Is there a difference when fishing for springers than with fall fish as far as which side of the Columbia they like to travel, I understand they like to travel in shallower water than the fall fish but I heard tale of the Fallies liking the Washington side and the Springers liking the Oregon side , any truth to the Tale?
Is there a difference when fishing for springers than with fall fish as far as which side of the Columbia they like to travel, I understand they like to travel in shallower water than the fall fish but I heard tale of the Fallies liking the Washington side and the Springers liking the Oregon side , any truth to the Tale?
This is what I have heard as well. Not sure if there is too much truth to it. It is a very general statement, but if you look up and down the river that seems to be the consensus.
i was always told that both fall fish and springers will follow the wa side up to the willamette and then spread out from there. if you ever fly over the columbia you can see the dirty water line dumping from the willy. but i dont think it really matters with 300k running. if people kill springers at worrior rock and batchelor isle i dont think it matters. check your depth...
One of my favorite springer spots is on the Oregon side. Not too far down river is a good location on the Wa side that we've done well at. I'm confident they go up both sides. I think it depends on the strain of fish.
In my personal experiences we have fished the same areas for over 25 years and these same areas still produce fish consistantly. What we have used to catch them has somewhat changed over time but not by much. Just my :twocents:
For the most part Springers will stick to the shallower side of the river... they dont need to hold deep because the water is already cold and their main preditor (besides man), seals and sealions use deep water to ambush them... so springers stick to the bottom on shallower sand bars:twocents:
I've found that springers sit in shallower water in the morning and will move out to deeper water towards late morning early afternoon allot of times. I think the heavy boat traffic and noise will push them off the flats sometimes. Don't be afraid to fish deeper water, we hooked quite a few last year in 50' of water.
I think that the fallies will run wherever they want in the river because there is less current. I think that the springers will run the banks to get a break from the current. I fish the upper river though, it may be different below bonnie.
Is there a difference when fishing for springers than with fall fish as far as which side of the Columbia they like to travel, I understand they like to travel in shallower water than the fall fish but I heard tale of the Fallies liking the Washington side and the Springers liking the Oregon side , any truth to the Tale?
Whats going on Bob, havent seen any posts from ya lately, too busy with facebooking with the girls:wink:
I was supposed to be out there today but funds are a little tight due to some miscalculations , but I will definately give ya a hollar when I do, yep I took a couple days off to do some fishing and here I sit at home too broke to pay attention.
I guess I will wash the boat and get it ready for when I might be able to get it out there, I got some Herring in the freezer ready to brine up and A couple of Quicks for when the tide swings.
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