Oh yeah, wayyyy to deep to cross in hip waders. So all you guys with hip waders might as well hit some where else And everyone else, theres no fish there anyway and the ones that are there are rabid (as reported on another board) so the best bet is to avoid the cowlitz all together.
Seriously, the flow is up to about 11500 as of today, so hip waders will be pushing it. Follow the previous advice and cross further up creek.
Tight Lines
RL