Post by: bankwalker on March 05, 2009, 03:07:08 PM
i went out the other night and got one barely legal keeper. thanks to the wdfw making the new slot limit :chuckle: finally they do something in my favor :P
anyone else been out and had any luck?
anyone wanna hit it next week sometime from the bank?
Post by: bankwalker on March 05, 2009, 03:08:28 PM
got a few other hits that night that went on for around 10-30minutes. but they wouldnt pick it up long enough to get the hook set
Post by: rasbo on March 05, 2009, 03:33:15 PM
Post by: cohoho on March 05, 2009, 03:44:29 PM
Post by: bankwalker on March 05, 2009, 04:00:09 PM
Learning new things every day, didn't know that river had Sturgeon.... Hmmmmmm, is it accessible by boat???? Might have to see about exploring there, one heck of lot closer and something new...
yeah you can fish it from a boat. i know a few guys who do good. just find the deeper holes and fish around them on incoming high tides.
i personaly caught mine at low outgoing tide...
Post by: bankwalker on March 05, 2009, 04:03:16 PM
do ya do anygood in the daytime,
ive only fished it a few times. 6 to be exact and this is the first one ive caught and the first trip where ive actually gotten any bites that i know were sturgeon. it was the first one ive ever caught from shore in general anywhere including the the columbia.
i guess its just a tide game. best is incoming high/slack tide. BUT to be honest we didnt get a single bite till outgoing tide. it was like they were migrating down the river and all the sudden we were getting hit good for about 3 hours. then it just turned off till incoming tide. and once the water for to about the same level as when i got mine earlier they started biting again.
Post by: Fishpimp on March 05, 2009, 04:16:06 PM
i met a fish checker there at the launch one day when i was pulling my boat out. he told me the tribe nets for springers with nets on the bottom {quite often} to get sturgeon "bi-catch". they make more per pound for sturg. then salmon he said. they guestimated that they caught 8-12k sturgeon from may -july that year. the chehalis was killer about 15 years ago but is hit or miss now.
Post by: bankwalker on March 05, 2009, 04:18:17 PM
Post by: Fishpimp on March 06, 2009, 01:17:46 PM
yeah thats what i hear too. jaunary to march is the best time to fish i guess. sence they arent netting...from what i hear anyway.i haven't checked the net schedule in a few weeks but i thought they were still netting 5 or 6 days a week .
Post by: sturgeon seeker on March 09, 2009, 06:56:47 PM
Post by: bankwalker on March 09, 2009, 07:17:44 PM
i got so bored down there the other night i was plunking with that steelhead series loomis. :chuckle:
Post by: sturgeon seeker on March 09, 2009, 07:32:00 PM
Post by: popeshawnpaul on March 10, 2009, 10:45:58 AM
Post by: rasbo on March 10, 2009, 10:57:41 AM
Post by: bankwalker on March 10, 2009, 11:39:05 AM
real men just swim out to a log in the middle of the river and start fishing. :chuckle:
anyway. im trying to get down this week/end sometime. fishing friends landing
Post by: cohoho on March 10, 2009, 12:56:02 PM
Post by: buckhorn2 on March 10, 2009, 01:20:42 PM
Post by: Houndhunter on March 10, 2009, 01:41:10 PM
Post by: sturgeon seeker on March 10, 2009, 07:10:15 PM
Post by: bankwalker on March 10, 2009, 07:14:32 PM
you take the devinshire rd exit just past monty take a right at the end of the ramp then take the right over the bridge and follow that look for the sign to friends landing.the boat ramp is a nice ramp. but you will need 4x4 on a low tide its very very muddy and deep on a low tide. i catch fish on the chehalis everytime i go its very good fishing. if you have the right bait. :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
what baits that ;) 8)
im gonna try and go down tomarrow...
Post by: sturgeon seeker on March 10, 2009, 07:20:27 PM
Post by: bankwalker on March 10, 2009, 07:55:28 PM
im all geared up with my sturgeon boat rod and stuff. im not going down there with surf rods again that was a joke. that fish didnt fight one little bit lol.
Post by: Stadle on March 12, 2009, 04:53:02 PM
[
i guess its just a tide game. best is incoming high/slack tide. BUT to be honest we didnt get a single bite till outgoing tide. it was like they were migrating down the river and all the sudden we were getting hit good for about 3 hours. then it just turned off till incoming tide. and once the water for to about the same level as when i got mine earlier they started biting again.
