Crescent bar area duck hunting

[Ellensburg]

Headin down there tomorrow. Any updates on the river's action as of late? Setting up straight mallard dekes, but I'm hoping to catch a red-headed quacker.

[vandeman17]

Birds are still hitting the river pretty good. I will be heading that way Sunday so let me know how you do. 

[ducksdogsdownriggers]

Talked to a guy yesterday when I was getting off the water who had been down there the day before (so that would be Tues).  Said there were plenty of Widgeon, some Mallards-were very decoy shy. 

[Odell]

I was there tuesday. Shot a few mallards and wigeon as well. Saw some bills but no reds or cans. It was pretty slow.

[steelnducks]

A few freinds were in that area today and it sounds like it should be a good weekend on the water.

[Ellensburg]

I'm fine with widgeon. Suppose to be a record year for them. I  know that I got a few in Eburg at a spot where they are rare, so shooting a load of them wouldn't be out of the question.

[270Shooter]

Im going to the river on monday and tuesday

[Rob]

No joke on the water levels.  Treat it like the tide (only not on a predictable schedule).

I left my boat like this one night (note how low the water already is!), and woke up the next morning to find it high and dry! 

[Ellensburg]

The water level was wayyyy low. We weren't in a very sea-worthy vessel so our opportunities were limited.

We ended up putting a camo tarp down on the sandbank and putting a dark blanket over us and covering it with brush. It wasn't quite enough cover. Ended up getting 2 ducks, but couldn't really bring them in.

10's of thousands of divers and actually quite a few mallards. SAw some pintails and a lot of widgeon.

Sadly, I didn't see any red headed ducks

[jordano]

I have been scouting down there and seeing tons of birds, with some weather the hunting would be amazing.. but what do you do with this frickin' low water levels down there?! I mean I can drive my truck down the beach its so low.. hunt off a cliff!? its the only place to do it without laying on the dang rocks/dirt... the vegetation is 35-50 yards away from the edge of the water in most places. anyone know why this is?! my dad is a fisheries biologist for Chelan County PUD and he doesn't get why the water levels are so much lower in the Wanapum pool versus the Rock Island and Rocky Reach pools.. even the water levels at the Wells Pool are really low.. any one have much insight to why the Columbia is so stinkin' low right now!? it'd sure be nice if it would come back up soon!

[tmike]

I don't know why it's so low. My guess would be the lack of rain and low snow pack.

[kbyers]

its the only place to do it without laying on the dang rocks/dirt... the vegetation is 35-50 yards away from the edge of the water in most places. anyone know why this is?!

Layout blind

[bone collector 12]

yeaaa thats the river for you, always leaving your boat high and dry, the best way to hunt it when its like that is layout blinds,ill be down there thursday morning..and if you wanna get out of the rocks hunt either the west bar or over by spanish castle