Cowlitz River
WA · Cowlitz
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Cowlitz County
- Last stocked
- June 12, 2026
- Species
- Coho, Chinook, Cutthroat, Steelhead
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coho | 100 | 500.0 | 06-12-2026 |
| Chinook | 1660101 | 79.85 | 05-26-2026 |
| Coho | 92 | 500.0 | 05-26-2026 |
| Coho | 202831 | 14.97 | 04-27-2026 |
| Coho | 2071775 | 14.97 | 04-23-2026 |
| Cutthroat | 10130 | 3.4 | 04-15-2026 |
| Steelhead | 25338 | 5.43 | 04-15-2026 |
| Chinook | 552895 | 5.02 | 04-10-2026 |
| Chinook | 544284 | 8.04 | 03-27-2026 |
| Chinook | 538971 | 12.07 | 11-24-2025 |
| Chinook | 56169 | 61.59 | 07-03-2025 |
| Coho | 95 | 500.0 | 06-05-2025 |
| Chinook | 1613481 | 79.6, 79.72, 79.57, 80.77 | 06-02-2025 |
| Coho | 2269182 | 15.28, 14.75, 15.35, 15.65, 15.38 | 04-28-2025 |
| Steelhead | 50605 | 9.16 | 04-23-2025 |
| Steelhead | 78520 | 8.26, 8.6 | 04-21-2025 |
| Steelhead | 40330 | 6.0 | 04-16-2025 |
| Chinook | 200340 | 5.03 | 04-14-2025 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Coho Salmon
Rod: Same trolling rods as Chinook, 8.5 to 10.5 feet. For rivers and piers, drift rods rated 15 to 30 lb.
Line: 15 lb mono for trolling. Drift setups use lighter line than for Chinook.
Baits: spawn bags, salmon roe
Lures: bright red or orange spoons, crankbaits and floating-diving minnow plugs, spinners
Chinook Salmon
Rod: Trolling: 8.5 to 10.5 foot medium to medium-heavy downrigger rods. Rivers: 8.5 to 9 foot drift rods rated 15 to 30 lb.
Line: 15 lb mono for big-lake trolling; 20 to 25 lb for drift fishing for river Chinook.
Baits: salmon roe or spawn bags, cut bait, sand shrimp
Lures: spoons, flasher or dodger with a fly or cut bait, plugs
Steelhead
Rod: Spinning: 8 to 10 feet, light to medium action, rated 6 to 12 lb. Fly: 8.5 to 11 feet, 6 to 9 weight, with a 10 foot 7 weight ideal for Great Lakes tributaries.
Line: 6 to 10 lb monofilament.
Baits: dime-sized salmon egg sacks, earthworms
Lures: artificial eggs, beads, small plastic worms
Likely species (watershed)
Alaskan Stickleback, Bridgelip Sucker, Chiselmouth, Largescale Sucker, Longnose Dace, Mountain Sucker, Prickly Sculpin, Redside Shiner, Reticulate Sculpin, Riffle Sculpin, Shorthead Sculpin, Speckled Dace, Torrent Sculpin
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.