COHO SALMON FEEDING FRENZY! When The Fish Won't Stop Biting.

The Cowlitz River did not disappoint this cold and icy morning. With gear freezing up, tangles and frozen hands, the rising Sun brought the Coho Salmon to life as a RED HOT BITE turned into a feeding frenzy and the best day of Cowlitz river fishing in 2023 came to a cold finale. With several fish caught on eggs the Sun set over the trees to end this EPIC DAY.
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[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

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[@HGANGHONY]

Most exciting video I've seen for 2023, here in 2024.

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

😆

[@rogermezenen6505]

It’s great seeing just how excited you get. Love it...!!!

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

Sometimes I just can't help myself. 🙂 Thanks for watching

[@kahuna13135]

The enthusiasm is definitely felt and understood

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

It comes over me at times... :-)

[@paulhero5440]

Can't wait for those steelhead to come up!

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

You and me both. Thanks for watching.

[@edwardenglish1519]

I fished the other bank many of winters. I always used Triline Green or Maxima mono on a bait caster which is way more forgiving as far a freezing. I would always dip my rod in the water to melt the ice on the guides after a drift and before a cast. I was stationed out of Ft. Lewis 85-91 and fished as many rivers as I could. Green, both forks of Lewis, Nisqually, Cowletz, Washougal, Little White Salmon and caught many Steelies, Coho, King, Dog, and Pink Salmon. On e day I will return

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

Good stuff!

[@duckwacker8720]

Free drift first thing in the morning.

[@kahuna13135]

Chapstick in the eyelets .. that’s what I use in the Midwest winter

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

Good idea. Thanks form watching.

[@joesutherland225]

Know a guy that lost a 40k jet boat stern lined just like you described.divers never found it either gravel reach fraser river bc

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

It can happen. Thanks for watching.

[@mikethorson8407]

Instead of mono for your bumper/topshot whatever you want to call it try running dark green braid of the same pound test as your hiviz tied in. You get the floatation of the braid but low viz for 10'-12'. It works great and you dont lose strength from the mono.

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

I like it!

[@duckwacker8720]

I've always hated hiviz line. It really doesn't matter generally the fish don't care, but I always use green.

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

I never used high viz either until my eyesight told me otherwise. :-)

[@danm1319]

It’s good when fishing with others or side drifting

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

It's a necessity side drifting with more than yourself for sure.

[@duckwacker8720]

@@Northwestfishingfanatics I can still see my dark line. 🤣

[@Cs-dt7eh]

Hey gene it's your buddy from the tilton/Spanaway. I was watching another guy and he put the barber stop above and below his bobber in case his main line knot gives out you don't lose your bobber at least. It kept me from losing a couple of bobbers on the satsop this year.

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

I do use two bobber stoppers. One to adjust the float height where I want it and another to prevent the float from slipping off the line when your knot breaks. Unfortunately, it didn't work that time. Maybe something to do with the temperature.

[@kevinjordan807]

I have had no luck at the satsop river

[@Cs-dt7eh]

@@kevinjordan807 I've done pretty darn well on that river. I'm going to look up my salmon egg recipe and send it to you. I've caught well over 100 silvers on this recipe plus many kings as a bi-catch.

[@halfwatt7905]

I use two bobber stops all the time and rarely does that save me a bobber 😂😂

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

@@halfwatt7905 😆

[@williamcox740]

Was this yesterday morning?

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

No, this was before they raised the water to a dangerous level for island fishing. You can see the massive amount of attraction water coming out of the hatchery spillway. Good thing I left when I did.

[@williamcox740]

@Northwestfishingfanatics yeah when I was there last weekend it was a couple trees growing out of the water thanks for the reply you always motivate me to get out there more often

[@danm1319]

This river is dead. After catching all those fish lol. You’d hate fishing with me bud

[@Northwestfishingfanatics]

Yup. With the water level up, the island is unfishable, and most the fish are dark compared to weeks ago. So yeah, for all intents and purposes it's dead for coho. but, Steelhead are on their way. Thanks for watching.