Burns Fishing Supplies : Cowlitz River

Tuesday, November 29th I caught this Coho using a pink marabou jig with a Slimer pink worm leech on the hook. It weighed 10 pounds. I was at the upper Cowlitz River in between the barrier dam and the boat ramp at the salmon hatchery. The run of steelhead is looking pretty strong at the trout hatchery at Blue Creek on the Cowlitz. I was able to see 4 or 5 nice, chrome-bright, 5-7 pound steelhead caught.

Junior Pro-Staff Ryan Hartley

My name is Ryan Hartley, and I have grown up fishing. I remember the first time my dad took me fishing when I was little. He took me to a river that he fished in as a kid. I was so excited catching rainbow trout from the river bank. Ever since then I have been addicted to fishing. I am lucky enough to have 8 lakes within walking distance of my house. Within these 8 lakes I can catch bass, bluegill, catfish, crappie, carp, shad and maybe even some others. I was a camper at the Georgia Trout Camp during the summer of 2013, and then returned as a youth mentor in 2014. I received the "Julie Stalnaker" award for doing good job as a mentor. The award named after a woman who was an active TU member and conservationist in our area. Sadly she passed from cancer. I was honored to receive it.