I stopped by the barrier dam the just before dark the other evening. Two people fishing the upper egg water, one with jigs and the other with a spinner. About 6 people well below that appeared to be lining, but no snagging. The cowlitz, off the bank, isn't what it used to be like, for the most part. Spent an evening at blue creek earlier this year for summer runs, and shared the stretch below the creek with 3 guys. two of which left leaving me the lower half. Its not isolated, but definitely was not what I would call crowded.