the game dept..
Dated 5/22/09
Closed to springer fishing as of May 11th, 2009.FREE SPEY FISHING CONCLAVE
SPONSORED BY
BLACK HERON FLY FISHING
1060 14TH AVE LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON 98632
360-575-3970 OFFICE
AUGUST 1ST , 2009
ON THE COWLITZ RIVER FROM 10:00AM TILL 5:00PM
DETAILS WILL FOLLOW ON LOCATION AS WEB SITE IS UPDATED.
Please see home page for map of spey clave location.
A few steelhead are being caught here. The majority of anglers here are
obtaining fish from the bank and boats. You will defintely need to
spend time to catch a fish though.
The river has been running high and we are hoping the levels will fall.
Dated 5/13/09
Closed to springer fishing as of May 11th, 2009.
dated 4/10/09
Lewis River - Effort
and catch is generally light although some winter steelhead are being
caught.
Plan on fishing the main bodies of the runs and using large flies.
Sinking tip lines are recommended. Water temp is still low plan on
fishing very slowly throught the runs.
Large guide intruder and marabou spey style patterns are recommended.
Other good patterns to consider would include the wooly bugger, black
boss, comets, general practitioner, green butt skunk, polar shrimp and
skykomish sunrise.
DATED 3/25/09
The lewis river has seen a few fish caught but nothing really signifigant according to fish and wildlife.
The water color is very good and water level is also very good.
DATED 3/17/09
Lewis River - About half dozen bank anglers around the
salmon hatchery had no catch. Reported by WDFW.
Dated 2/9/09
Water is still murky!!!!!
Dated 12/12/08
Thanks for visiting
Black Heron Fly Fishing
1060 14th Ave
Longview, Washington 98632
360-575-3970
www.blackheronflyfishing.com web page
johnkendall_56@msn.com email
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