Drano Springers!!!

[Caveman Jim]

no fish this morning for me but not for the lack of trying. First off, I noticed I left my Cannonball sinkers at the house but other than that I think I got everything else accept a fish in the cooler.

 

[Ramjet12]

I have a friend that charters and he said the fishing has been terrible this year.
Of course a bad day fishing is better than a good day working

 

[Caveman Jim]

I have a friend that charters and he said the fishing has been terrible this year.
Of course a bad day fishing is better than a good day working

I agree the last 7 years have been terrible, and it's not just in one area it's in every area.

I think after this trip I will just concentrate on fishing the lakes for Kokanee and a few steelhead trips.

 

[Flymph]

I think you need to move east into trout waters... I hear trout on the Columbia get up to 10lbs easy.
Wish I was out on the water tho, wherever it is!

 

[Argonaut]

There is a small lake just across the border into Oregon near Joseph I think.....that supposedly has the state record for Kokanee............does anyone know about it?

 

[Flymph]

Found this...
Record kokanee caught in Wallowa Lake

I recall fishing for mackinaw to be pretty fun. It's all deep lake trolling and jigging, except spring when they come up to the shallows.

 

[DirectDrive]

I would talk to this gal and see if you can pick up any pointers...

 

[bbbass]

no fish this morning for me but not for the lack of trying. First off, I noticed I left my Cannonball sinkers at the house but other than that I think I got everything else accept a fish in the cooler.View attachment 456506

Dog's not holding his mouth right...

 

[bbbass]

There is a small lake just across the border into Oregon near Joseph I think.....that supposedly has the state record for Kokanee............does anyone know about it?

Wallowa Lake is fab early in the season... don't wait cuz August is no good. Downriggers a must. Wedding Rings, Koke spinners, etc. Fish migrate during the day from deep water near the west middle to the shallower area around the dam.

 

[Argonaut]

I would talk to this gal and see if you can pick up any pointers...

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I have a 1/2 mile net and winches for sale........

 

[Slobray]

I would talk to this gal and see if you can pick up any pointers...

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From the looks of those fish, her pointer would be "use a gill net".



Ray

 

[Flymph]

Funny how many gill nets I saw on Young's bay the other day. I thought my endorsement ended all that...

 

[Caveman Jim]

There is a small lake just across the border into Oregon near Joseph I think.....that supposedly has the state record for Kokanee............does anyone know about it?

SHUUUUUSSSHHHHHHHHH.

 

[Flymph]

I'm as excited for Koke's as I am for hatchery trout... Char are where it's at!

 

[Argonaut]

I'm as excited for Koke's as I am for hatchery trout... Char are where it's at!

I have never caught a char, have seen some in Alaska........where and how do you catch them?

 

[Flymph]

I'm talking about the genus, so all over!

 

[Mikej]

Funny how many gill nets I saw on Young's bay the other day. I thought my endorsement ended all that...

Young's Bay is a terminal fishery. The smolts are acclimated in net pens in the bay, released, and come back to the bay, specifically for the netters. Our licence increases were to keep the gill netters IN those terminal areas and OUT of the main stem Columbia. There's also Blind slough and a couple/three other terminal areas I can't think of now.

A share of Willamette river springer smolts plants were given to the Young's Bay net pens specifically for the netters....So when they were off the Columbia in the spring they could still get (hatchery) springers while not netting the wild Willamette fish that come up the Columbia.

YAY!

 

[Flymph]

I want my money back...

 

[Caveman Jim]

Dog's not holding his mouth right...

That's exactly what I told my wife and I even had her tell my dog over the phone to start holding her mouth right, but do you think that she listened??? NOOOOO.

 

[Slobray]

That's exactly what I told my wife and I even had her tell my dog over the phone to start holding her mouth right, but do you think that she listened??? NOOOOO.

Damn!


Ray