Multnomah channel walleyes

[Tyler5592]

Hi All,

I, like a lot of you I am guessing, read the latest fishing mags and they claimed that walleye can be found in the Multnomah Channel.

I know that the walleye bite can be tough below Bonneville but has anyone tried to fish the Multnomah Channel?

My biggest question is whether a 17' prop boat can make it around in there or if there are too many prop-busters lurking to make it worth-while.

Should I just pony up the extra gas money and go to The Dalles?

Thanks all.

Tyler

[bassin]

Yes they are caught in there, and you should not have any problem with you boat in there. I run a 21' bass Boat and a 22 foot north river in there.
I like the out going tide, and after July.

[Blacktailfiend]

I used to do real good in the mult. channel in the fall. It would get better and better until the big fall rains would come. Havent been in the last five or six years or so. Got introduced to hunting.....

[catfishman89]

I have trolled in the channel acouple of times with bottom walkers and have caught one 18 inch walleye by coon island last august.

[snowplow]

has been slow the last three years. Me and some friends fished it out.
try coon and dixy mtn areas, great small mouth also. Was always good in May and june for smallies, 2lbers, and got better in the summer. Then we picked up a few wallys back in my high school days, 15 years ago. Best was 9lbs!! A lot of 15 to 18 inchers. Jigs and free drifting, tossing plugs and some deep diving ones off the rocks or from a boat. those produced the best for wally.

[Hunt'nFish]

Tyler, Bassin is spot on. No issues at all. In fact I disagree with your comment that walleye below Bonnie are tough to come by. Lots of areas scattered all up/down the lower CR. Some of the best walleying is done around the PDX area bridges.

Take the Coon Island area....what makes it a good spot? ....Deeper water comes up to 15ft water w/ current over the top to flush in food. Look at the contour maps of Coon and translate that to other area's with similar transitions & currents. Look at the bars around any island of bridge piling. Eyes will be there. I've also heard of eyes being taking around Ross Island and up toward Meldrum on the Willy. What about Gov Island, Reed, Goat, Deer, Akerman, and McGuire?.....yep eyes there too.
No there are lots of protected water that the smaller boats can fish w/o going up river and battling the wind & wave of the gorge.

Sounds like we need to do a Westside Walleye Lunch and pull out the charts.

My thoughts anyway,
Hunt'nFish

[Tyler5592]

Thanks all for your input. I really appreciate it. :excited: :applause:

I do have one further question. How much to the tides affect the 'eyes? Is it more important to fish at first light or with the incoming or outgoing tides below the Bonneville dam?

Thanks again and if anyone wants to hook up sometime for some PDX walleye fishing just give me a shout! :)

Tyler

[Hunt'nFish]

Can't say I've notice that tides affect walleye.
Current flow and food availability make more of a differance. Fish areas just out the main current. I also like a hard bottom, 20-30ft flats adjacent to bars. Shallower as the water warms and spawn approaches.

Please release the larger fish over 5lbs as these are our breeders.
Don't forget the scales, tape measure & camera. Record length & girth, pop a few pics and toss her back. Then Dave Smith can whip ya up a wicked reproduction so the big girl can go lay her eggs.
Hunt'nFish