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Title: Anybody on the smallies yet?
Post by: whackemstackem on May 04, 2012, 09:37:29 PM: Hey all,
Just wondering if there are any good reports for smallies yet on the Yak or Columbia? I know its about that time and I can't wait.
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on May 04, 2012, 09:44:50 PM: I would think the YAK is high and not quite fishable yet?
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Post by: whackemstackem on May 04, 2012, 10:02:34 PM: Ya I thought so too but just seeing what some of the other "spots" people are hitting that may be an indication of the migration happening.
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Post by: TommyH on May 11, 2012, 11:07:33 AM: I am planning on targeting smallies more than i have in the past. I am getting ancy..........leaving now.
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Post by: Gringo31 on May 11, 2012, 12:03:15 PM: They are in full swing.
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Post by: TommyH on May 12, 2012, 09:48:37 PM: Quote from: Gringo31 on May 11, 2012, 12:03:15 PM
They are in full swing.

What area you at gringo? would love to captalize on some smallies!!! Plus i got new banjos that i havent got a strike on yet! :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Post by: bloodhound on May 12, 2012, 10:27:45 PM: i caught a 15 pound king last year on a banjo! thought i would rig one up just goofing off one day and put one in the boat! i might try alder tomorrow afternoon for some smallie/largemouth action.
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Post by: whackemstackem on May 13, 2012, 12:21:41 AM: Well I'm gonna try tomorrow for them on the columbia and looking for some warm shallows. I hope for the best. Good luck to all who are starting the bronzeback 2012 season. :tup:
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Post by: MuleDeerCrazy on May 13, 2012, 08:14:05 AM: Three of us got 10 up in the Dalles pool last Thursday, still seemed a bit slow. About half and half on rubber and cranks, with a couple 3 pounds and one 4 pounder. Water temps were running 51 everywhere we went. Fished Vacouver area yesterday and not a nibble, water real high and dirty w/ temps at 50.

Maybe a couple more weeks?
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Post by: TommyH on May 14, 2012, 07:19:52 AM: Quote from: bloodhound on May 12, 2012, 10:27:45 PM
i caught a 15 pound king last year on a banjo! thought i would rig one up just goofing off one day and put one in the boat! i might try alder tomorrow afternoon for some smallie/largemouth action.

Right on thats good to know! The kid got some largemouth on the banjo yesterday!! I couldnt, but as soon as i handed it to him...he yells "DAD FISH ON!!!! It was pretty good to see him reeling them in!!!
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Post by: woodywsu on May 14, 2012, 08:10:06 AM: Lot of action on the lakes in the basin. Gotta love bed fishing.
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Post by: Gringo31 on May 14, 2012, 08:40:52 AM: The way it was heating up 2 weeks ago I thought it would be full swing. I went out again, Saturday for 3 hours and landed 5 fish. :( The averaged about 3 pouns with one pig that went almost 5. Water temp in main river still only 54 degrees.
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Post by: TommyH on May 17, 2012, 01:13:45 PM: Quote from: Gringo31 on May 14, 2012, 08:40:52 AM
The way it was heating up 2 weeks ago I thought it would be full swing. I went out again, Saturday for 3 hours and landed 5 fish. :( The averaged about 3 pouns with one pig that went almost 5. Water temp in main river still only 54 degrees.

5 fish in 3 hours......Thats not to bad!!
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Post by: Gringo31 on May 18, 2012, 07:20:42 AM: When it gets hot, you can catch 20 an hour....great fun, especially for the kids.
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Post by: TommyH on May 18, 2012, 07:41:26 AM: We usually do great memorial weekend, that is if i dont talk myself into going after salmon instead!! :drool: :drool:
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Post by: haulinbass on May 19, 2012, 09:59:28 PM: got 12 in 3 hours with mad wind so not bad due to conditions.
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Post by: blacktail luv on May 19, 2012, 10:25:25 PM: Went out today with my dad and my boy. We landed 20 or so in a couple hours fishing. I thought it was pretty slow but they were running a tournament today out of hood river so there were a lot of boats on the water.
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Post by: TommyH on May 20, 2012, 12:18:17 PM: Got 3 and missed a few others in a couple hours yesterday, the kid is 5, and had one landed before I had a line in!!
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Post by: bloodhound on May 20, 2012, 05:39:30 PM: today was the first day i have had off to go and it has to pour down rain! curse you rain!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: bwhntr350 on May 20, 2012, 06:04:16 PM: Quote from: bloodhound on May 20, 2012, 05:39:30 PM
today was the first day i have had off to go and it has to pour down rain! curse you rain!!!!!!!!!!!

