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07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla) Fishing Reports
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Posted: 6/12/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/12/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We fished below John day dam today. Walleye fishing was very consistent. We landed a dozen fish in 4 hours. They were good healthy fish all in the 18 to 23 inch range. We consintrated on trolling dark...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/13/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/12/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Yesterday i had my youth fishing camp out and was able to get two groups of kids on over 100 shad, walleye, and even some kings! Fishing is great in the river right now, and if you can find a nice day...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/11/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/9/2019
Hot Spots: 0
We started our walleye season off Saturday with some great fishing in the John Day Pool. We did a mix of plug fishing and bottom walker/harness fishing to find our fish. All our fish were nice 3-4 l...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/20/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/16/2019
Hot Spots: 0
We had some clients this weekend that were interested in targeting some pre-spawn trophy walleye in the Columbia! For the most part, our bigger pre-spawn fish are females that are full of eggs. Earl...
Posted: 3/29/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/29/2019
Hot Spots: 1
We have had a good past few days with a 11 fish day today wrapping up the week. We released a handful of females ranging 5 to 9lbs and kept many great eater males that were 16 to 23 inches. My best te...
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 4/2/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/1/2019
Hot Spots: 0
We have been fishing hard over the past week and getting into plenty of action on the Columbia River for delicious Walleye! This year we are not catching the numbers of fish we have the past few year...
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 4/14/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/13/2019
Hot Spots: 0
To say that the past few days have been a challenge would be an understatement. Due to recent heavy rains the flows on the Columbia River have changed greatly in the past week. As I write this the r...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/15/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/13/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Pre-Spawn Columbia River Walleye! We had a great day on Saturday, despite the gnarly Spring weather! We landed about 25 18-23 inch eater walleyes and released 5 fish over 10 lbs, all females, to spa...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/30/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/25/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Our summer walleye fishing is going great this year! We ran trips over Memorial Day weekend and found a good bite in the John Day Pool! We caught our fish harness fishing deep and plug fishing some ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/4/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/1/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Another steady weekend of walleye fishing on the Columbia for Rising Son Adventures! We fished the John Day Pool both Saturday and Sunday!
The flows were all over the board this weekend and really c...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/10/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/9/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Munden's Rising Son Adventures had another really good weekend fishing the Columbia. With the decreased opportunities for salmon and steelhead, we are seeing a lot more pressure on the water for the ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/25/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/22/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Hey folks! I just wanted to give a report on the John Day Pool walleye fishing for the last week or so. I have been busy and on the water every day. The fishing overall has been a bit tougher then ...
Posted: 6/27/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Recently moved from Spokane to the Tri-cities, so thought we'd (wife and i) give the big river a go - while living here a few years ago we had good luck with wallys and smallies below the 71 can to Ir...
By: segler999
Posted: 8/6/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/6/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Am I the only one getting consistently skunked for walleye below McNary? In years past I easily boated a dozen 'eyes in 4 hours, released all but two. This year, however, the walleye action below Mc...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/16/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/16/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I had a great group walleye fishing today! We were able to dodge the thunderstorms and put a bunch of walleye in the cooler! Bottom walkers and worms were the ticket in 30-40 fow. Still fishing sea...
Posted: 6/18/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/17/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We fished Walleye below John day dam yesterday. The water is starting to get into the summer flows and the walleye fishing is very good. Most of our fish were in the 18 to 24 inch range and even found...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/24/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/22/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well I have had a busy week with trips every day this week! The walleye fishing in the John Day Pool remains great! We have been averaging 20-40 walleye a day with opportunities for twice that many! ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 7/11/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/11/2018
Hot Spots: 0
With the heat, we did a quick morning trip and made sure we were off the water by 12 noon! Today, plugs were the ticket. We were able to get 15 nice fish and off the water early! We were trolling p...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 7/13/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/13/2018
Hot Spots: 0
The last few days the walleye bite has been great! The key is beating the heat and starting early. by 10 am the bite gets tough and the heat is pretty miserable. A mix of plugs and harnesses in dee...
By: OkumaFishingUSA
Posted: 9/28/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I had a pretty nice opportunity to fish the Columbia this past week with Rob and Hillary from Northwest Fishing Reports. With the salmon closure we suddenly had to switch tactics and change our plans...
Posted: 3/13/2020
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/13/2020
Hot Spots: 0
We fished the Biggs junction area today on the Columbia river. The Walleye bite was a little hit and miss. We fished for about 4 hours and picked up 6 nice fish. We started pulling crankbaits with no ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/16/2020
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/14/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Munden's Rising Son Adventures started our Spring Walleye trips Saturday! The weather was not Spring like at all, with snow, rain, and wind that cut right through the warmest coats! Even with the po...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/20/2020
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/18/2020
Hot Spots: 0
We continued our Spring walleye fishing with a great day and the first sunburn of the season! Fishing was a bit tougher today with a low pressure change and a big water drop, but we managed several g...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/13/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/13/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Hey Folks! I am super excited to be back on the water and fishing again, after our awesome Fall and Winter Upland bird season! Starting our guide season off, we focus on Trophy walleye fishing on t...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/11/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/11/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Walleye fishing the Columbia is in prime shape right now! Post spawn males are staged in deep water and easy targets trolling worm harnesses slow downstream. We are targeting 35-55 fow right now. T...
