I fished it late in Novemeber... didn't do to bad. Have not been back though. I would suggest calling down to Fish Country in Salkem - 360.985.2090 - Frank and Kay seem to have their thumb on the pulse of what's hot and what's not down that way.

Here is the latest report from the Barrier Dam:

During last week Tacoma Power and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife recovered 994 adult coho salmon, 70 coho jacks and 530 winter-run steelhead at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator during four days of operations.

Tacoma Power employees released 662 coho adults, 51 coho jacks and seven winter-run steelhead in the upper Cowlitz River system at Lake Scanewa during the week.