I love these warm rainy days for bass. But yeah, it is nice to be out in the sun. I guess around here we get what we get.

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Title: Re: Anybody on the smallies yet?
Post by: bloodhound on May 20, 2012, 08:09:11 PM: yah i would have went but i couldnt get anyone to go with me and i dont go by myself.
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Post by: TommyH on May 21, 2012, 08:45:01 PM: Nice lookin fish! Its pretty wild all the variation they can have in their colorings. :tup:
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Post by: Maverick on May 21, 2012, 09:57:52 PM: I'll probly try this weekend
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Post by: bwhntr350 on May 22, 2012, 05:38:26 AM: Quote from: TommyH on May 21, 2012, 08:45:01 PM
Nice lookin fish! Its pretty wild all the variation they can have in their colorings. :tup:

Yeah, they can definitely be camo.
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Post by: TommyH on May 22, 2012, 10:20:38 PM: The few we got were mostly just gold colored, the people around us all got smallys that had the black stripes like yours.
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Post by: bloodhound on May 28, 2012, 03:39:36 PM: was at the bass tourney on banks this weekend and did ok. i pulled my limit plus every day but the fishing was slow. all the local pros were having trouble. average bag was 12 pounds for five fish. wish it would have been a little more active but all in all a great time.
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Post by: bwhntr350 on May 28, 2012, 06:23:36 PM: Quote from: bloodhound on May 28, 2012, 03:39:36 PM
was at the bass tourney on banks this weekend and did ok. i pulled my limit plus every day but the fishing was slow. all the local pros were having trouble. average bag was 12 pounds for five fish. wish it would have been a little more active but all in all a great time.

Good job! I have a friend that fished that tourney and he said it was not the best, by any stretch. I have a 3 day weekend planned for over there next weekend. Hope it picks up a bit. Looking like some good wind will be blowing next Saturday. Bummer.
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Post by: Pinetar on May 28, 2012, 07:07:42 PM: I just got back from 9 days of fishing on Banks. The lake was high when we arrived, then they dropped it like crazy then back up 4 to 5 inches before we left. Bass fishing was off and on but some days were very good with some big smallies and largemouth. The Walleye fishing was insane. More big fish (25in to 29in) than ever before, caught lots of fish on crank baits in very shallow water (4 to 6 feet), right in with the bass. I think it was cause we had a lot of winds that pushed the bait fish in shallow. The trolling for Walleye was also very good but most of them we caught trolling were from 18 to 22in. in 10 to 16 feet.
Title: Re: Anybody on the smallies yet?
Post by: bwhntr350 on May 28, 2012, 08:17:43 PM: Quote from: Pinetar on May 28, 2012, 07:07:42 PM
I just got back from 9 days of fishing on Banks. The lake was high when we arrived, then they dropped it like crazy then back up 4 to 5 inches before we left. Bass fishing was off and on but some days were very good with some big smallies and largemouth. The Walleye fishing was insane. More big fish (25in to 29in) than ever before, caught lots of fish on crank baits in very shallow water (4 to 6 feet), right in with the bass. I think it was cause we had a lot of winds that pushed the bait fish in shallow. The trolling for Walleye was also very good but most of them we caught trolling were from 18 to 22in. in 10 to 16 feet.

Thanks for the info! Good to hear. Never caught a walleye but am hoping to get into a few on accident.
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Post by: bloodhound on May 28, 2012, 10:11:04 PM: yah we caught one on a tube in like 5-10 feet of water. nice 4 pounder!