The Umatilla is supposed to be filled with these monsters. I've looked at the counts. I've seen them in the water. I've heard them splash. I just can't catch them.
I lost two lures yesterday in that muddy, swollen, snag filled river. I watched a boat come in from the Columbia and take two guys lines and lures right off their rods. Will be trying again today further upriver, maybe near Echo. Will add worms to my arsenal. The skunkfest continues.
May 28th can't come soon enough.