Lower columbia

[SuperDave]

  Was thinking about heading down for a day to check it out, was wondering if anybody has been fishing it with any success?  Thanks in advance for the assistance!

[NWTFhunter]

Not real sure how they are doing, but if the show of boats on the water is an indication.... It must be hot.  The water between I-5 and I-205 is a sea of boats lately.

[wackmaster]

Fishin is good flasher and heering fishing is closed above I-5 now and closes below on the 18 so get out there and catch some fish

[fishcrazy]

Fishin is good flasher and heering fishing is closed above I-5 now and closes below on the 18 so get out there and catch some fish

It will be closed early due to the current catch rates. The quota is almost gone!!!

This might be the last weekend untill the run size gets updated in May.


Kris

[Wacenturion]

Been keeping up on it on another board..............since this past Weds the 7th, someone described it as......are you ready.....

   "El rio esta en fuego"

which means "the river is on fire"

Red hot the last 3 days....approximately 900+ boats from Sauvie Island to I5 bridge....worse than buoy 10 some have said.....but springers are thick.  Best springer fishing ever seen another has said.

Hope that helps..........sorry if you won't be able to sleep tonight.

[Blacklab]

Fished it yesterday from the bank no luck. Also had a counter come up about 10:30. Said there was 900 boats and the season will probly close within a week 

[buckhorn2]

Anybody know if it;s cleared up at cathlamet yet I wanted to go tuesdayif it;s not closed early.

[cohoho]

Kalama was not very good today, I fished for Sturgeon but talked to guys Springer fishing, they were not too excited about their end tally of zero.....  The "Spanish Armada" was below the I-5 Bridge, holly crap, couldn't pay me anything to get out with the masses there.  aka Bumper Boats..

[SuperDave]

Sounds like we are gonna give it a go in the morning!  My Dad is chomping at the bit to go.  Thanks guy's for the updates!

[Huntbear]

Don't know about you lower river guys, but above Bonneville, it is just about to heat up.  Dam count is jumping every day.  The stampede is on.  Just bring the motorcycle helmets, Kevlar fishing vests for the combat fishing up here.   

[Drifterat]

Fished near St. Helens yesterday and it was decent at best. Put 2 in the box and lost one other. Action was sporadic and spotty. We saw maybe 15 other fish hooked. Wind and crowds were heavy. Heard down near Kalama was slow. It could have been the north wind keeping the fish off the bite.

[SuperDave]

Well we made the trek down this morning and gave it a go, but was unsuccessfull!   Fished from the I-5 bridge down and saw a dozen or so fish boated!   Hate to see what it is like on the weekends, seemed pretty busy today!  Good luck to those who can make it out!

[woodywsu]

900 boats  If anyone has a minute to take a pic of that fleet I would love to see it.

[bowtech721]

900 boats  If anyone has a minute to take a pic of that fleet I would love to see it.

that is insane. who knows though i might head down anyway and make it 901 

[cohoho]

Buddy is going out Wed-Sun and states better hurry looks like closure is coming down...  Catch has been good for sure this past weekend and through yesterday that I know of...

[flatbkman]

Last couple of days have been very good down here around Cathlamet...

[buckhorn2]

Hope they don;t close it we hooked 16 the last two days plan on a saturday sunday trip if it stays open water is clearing up quite a bit.

[MtnMuley]

Last couple of days have been very good down here around Cathlamet...

 

[buckhorn2]

There still coming up the river we hooked 26 in 3 and a half days at cathlamet. There were so many at the cleaning station we brought ours home to clean.

[cohoho]

Way to go Buckhorn2, I never went back, too many boats for my liking, but buddy has been doing ok also, not as good as you have that is for sure...