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Title: 2021 Springers
Post by: Blacklab on March 25, 2021, 08:11:29 PM
Going after them starting Monday 29. Should be one or two in the area with this little bump in rain. Anybody else?
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: dilleytech on March 25, 2021, 09:15:58 PM
Going after them starting Monday 29. Should be one or two in the area with this little bump in rain. Anybody else?
What area? I’ll be starting when numbers hit around 200 at the damn
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: h2ofowlr on March 25, 2021, 09:54:51 PM
Buddies limited on springers this morning.  Cathlamet area.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Blacklab on March 26, 2021, 05:12:11 AM
I’ll be above lewis below I5. By the time the counts reach 200 a day. The season could be over😢 Good luck guys. Post pics 🤑🤑🤑😉🥃🇺🇸
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: pnwbestlife on March 26, 2021, 07:13:56 AM
Oh yeah! I'm setting up the trailer at Columbia Riverfront RV Park and fishing it hard from 3/29 Mon -> 4/1 Thr. Gonna troll past Prescott Beach about 50 times :)

Love hearing reports of limits! And yes, when the dam count hits 200, season = closed.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: dilleytech on March 26, 2021, 08:32:47 AM
I’ll be above lewis below I5. By the time the counts reach 200 a day. The season could be over😢 Good luck guys. Post pics 🤑🤑🤑😉🥃🇺🇸

By the time it hits 200 a day it’s just barely beginning for me 😎. Then it goes until November.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Blacklab on March 26, 2021, 08:59:06 AM
I’ll be above lewis below I5. By the time the counts reach 200 a day. The season could be over😢 Good luck guys. Post pics 🤑🤑🤑😉🥃🇺🇸

By the time it hits 200 a day it’s just barely beginning for me 😎. Then it goes until November.

We close 04-04.. With a hope they extend it.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: allen on March 27, 2021, 09:42:38 PM
Tuesday & Friday fished St Helens area.  Not many boats Tuesday, did not see a net in the air.  Friday counted 35 boats, saw two fish.  At Cathlament Thursday, they're on their way
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: pnwbestlife on March 28, 2021, 05:01:43 AM
Thanks for the report Allen! Heading down to camp today at Columbia Riverfront RV and fish Mon-Thr around Kalama.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Blacklab on March 28, 2021, 10:36:28 AM
Thanks Allen.
Going after them tomorrow thru Friday unless life gets in the way.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Blacklab on March 29, 2021, 06:01:16 PM
Well life happens. Started my springer season this morning. About three hours in. Decided to go up river to make another run. My main motor started making weird noises. Didn’t know what it was so decided to come in on the kicker. When I got home put on the Mickey Mouse ears and found out it’s the lower unit. The problem is still unknown🥲😉🥃🇺🇸
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Angus on March 29, 2021, 07:50:54 PM
Fished out of Kalama Saturday morning, unfortunately I was on call at work and sure enough, I got called out about 11am. We didn't see or hear of any thing until we got to the launch, fish checker had checked a couple.
Going to try again tomorrow and Wed after work and again Sat/Sun, thankfully I'm no longer on call.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: 2MANY on March 29, 2021, 08:30:23 PM
Buddies limited on springers this morning.  Cathlamet area.

Read again folks.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Blacklab on March 30, 2021, 04:56:29 AM
Get some! Guys😉🥃🇺🇸

Forgot to mention seen one caught :tup:
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Stein on March 30, 2021, 08:40:37 AM
I'll trade 100 primers for a pound of springer, seems like they are both worth about $100. :chuckle:  Let's see some pics of fish here!
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Blacklab on March 30, 2021, 11:15:54 AM
I'll trade 100 primers for a pound of springer, seems like they are both worth about $100. :chuckle:  Let's see some pics of fish here!

For 100 primers I’ll just go to the store and buy a farmed and raise salmon. Vacuum seal it and send it to your house😂😂😂😉🥃🇺🇸
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: jeffitz on March 31, 2021, 10:52:17 AM
Farm.Raised.Salmon.
 Yikes!
Nothin like a Spring Chinook outta the mighty Columbia
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Stein on March 31, 2021, 11:07:21 AM
I'll trade 100 primers for a pound of springer, seems like they are both worth about $100. :chuckle:  Let's see some pics of fish here!

For 100 primers I’ll just go to the store and buy a farmed and raise salmon. Vacuum seal it and send it to your house😂😂😂😉🥃🇺🇸

No prob, I have plenty of primers that are in great shape, just a minor dimple on the flat side. :chuckle:

Columbia springers are right up there with black cod for my favorite fish anywhere in the world.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Skywagon_185 on March 31, 2021, 08:09:03 PM
Fresh Alaskan sockeye for me.  Black cod is damned good to but harder to come by.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Blacklab on March 31, 2021, 08:59:16 PM
I'll trade 100 primers for a pound of springer, seems like they are both worth about $100. :chuckle:  Let's see some pics of fish here!

For 100 primers I’ll just go to the store and buy a farmed and raise salmon. Vacuum seal it and send it to your house😂😂😂😉🥃🇺🇸

😂😂😂 that is hairlious😉🥃🇺🇸

No prob, I have plenty of primers that are in great shape, just a minor dimple on the flat side. :chuckle:

Columbia springers are right up there with black cod for my favorite fish anywhere in the world.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: pnwbestlife on April 02, 2021, 08:58:34 PM
Black cod and Columbia River Springer caught in the lower river are my two favorite eating fish by far. We struggled near Kalama, but went down to Cathlamet and hooked 4 fish. Working on the video and blog post. I'm hoping hoping hoping, we get another opener after this expected closure, cause we found a sweet working formula!
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Stein on April 02, 2021, 09:18:31 PM
The fatty had a tough run, amazing how many you see all scratched up.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: dilleytech on April 03, 2021, 07:17:14 AM
The fatty had a tough run, amazing how many you see all scratched up.

For me above the damn it’s about 50% have some kind of hole in them.
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on April 03, 2021, 08:08:23 AM
Black cod and Columbia River Springer caught in the lower river are my two favorite eating fish by far. We struggled near Kalama, but went down to Cathlamet and hooked 4 fish. Working on the video and blog post. I'm hoping hoping hoping, we get another opener after this expected closure, cause we found a sweet working formula!



Great looking fish!  :tup:
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: Blacklab on April 03, 2021, 03:39:33 PM
Nice fish!!!😉🥃🇺🇸
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: pnwbestlife on April 04, 2021, 12:39:19 PM
Thanks! I hope everyone had a good springer season. I'm really hoping it will open again in a few weeks! We made a video / updated our blog page with our 2021 results and a few things we learned.

One big change was to use the coldwater strong bumper leaders. Huge huge benefit fishing with that type of setup that's common on the columbia river. No bad tangles and arts / crafts projects!
Title: Re: 2021 Springers
Post by: TheHunt on April 19, 2021, 12:34:08 PM
Very nice fish.   
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