I grew up in Raymond fishing sturgeon on the Willapa, Naselle, and Chehalis back when it was pretty good fishing on all. Fishing these days seems to be best in winter from what i have heard from friends down there. the last part of the outgoing tide plus first half of incoming is good as well, just different spots for both - i always liked the last half of outgoing, plus first part of incoming and then high slack.
Post by: Happy Gilmore on March 12, 2009, 05:12:29 PM
Post by: cohoho on March 12, 2009, 05:34:19 PM
Post by: sturgeon seeker on March 12, 2009, 08:43:17 PM
Post by: popeshawnpaul on March 12, 2009, 08:46:15 PM
Post by: bankwalker on March 12, 2009, 08:59:05 PM
i just need to figure out someone to get out with lol
also the huge key in getting fish in the snoho, stilly is the learn to fish the mouth in the salt. thats the big trick i guess.
as for the chehalis...i know the secret bait 8) ill sell the secret for 1billion dollars. :chuckle:
Post by: Fishpimp on March 12, 2009, 09:28:04 PM
if you guys make it out the the chehalis in the near future , we would love to see some recent sturgeon pics
Post by: sturgeon seeker on March 13, 2009, 04:49:04 AM
Post by: cohoho on March 13, 2009, 06:10:04 AM
Post by: Happy Gilmore on March 13, 2009, 10:15:08 AM
i got the snohomish river system figured out...at least in my mind. i know all the slots, and deep holes, and which areas are better then others.
i just need to figure out someone to get out with lol
also the huge key in getting fish in the snoho, stilly is the learn to fish the mouth in the salt. thats the big trick i guess.
as for the chehalis...i know the secret bait 8) ill sell the secret for 1billion dollars. :chuckle:
I fished the mouth then went out around towards Stanwood in the salt water when the tide got right.....supposed to be the best spot. Had crabs stealing most the bait....got to hit the tides just right. Need to get out with my buddy who knows the spots....We talked about it and he told me the general area two years ago...
Post by: bankwalker on March 13, 2009, 02:14:17 PM
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on March 13, 2009, 05:43:45 PM
Post by: bankwalker on March 13, 2009, 07:46:13 PM
a 38.25 at the fork would still be at least 42 at the tail.. same size fish
well if the regs were still 42" i wouldnt have been legal. the tail was messed up. and the measuring to the tip of the tail has killed alot of legal sturgeon for me. its crazy the amount you catch that look amazingly perfect then you look at the tail and it looks like they got in a fight with a weed whacker
Post by: singleshot12 on March 13, 2009, 07:58:32 PM
Did that new 38-54 fork measurement pass here on the west side?
Post by: cohoho on March 13, 2009, 08:55:37 PM
Something I made that makes measuring easier.... I took a piece of PVC schedule 40 and measured it, then with perm marker put 38, 41, and of course the other end 54 on it, it makes the quick measuring test, really quick and if it is extremely close then the tape gets brought out, but it has worked really good so far... And it floats..
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on March 13, 2009, 09:18:50 PM
Post by: sturgeon seeker on March 17, 2009, 09:54:30 PM
Post by: robodad on March 17, 2009, 10:00:09 PM
Post by: sturgeon seeker on March 17, 2009, 10:15:46 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 17, 2009, 11:03:42 PM
Let's see some pic's always up for some Sturgeon pictures.....
I'll dig out some when I get to work tomorrow. These will have to do for now. My sons at Bonneville Dam this afternoon on the way home from Portland. Couldn't get the little guy to look at the camera, mesmerized by the fish...
Post by: cohoho on March 18, 2009, 07:44:56 AM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 18, 2009, 12:17:29 PM
Here are some pics of my sister, brother in law and I sturgeon fishing below Bonneville a couple of years ago. Of course the biggest fish was my sister's. We had to hang on to her to get it in.. she's only about 105lbs. Fish was just under 7 ft.
Post by: bankwalker on March 18, 2009, 05:30:40 PM
Let's see some pic's always up for some Sturgeon pictures.....
I'll dig out some when I get to work tomorrow. These will have to do for now. My sons at Bonneville Dam this afternoon on the way home from Portland. Couldn't get the little guy to look at the camera, mesmerized by the fish...
i know where im dropping my next bait :chuckle:
Post by: rasbo on March 18, 2009, 05:36:33 PM
Post by: cohoho on March 18, 2009, 08:20:30 PM
Post by: rasbo on March 18, 2009, 08:23:40 PM
Cool, will have to visit there for sure next time I am down there, which will be soon and many times....do you put in on that side,the fish store or something like that, been a while