The spring chinook on the cowlitz go to the salmon hatchery at the barrier dam. They don't get a large return. Some years not enough to open it. If you are looking to hook some springers make a trip to the Wind river when the fish arrive.

I heard they did real well at blue creek for summer run steelhead last year. I missed out due to remodel work I was doing on my house. I talked with a guide when the silvers were in. He said he only made a couple trips for summer runs on the cowlitz. He said fishing was so good anyone could walk in and get their fish.