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Multi-fish days Gotta lovem  09-02-2001, 01:42 PM Fished the
Cowlitz yesterday with my friend Bill. He guided me into 3
steelhead. First was 24 inch buck on a #8 peacock hilton. Second
was a 9 lb hen on a # 2 low water peacock bodied doc spratley
and the 3rd was a 11 lb hen on the same fly. Jet sleds sure beat
walking:O)  And it's less crowded than the Deschutes!!!
09-03-2001, 06:59 PM Congrats! Fun river, too bad we had to go
and dam that fish factory up, eh? Can you imagine the native
stock that it used to pack all the way up to Rainier headwaters?
The hatchery fish there are great sport, I fished it very often.
Most I ever hooked in one outing on the Cow was 7, landed 4.
Natives still in the river are from Toutle, Newaukum (?), and a
few other creeks - plus they do dig redds all over the upper
river from Barrier down to Blue. The rate of hatchery smolt
release being in the millions, I am sure there is a strong
hybridization occurring among natu