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04 - Longview Bridge to I5 Bridge Fishing Reports

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Posted: 8/3/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/31/2013
Hot Spots: 0
In 3 days during the week of July 22 my son and his buddies from work put over 20 summer run to the net and kept 10 marked fish. Fished below mouth of the Cowlitz. Thought I'd try it on my son's nex...
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Posted: 6/17/2013
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Day One of my Father’s Day fishing adventure felt kind of weird to be away from home and on my own. A sign of grown kids - my younger son wasn’t interested in a two day fishing trip, and the older boy...
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By: Natebg1
Posted: 5/17/2013
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Great Day on the Columbia River with a Guide Service "The Sturgeon General" My buddy and I have been talking about doing this trip for about 2 years and since he is heading back to the East Coast next...
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By: Acefishon
Posted: 1/3/2013
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well fish for sturgion out kalama and have to say worst day of the year no bites and talk other boats only one shaker out 6 boats and 10 rods .I think the water temps might be problem temp was 39 deg...
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By: Acefishon
Posted: 6/14/2012
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
wow what a day sorry reports late but here it is fish in Longview right up from bridge and first fish small then five min later after 47 min fight caught 7foot 2inch long sturgin must weight about 230...
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Posted: 4/25/2012
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
So had a chance last Saturday for 1 more trip for springers and was blessed with one more to finish out the season. We missed a few but ended up each going home with our fish and it was a beautiful d...
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Posted: 4/25/2012
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the last 3 days of the Lower Columbia Springer season and it was pretty darn good for us. We ended up going 13 for 20 on Hatchery Springers trolling headless green labels and a medium sized fi...
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Posted: 4/15/2012
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Well with only 1 week left to fish for springers, I thought my chances were slim that I would get a chance to get some tasty upriver bright salmon this season. But last night my buddy called and said...
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Posted: 2/8/2012
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/4/2012
Hot Spots: 0
got out on the Columbia for sturgeon for the first time this year on Saturday. Beautiful morning until the wind picked up around 10am. Fishing above a hole near Kalama. Caught one keeper and a shak...
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By: danm
Posted: 9/11/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Together with John and his daughter, joined the 200+ boats fishing above the Lewis river confluence. We anchored and lines in the water by 7:30. We waited and waited and changed gear, tried bait and n...
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By: wallab44
Posted: 9/2/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went with friend to river and in 4 hours managed to get 2- 25lb fish. One launched out of the water like a scud missle which had me concerned about losing it. Had 7 takedowns as well. Great time, nice...
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By: mrem27
Posted: 7/27/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Frenchmans bar, three and a half hours today, I was using red cured sand shrimp on a size six spin glo plunking rig, got three hard hits that rang the bells on the rod but no fish just an empty hook. ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/21/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Caught limits of Summer Steelhead on the Columbia today. We were Between mouth of Cowlitz and Kalama Rivers. Plunking Spin and Glow with Coon Striped Shrimp about 2 feet of the bottom. One about ...
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By: mrem27
Posted: 7/21/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
First time "plunking", gotta admit, pretty boring but caught my biggest fish of the season thus far, 21" sucker... I was using a spin -glo in black and green color sceme 20" of leader with a sand shri...
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Posted: 4/12/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I fished the Columbia River for Springers both Saturday and Sunday. It was pretty good both days. Saturday we went 2 for 5 and Sunday 3 for 8. Fishing has been tough, the water is high, it's a bit out...
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By: Trent
Posted: 3/17/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
.... okay, it wasn't really a "slaughter". But a few more Springers went through yesterday, and once again I'm stuck at work while Paul & Tim send me these pictures. My turn is coming...... SOON! [...
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Posted: 8/31/2010
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing saturday with my Pops, we had fished together during the springer season and killed em. So far we have been catching not fishing. We have put our time in on the river but we are havein...
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Posted: 7/19/2010
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/17/2010
Hot Spots: 0
This was my first sturgeon fishing experience. Launched from Kalama around 9am. Four of us fishing. Did no good at the first spot, moved and ended up catching six at the second location. Unfortunately...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/16/2010
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/16/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well fished i-5 morning 200 boats and mabe seen little over dozen fish coaght it is real slow.fished for five hour not even a strike two days left and springer season 2010 in the books was good for ab...
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By: Ganno
Posted: 1/28/2010
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I heard reports of smelt in the Columbia River so i thought i would give sturgeon fishing a try. Packed up boat and some of last years smelt and headed for Kalama, arrived at bot launch at eight AM he...
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By: zbo
Posted: 5/25/2009
Species: Catfish
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/24/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went night fishing for cats in the Felida Moorage area with 2 friends. First night we caught 3 with the biggest around 5" and the second night caught around 10 with the biggest being 11" and a little ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/12/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Spent 10 hours on the C nothing to show for but the receipts. The day started good with what looked like a break in the weather, we launched @ 4:30 am w/o even real wating. That was was the only good....
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/3/2008
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/3/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished out from Frenchman's Bar from 3:30 till dark. Water Temp was 50. Ended up with a few bites and one shaker. Tried all baits and got bites on all. Water is just too cold for them to be active...
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By: lskiles
Posted: 10/2/2007
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/29/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Had a good time at Catapillar Island...was not sure where to put this report on the site. Hit the water late...noonish. The boat launch was not as busy as it has been. Used worms under a sliding floa...
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Posted: 7/10/2007
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/10/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Frenchman's Bar today (idk what range that is so i just said lower vancouver) with some friends. We were mostly goin to swim but we found a good spot by the jetty type thing where a few piling...
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