Tualatin River advice?

[Big3d]

G'Day OFF!

I live about 2 min. from Browns ferry park in tualatin. I was wondering if anyone has any advice on spots where i can fish this river between West Linn and Tigard, I've hit the usual locations cook park, Browns ferry, fields bridge, I have no boat so bank spots would be good, or advice on bait, I'm over nightcrawlers in that river, I've been running plastics weedless and spinners (those last 5-15 min in the tualatin snags) I'm mostly after Bass and lately very little luck. a few weeks back I pulled a smallie on a plastic worm but other than that nada, i'd like to get into other panfish, perch, whatever. any thoughts?

 

[GungasUncle]

Rooster tail spinners, mepps spinners, and panther marten spinners. Senko worms, and small rapala floater-divers. Otherwise I stick to flies for everything but carp in that river. Sounds like you're also hitting up what there is for bank access. You could get a float tube - that'd open up a lot more water to you, and get you on some of the best fishing spots.

 

[Big3d]

Thanks, thats pretty much my tackle box on your reply I wish i could afford a float tube. Bought a raft earlier this year but now it doesn't hold air.

 

[Hendo30]

Did you ever have any success? just curious if you ever fishing the Tualatin after your post or more recently in October? I was thinking about giving it a try for Bass before it gets to cold out.

 

[Big3d]

I've been out in many spots but mostly getting Pike Minnow right now, I did pull in a smallie downstream from the dock at browns ferry, beware though the river closes monday so you'll have to head down to the willy after that.

 

[Hendo30]

Thanks, by the way Big3d. Much appreciated.