DrDarin Loc: Longview, WA

Greetings, my fellow intrepid anglers,

I moved to Longview, Washington in August of last year and am just now at a point (it's a long, boring story) where I can venture out to do some juicy Tenkara fishing. The trouble is, I don't know where to go.

I'm looking for smaller, faster moving creeks - feeders to the Cowlitz, Kalama, Lewis, Toutle, Columbia, and other rivers nearby. I've scouted a few, but the parking sitch is uniformly horrendous, especially as I venture farther upstream. I've explored Abernathy Creek, Germany Creek, and another I can't recall right now and Abernathy appears to be the most promising.

Any suggestions?

D-

thuner Loc: Seattle Washington

You could try the Skookumchuck East of I-5. It drains the area near the Centralia coal plant. In fact, there's an enormous stormwater collection system there that used to be accessible to the public. You might check that out. Not your normal stormwater system. Hundreds of acres. You could call the plant to see about access.

The upper Cowlitz above the dams has some nice water.

DrDarin Loc: Longview, WA

Thank you - I'll do that straightaway!