The rain dance sure did work this time! Starting in a day or two, and once the rivers drop back into shape, the 2011 coho season should be in full force! Then I’m off to the Snake River to chase around feisty summer-run steelhead and up-river bright chinook salmon! Be sure to catch Bonner’s full report….
It’s almost August and the fishing is GREAT all over Washington State. The Ocean is kicking out fish … the Columbia river from the mouth all the way to Rufus Woods is giving up chromer fish … and the rivers, lakes and reservoirs are all hitting for bass, walleye, trout, steelhead and even panfish … basically it’s ON like Kong!
CEO Bill Boyce checks in from the Sound with two nice Chinook salmon he caught on CCA series Downrigger rods.
Join Tobeck on the Columbia as they land some beautiful springers!
This is great news. To hear fish projections rising is very encouraging. SALEM, Ore.—The technical committee advising Columbia River fishery managers has released its forecast for the 2010 spring chinook run. If the fish show up as projected, the forecast …
Elmer Hill updates us with his current and upcoming guided trips. Right now, he’s chasing keeper sturgeon. Soon, walleye; then, spring chinook!
Todd Daniels is hooking steelhead, and already anticipating “springers” on the Columbia!
With the summer run steelhead showing up, we have been taking some time out of the day after catching monster sturgeon–and getting ten hook-ups on steelhead and an assortment of walleye….