Chinook Landing Marine Park , carp fishing

[Youngfishermen]

Hey guys, I 've been looking to great fishing spots for carp, and found this place on the map, and was wondering where exactly do you guys fish at Chinook Landing park , In the slough on the right side, slough of left side, the river, end of the slough.

 

[MikePierce170]

Yes right next to where they have the archery range. It's nothing but a little trickle right now though. You'll have to wait till Spring when it's filled back up and the carp come back in.

 

[igquick]

Mike is right, your going to have to wait til next Spring

 

[Youngfishermen]

thnx Guys

 

[PTownAngler]

Or you can fish the Columbia, I've been seriously thinking about trying that. I've heard it's not as good as say Kelly Point Park but its a lot closer (for me anyway) and there is plenty of fish to be caught there. Just cast out into the actual river from the shoreline at Chinook. Throw a worm on the bottom or under a float or get yourself some catfish bait tubes with some stink bait and let that sit on the bottom.

 

[john montana]

The secret is that there are WAY bigger carp in the main river than you will see in the sloughs and channels along the Columbia. The big river carp like bigger forage, and they tend to feed on drop offs, points, or deeper edges where they can dig larger clams etc. Granted, in the spring some of the big females move into the sloughs to spawn, but you will absolutely find more big carp in the main river when compared to the slough. I'd go so far as to say the "ordinary" carp in the sloughs will be in the 7 lb range, and the "ordinary" carp in the river is probably 9-10 lbs. The big carp definitely hang out in the river.

This was a 36 inch long, 26 lb carp I caught late summer out of the river. Not the big cobble on the shoreline...the bigger carp really prefer gravel/cobble bottom to a soft mud bottom. I think it is because there is bigger protein around...more calories for less work sort of thing. That type of bottom, plus proximity to deep water is where I find the biggest fish that I catch each year.



Disclaimer...i'm speaking of fly fishing only. I have to find and SEE the fish to catch them...it is possible you could bring a bigger fish to a rod with bait, so my theories on location and bottom type that the big carp prefer might just be applicable to fly fishing with artificials.

 

[Youngfishermen]

Nice fish there, wish i could catch one of those