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Title: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: cohoho on April 18, 2012, 12:20:57 PM: Any one running this weekend? Were hitting it Thurs and maybe Fri, it has finally begun in full swing. It was lights out for everyone I knew on Mon, yesterday and Today.... Boat limits by 0900hrs....
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: robodad on April 18, 2012, 02:05:31 PM: I think I'll head out to LaPush this weekend and get some 30# Ling Cod since the weather is looking excellent for it, Hope you fill up the boat with them though !!! :tup:
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: cohoho on April 18, 2012, 02:40:37 PM: Yes, learn that area to perfection... :tup: :tup: Next Sat, you up for the start of OS?
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: robodad on April 18, 2012, 02:47:47 PM: Quote from: cohoho on April 18, 2012, 02:40:37 PM
Yes, learn that area to perfection... :tup: :tup: Next Sat, you up for the start of OS?

HE|| YE@ !!!
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: Antlershed on April 19, 2012, 08:15:18 AM: We are fishing tomorrow afternoon, Saturday and maybe Sunday :tup:
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: Thefisherman83 on April 19, 2012, 11:55:54 AM: Ill be there tomorrow and Sunday. We have caught a couple in the last two weekends.
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: huntergreg on April 19, 2012, 05:15:32 PM: I have never fished below the dam. What would a good place to start be. Is it only open for one fish a day or two??
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: Antlershed on April 19, 2012, 06:45:43 PM: Quote from: huntergreg on April 19, 2012, 05:15:32 PM
I have never fished below the dam. What would a good place to start be. Is it only open for one fish a day or two??
One fish a day and the season ends Sunday at midnight. Do you have a boat, or do you bank fish?
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: huntergreg on April 19, 2012, 08:00:53 PM: [/quote]
One fish a day and the season ends Sunday at midnight. Do you have a boat, or do you bank fish?
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I have a boat.
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: cohoho on April 19, 2012, 08:23:02 PM: We managed a couple last minute take downs towards the end of the day to limit out... Will be out at first daylight again tomorrow for me, one last chance as I got stuff to do Sat and Sun... Maybe Cathlamet tomorrow... It was an extremely WET day, wish I would have had my hardtop and dry boat vesus his open sled... Auuughhhh!
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: huntergreg on April 19, 2012, 08:27:25 PM: Quote from: cohoho on April 19, 2012, 08:23:02 PM
We managed a couple last minute take downs towards the end of the day to limit out... Will be out at first daylight again tomorrow for me, one last chance as I got stuff to do Sat and Sun... Maybe Cathlamet tomorrow... It was an extremely WET day, wish I would have had my hardtop and dry boat vesus his open sled... Auuughhhh!

Nice fish! :tup:
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: cohoho on April 19, 2012, 08:29:09 PM: Believe it or not the fish I am holding is a true 20lber, nice Springer with big shoulder and thickness, the other about 12...
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: tmike on April 19, 2012, 08:38:34 PM: Don't forget your friends when you fillet that thing up :EAT: Nice fish Mike!
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: robodad on April 19, 2012, 09:23:13 PM: Man that looks downright miserable, all dressed up in rubbers, thats not a fun way to go fishin, I hope the weather is better for you tomorrow !!!
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: Antlershed on April 20, 2012, 06:14:15 AM: Quote from: huntergreg on April 19, 2012, 08:00:53 PM

One fish a day and the season ends Sunday at midnight. Do you have a boat, or do you bank fish?
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I have a boat.
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Sounds like they are hitting fish all throughout the river...Kalama area would be a good bet though.
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: bullcanyon on April 20, 2012, 09:53:33 AM: Yesterday was insane. Lots of fish caught. 4 ~ 7 for our boat. Most were caught trolling. Even had time to go get a keeper sturgeon.
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: Huntbear on April 20, 2012, 09:57:01 AM: From reports I am hearing, the lower Cowlitz is picking up as well....
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: Thefisherman83 on April 23, 2012, 08:41:40 AM: We limited the boat in an hour Friday :IBCOOL: and did not touch a fish saturday or sunday, word on the street is they let a bunch of water out of bonniville and the fish made a b-line. :bash:
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: huntergreg on April 23, 2012, 04:58:26 PM: I fished the kalama on sat. and only saw one fish landed. I didnt have any hits. I left around 11am and headed back to drano and 3 people limited out there. I fished till 4pm and didnt hit anything. I will be back at drano this coming weekend and the fish should be there. 2900 fish over the dam yesterday.
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: Rainstorm Hunter on April 23, 2012, 06:13:27 PM: We fished down below longview on wednesday and launched the boat at 7:30 and were done by 2PM 3 fish with one hog 31lber. the other 2 were about 10-12. went friday and there was a good bite around noon and we caught 3 fish in an hour. One was a native so we let it go and fished the rest of the afternoon but the water was coming up fast and I think that put the fish off the bite. Gonna start hitting the cowlitz soon, should be good the next few weeks. If the run comes in as forecasted that is.
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: cohoho on April 23, 2012, 06:46:57 PM: My buddy stayed Sat and Sun and they got four on Sat and three on Sun, out of four people on the boat... Trolling on the weekend up the inner slough versus outside edge of island across from the boat ramp at Kalama...
Title: Re: Last chance for Springers- well lower part anyhow.
Post by: huntergreg on April 23, 2012, 09:22:54 PM: Quote from: cohoho on April 23, 2012, 06:46:57 PM
My buddy stayed Sat and Sun and they got four on Sat and three on Sun, out of four people on the boat... Trolling on the weekend up the inner slough versus outside edge of island across from the boat ramp at Kalama...

I was on the outside edge of the island across from the ramp. I saw one boat land a fish. Lots of people out there early in the morning. I launched my boat at 330 am. and when I went to the upper side of the island there was already 15 boats. :chuckle: Marked lots of fish on the fish finder. Had a few good size chunks of wood float by. :chuckle: That was my first trip down there from Ellensburg and dont think I will be doing that trip ever again. I will just wait for them to get over the dam before I head out.