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MoneyFisher85
05-29-2002, 03:28 PM
how are people doing shad fishing :cool:
Drachir
05-29-2002, 04:22 PM
Fished Oregon City on Monday. There were tons of boats, and not many doing very well for Shad. :hoboy:
bait boy
05-29-2002, 04:48 PM
I hear bonneville from the bank and boats are just hammerin' em go get your gear and get you some...
I heard that washougal has turned on as well.
chinook_hunter
05-29-2002, 08:49 PM
Can anyone help me with where to fish for shad at bonniville and what depth to fish.I have fished for gators up there but never shad
Thanks Del.
chuckee
05-29-2002, 10:55 PM
fished washougal sunday and hammered em
brshooter
05-30-2002, 05:52 AM
chinook_hunter,
Head up river from the fishery. Just above the island on the Washington side you will see boats fishing for shad. Most were fishing in 8-14 feet of water. Chartruse/white or red/white dick nite behind a hot n tot or jet diver worked for us. Could also use 3 oz of lead on a 2 foot dropper in place of the diver.
The Coquuille is picking up. We got a few the other night. 1/8oz jig head with red and white tube jigs were the hot thing. Red/white and chrome/red dick nite #1 spoons have also been working.
chinook_hunter
05-30-2002, 02:57 PM
Brshooter thanks for the info think I will give it a try this weekend.
AngleThis
05-31-2002, 08:36 AM
They're in pretty thick at Coon Isle. I took 35 last Sunday and one chinook. 15-18 feet of water and gold/chartruse dick nites was the ticket.
letsfish
06-02-2002, 01:46 PM
Does any one recall when and where the shad run is on the rogue or Umqua? Recall reading last year something about yellow Jacket park or something -good for flyfishing.
Anybody going out this week and need a mate I will be glad to pitch in .Got the week off and am looking fish.
Land Shark
06-02-2002, 10:23 PM
The Shad run on the Umpqua usually starts around Memorial week end . Yellow Creek boat ramp is one of the better spots up river from Elkton. Most people I saw there a couple years ago use a small curly tail grub in chartruese or red and drift from bank like you would for steelhead.good luck , LAND SHARK
CrazyHorse
06-03-2002, 10:31 AM
Shad are running good in the Umpqua now. Going to go do some fishing down there this weekend...thur-sat anyway :smile:
Stacie L. Kelsey
06-03-2002, 10:34 AM
We have a shad pamphlet if anyone is interested in getting a copy. Send me your mailing address and I will send one out. It has info on history and how to fish for them.
kelsyslk@dfw.wa.gov
Here is how we did yeaterday.. we had fun, played in the sun, and caught 11 shadin about 2 hours time.
We trolled #1 Dick Nite spoons, with 1/2oz of lead,
http://www.ifish.net/uploads/485510153.jpg
and we plyed with the ducks...
http://www.ifish.net/uploads/285410153.jpg
CrazyHorse
06-03-2002, 11:31 AM
TH,
Are these pics from the coquille? or what river were you on? looks like you'all had a good time.
spin33
06-03-2002, 11:40 AM
Spent last Sat. on theUmpqua looking for shad. Fished Sawyers rapids awahile, no luck. Went up to Yellow CR. launched my pontoon boat and floated to Yellow Cr. There were 18 guys fishing in a row in one spot, I saw 2 fish caught in 1/2 Hr. I don't call that hot. So I changed gear and went for smallies down river aways. Now THAT WAS HOT!! Caught 8 over 2 pounds, lost 6 that were at least that big. Caught 20 or so smaller ones. I was trolling a 1/4 Oz. jighead W/ red/purple"Rattlesnake' 3in. plastic worm, and I anointed it with craw/anise oil. They couldn't lay off of it. Bottom line is; shad Slow, smallies good.
CrazyHorse
06-03-2002, 11:49 AM
good tip spin, probably spend much of my time this weekend fishin the smallies then...also goin' to be fishin for springers up there too. basically I will be fishin for whatevers bitin :smile: just excited to be gettin out on the water :grin:
CrazyHorse
06-03-2002, 02:32 PM
cool! sounds like fun :smile:
That's the Coquille...
Lots of Shad in the river right now.
6-9 boats trolling a 300 yd stretch, 100+ fish caught in just a couple hours..
TH