My Slant On Anchoring
A couple of things/techniques you may want to keep in mind while anchoring in the deeper reaches for fall salmon.....
When selecting a spot, don't only chart the depth of the location where your boat will be holding. More importantly take an extra minute to chart the fishes 'runway' up to that spot.
It is desirable to be fishing (a)at the edge of a plateau, upstream from a steep slope,(b) on a gradual slope, or at the very least, (c)on a flat or slightly declining straightaway.
Lotsa folks simply find their favorite depth and dump the anchor expecting it to be a lucky spot. This does work in several areas where bottom contours are consistant, such as Kalama or Cowlitz. But for much of the Lower Columbia fishery, there is a good chance that you may be fishing in a depression, while the majority of the contour of the bottom behind your boat is 10' shallower. The fish are swimming above your lure!
Another strategy that sometimes pays off (helped me get a quick limit of Chinooks today [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img])...is to look for current flows from a distance. They are hard to see at close proximity, but if you look upstream on a large run, from a distance, you will see definite areas of accelerated current. I call them 'FastLanes'. Fast lanes usually taper off as the bottom drops out from under them.
Park your boat so it is about 2/3's the way down a fast lane, and you have just set yourself in the middle of a fish attractor...and a spot where the nookers seem to more readily bite.
...just some thought, a couple things that seem to work for me.
Good Fishin'
Hog
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