Eulachon Smelt 2022?

[PointBlank]

Let’s get some reports going. Heading out in an hour or so will post how I do than on to do some plunking. Be safe and have fun

[Ghost Hunter]

Will be there with my 7/yo grandson.  Hoping he gets to net a few.

[CastleRocker]

Saw some folks getting to the river on my way to work.  River looked good yesterday on the way home.  Hope everyone has fun, and nobody goes swimming!

[3boys]

Sitting waiting. River is loaded with smelt. Should be a one dip and done

[lastmk8]

Sitting waiting. River is loaded with smelt. Should be a one dip and done

How is the crowd?  I had to cancel last minute for medical reasons, but monitoring here, upset to here it looks loaded.  Thanks...

[lastmk8]

About me being upset the river is loaded, that is upset for myself because I had to cancel.  I'm fired up for you all that made the trip, sounds like everyone will be cleaning smelt this afternoon.  Hope to see lots of pics later today.

Have fun everyone, hope next year I can join you.

[3boys]

Done. 3 limits

[Ghost Hunter]

Late & 2 limits.  Crowded.

[hhack]

What part of the River? Steep banks or muddy banks? On shore or wade out?

[Parasite]

1 scoop @ 8:00am and had a 10# limit. 50/50 mix males/females. Three times the "anglers" as last year due to it falling on a weekend instead of a weekday. People were double and triple parked blocking cars in.

[PointBlank]

Yes very crowded tough start by gearhart moved and fast limits closer to carnival

[shadowless_nite]

Pulled in quick to riverside park, 3 of us with 2 nets had limits in 15min. None of us ever dipped before. Took us 30min to leave the traffic jammed parking lot.  Wish we parked further for a easy exit and just walked it. My 11yr old son had a blast with his grandpa. Nice weather and smiles all around. Only upsetting thing was I missed getting a photo opp of the kid and his grandpa dipping together both their first times. 

[Ghost Hunter]

What part of the River? Steep banks or muddy banks? On shore or wade out?

Looked like everyone from Kelso bridge up 3 miles was limiting out.

[HntnFsh]

These 2 folks did well.  Side pockets of truck. Tool box and coolers and buckets full.

Everything on the wardens tailgate. Plus more was out of the white Dodge. That was in the little park just south of Castle Rock about 11 this morning.

[Stein]

What the heck would you do with that many smelt?  Start some sort of bootleg bait business?