channel cats on the east side

[walt]

Standard gear Rasbo, you shouldn't need anything special.  The current isn't too strong so just some large slip sinkers should be fine.  The marina has gear if you need anything.

[rasbo]

thanks walt,the spousal unit really wants to go she loves to fish.anyone bringing the wives

[giddyhitch]

Be glad to bring my wife with me

[kbyers]

I would bring mine but she has the pleasure of working on saturdays

[TeacherMan]

Wife and oldest daughter who is three. She has been asking all winter to go fishing. 

[SpokaneSlayer]

I think the wife and kid will come.  My step-daughter is 7 and loves to fish.

[Da stump]

  The lyons ferry marina is a great place to meet.  I hope you don't mind another along. Not bringing anyone but my son is teacherman. He is my little guy, about 6 ft 260 lbs. My granddaughter who is three has landed large trout at Rufus woods so she expects action. Da stump

[ThePascoKid]

At Lyon's ferry there's a great little pond through the large culvert in the lower parking lot that is stocked with trout, if the cat fishing is slow you won't have any problem keeping the kids occupied there I take my 2 boys there 2 or 3 times every season

[TeacherMan]

Rasbo got me thinking of food, we should make this thing a potluck at least one night... 

[walt]

It looks like this is shaping up to be a good time.  I will grab the reins if no one else wants to.  How about either last weekend in May (29-31) or first weekend in June (5-7 and a full moon)?  Any other suggestions?  I can make it anytime so whatever works for the majority.  Camping at Lyons Ferry.  There is room at the marina as well as across the river next to the hatchery.  I think the state park is day use only.  I will post a number for the marina when I track it down and we decide on a date.  As far as participants here are who I see from this thread:
rasbo & wife
giddyhitch & wife
TeacherMan and family
Da Stump
Machias and family
bigdave
SpokaneSlayer & family
BLKBEARKLR
Kbyers
300UltraMagShooter
buckhorn2 and grandson
Me
Anyone else?  bankwalker? ThePascoKid? woodywsu?  It is still a ways out so if you won't know until it arrives thats fine.  As far as making it some sort of friendly competition, I'm game, lets hear some suggestions.  Also potluck?  I can bring a mess of venison chili.  Just trying to get the ball rolling so that people can plan and make reservations.  Let me know what you all think.

[TeacherMan]

Sounds like a good idea, especially with everyone that is wanting to go. My only concern is weather. I was thinking Chicken, brots, and burgers on the BBQ. I will look at my past fishing notes and see when the best fishing has been. I hit it late last year and I think that was the 2nd week of Jone. End of May would be good. Bring heavy anchors and rain gear.

[Machias]

Make that Machias, Mrs. Machias and son...  Anytime works for me.

[Slayock]

We fish the first week of june over by central ferry on the snake river. We use a boat and if it is;nt blowing we do real good.

I like fishing the central ferry area and up river around willow landing.  If you have a small boat you can baddle into some of the smaller backups and catch a bunch.  Several years back my brother grandpa and me did that and caught 25 fish over 4lbs in 2hrs. 

[TeacherMan]

We fish the first week of june over by central ferry on the snake river. We use a boat and if it is;nt blowing we do real good.

I like fishing the central ferry area and up river around willow landing.  If you have a small boat you can baddle into some of the smaller backups and catch a bunch.  Several years back my brother grandpa and me did that and caught 25 fish over 4lbs in 2hrs. 

thats the key, if the fish are wanting to bite and you find them hold on.

[BLKBEARKLR]

I'm good for either of those dates. I might be bringing the Mrs just depends if she can get some time off from Uncle Sam.

I can bring elk brats, and elk italian sausages that I did myself, to get some different opinions on them, and I can also bring some other things just let me know what my part is to bring.

Usually whenever we do a potluck we break it down in sections, like meat, sidedishes, chips, sodas so everyone does not bring a bunch of meat with nothing else to go with it, just a suggestion.

Joe