Fish BELOW the Fishery. Current is not ripping as strong. Less weight needed to hold bottom as well.
Good West wind beware though. Can get rough as a cobb with rollers. Current slows down even more the nearer to the Oregon bank in this stretch. Don't even flirt with the Channel, whereever you are. :shocked:
Anywhere from right below Skamania Island up to the Fishery is both oversize and keeper areas.
You don't need to fish as high as you can above the Fishery to catch fish. Horsetail Falls right above Skamania Island is good too.
A good Columbia River pick anchor and 300 feet does just fine.
Be careful up at the shad rack. Remember there are a BUNCH of pilings, if underwater, on the downriver tip side of Ive's. Don't drop or hang your anchor in there.
Pull the anchor by hand, running up on it, if it's crowded Shad fishing in there!!
If you want to outfish everyone for Shad, use a red head jig and a 1 or 2 inch clear chartreuse
twister tail/grub, covered with anchovy scent.
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