[mainer]

I haven’t see the official thread started. If it has been I will delete.

Anyway. Plan on doing a shakedown on Friday. Although it may be a little chilly.

 

[Slowsmokinhic]

Good luck👍

 

[Jluff007]

fished 4 rods in the Columbia for a few hours on Sunday. No bites, but still a great day with the wife and kids.

 

[wack0]

East wind is going to ramp up with a wind chill advisory issued for tomorrow. Lows in the teens for Friday.
Might want to rethink that. Be safe!

 

[plumberfishes]

Sunday the 5th 1st chance for me
2 guys 4 rods
will be a good day of boating
.... stupid fish....

 

[Run-n-Gun]

https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-02/02-22-23-winter-fact-sheet-no-6a.pdf

 

[pcstockton]

sorry. Didn’t see your date.

 

[plugs]

Me and my buddy fished daylight to dark last Friday and got 1 takedown all day trolling herring and fish flash. We beout again this Friday on the hook all day with the outgoing tides drowning Kwik fish all day.

 

[b ruff]

First trip last Sunday, fished from dark til 10 am. Foul hooked a big sturgeon. Big takedown. Yes! Noooo.
I never saw it so I don't know how big, but it pulled 300' of line like a sea lion, then turned and swam just above the pilings/jetty I was hooked to and parked. I couldn't budge it but released and manuevered over to it, got to 30' on the line counter, bow nosed right into the pilings, line going upriver between two pilings, and my kwik popped off, miracle! I was glad to get that plug back.

 

[Starfish]

First trip last Sunday, fished from dark til 10 am. Foul hooked a big sturgeon. Big takedown. Yes! Noooo.
I never saw it so I don't know how big, but it pulled 300' of line like a sea lion, then turned and swam just above the pilings/jetty I was hooked to and parked. I couldn't budge it but released and manuevered over to it, got to 30' on the line counter, bow nosed right into the pilings, line going upriver between two pilings, and my kwik popped off, miracle! I was glad to get that plug back.

I doubt it was foul hooked. We catch and release a lot of accidental sturgeon on kwiks.

 

[Sinkers_And_Surfboards]

Made a couple passes early yesterday. Decided we weren't as hardy as we thought and after 1 pass decided to head back to the harbor for a couple passes before it was off to work. No action for us.

 

[plugs]

We'll be out in the morning on the hook. Outgoing daylight to 2:30 down here. Breakfast served at 1st light 3 working dogs & 3 never wrapped rookies 🤪 When the tide dies out we usualy troll our way back to the ramp to burn the leftover tuna Candidate for the Superbait walk of shame back to the ramp "Electric Sombrero"

 

[Something Good]

We'll be out in the morning on the hook. Outgoing daylight to 2:30 down here. Breakfast served at 1st light 3 working dogs & 3 never wrapped rookies 🤪 When the tide dies out we usualy troll our way back to the ramp to burn the leftover tuna Candidate for the Superbait walk of shame back to the ramp "Electric Sombrero"

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I'm still waiting for you to catch one before I try. Dress warm and bring a heater!

 

[Wreckless]

We'll be out in the morning on the hook. Outgoing daylight to 2:30 down here. Breakfast served at 1st light 3 working dogs & 3 never wrapped rookies 🤪 When the tide dies out we usualy troll our way back to the ramp to burn the leftover tuna Candidate for the Superbait walk of shame back to the ramp "Electric Sombrero"

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As I sit here by the woodstove I hope you are finding that unicorn.
I'd better run out to the wood shed, it's down to 85 in here.

 

[plugs]

Had a monster take down that snapped a 1062 in 1/2 before I even had a hand on it. Probably a oversize sturgeon. 2 rods in the boat all day on the hook dark to dark and that was the only bite we got. On anchor and our best of our working plugs wrapped in tuna. Water temps is still at 38 degrees down here. Were going to wait 2 more weeks and pray for 41 degrees anyhow. There was only 1 other boat out our ramp and he was a newbie trolling triangles and spinners all day on the outgoing tide
We marked somewhere around 15 or so fish today that my guess was salmon which was far better than last Friday.

 

[Something Good]

Had a monster take down that snapped a 1062 in 1/2 before I even had a hand on it. Probably a oversize sturgeon. 2 rods in the boat all day on the hook dark to dark and that was the only bite we got. On anchor and our best of our working plugs wrapped in tuna. Water temps is still at 38 degrees down here. Were going to wait 2 more weeks and pray for 41 degrees anyhow. There was only 1 other boat out our ramp and he was a newbie trolling triangles and spinners all day on the outgoing tide
We marked somewhere around 15 or so fish today that my guess was salmon which was far better than last Friday.

A+ for effort. Thanks for the report!

 

[Longview Mike]

They been getting any action on the beach next to you, Plugs?

 

[team anarchy]

I see another one over the wall on the 22nd. Keep 'em coming!

 

[Ryan Pultz]

We trolled last sunday nothing but about 100 sealions chasing smelt. Marked a few suspect fish at about 25 feet But no love for us. Gave up and went and chased sturgeon as always we found them lol

 

[plugs]

They been getting any action on the beach next to you, Plugs?

I only get down by that beach when I'm trolling which was last Friday. I counted 9 rods on the beach. I' didn't see anyone get one or run for a rod while were passing by all day