from my understanding you are exactly correct. The Colombia might produce better for you than downtown. I have been fishing for sturgeon downtown Portland with not very good results. It is especially bad during the mornings. Last Monday I went out from 8am-1pm without so much as a nibble...
That's good to know. I have only fished the sandy river once for steelhead and salmon up at Oxbow park but I will be sure to not sturgeon fish there. Most of the time I either fish the Willamette or the Big C for sturgeon but its pretty cool to know they hang out in such shallow warm water. I...
There can be some pretty big bass there but I think the majority of them are probably around 5 pounds or so. I use a pretty light tackle with about 15-20 pound test. They are pretty feisty and a lot of fun to catch. It would be a lot of fun to have a OFF meet up down there. I have caught a ton...
If you go before 7pm it will cost money to park and sometimes parking can be a pain to find. If you were to go a few hours before sunset that seems to be a pretty good time of day. I would say around 7pm would be good. You could pretty much fish just about any time of the day. In the morning...
Awe is see. So its downtown Portland which is a little bit from Gresham. If you look up Three Degrees River Place Hotel 1510 SW Harbor Way Portland OR 97201 on google maps the public dock is literally right next to it. It will show up brown on your map. Just so you know the Willamette River is...
I was talking with some people yesterday who floated the sandy river recently and they said that the saw a bunch of sturgeon over there. I couldn't even believe it. I have never heard of sturgeon in the sandy river and especially with the water temp so high and the river being so low. Has anyone...
I have been bass fishing at the water front and it has been killer. I talking about hooking up on almost every cast! Try out the water front marina where the public dock is. Go to the bottom of the ramp and throw very close to the rocks. I use live worms with a sliding 1/4 ounce of weight. FYI...
Great report and glad you two got into some fish. I have been meaning to check out the Colombia recently but fishing from the bank is hard because of how strong the current is.
There are sturgeon in there year round but there are better and worst times of the year to go. This time of the year isn't the greatest but you should still do pretty well. I would use blue label herring if you can find it but pink is also good too. I just like using the ones that are a little...
I have already counted about 10 dead salmon that I have seen alone. Some floating in the river while others are dead off shore. The water levels are crazy low this year and the water is especially hot. Such a damn shame to see so many dead salmon. I spotted some near the floating restaurant and...
New port Bay restaurant downtown Portland has a dock that is open to the public during the day. You can catch carp that are around 2ft long and weight close to 20 pounds easy. My friend was fishing down there yesterday and caught some decent size carp.
I lived in Beaverton for a while and loved catching cat fish. They are some feisty little fighters and are tasty. I have had pretty good luck at the Bethany Pond and Common Wealth Lake (not the greatest spot due to people) hagg lake and my money hole is in the Multnomah channel. I always use a...
don't waste your time!!! I have been there two weeks in a row sturgeon fishing using herring and didn't get a single bit for the 5-7 hours I was out there. Try out Elk Rock Island. There is a good hole there about 100ft deep. I have been meaning to try that area for sturgeon. You would have much...
I have caught some decent carp but I was never targeting them when I caught them. I used live night crawlers with a Carolina set up and a 1oz sliding egg. I have caught them in the Willamette river and Multnomah channel and they were decent size. I have heard that the Colombia Slough off Kelly...