Fishing Washington

Well gang, we just wrapped up the best Columbia River Spring Chinook season in a decade.  With the weak hatchey run to the Willamette River the gill netters weren’t allowed to fish the lower river. This meant that the Spring Chinook made it up the river and were available for the sports anglers to catch.  Bad fishing days were few and far between.  Lots of full limit days have occured for sport anglers and guides.  Trolling with Herring and Flashers was a key producer, with K-13 Kwikfish with or without a Sardine wrap working for the anchor crowd.  The I-5 to Camas area was the hottest stretch with literally hundreds of boats trolling the I-205 to I-5 bridge.  The anglers that know what they are doing were hammering the fish.  Event the non-experts were pulling some fish.  Now that the Columbia is closed it is time to focus on the tributaries and moving to the back bouncing, back trolling, and hovering techniques.  Stay tuned for tips, tricks, and other techniques that will help you catch the most prized salmon of the year.

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