Smallies on the Willamette

[tourproto]

No boat for me. Always used to fish for em in smaller creeks wading with a fly rod. Sometimes even down to a 2 wt. Hit em with wooly buggers and nyphms with rubber legs, or grasshoppers on top, or drag a crawdad pattern or sculpin through the silt using a sink tip.

This is the way to fish for bass I gave up spin fishing and deep sea fishing two decades ago and only fly fish now. Mainly for trout, but occasionally for bass and have also done it for salmon in Alaska.

 

[Flymph]

I wonder if Hagg has another state record in there, just waiting for a wooly bugger to pass by...

 

[mkwerx]

I wonder if Hagg has another state record in there, just waiting for a wooly bugger to pass by...

Most certainly. There are some piiiiggies in there.

 

[Mister Bisley]

Not Smallies...OR the Willamette, but today we had a great morning catching Shad on the Umpqua!

 

[bbbass]

I never caught shad but the upper Umpqua is one of my favs... nice catch.

We used to tow our drift boat up from Brookings to Elkton. Stayed in the campground there and caught a bunch of smallies. Also went further up and put in our inflatable 2man kayak. That's a hoot!!

 

[Mister Bisley]

I never caught shad but the upper Umpqua is one of my favs... nice catch.

We used to tow our drift boat up from Brookings to Elkton. Stayed in the campground there and caught a bunch of smallies. Also went further up and put in our inflatable 2man kayak. That's a hoot!!

It was my first time shad fishing. It was fast and furious. I think I'm hooked(no pun)

 

[Mister Bisley]

I was actually down there for smallies, but lost my tackle on the first cast and some local teenagers talked me into going for shad. That was all she wrote

 

[bbbass]

I was actually down there for smallies, but lost my tackle on the first cast and some local teenagers talked me into going for shad. That was all she wrote

 

[Flymph]

Shad are a whole lot of fun, good chance at some jack salmon too!
I went out crappie fishing, caught one of these...



Maybe two...



At least I know my new kayak works... and the osprey is not always successful in catching its prey.
Next week I might get serious...

 

[86k5krawler]

18-20 fish in the boat today for myself and a friend visiting from Arizona. The flick Shakey did the trick and PB&J was the color of choice.
I'm looking forward to all this algae Bloom and grass to finally move through and for the river to clean up. Cleaning your lure every cast gets old real quick

 

[Mister Bisley]

18-20 fish in the boat today for myself and a friend visiting from Arizona. The flick Shakey did the trick and PB&J was the color of choice.
I'm looking forward to all this algae Bloom and grass to finally move through and for the river to clean up. Cleaning your lure every cast gets old real quick

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Nice fish and another perfect day.

I was on the Willamette for a few hours yesterday...Champoeg. Got skunked but did catch a lot of algae.

 

[Mister Bisley]

I can't take it anymore....Gone Fishin'

 

[Mister Bisley]

Another bust. Tried Willamette Park in West Linn today. Too much recreation going on for a bite. It is always nice to be on the water.

 

[86k5krawler]

I'm thinking I may try after work. I'll report back if I do

 

[Flymph]

Another bust. Tried Willamette Park in West Linn today. Too much recreation going on for a bite. It is always nice to be on the water.

Try clackamette, I have done very well there.

 

[86k5krawler]

Got the boat in the water shortly after 6pm at Rogers landing. Cruised up river and fished some laydowns.
4 large mouth and 2 small mouth by 830pm
Missed two

 

[Mister Bisley]

Try clackamette, I have done very well there.

Good for bank fishing?

 

[Flymph]

Good for bank fishing?

Yeah, I always fished the bank there as a kid.
If you can climb steep hills there is a park at the mouth of Oswego creek that does pretty well also.

 

[Mister Bisley]

Nice. I'll make it next on the list. Thank you!

 

[mkwerx]

I think when I hit the water Monday we were too soon after a cold front. The Tualatin was about 6 inches higher and a lot colder than it was 1 week earlier. Today is going to bring rain again, but this weekend is going to see 90+ degree temps. It may also see me ballz deep wet wading and hunting bass again!