Yeah I got there around 1 and they were nailing those ants. I caught most of my fish on black flies when they were jumping like that. When the wind picked up I didn't do too much
Fishing is great up there if you get in before they stock it. Was up there yesterday myself and got 6 fish in 7 hours off my pontoon. They were few and far between but the quality made up for it
very cool, what stream are you releasing them into? I live in Portland, and back when I was in high school we raised fish for release into Johnson Creek
The hatchery just doesn't produce as many fish as they used to. I've heard they got around 800-900 return the last few weeks with the rain. If you were there when they went through, you were probably one of the few guys who got into fish there this year. Right now there are a handful of...
That letter doesn't really give you all the facts. It's not that a commercial season of some kind on the Columbia would be impossible to have. It's just that gillnets are devices that kill any fish that it comes in contact with, hatchery or wild. As opposed to sport fishermen who release wild...
I wouldnt say the run is done by any means, it's just a matter of finding fish that aren't spooked which is near impossible in these water conditions. I've pulled a lot outta there this summer and gave up on it about 3 weeks back due to these reasons
Nice, great way to spend a day. And that's what I do there too just wander down the shoreline.
And it depends on where u are in the state. I live in Portland and have been fishing the coast for summer steelies it's a good run about everywhere this yr