rainman said:
Yeah, I noticed the calm winds on the days that we weren't there. It's a crap shoot at best over there, guessing the winds.
Day before or after a storm.
I like to go for a week, but wifey does not like it any more.

You could pick your days.
That wind there is bad.
I watched a guy in a low sided 12 ftr, a few years back.
It was getting dark, we stopped and ask him if he had been there
before and cautioned him about wind + dark. He said OK, not worried.
About 4 hours later, I watched him pull in and bail his boat out.
Never noticed him or the boat again.
McNary can be very good now and effective Dec 1 you can fish at
night, in Oregon, if you are other wise legal. Check your regs.
Big area and lots of fish. Easy, right off the ramp.
Can blow there, but not as strong as the JD.