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02-15-2004, 07:13 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Timber Rd. Vernonia Oregon
Posts: 536
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slow sturgeoning
After last saturdays slaughter, we were humbled by this saturdays catching. About 1/2 dozen shakers is all we touched. Plus I melted my new rain pants on mr. heater :depressed:
Fished in the M. channel and moved around a bit but it was just plain slow for us. Water clarity is getting better though, so serious salmon fishing is right around the corner.
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02-15-2004, 07:35 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Amboy Wa.
Posts: 816
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Re: slow sturgeoning
I and my shipmates had a great day fishing last saturday but went out yesterday with my little one's and fishing was fair at best. So I am with you on (where's the fish)!!!  maybe they took president's weekend off?
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02-15-2004, 08:19 AM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Beaverton
Posts: 9,971
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Re: slow sturgeoning
As the smelt progress upriver those keepers that entered the MC looking for food about a month ago will move out to the main river... all that will be left are skinny little resident snake shakers and the occasional keeper. As we head into the last days of Feb and the first couple weeks of Mar action should be red hot on the big river!
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02-15-2004, 08:23 AM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Boatless and Busted
Posts: 4,394
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Re: slow sturgeoning
It's tough finding the good quality fish right now. I spent three hours hunting for them in the Channel on Friday and could only muster up about half a dozen smaller fish as well.
I think the bigger fish are down river of the Lewis waiting for the smelt. Once the smelt push through then it will be easier to find them but for now you have to do a lot of moving.
I think once the water warms up a touch in the Columbia and the smelt make it past the Cowlitz, it will be hot and fast fishing. Looking back at my fishing logs this trend seems to rear it's ugly head right after the pilot run of smelt hit the Cowlitz. Once the smelt are in full force, the fishing will slow back down again because the sturgeon are gorged.
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02-15-2004, 08:33 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Scappoose,Or.
Posts: 2,935
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Re: slow sturgeoning
We cant win them all!!!  And whats 5 cents doing at home? i thought you were gonna hit the river today, after the family time off the water yesterday?? Good fishing YALL
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02-15-2004, 08:51 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: May 2003
Location: milwaukie
Posts: 369
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Re: slow sturgeoning
hit MC Saturday from 7am till 4pm caught 40 shakers.
for full story click here
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02-15-2004, 12:52 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: portland
Posts: 627
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Re: slow sturgeoning
I must be lucky cause I caught another nice 49 incher in the Willamette lots of meat and good fight just like the one I caught on friday night,,, :grin: :grin: :grin:
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02-15-2004, 01:07 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Usually outside, looking in
Posts: 2,876
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Re: slow sturgeoning
I took my neighbor and his granddaughter out to the MC for a few hours. He had never caught a keeper and he got his first at 44" His 8 year old grand daughter got to haul in several shakers. All I did was lose fish. Had a couple that felt keeper size, one broke the mono line I was using and one spit the hook. We had a blast and the weather was great, except for the downpour as we were taking out
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02-15-2004, 02:46 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Aloha OR
Posts: 5,428
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Re: slow sturgeoning
On thursaday starting at 11 am we put at least 40 to the boat andwe got three keepers 42,45,and 46 on fresh smelt in the lower willy. One time we had three on at the same time. Thanks to Bob and his putting us into fish.
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02-15-2004, 03:31 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Portland,OR.
Posts: 213
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Re: slow sturgeoning
Go Upriver. Me and Two buddies fished yeasterday and got a 44-51-&47 plus let a 46 go! took awhile to find them but when we did it was "katie bar the door!"plus in the same streach of river probably saw a LEAST 10 more keepers on the rope!
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02-15-2004, 06:03 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Oak Grove
Posts: 570
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Re: slow sturgeoning
Where at guys. I can't decide between lower channel, lower Willamette, or Kelly Pt. Any help would be great.
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02-15-2004, 07:20 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St Helens, Or
Posts: 189
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Re: slow sturgeoning
caught a keeper last friday (2/6) went out thursday and saturday and nothing... where did they all go?
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