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Title: Lower columbia
Post by: SuperDave on April 09, 2010, 03:32:59 PM
  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!
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: NWTFhunter on April 09, 2010, 03:45:59 PM
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.
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: wackmaster on April 09, 2010, 04:06:20 PM
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
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: fishcrazy on April 09, 2010, 05:44:15 PM
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. :twocents: The quota is almost gone!!! :P

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


Kris
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: Wacenturion on April 09, 2010, 09:11:01 PM
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. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: Blacklab on April 10, 2010, 09:48:19 AM
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  :'(
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: buckhorn2 on April 10, 2010, 11:08:20 AM
Anybody know if it;s cleared up at cathlamet yet I wanted to go tuesdayif it;s not closed early.
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: cohoho on April 10, 2010, 10:41:34 PM
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..
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: SuperDave on April 11, 2010, 08:09:52 AM
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!
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: Huntbear on April 11, 2010, 08:47:38 AM
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.   :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: Drifterat on April 11, 2010, 08:53:30 AM
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.
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: SuperDave on April 12, 2010, 06:32:07 PM
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!
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: woodywsu on April 14, 2010, 11:19:32 AM
900 boats  :o If anyone has a minute to take a pic of that fleet I would love to see it.
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: bowtech721 on April 14, 2010, 11:25:14 AM
900 boats  :o If anyone has a minute to take a pic of that fleet I would love to see it.
:yeah: that is insane. who knows though i might head down anyway and make it 901  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: cohoho on April 14, 2010, 01:20:41 PM
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...
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: flatbkman on April 14, 2010, 01:22:05 PM
Last couple of days have been very good down here around Cathlamet...
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: buckhorn2 on April 14, 2010, 03:07:55 PM
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.
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: MtnMuley on April 14, 2010, 03:11:29 PM
Last couple of days have been very good down here around Cathlamet...

 :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: buckhorn2 on April 18, 2010, 02:52:01 PM
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.
Title: Re: Lower columbia
Post by: cohoho on April 18, 2010, 07:27:14 PM
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...
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