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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: allen on August 23, 2014, 04:13:23 PM

Title: Columbia River URB
Post by: allen on August 23, 2014, 04:13:23 PM: My friend Jim was coming down from Seattle area & I was nervous as the catch had slowed. But, hey, 22 lber
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Post by: C-Money on August 23, 2014, 04:31:14 PM: Nice!! Glad you guys nailed one! :tup:
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Post by: Mfowl on August 23, 2014, 07:03:00 PM: Nice fish! :tup:
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Post by: allen on September 05, 2014, 01:58:07 PM: It's been slow but did manage this 21 lb'er today & a silver. So far only four in the boat plus a couple long line releases & two Tule's released
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 05, 2014, 02:03:15 PM: Nice! The fish numbers are really climbing. Right during hunting season. Go figure.
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Post by: Prohunter270 on September 05, 2014, 03:17:00 PM: Where we're you fishing at what were you using?
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Post by: allen on September 06, 2014, 03:05:04 PM: pm sent
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Post by: allen on September 10, 2014, 04:02:31 PM: Seems to be hit & miss. Skunked yesterday & it seemed pretty quiet around, but got these two today. An 18 & a 13 lb'er. They must still be coming in, the small one had sea lice.
Fishing above The Lewis now with the fin restriction below.
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Post by: allen on September 13, 2014, 12:17:44 PM: Not much action yesterday, but my B-I-L did get this 26 lb'er. We only saw 5 caught but then too there was a purse seiner working below us.
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Post by: singleshot12 on September 13, 2014, 12:25:42 PM: Nice! good eating fish right there :tup:
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Post by: TommyH on September 13, 2014, 03:24:06 PM: Nice!!!!
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Post by: cohoho on September 14, 2014, 07:17:32 AM: Good job!
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Post by: rasbo on September 14, 2014, 02:25:02 PM: nice fish what is URB?
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Post by: MtnMuley on September 14, 2014, 02:37:06 PM: Up river bright. Aka, fall run chinook.
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Post by: allen on September 14, 2014, 03:23:28 PM: Yeah, they're fall Chinook destined for the upper Columbia (Hanford Reach area). They're genetically built for the long journey and as such are considered a much higher quality fish than the local fall Chinook. Highly sought after in this area.
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Post by: Blacklab on September 14, 2014, 07:26:19 PM: Nice lookin fish guys :tup:
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Post by: allen on September 26, 2014, 03:45:34 PM: The count over Bonneville is dropping, but there are still some around. I was actually trolling in shallow water for silvers & picked up this nice hen, 18 lbs.
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Post by: Dhoey07 on September 26, 2014, 09:47:14 PM: Quote from: allen on September 14, 2014, 03:23:28 PM
Yeah, they're fall Chinook destined for the upper Columbia (Hanford Reach area). They're genetically built for the long journey and as such are considered a much higher quality fish than the local fall Chinook. Highly sought after in this area.

Personally I would call them mid river brights, it isn't up river till they pass wells IMO
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Post by: MtnMuley on September 26, 2014, 10:12:14 PM: I'd say until they pass Wanapum, but you do have a point.
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Post by: allen on September 27, 2014, 07:15:11 PM: Yeah, you do have a point, but we call them upriver not upper river & Hanford Reach is certainly upriver from here. Besides midriver brights just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Trolled shallow water this morning for a few hours for silvers with no luck so anchored up in 48 ft. for kings & caught a silver (Wild - released) - go figure yesterday fishing for silvers catch a king, today the opposite.

I see a lot more boats are trolling now & they're catching both silvers & kings. Talked to a guy at the dock who gave me some pointers on trolling (I'm new to this). I'll give it a try Monday, not fishing tomorrow.