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Drano or wind river springers?
« on: April 10, 2013, 03:26:38 PM »

  Has anybody fished the wind or drano yet for springers? I know of a guide who picked one up last Sunday and two on Monday. I'm just curious I was thinking of heading down this next week.

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2013, 03:31:24 PM »
Have not been down yet. I won't waste the gas money right now.
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2013, 03:34:16 PM »
Its way to early. Even though Bob B picked a couple up like you said!  ;)

Back in the day we never started until April 25th or there were 5000 a day going over the dam. Now it seems everyone runs when dam counts hit 1000 a day for at least 5 days.

Bob is one of the best on that pond so its no surprise. Avarage joe would be lucky to mimick him.

Just my opinion.

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2013, 03:35:32 PM »
I want to see at least 1k for a week before I want to start going. Heck in the last week there has only been like 100 fish a day average.
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2013, 03:39:29 PM »
Last year we started picking them up pretty consistent from the 12 of April. I like to go down even if it is a bit slower and avoid all the crowds. Then when they all leave we will go back and fish up to and into June and still pick some up.

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2013, 03:40:19 PM »
I want to see at least 1k for a week before I want to start going. Heck in the last week there has only been like 100 fish a day average.

Ya gotta admit Bob has it dialed to be catchin though! Coarse he is the only boat there. Im surprised to see he is booking trips this early. But he is the master down there.

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2013, 03:43:41 PM »
Bob knows his fish and hits them well. Yet only 50-100 fish a day heading over is not enough for me to spend 30.00 in gas and I am a lot closer then a lot of guys!

I want to see at least 1k for a week before I want to start going. Heck in the last week there has only been like 100 fish a day average.

Ya gotta admit Bob has it dialed to be catchin though! Coarse he is the only boat there. Im surprised to see he is booking trips this early. But he is the master down there.

I can understand that for sure but I still fill you should wait a bit. Say in the last week there is 700 fish over. There is a lot of water between the dam/ wind and drano for 700 fish to be in. I am ready for freash spring to but not worth it yet IMHO.
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2013, 04:09:07 PM »
You guys don't have all that many fisheries close by.  I would be fishing.   :twocents:

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2013, 04:10:24 PM »
If I lived were Carp lives Id probly be there.

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2013, 04:10:50 PM »
If I lived were Carp lives Id probly be there.

Agreed.  That's my point.

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2013, 04:27:54 PM »
I guess if you like fishing :chuckle: I like caching more then fishing and for 30.00 in fuel each trip I can buy a couple lobster tails :chuckle: Fishing has to be good to make me want to go :chuckle:
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2013, 04:30:42 PM »
 :yeah: And I'm even closer than he is.  There were 4 boats on Draino on Monday.
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2013, 04:32:59 PM »
Bob proved there are fish to catch.  Being close, you might as well learn the fishery so you can put fish in the boat at non-peak times.

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2013, 04:36:31 PM »
Don't need a boat to fish Drano or to learn the fishery, better things to do than spend all day for just 1 or 2 fish.
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2013, 04:39:41 PM »
Don't need a boat to fish Drano or to learn the fishery, better things to do than spend all day for just 1 or 2 fish.

Don't tell the 50,000 guys that are pounding the Columbia right now that it ain't worth it unless you can get more than 1 or 2 fish.  The river would be empty!

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2013, 04:41:32 PM »
I have been fishing those bodies for more then a few years already now. I can catch fish but prefer to have a couple thousand fish in the water rather then 50 :chuckle: Just my choice and there is for sure better times to go then right now.
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #16 on: April 10, 2013, 04:46:40 PM »
 :yeah:
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #17 on: April 10, 2013, 04:47:15 PM »
For me being a die hard fisherman before anything else, slow or not if I lived that close Id be there BBQing Lobster in the front of my jet boat. Lol

Fishing is what I have always lived for. I know those fisheries well.

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #18 on: April 10, 2013, 04:52:21 PM »
 :chuckle: :tup:

Everyone has to have a passion. I don't much like fishing but I like catching and I like eating the tasty buggers. If I was more into fishing and wasn't putting so much money towards hunting I could see going out more and fishing a little early and late. I still think it's even a little early for people who like to fish.

It's blowing 40+ here right now so no one head this way to fish today! I have some hunting to do the next few weeks then onto fishing before things get crazy around here. Been getting all my prep work done early so I can play a few extra days before things get hopping :IBCOOL:
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #19 on: April 12, 2013, 07:26:16 AM »
First of all I started this thread and it was not bob I was taking about who caught fish!!!!! It was my cousin Cj. I picked up 2 today.. You don't have to be a guide to catch fish.... Going out on the wind in the am.

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #20 on: April 12, 2013, 08:25:36 AM »
Good luck fishin! Keep us updated on the fishin. :hello:
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #21 on: April 12, 2013, 04:47:27 PM »

  Has anybody fished the wind or drano yet for springers? I know of a guide who picked one up last Sunday and two on Monday. I'm just curious I was thinking of heading down this next week.
You weren't talkin about your cousin here? Lol

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #22 on: April 12, 2013, 04:51:23 PM »
First of all I started this thread and it was not bob I was taking about who caught fish!!!!! It was my cousin Cj. I picked up 2 today.. You don't have to be a guide to catch fish.... Going out on the wind in the am.


Didn't they drop the limit to 1 on the wind this year?
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #23 on: April 13, 2013, 01:15:45 PM »
Yes it is dropped to 1. And I was talking about my cousin who is a guide I just had that worded wrong, and this new phone puts words in for me when I type!!

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #24 on: April 13, 2013, 02:03:25 PM »
 :chuckle: don't you hate it when that happens.

You got some pic's of your fish?
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #25 on: April 13, 2013, 02:38:58 PM »
I'd venture a guess that if you're down there this early this year you're going to need a fairly warm coat! :chuckle:
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #26 on: April 13, 2013, 02:53:15 PM »
Yes I do, but how do you post pictures? I'm new to this computer Internet stuff.

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #27 on: April 13, 2013, 04:23:27 PM »
You have to open it with like paint program and resize to to like 25%. Then where you reply like normal it says attachments click it and then find you file and open it then click post.

Wind has been very bad today. Would not want to be on the river today. You ever find yourself with a open seat and want some company let me know. Always like to meet more members and happy to chip in on gas and bait. I know the wind fish better then drano. Never felt like playing bumper boats on drano to often lol. Even though the wind got crazy last year as well.
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2013, 05:34:52 PM »
I can't get the darn thing to resize, it's probably something I'm doing wrong... Yeah I always have an open spot!

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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #29 on: April 16, 2013, 05:24:10 PM »
Fishing with bob on may 9th. i fish with him every year and he has showed me how to increase my catch with every trip. And i have never been skunked with Bob. I love fishing the cowlitz with him in July.
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Re: Drano or wind river springers?
« Reply #30 on: April 17, 2013, 07:36:19 PM »
 Going to just keep trolling for cutts here on lake Washington, until the numbers get better... Not worth the coin in gas for a couple fish every three days.

 


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