Cowlitz Buck Stlhd

FishinTechnician · 01-09-2004, 06:41 PM

Had to hang around the house most of the day and watch the plumbers install some stuff in my shop, but did manage to sneak down to the river about 3:00. Wasn't there 15 minutes and beached a 32" Buck that weighed 13-14 lbs. River is up about 4' over what it was before the thaw, but it had dropped some by the looks of the waterline in the snow. It will come up a lot more before its all over. Visibility just up from the mouth of the Toutle is about 12" maybe less. Pitched out with a hot pink No. 2 Spin-glo w/sand shrimp no more than 6-8' out from the bank. Prefer drifting, but it was a plunking show today. Apparently one fella had caught two there earlier in the day. Another guy had hooked and released about a 20 lb Fall Chinook according to one of the guys I talked to.

blacktail519 · 01-09-2004, 06:55 PM

Congrats!!! Any pics?

FishFearMe · 01-09-2004, 07:55 PM

A fall chinook??? [img]graemlins/eek13.gif[/img] I don't know if I would believe the guy that told you that. It seems a little late to be catching fall chinook. But maybe someone did hook one.

hankstr · 01-09-2004, 08:16 PM

sounds like a nice feeshy congrats Hankstr pics?? [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

SHOUGALNITE · 01-10-2004, 07:07 AM

slabhunter · 01-10-2004, 09:53 AM

Thanks for sharing the info about the "Cow". Might just have to run up to "Zoo Creek" and give it a go.