The South Fork of the Toutle River was damaged by the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens, but has made a fine recovery to become a good steelhead fishery once again. It is stocked with about 25,000 hatchery steelhead smolts every year. Wild steelhead are also present and must be released after catching. The trout fishing is also catch-and-release only.

Our bait recommendations

Here's the baits that our Pros love for this lake.