Lewis River tomorrow morning

Hey gang,  I am going to hit the lower Lewis tomorrow morning for some hopeful Coho action.  Going to put in under the railroad bridge at the end of Lancaster road.  Drift to the mouth, troll back up and repeat. Planning on hitting the water at about 6:30 (I don't have lights yet).   Join me if you like. Tight lines.

This is a maybe for me....have you had any reports,NP?
Usually I fish upstream of RR bridge to the E.Fork....how's the launch at the bridge? Are you talking south side?
Depending on sleep needs and football plans I may see ya there....thanks for the heads up!

I trolled the forks area 4 days ago from my kayak. I was marking very few fish away from the immediate area of the forks although a few rollers could be seen downstream of the Martin boat ramp. I trolled a wiggle wart and a maglip with no luck. Saw 5 other boats trolling as well with no fish for anyone.

Unless you are trying to avoid the use of a Discovery Pass I would launch at Martin. There is a nice beach right next to the ramp, its seldom busy, and nearly all the fish I've caught on the lower Lewis have been between the Martin ramp and the forks.

My advice would be to bring your trolling setup but also a bottom bouncing rig and drop some eggs right into the mass of fish at the forks.

Thanks for the advice.  Piper.  I thought about that ramp, but I want to avoid the crowds...maybe it wont be that bad.  I haven't heard any reports either, but I don't get much time to go fishing, so I have to go when I can.  The mouth is about 3 miles form there?  I am debating about trolling the mouth too...

Hows the hail of lead form the bankies form the north shore at the forks? 

dberd-I think I will take Piper's advice and launch form Matrin...no farther of a drive. 

Thanks for the advice.  Piper.  I thought about that ramp, but I want to avoid the crowds...maybe it wont be that bad.  I haven't heard any reports either, but I don't get much time to go fishing, so I have to go when I can.  The mouth is about 3 miles form there?  I am debating about trolling the mouth too...

Hows the hail of lead form the bankies form the north shore at the forks? 

dberd-I think I will take Piper's advice and launch form Matrin...no farther of a drive.

When I was there. There were exactly 2 trailers in the parking lot. There were a few high schoolers drinking beer and plunking from the bar south of the forks that was it. Basically there was no one there at all.

If you want to fish the mouth it will be easier to go down to Austin Point and launch there. You can hover eggs off the bottom about 50-100 yards off the point. This time of year you can hook chinook, coho, and steelhead. You will not be alone and depending on the tides there will a hog line just downstream from you with plenty of anchor ropes to get you into trouble so be very careful. This stretch of river claimed a kayak angler a couple years ago and can be deceivingly calm looking despite its strong currents. If you hook up just shout out and the boats will clear out of your way.

Thanks....hog lines....anchor ropes....not why I got into kayak fishing.  Maybe ill observe conditions at the mouth first.   Martin it is .

Yep...thats where I launch..forks right there....had good luck downstream right at the boathouse,also. Never fished it this early...but fish gotta be be movin in. Got herring brined..gonna try astoria tomorrow. Good luck !

Be sure and check out the floating homeless camp. Its really something.  Like Castaway but without Wilson.

Yep...thats where I launch..forks right there....had good luck downstream right at the boathouse,also. Never fished it this early...but fish gotta be be movin in. Got herring brined..gonna try astoria tomorrow. Good luck !

Yea, I know I am a couple weeks early, but you gotta go when you can.  Good luck, be safe. 


I am going to drift down...troll up...repeat. 

So...Hooked no fish, saw no fish hooked.  Guy in a sled said he was marking fish under us.   I was fishing at high slack, so that might have turned them off.  There was a big group of guys launching at the at the tide switch.  I think I may have been too early in the day too...