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06 - Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam Fishing Reports
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By: fetchitup7
Posted: 9/9/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/8/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Met 2 friends and fished for Chinook on Sunday (7th) and Monday (8th). The hot bite was on at dawn and dusk. Statistics are as follows:
Sunday in the a.m.:
1st fish - 20 lb chinook, (chrome) hook...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/15/2008
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/15/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I got to fish with Louis McMinds of EZMarine and angler Tim Garrard on the Columbia river just below the dam. We anchored in 70 feet of water and used fresh salmon belly carcasses as our bait. The bit...
By: Dillpepsi123
Posted: 9/29/2008
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/29/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Well me and my brother woke up at 4 on Saturday and drove to the Bonneville dam from the Vancouver area. We started out near the fish ladder fishing with sand shrimp on the bottom. Than we moved farth...
By: bigbads10
Posted: 5/16/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/16/2009
Hot Spots: 0
fished drano friday and saturday for salmon and had no luck. my dad did catch a 42 plus sturgeon trolling a herring and that was really fun. had fun with fam and 8 month old daughter. got some great p...
By: rippinlips22
Posted: 5/20/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Drano Lake Saturday the 16th and did very well. Went 15 for 15, didn't loose a fish. Caught 4 adults and the rest were perfect 5-7 lb jacks. Caught mostly on trolled prawn spinners, herring and...
By: magilla060
Posted: 9/21/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
We started out from Drano Lake at approximately 8 a.m.. We left the lake for the Columbia River and the wind was absolutely horrible, as was expected. We anchored just outside the entrance to Drano La...
By: Jacob
Posted: 2/9/2010
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Took my little sister and a buddy out with a guide for some sturgeon action. fished from 8 to around 12 in one hole and caught upwards of 70 fish between the three of us, the smallest being about the ...
By: Jacob
Posted: 2/12/2010
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Took the bass boat down to the columbia with a couple friends to try out some new stuff we learned from the guide. The weather was horrible, rain and wind that was way higher than what was predicted o...
By: SsendaM
Posted: 2/22/2010
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/22/2010
Hot Spots: 0
From recent reports at this pool we did'nt do so well but I'm no longer a sturgeon virgin and came home alive so I can't complain. Fished by "the dip" in front of White Salmon River mainly. Most were...
Posted: 6/1/2010
Species: Shad
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My Father and I have always loved catchign shad at the Bonneville Dam. Some years we drove all the way from Tacoma and caught nothing. The hardest part was getting there at the right time when the m...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/28/2010
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/21/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Got to fish for chinook outside the entrance of the White River with Aaron, Ryan, and Steve Leonard of Steve's Guided Adventures. Perfect conditions, a bit of a breeze which settled down in short orde...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/28/2010
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/22/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Another day in front of the White River on the Columbia river. This time Aaron and I trolled with a guide, Herb, from Ed Iman's Fish Camp. We started the day using chartruese kwik fish wrapped with sa...
By: Toni
Posted: 1/30/2011
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I was invited to go fishing today. It was a series of firsts. First time fishing this year. First time fishing the Columbia river. First time fishing for sturgeon. First time this year to get skunked...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/9/2011
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Made the drive to the Columbia just had to take a shot at sturgeon fishing. Launched at Wind Rver and fished the mouth for three hours and would move every half hour or so. No sturgeon just a 6lb su...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/13/2011
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the bonneville pool to play with the sturgeon looking for an oversize, weather was nice the bite a little slow caught and released 3 little guys up to 20 pounds. Didn't see many boats. Wat...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/23/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Our first day of fishing at Ed Iman's yearly "Fish Camp", a gathering for guides, outdoor product reps, and writers. Aaron and I fished with Nolan Morgan, an Oregon tournament bass angler. Nolan knows...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/24/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Ed Iman’s Fish Camp 2011 was winding down for Aaron and me with a two day salmon-fest at the mouth of the White Salmon River on the Columbia River. This location can consistently put out lots of salmo...
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 9/1/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/31/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I got a chance to hook up with my best friend and brother Roger Mineard aka "Pacbassman" of Yakima to head down and do some Labor day weekend steelhead fishing. It's been a tough year for me for steel...
By: Trent
Posted: 1/14/2013
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/12/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Enjoyed a beautiful day on the Columbia Saturday fishing with my great friend Mike and my brother Toby. Fishing wasn't red hot, and no keepers for us, but a few fish were liking the squid soaked in my...
By: SilverSlayer
Posted: 5/6/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Drano Lake from the bank on Sunday. Started out plunking in the columbia and hooked a Sturgeon on a roe bag/plunking set up. After a nice fight I C&R'd the little monster. Figured it was tim...
By: N E 1 FISSION
Posted: 6/15/2013
Species: Shad
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Left Seattle @ 0230, arrived around 0630, crowded by the dam, found a nice spot not far from the portapot. Went with brother and nephew, first time fishing for nephew. (21 yo) Brother got 28 the week ...
By: Ganno
Posted: 6/16/2013
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Nice day on the water fishing with a guide that worked hard to put us on fish fished from seven AM to seven Pm At times the action was fast but the keepers were few and far and when the bite slowed do...
By: wishing4walleye
Posted: 8/31/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/31/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I had an awesome chance to take my Mom and Dad for some Fall chinook salmon fishing on drano lake. My Dad got knee replacement over the summer and has been couped up all summer long, and he finally wa...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/17/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/17/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Ed Iman's Fish Camp 2013!
Aaron and I are in Merryhill, WA at the Columbia river for this year's Fish Camp 2013, put on by guide Ed Iman ((503) 658-3753). This is a yearly gathering put on by Ed Im...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/18/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/18/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Another fun day on the water! Fishing with guide "Walleye Willie" (http://walleyewillie.com/, 541-993-7335) off the mouth of the Deschuetes River on the Columbia. We used standard hover techniques wit...
