Portland-Area Walleye

[Tfresh]

Hi,

I was curious if anyone knows how the walleye fishing around the Portland area. A number of years ago I heard of folks catching walleye around Washougal. I fish for walleye below John Day dam, but due to gas prices, I'd like to find some quality fishing closer to home. Any input would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

Eric

[WetBait]

I'd be interested in hearing more about Walleye in the area as well (Portland/Vancouver). I've also heard they can be caught around Washougal and I know last year smiley posted a picture of one taken near portland perhaps on the willy, I don't recall exactly.

In a past life (20+ years ago), I fished them in lake Erie but I have no idea how to catch them in rivers. I've tried several times and feel like I'm shooting in the dark. I'd definitely like to expand my fishing from smallmouth to walleye to extend my fishing seasons as well as make the most of a tank of gas ($3.50+/gallon!).

WetBait

[Fish mojo]

Do some searches- plenty of info already posted on this.

Try dropping by the Lower Columbia Walleye Club meeting on thursday night.

The Club meets the first Thursday of every month at the Free Methodist Chuch (660 SE 139th Ave. Portland....Just south of Stark).

Drop ins are welcome.

[XPO]

Don't be shy about fishing the Willammete, either. That's virtually unexplored territory. Fifteen years ago I caught a walley while fishing for jack chinooks at the base of Dexter Dam, 15 miles upstream of Eugene. I took it in to ODF&W for confirmation. I had to tell them the difference between a walleye & a sauger, however.

[Rauly]

Try around Coon Isle and Rocky Point in Multnomah Channel and on the Columbia try the gravel bar by the I5 bridge. Used to catch a lot around those areas.

[WetBait]

Do some searches- plenty of info already posted on this.

Try dropping by the Lower Columbia Walleye Club meeting on thursday night.

The Club meets the first Thursday of every month at the Free Methodist Chuch (660 SE 139th Ave. Portland....Just south of Stark).

Drop ins are welcome.

What time?

Thanks,
Ray

[Fish mojo]

7 pm. I'll wear my brown Fenwick hat. Stop by and introduce yourself.
Mark

[Tfresh]

Thanks for the feedback. I'd definitely like to check out one of the walleye club meetings.

Do some searches- plenty of info already posted on this.

Try dropping by the Lower Columbia Walleye Club meeting on thursday night.

The Club meets the first Thursday of every month at the Free Methodist Chuch (660 SE 139th Ave. Portland....Just south of Stark).

Drop ins are welcome.

[Tfresh]

Try around Coon Isle and Rocky Point in Multnomah Channel and on the Columbia try the gravel bar by the I5 bridge. Used to catch a lot around those areas.

Thanks, I'll try these areas out! It's about time to break the boat out again.

[CRD4Liberty]

Lot's of walleye areas to fish, only problem with them is they are very mobile and where you catch them yesterday is not where they will be tommorrow.
Ough Reef Washougal is a good spot as is the channel side of the island just above it in close. Watch your self there are boat parts from others all about this spot.
Fashion Reef and the area around Beacon Rock holds walleye out of the main current.
The gravel bar at Stake 50 above Washougal has supplied a few for me, but I wouldn't consider it a hotspot.
The biggest Walleye I've caught in the lower river was at the first boat docks just above the 205 bridge WA side as I trolled a worm rig under the ramp that goes down to the docks from shore.
Any of the water outlets including the one from the Camas pulp mill can have some fish in the deeper pocket there.
The Coweeman Slough, Longview, can have some fish. Paid pike minnow bounty on some walleyes some kids caught under the RXR bridge on the Cowlitz mouth some years ago and got me looking in this area.
The gravel bar just below Stella at the creek mouth has produced a few while messing around looking for smallmouth, etc. after bass fishing Coal Creek Slough.

[WetBait]

CRD4Liberty, Are walleye movements at all predictable? I've read that they will move into the shallows at night and back deeper during the day but that doesn't sound like the sort of movement you're talking about. Are they following migratory food sources? Are they just moving to find new food sources?

Thanks,
Ray