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07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla) Fishing Reports
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By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/17/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/17/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Post spawn walleye bite is on fire in the Columbia. Fishing for post spawn males will be good from now through the summer. It appears there is a good hatch of year and a half old fish from 16-18 inc...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/8/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2021
Hot Spots: 0
We battled the wind Saturday morning, but it paid off. We were able to pile up a bunch of eater walleye by noon for our group. Harnesses in deep water were still the ticket. Seemed like more natura...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/15/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/15/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing was a little tougher on the Columbia Saturday for walleye. There was a huge high pressure front that moved in the area bringing a rising barometer and high heat for a few days. The walleye d...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/22/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/22/2021
Hot Spots: 0
We had some pretty wild Spring weather this weekend making the fishing pretty tough. The fish are there, but 20-30 mph winds make presentation pretty tough. We were able to harness for our fish and ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/29/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/29/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Great weather this weekend on the Columbia! Fishing was great using harnesses and jigs both. We were still targeting fishing deeper water from 40-65 feet. Fish were spread out a bite due to the slo...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/6/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/6/2021
Hot Spots: 0
We had a good day on the Columbia yesterday. The wind was a bit much, but we managed and got some nice fish for our efforts. The water was down, and flow up, which indicated to me that we may need t...
By: FJohn
Posted: 6/18/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/18/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Greetings!
First report here on NWFR, I'm a Walleye honk from the Nebraska; I took a position with the DOE in Richland, and I've been trying to learn the water here.
This forum has been VERY hel...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/19/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/19/2021
Hot Spots: 0
I will summarize the last few walleye trips we have had on the Columbia! The fishing is lights out! Every 4-5 years, we get a great spawn of fish with great survival rates and good conditions which ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/26/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/26/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Today was our last day chasing walleye for the summer! We are now shifting gears to target summer kings and sockeye for the remainder of the summer/fall. We had great fishing today and was able to g...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/28/2022
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/28/2022
Hot Spots: 0
We are right in the middle of our Columbia River Walleye Late Spring fishery. We will fish the Columbia until late June then transition for the rest of the year to Salmon. We start at Wanapum Dam on...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/4/2022
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/4/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Columbia River eater walleye are in full swing! We had a great day with awesome weather and filled the boat with plenty of walleye for the frying pan! Trolling crawler harnesses was the ticket and f...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/11/2022
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/11/2022
Hot Spots: 0
There is a lot of water in the Columbia right now. It is very high and muddy! This high flow makes the fishing tough when it comes to walleye! Fortunately, we have had these conditions before and w...
By: Gorgecat
Posted: 7/4/2020
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/4/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Got a late morning start out of Umatilla. Tried around the bridge, heavy current, missed a couple bites on Jigs and crawlers and decided to head downstream to moderate water. Good choice as we nette...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/22/2020
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/19/2020
Hot Spots: 0
With the shad run thick in the river, the oversize sturgeon bite is on! I fished the morning before it got hot with fresh shad chunks for bait and was 9-13 by noon! Lots of nice big fish caught and g...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 1/3/2019
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/1/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Happy New Year from Munden's Rising Son Adventures! We started the new year out with Keeper sturgeon fishing in the John Day Pool. Unfortunately, the fishing was not good and the pressure was as bu...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 7/10/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/5/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well I have not been able to report as much as I would have liked, because I have been on the water every day the last few weeks. We have been targeting walleye and oversize sturgeon and the fishing ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 8/14/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/14/2018
Hot Spots: 0
The trophy catch and release sturgeon fishing continues to be awesome in the John day Pool! Today we were able to get multiple hook ups with oversize fish and many keeper size fish too! I have only ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/15/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/14/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We started our summer sturgeon fishing today with some great action and lots of sore arms! The day starts with us going out and catching a bunch of fresh shad to use for bait! After we have fun doi...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 1/8/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Hey Guys and Gals! 2018 is starting with a bang! Our first trip of the year was for keeper sized sturgeon in the Columbia River! I was able to fish a great group of clients on Saturday the 6th of Ja...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 1/16/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/13/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well with the warmer weather and less flow in the Columbia this winter versus last, we are having some awesome sturgeon days! I was able to get into a great pod of fish on Saturday and we landed abou...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 1/22/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/20/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Keeper sturgeon season on the middle stretches of the Columbia is wrapping up! This year, mainly because of a milder winter, the bite has been decent since the season opened on January 1st. The Dall...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 2/16/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/11/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Sunday was our last day of Keeper Sturgeon Fishing in the John Day Pool! We didn't find any legal fish on Sunday, but we had a ton of action and a great time releasing over and under sized fish all d...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/23/2017
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I got the rare opportunity to be part of a group of anglers in pursuit of keeper sturgeon with guide Jacob Murden of Rising Son Guide Service. I say rare because there is only one area on the Columbia...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/13/2017
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/11/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Northwest Fishing Reports and I chased keeper sturgeon again on the Columbia in the John day pool. With the low quota of only 105 fish for sport anglers, we are forced to fish for keepers even when ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/23/2017
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The keeper sturgeon season in the John Day Pool remains open. The quota of 105 fish is getting close to being reached. Regardless of the unfavorable river conditions, if you want a keeper sturgeon t...
