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Title: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: alanger on July 12, 2010, 12:43:24 PM: Fished for sockeye last night on the columbia and did very well. The water was rough for about an hour and a half or so. and Then calmed down but either way it didnt affect the bite. THe fish were hammering every two seconds. we lost enough to fill a couple limits, probably lost about 30-35 total but hey its fishing.
Title: Re: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: jimmyt on July 12, 2010, 12:48:06 PM: nice what were you using for bait
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Post by: FC on July 12, 2010, 12:50:00 PM: Good bbq size there!
Title: Re: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: alanger on July 12, 2010, 12:51:07 PM: Quote from: jimmyt on July 12, 2010, 12:48:06 PM
nice what were you using for bait

Bare red hooks!!!!

you could just dip bare red hooks in super dippin sauce and they would bite, trust me. its a frenzy,
Title: Re: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: Viszla on July 12, 2010, 01:12:45 PM: Way to go! You guys are killin em. You guys fishing up towards Brewster or down lower?
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Post by: Dmanmastertracker on July 12, 2010, 01:14:12 PM: NICE. That's some good fish candy right there.
Title: Re: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: NWBREW on July 12, 2010, 01:21:31 PM: :drool: :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: alanger on July 12, 2010, 02:45:13 PM: Quote from: Viszla on July 12, 2010, 01:12:45 PM
Way to go! You guys are killin em. You guys fishing up towards Brewster or down lower?

:dunno:
Title: Re: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: jimmyt on July 12, 2010, 05:11:51 PM: thanx
Title: Re: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: Dustin07 on July 13, 2010, 09:10:18 AM: where are the sockeye schooling right now?
Title: Re: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: alanger on July 13, 2010, 09:42:32 AM: everywhere pretty much, theres over 200,000 over rock island dam, and 83000 over wells so theres tons of fish on their way north.
Title: Re: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: Dustin07 on July 13, 2010, 09:45:12 AM: this rock island dam?

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=47.341934%2C-120.090351&rls=com.microsoft: (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=47.341934%2C-120.090351&rls=com.microsoft:)*&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

I've never fished the columbia north, just down on the border, but thats a reasonable drive. I might be up for supplying a boat this weekend for some killer sockeye fishing.
Title: Re: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: Dustin07 on July 13, 2010, 09:50:19 AM: Quote
from Wanapum Dam to Wells Dam
(539)
Wanapum Dam to
Rock Island Dam (539)
Rock Island Dam to
Rocky Reach Dam (541)
Rocky Reach Dam to
Wells Dam (543)
Col. R. Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement (p. 26)

SALMON July 1-Oct. 15 Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults may be retained of which
only 1 may be a wild adult. Release COHO and SOCKEYE.

that can't be right?

edit... ok i'm with you now...

https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=925
Title: Re: sockeye 7.11.2010
Post by: alanger on July 13, 2010, 10:10:16 AM: yeah its correct.
never had a 6 fish limit for sockeye. its great

ill be up there fishing a lot.