I'm kinda hoping so. Wow, what a thrill. Years ago, I went to Cal. to visit and had my steelhead rod in the truck. A buddy of mine wanted to go fish off the bank so I bought some anchovies and tied them on like a smelt and caught a 55 incher. It took quite a while (17# line) to get it in but had...
On Fri. after fighting the salmon fishing on the Columbia we went up Multnomah channel near Santosh to try for a sturgeon. My 6 yr. old nephew brought up a 15" channel cat using a whole smelt. We switched over to a smaller hook and a cut piece of smelt and he brings in a nice 3 pounder. We also...
Is anyone familiar with " Harvest Trout " caught in the Columbia around St. Helens? I was talking to a guy yesterday and he said they were similar to a cutthroat. Supposedly catch them year round.