Sellwood Live Report

turtlesoup · 03-03-2004, 08:24 AM

A beauty just landed!! Chromer, looked to be in the 25lb. range. Open sled with three happy campers. Counted 13 boats working the bridge and Chief is out there with them.
Heard they got in to some yesterday while I was off.
Happy Hooker is off today and called in around 8:30am with a 15 pounder in the boat down by Kalama area.

If your itchin to do some fishin, time is now!

Cool Texan · 03-03-2004, 08:33 AM

D'oh...and I have a wife due to have a baby some time in the next couple of weeks, making fishing doubtful. And springers are so tasty too.

:depressed:

northriver1 · 03-03-2004, 08:42 AM

CT You can kiss this springer season good bye. But being a bright guy you have probably figured that out on your own. Do you have a name picked out?

Cool Texan · 03-03-2004, 08:49 AM

We think so...but we're not 100% just yet. Still saying it out loud, making sure it sounds right, etc. I'll post, probably on LIG, when she's born with the 100% name.

SnoSldr · 03-03-2004, 08:51 AM

Just got in from Sellwood. 5-6 fish this morning so far! They are here!!!

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WidgeonWacker · 03-03-2004, 10:45 AM

Man what the heck am I doing at work just when the fishing starts to get good. Does anybody know if they are doing any good further down the river maybe down by freds? Any info would be helpful. Thanks in advance

SM

Fisherfield · 03-03-2004, 12:05 PM

Congratulations Cool Texan!!

My daughter turns 1 year old this Friday and I can't beleive where the time has gone. I took her springer fishing at just 6 weeks old...down at Meldrum Bar. They will still be in the river when you have time to get out. Is this your first?? If so, get ready...your life is about to change 1,000,000,000,000%

Bill Monroe · 03-03-2004, 12:14 PM

Roderick Haig-Brown wrote a whole book about a female salmon named "Spring."

Blue Tip Spinner · 03-03-2004, 12:27 PM

cool texan- is this your first???? i had a daughter in august, and boy oh boy did my life change. not as much fishin as i would like or that i'm used to. anyway, congrats!!

Redbull · 03-03-2004, 12:35 PM

C'mon CT, it's no big deal. I've got just as many fish (BK) before kid as (AK) after kid. So, since I fish less now and catch just as many as before - I suck! But at least now I have a kid to show for it.

Joby

lilnorthfork · 03-03-2004, 12:47 PM

Hey CoolTexan - send me your e-mail address... I have a funny pic of an ifishen papa I think you will want to see. lnf

turtlesoup · 03-03-2004, 01:31 PM

Anyone seen Paul Bland this season? He truly had a good season last year and was kind enough to share some of his secrets.
Oh!Oh!Oh! Yep, another sellwood shiner in the boat. Burgundy Super Vee with 3 fella's in good spirits.
Anyway, back to Paul, I haven't seen his smiling face this year and was wondering.

Blue Water 23 · 03-03-2004, 01:39 PM

How many fish for how many boats would you say today?

Maybe those fish will be going through Milwaukie on Sunday

bighugetrout · 03-03-2004, 01:40 PM

Okay, here's a newbie question for y'all. What's the proper technique for springer fishing on the Willamette under Sellwood bridge from a boat. Spinners?, spinners with bait?, plugs?, what depth? Any advice is much appreciated. Please excuse me if this belongs somewhere else on bulletin.

fishchaser · 03-03-2004, 01:58 PM

BHT... Yeah you ar OK here, If you want to know how to rig up, there was a thread a couple weeks ago about fishing the Willamette, and how to rig up.

But since you are here and I have nothing to do, I will let you know. I use a delta diver and a fish flash with a double sliding hook set up.(Mooching rig). Use a herring and rig it just like you would for buoy #10 and put it out 12-14 pulls. Troll with everyone else. You will see the people fishin.

If you want to use a spreader put on a 2' lead line and a 4' leader line, mooching rig again, and use herring again. Put it out with 4 oz of lead and 14 pulls, and follow everyone else.

Good Luck &
Good Fishing
FISHCHASER

Jimmy Carl Black · 03-03-2004, 02:27 PM

BHT,

I would suggest fishing your poles at different depths, at least to start off, so that you have a better chance of hooking up. When one goes off, move the other poles to that depth. My only time fishing the Willamette for springers, we caught all of ours at 9 pulls.

-JCB

pearl · 03-03-2004, 02:30 PM

Man....If they're at Sellwood today they will be in Oregon City for the weekend.

Blue Tip Spinner · 03-03-2004, 03:05 PM

BHT- you might also want to try using a prawn spinner at the same depth that everyone else told you to fish.

lost_sailor · 03-03-2004, 03:09 PM

All right, time to dig out the boat. And reassemble the kicker. And ... buy a license :blush:

bighugetrout · 03-03-2004, 03:23 PM

Thanks guys!

SteelieSlammer · 03-03-2004, 11:29 PM

I hope they stay hungry. I have about 3 hours on saturday morning to go give it a try.