Try sand shrimp and a salmon egg 3 ft below a bobber at a hole at Hat Rock. If you head out HWY 730 and take the Hat Rock State Park exit, follow the road until it branches to the right. Continue until you see Beach Shore Drive, take a right, continue until you see D Street take a left...
I like heading to the west end of the marina past the baseball field and walking the railroad line to the culverts that pass underneath between the Columbia and the Boardman Slough. If there is flow from the slough into the river the smallmouth fishing is great on the river side of the culverts.
McKay creek above the lake is alright for trout and Squawfish (.....or the ridiculously named "Northern Pikeminnow" for the politically correct crowd) up to Spring Creek Road. If the water is really high and muddy, forget it. The creek above Spring Creek Rd. is open all year and can be really...
The water level was kinda low but there has been some rain recently so it should be about right. You can fly fish using wet flys or a yellow/black or yellow/red Rooster Tail or Panther Martin lure (approximates grasshoppers), works well. If all else fails then a good ol' nightcrawler on a number...
The Grande Ronde above Starkey is a great place. There are some really good camping spots right on the river and it should be a good time of year for catching some rainbow. You are only about 30 minutes from I-84, I have fished here many times in the past and have always had a great time. I...