jerry SPRINGER update, Fished the 12th with Ron Holt update...

[wildmanoutdoors]

Where were you guys going to be fishing? The Big C was like a giant lake all day long on Friday down in Cathlamet.

I knew Clifton and such would be calm. Always is there until the crossing back to Skamokawa.

All he has said was Longview for a launch.  Either way, the closer we get to the middle of the month the better I say.

[Antlershed]

Yeah, it was flat from longview all the way down. Yesterday was a different story though. Lots of fish being hooked in the lower river the last week...

[wildmanoutdoors]

Did not sound like Cathlamet reports were to great for this last weekend. Did you touch any?

[Antlershed]

We went 2-4 fishing Friday evening and Saturday morning, and a lot of my other buddies were getting limits.

[Smossy]

Just in time for a Friday closure.

Coincidence? I think not! They have done the exact same thing on the lower Columbia for sturgeon for years now.

I heard this year will be the last year that anyone can actually retain sturgeon, then anytime after they will only be catch and release.
Any truth in that?

[wildmanoutdoors]

Lots of truth to that Smossy.

[cohoho]

Heard cathlemet was good, except I stayed up in Kalama...  Saw three fish.. Checker reported 1 in 7 boat average at Kalama boat ramp.  We had one unbutton really quickly...  Didn't guide do well either.  Thank goodness for full top as the rains surely came down....

[wildmanoutdoors]

Checking reports from around sounds like it was decent from Longview down. Portco kicked out a few too. Things are picking up!

[bullcanyon]

Only seen a couple caught down low yesterday for about 30 boats. Buddy lost a dandy. Would have been his first. Little windy but fishable.

[wildmanoutdoors]

No meeting scheduled means probably no extension.

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/apr/08/spring-chinook-fishing-extension-not-likely-lower-/

[wildmanoutdoors]

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