Columbia River Fishng Report

[Love Fishin']

My friend and fellow OBPC member Bob fished the Columbia out of Chinook Landing this morning from 6am - noon. It started out slow, but we finally started hitting them. The total for the day was 28. I hit another personal best with this 19 5/8", 4 lb. 8 oz. smallie. Got some on crankbaits but plastics were the answer.

[dragon67]

Where you fishing around lady island or the shore line, I have tried fishing but I usually don't catch anything. Help. I tried plastics this week around lady island and only caught one last tues. I tried close to shore and then go out alittle deeper. Maybe I was in the wrong area. I guess I don't have a clue. Wouldn't mind giving lessons would you???

[Love Fishin']

I wouldn't be much help as a teacher Dragonfly. I just started fishing for bass last year myself. I'm usually in the back of the boat and let the more experienced fisherman take me to the fish. As a courtesy to the person I'm fishing with, I don't disclose his fishing spots to others. That decision is left to him. If you want to find and keep a good experienced partner, that's a good way to start. I'm lucky enough to have a couple of really good teachers and I owe what success I have had to them.

If you would like to learn as I am doing, you might want to consider joining the Oregon Bass & Panfish Club. We have a great group of experienced warm water fishermen and women who are willing to share their experience with others. We welcome guests at our meetings which are held the fourth Tuesday of each month at the PGE Service Center, 3700 SE 17th Ave, Portland. Meetings start at 7:30 PM. Feel free to join us and see what we are about and if you do, ask someone to point out the club webmaster/treasurer and say hi.

Others on here can give you much better advice than I can, but look for things like current breaks, rocks and gravel, points and other changes in shoreline. Wingdams can be good spots too. Depth of fish are due to a lot of variables, but starting shallow and working out deeper is a good way to start. Hope this helps and if I have given some wrong advice, anyone please feel free to correct me.

The more I learn about this great sport the less I feel that I know. :whazzup:

[dragon67]

Yeah, I try to go to the bass and panfish club but because of my job I don't get to go to the meeting most of the time. Your right though I need to find someone to help me figure this stuff out or teach. Glad I have a boat to help me out. I think that is the half the battle. Now for the other half.LOL

[Love Fishin']

Having a boat is part of the battle, but the learning curve is much shorter if you have someone who is willing to share their experience with you. I have two boats, a 19' and a little 7 1/2' jon boat I build for small waters. I use them both to practice what I have learned and to discover what I haven't learned yet, which is considerable.

[FelonFinder]

Wow, that's a nice fish. I lived in PDX for a few years, never realized it was good for smallies.

[shalom]

Way to go LOVE FISHING , WHAT A MONSTER CATFISH !!!!
SORRY ABOUT THAT THE DEVIL MUST HAVE MADE ME DO IT . THAT IS A HUGE SMALLIE. I WOULD LOVE TO GET A SMALLIE THAT BIG .
I WILL HAVE TO GIVE YOU A CALL AND HERE ALL ABOUT IT .

[outdoors1987]

how much does it cost to join for a year?

[Love Fishin']

$15 for a single membership, $20 for a family.

[Elwix]

Beautiful smallmouth!

[shalom]

The dues for the year as mentioned are only $15.00 ,and this in almost a break even point for the cost of the bulletins for the year .The dues are the lowest of any thing that I belong to .This club has some of the finest people that I have ever fished with and over the years I have belonged to several different clubs .They meet on the forth Tuesday of the month at PGE AUTOTORIUM at 7:30 pm . The address is 3700 SE 17TH STREET in PORTLAND ORE.