Chris;
Fished it last weekend. Hooked three Sunday on Anderson Bar. Saw a few others, both Saturday and Sunday. Are you sure you don't want to fish the Washougal? I hear there doing INCREDIBLY well there!

You want to take the hwy 12 exit #67 I think. Eastbound to Ethel (which is hardly a whistle stop. Just a closed down grocery and a choke and puke). Turn right and keep going strait at the fork. At the end of the road turn left, past Andy's, (which is closed)(hey, what is the activity going on there are they going to reopen?)down the hill and you will see the turn in to the hatchery. The launch is at the end of the road. The drift is about 5 or 6 miles. The river moves along at a pretty good clip. There are no real tough spots, except around Blue Creek. You can go either way around the island, usually, but last weekend I stayed to the left. There is one other break in the River 1/2 a mile? below the log cabin. Most of the flow is to the right. The take out is called the Mission. To get there, from Blue Creek, take the same road down to (can't remember name of road?) (this road is the last one before the road turns and goes up the hill. If you go around the corner you have gone to far, go back one road and follow it to the river.)
Make sure to get bait at one of the stores around I5 or you will SOL. The best bait we found was at the Barrier Dam Campground, but that is 6 miles past the cut off to the Blue Creek Boat Launch.
We will be there again starting Friday night through Sunday and, as always, will be looking for a turnaround. (Who wants to ride a bike past all those mean a** dogs?)
You can e-mail me at the above.
Fishguts
PS #14 pink corkies and yarn with small shrimp on a #2 tied with 6-10 pound flourocarbon.
Good Luck!

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I Wish I were standing in a River,
In the Rain,
Catching Steelhead.