lower columbia salmon

steelheader · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 1:29 am Post subject: lower columbia salmon

I am heading out Friday to go salmon fishing in the lower columbia. Any ideas on places to go, techniques? Any helpful tips would be greatly apreciated, especially since the counts are so low coming over Bonneville and the only places I have ever gone is the Wind and Drano.

steelheader

glock · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 3:09 am Post subject:

Good luck.. Let us know where you go and how it works out for you. You can check the content area for a few ideas but they vary by location.

Lwagg2 · King Joined: Jan 28, 2004 Posts: 241 Location: yacolt, wa

when you say lower columbia I assuming below bonneville dam towards portland area ? in which the fishing has been slow right below bonneville, better as you get down towards washougal but the best fishing is happening between woodland (lewis river) and longview (cowlitz river)
as far as the wind goes only one word SLOW same for drano and the white salmon and hood river area but the fishing is picking up everyday in the portland area so soon it gonn be just red hot everywhere
good luck and hope this helps some. if you pick a specific area (bank or boat launch)I might be able to give you more details and what seems to be hitting especially if it is below bonneville

steelheader · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:45 am Post subject:

Was thinking of the Washougal area out of a boat.

steelheader

Lwagg2 · King Joined: Jan 28, 2004 Posts: 241 Location: yacolt, wa

one word for the fishing in washougal, sandy , camas ect,,,, SLOW
but picking UP. that is good news!!! troll herring on incoming tides and anchor and plunk sardine wrapped kwickies (k16) on outgoing tide best of luck what day you gonna be down ?

steelheader · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:42 am Post subject:

thursday thru sunday.

Lwagg2 · King Joined: Jan 28, 2004 Posts: 241 Location: yacolt, wa

sounds like a nice vacation I might try the rooster rock cape horn multnomah falls area for sturgeon thursday with my wife. if i gonna target springers this week it will be the oregon city area
good luck lets get some big fish and pics

FishinMagician · Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:25 am Post subject: Salmon Fishing

Went out yesterday to St. Helens and saw about 6 or so fish netted. Seems to be picking up and has been a good bite lately. Fish the tides for the best luck
Good luck

Hold on for dear life!!!

steelheader · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:58 am Post subject:

just wanted to tell you guys how the trip went. Only boated one springer on Friday but had three solid hits. Saturday 5 solid hits and 3 fish in the boat. Sunday three solid hits and 1 in the boat. biggest fish going 23 pounds. o yea and one spawned out steelhead.

steelheader

Lwagg2 · King Joined: Jan 28, 2004 Posts: 241 Location: yacolt, wa

Great job in finding and catching the little critters!!! Shocked

Glad to know you did not waste a trip for nothing thanks for the update

glock · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 9:15 am Post subject: Re: great catching

Lwagg2 wrote:

Great job in finding and catching the little critters!!!

Little Critters? Come on Lwagg2.. Shocked

Were talking about a 23 pounds springer!!! Laughing

FishinMagician · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 11:09 am Post subject:

Glad someone is catching fish. Spent 12 hrs on the water today and didn't get one take down. Didn't see many fish caught. Fished the St Helens area all the way up to Goat Island. Starting to get discouraged. Maybe try again tomorrow
Evil or Very Mad

Lwagg2 · King Joined: Jan 28, 2004 Posts: 241 Location: yacolt, wa

ok good job searching out and catching them BIG FISH Wink

smaz · King Joined: Feb 03, 2004 Posts: 76 Location: north roza

smelt,trout,shad are little critters Cool

Lwagg2 · King Joined: Jan 28, 2004 Posts: 241 Location: yacolt, wa

We had a inappropriate response from someone in here that I have removed. just a reminder this is a family board read by all ages and we need to watch what we write so that people are not offended, the post was not made by a registered user, as of now guests are allowed to post in the forums but if this becomes a issue it will have to be locked down to members only. so please do not abuse the board or just come to the forums to create havoc.
Thanks
Aaron