Campgrounds:
Ike Kinswa State Park
4mi North Of Mossyrock
Mossyrock WA , 888-226-7688
Located four miles north of Mossyrock, Ike Kinswa State Park boasts 46,000 feet of freshwater shoreline, year-round campsites and several hiking and biking trails.
$$, 103 sites, toilets, water, shower, cfg, table, fish, hike, All year
Lake Mayfield Resort & Marina
350 Hadaller Road
Mossyrock, WA 98564
Phone: 360-985-2357
Riffe Lake Campground
241 Osborn Rd
Mossyrock WA 98564, 360-983-8122
Winston Creek RV Park
132 Winston Creek Rd
Mossyrock WA 98564, 360-985-2003
Fishing:
Tacoma Power funds the stocking of fish in Mayfield and Riffe lakes and Swofford Pond to improve overall sport fishing.
Coho salmon, rainbow trout and cuttroat trout can be found in Riffe Lake. Here they live with landlocked coho and chinook salmon, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout, as well as Crappie, largemouth and smallmouth bass, brown bullhead and bluegill.
Most of the same species can be found in Mayfield Lake with one addition. The tiger muskie was planted in 1988 to see how well it would survive as a sport fish and biological control for the undesirable pike minnow population.
The 240-acre Swofford Pond is stocked with rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout, plus naturally occurring largemouth bass, channel catfish and bluegill.
Mayfield Lake Park
If fishing is your pleasure, Mayfield Lake provides a premiere recreation spot. Anglers especially appreciate the many types of fish found here. Chinook, coho, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, yellow perch and smallmouth bass are popular catches.
Fishing is open year-round at Mayfield Lake. Mayfield is stocked with rainbow trout and coho salmon.
Swofford Pond
The 240-acre Swofford Pond is stocked with rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout. The pond also has largemouth bass, channel catfish and bluegill. Swofford Pond is off-limits to gasoline powered motors.
Cowlitz River at Blue Creek and Barrier Dam
The Cowlitz River is renowned as one of the finest steelhead rivers in Washington State. It also is popular for coho and other salmon fishing. See the Cowlitz Fish Report for current fishing information.
Call our toll free Fishing and Recreation Line number, 1-888-502-8690 for recorded information on river flows, lake levels and usability of boat ramps on the lakes.
Local Fly Fishing Shops
Category: Fly Fishing
Business Name: Lost Creek Fly Shop
Lost Creek Fly Shop was started in 1996. We are located 10 miles east of I5, off of exit 71 just minutes from the Cowlitz River. There is four different water sheds that we fish in. The Cowlitz river water shed, The Newaukum and the Skooumchuck river sheds and the Chehalis river water shed. These areas have Salmon, Steelhead, Cutthroat, Rainbow, Brown, Triploids, Brook trout ,large mouth and small mouth bass,Tigermuskie and bluegill.
From are shop there is over 20 lakes within 5 minutes to 1 1/2 hrs drive all can have very good fly-fishing opportunities at certain times of the year. From Spey fishing the Cowlitz to lake fishing Leech Lake and hunting for tiger muskies in Mayfield Lake we are available to answer you fly-fishing and fly-tying questions.
Address: 2069 Highway 508
City: Onalaska
State: WA
Zipe Code: 98570
Phone: 360-978-4059
(E-Mail)
Web Site: http://www.lostcreekflies.com/
Tacoma Power provides two popular fishing spots along the Cowlitz River below Mayfield Dam:
Barrier Dam boat launch near the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery
Blue Creek boat launch near the Cowlitz Trout Hatchery
Both boat launches have vault toilets and large parking areas.
Tacoma Power owns and maintains these sites. The Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife helped Tacoma Power develop these popular recreation sites.
National Forest and Mountains
Gifford-Pinchot National Forest
Gifford-Pinchot National Forest (Recreation)
Mt. Rainier National Park Service
Mt. Rainier National Park Service (Recreation)
Mt. St.Helens Volcano Cam
Recreation:
White Pass Ski Resort