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Re: 2017 Columbia river sturgeon fishery
« Reply #30 on: June 04, 2017, 06:13:01 PM »
You may launch on the Oregon side and fish with a Washington license.  Oregon residents may also launch  on the Washington side and fish with their Oregon license. 

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Re: 2017 Columbia river sturgeon fishery
« Reply #31 on: June 06, 2017, 08:50:13 AM »
I was asked to take a couple guys out yesterday who were from the mid-west.  Fished 3 hours.  Tried deep and fairly shallow trying to both find them and fish.  First time skunked in over 5 years.  Stupid water flow!  Couldn't hold bottom with 30 ounces in the deep spots.  Had a facebook post from a year ago pop up where I had fished 3.5 hours and landed 16 with only one keeper.

So I looked at the flow (which is in 1000's of cubic feet/second) and "for example" McNary dam a year ago was 233 kfps and yesterday was 448 kpfs.

Hope the flow slows down for you all.......
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Re: 2017 Columbia river sturgeon fishery
« Reply #32 on: June 08, 2017, 03:14:51 PM »
We did Tuesday C&R and got several Keepers sized and not a boat in the parking lot....  But of course on the Keeper day - yesterday, we got one over by 2'' and another under.  Auuugh!  We had fun never the less, but Deep River boat launch was a complete zoo and parking is crazy!  Got my taillights broken out on the trailer from a guy backing his trailer and other????  JOY!  Chinook Launch is where I am launching if I go back...   Deep River is a bit tight for long trailers and long bed crew cabs...

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Re: 2017 Columbia river sturgeon fishery
« Reply #33 on: June 08, 2017, 03:17:15 PM »
We did Tuesday C&R and got several Keepers sized and not a boat in the parking lot....  But of course on the Keeper day - yesterday, we got one over by 2'' and another under.  Auuugh!  We had fun never the less, but Deep River boat launch was a complete zoo and parking is crazy!  Got my taillights broken out on the trailer from a guy backing his trailer and other????  JOY!  Chinook Launch is where I am launching if I go back...   Deep River is a bit tight for long trailers and long bed crew cabs...

 Sorry to hear about your trailer Mike, also not a good report on the fishing.

 I'm hoping to get out next week, maybe the poor fishing will result in a extension of the special season? :dunno:

 Also, I used the Deep River launch a couple times, not again unless it's a C&R only season. :twocents:
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Re: 2017 Columbia river sturgeon fishery
« Reply #34 on: June 08, 2017, 03:23:39 PM »
We went out of monday it was pretty slow we boated one that was 2" over, and broke off a couple more.  Overall the fishing was pretty slow.

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Re: 2017 Columbia river sturgeon fishery
« Reply #35 on: June 08, 2017, 03:28:05 PM »

 Sorry to hear about your trailer Mike, also not a good report on the fishing.

 I'm hoping to get out next week, maybe the poor fishing will result in a extension of the special season? :dunno:

 Also, I used the Deep River launch a couple times, not again unless it's a C&R only season. :twocents:

State made a new dock and paved lot, but still way too crowded for me...  Yep only on C&R days for me too.   

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Re: 2017 Columbia river sturgeon fishery
« Reply #36 on: June 08, 2017, 03:44:09 PM »
 You guys see any seals/floating sturgeon?
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Re: 2017 Columbia river sturgeon fishery
« Reply #37 on: June 08, 2017, 03:46:34 PM »
We seen one sturgeon getting eaten, but that was it.

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Re: 2017 Columbia river sturgeon fishery
« Reply #38 on: June 08, 2017, 05:03:02 PM »
Went Wednesday.  Five oversize, no keepers.  Two on at the same time with 5 rods out was a good time.  :chuckle:  :o   Got both to the boat.
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Re: 2017 Columbia river sturgeon fishery
« Reply #39 on: June 14, 2017, 10:05:44 PM »
Went today with my dad for his father's day present , we used triple c outfitters fishing started off slow ended up all 6 of the people on Boat limited a d the guide reyhan  really is a great guide he didn't give up when boat was slow and worked his butt off to get us fish
We had  quite a few oversize  and a few smalls, and then of course broke a few off . But we all got our fish with the 6"  really an amazing trip and we will book within him again

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Re: 2017 Columbia river sturgeon fishery
« Reply #40 on: June 15, 2017, 10:05:45 AM »
I was asked to take a couple guys out yesterday who were from the mid-west.  Fished 3 hours.  Tried deep and fairly shallow trying to both find them and fish.  First time skunked in over 5 years.  Stupid water flow!  Couldn't hold bottom with 30 ounces in the deep spots.  Had a facebook post from a year ago pop up where I had fished 3.5 hours and landed 16 with only one keeper.

So I looked at the flow (which is in 1000's of cubic feet/second) and "for example" McNary dam a year ago was 233 kfps and yesterday was 448 kpfs.

Hope the flow slows down for you all.......

It ain't gonna slow down any time soon. Massive amounts of runoff this year from the Cascades and in BC, from the long hard winter.
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