current wind river stats

[NAUTI-NOTIONS]

Water clearing nicely, yesterday 25 boats with most hitting one or two by late afternoon, today three take downs one in the boat by 8:30

[Thumper]

Time to go fish the Wind!!!

[Mack Slayer]

I'm boat deprived at the moment... Is there decent bank access (and chance of success) on the Wind? Thanks! Temporary Bankie

[gorge_fisherman]

Hey Mack Slayer,

I see you are from HR. I too live in the Hood. It is a little early for the Wind off the bank. We fished up to the falls two days ago thinking that some fish may have been sucked up by the high water. No luck. They will catch a few here and there, but this run of fish is known for making a big push up the river in mid may. Access is limited by lots of pvt property. Throwing plugs off the west bank of drano is a pretty good bet right now. Sometimes it can be better than doing the circle jerk in a boat.

[GutZ]

What about camping in the area? I haven't been able to spot any likely looking spots in my Gazateer. Either side of the river within 30 minutes of the putin would be fine.

We are hard core weekend warriors and would probably arrive on a Friday evening after the lovely drive down I-5 from Seattle. Not having the time to search out a decent campsite, it would be nice to have a particular place in mind.

If you like you can e-mail me at ifishthere4iam@hotmail.com

TIA

GutZ

[FlyChucker]

There is a county park not more than 1/2 mile from the launching ramp. If the park is full they have a parking lot for overflow. Can't tell you for sure what the price is but remember that it was pretty reasonable when I checked into it.

[NAUTI-NOTIONS]

Beacon Rock Resort
Skamania, WA.
(509) 427-8473
Next to Beacon Rock State Park boat launch
Seventeen sites with full hookups and reservations

Beacon Rock State Park
Skamania, WA.
(509) 427-8265
Hiking trails, boat launch, picnic area
Thirty-five sites, no reservations

Big Foot Park
Carson, WA.
(509) 427-4441
Nineteen sites with full hook-up and reservations

Carson Mineral Hot Springs Resort
Carson, WA.
(509) 427-8292
(800) 607-3678
Hot Springs resort with cabins, restaurant and bathhouse and massages
Twenty-three sites with full hook-up and reservations recommended

Lewis & Clark RV Park
N. Bonneville, WA.
(509) 427-5982
RV park near Beacon Rock Golf Course
Seventy-five sites with full hook-up and reservations

Northwest Guide Service
Skamania, WA
(509) 427-4625
Fishing Guide Service
Nine sites with full hookups and reservations

Skamania County Parks-Home Valley
Stevenson, WA.
(509) 427-9478
Baseball fields, picnic area, swimming and windsurfing beaches
Twenty-three sites.

Valley RV Park
Home Valley, WA.
(509) 427-5300
Five sites with partial hook-up and reservations

Skamania Coves
Stevenson, WA.
(509) 427-4900
Columbia River view sites.
Thirty sites. Reservations recommended

Wind Mountain Resort & Giftshop
Astrid Diek
50561 Highway 14
Stevenson, WA 98648
509-427-5152
diek@gorge.net

U.S. Forest Service Campgrounds
Wind River Work Center
Carson, WA.
(509) 427-3200
1-800-280-2267 (reservations only)

Beaver Campground
Twenty-four sites

Panther Campground
Thirty-three sites

Paradise Campground
Forty-two sites

[NAUTI-NOTIONS]

Carson Mineral Hot Springs
P.O. Box 1169
Carson, WA 98610
509-427-8292
800-607-3678
FAX: 509-427-7242
Historic Hot Springs Motel and Restaurant
Hot mineral baths and massages, 18 hole golf course

Columbia Gorge Riverside Lodge
http://www.cgriversidelodge.com
PO Box 381
Stevenson, WA 98648
509-427-5650
866-427-5650
info@cgriversidelodge

Columbia River Inn
http://www.gorge.net/cri
P.O. Box 580
Cascade Locks, OR 97014
541-374-8777
800-595-7108
Fax: 541-374-2279
Best Western Hotel, 63 units
Pool, spa and Columbia River views .

Dolce Skamania Lodge
http://www.skamania.com
P.O. Box 189
Stevenson, WA 98648
509-427-7700
800-221-7117
Fax: 509-427-2547
Grand destination resort
195 rooms, spas, pool, restaurant, tennis, 18 hole golf course.

Econo Lodge
40 NE Second St
Stevenson, WA 98648
509-427-5628
800-424-4777
Fax: 509-427-4995
30 units in Stevenson, AAA motel.

Inn of White Salmon
http://www.innofwhitesalmon.com
172 Jewett
P.O. Box 1549
White Salmon, WA 98672
800-972-5226
509-493-2335
Innkeeper@gorge.net

Sandhill Cottages
http://www.sandhillcottages.com
932 Hot Springs Avenue
P.O. Box 451
Carson, WA 98610
509-427-3464
sandhillcottages@gorge.net

Wind River Cabins
P.O. Box 777
Carson, WA 98610
509-427-7777, 877-816-7908
http://www.windrivercabins.com

[Thumper]

Well, that pretty well sums it up! Great info guys.

[wetaline]

Fisned the wind early AM .. and was very very tough to fish by 10am (lots of wind and white caps) .. Got one around 7:30am on a orange prawn w/ green rainbow tipped brass #3 spinner. had another pull on the same rig up an hour later. Didn't see a much going on but there were a few fish caught by the time we left at 10am. The wind water was clear and 42 degrees, the columbia water was not (pretty murky 1.5 ft vis and 47 degrees.... probably 40 boats or so.

Stopped by L&C on the sandy.. sandy water had a good green w/ a tint of silt... but very fishable... drift boaters at the launch had a few steelies....

We ran down to the mouth and trolled around... everything looked good on the sandy side of the water line but didn't look like much was happening, and nothing did happen. Scooted on down to the hogline in the columbia below the sandy... they said nothing yet and that was at 1pm....

All and all i'm happy i got one... and am not to sure what i'm going to do in the AM .... good luck...

[Nate]

Sam that's some list thanks for the info, I thought you were going this weekend then i read about one in the boat? Let me know how ya do.
Nate

[Nate]

Fished the Wind last night from 6pm till dark with nothing didn't see much going on either. This morning saw 2 taken at daybreak in the channel just west of the point the bankies fish at. Hooked one around 8am on an orange mag wart with hering scent at the buoy boundary, ended up loosing him and had no action the rest of the day. water has cleared up though.