Maryhill State Park

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Maryhill State Park

Post by linesider33 » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:40 pm

Has anyone ever been there or fished there. i was thinking of going camping there and wondered how the fishing was on the columbia river?
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RE:Maryhill State Park

Post by adam john nick » Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:19 am

I don't know about the fishing but the camping is interesting.
Semis coming down the big hill all night long can be very loud and noisy. Then there is the trains across the river and don't forget all the barge traffic at the bridge!
Did I mention the wind?
It is very well maintained camp ground with showers,picnic tables, etc.. I've forgotten the overnight fee but it wasn't to bad.
Great location with easy access to the river and lots of non-water related activates.
Hope this helps.
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RE:Maryhill State Park

Post by bob johansen » Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:48 pm

I have camped there several times and always have a fishing pole. I have fished from the shoreline of the park and caught several nice smallmouth bass. I have also fished a small lake just west of the park and caught trout on small inline spinners. Don't know if that lake has a name or not. Great camping spot.
A nice bass is too valuable a resource to enjoy catching only once.

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RE:Maryhill State Park

Post by Mike Carey » Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:59 pm

linesider33 wrote:Has anyone ever been there or fished there. i was thinking of going camping there and wondered how the fishing was on the columbia river?
It can be amazing. The bass fishing is pretty consistant. There are several videos in the Video Section, check em out:

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/WatchVideoHD.aspx?id=70

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/WatchVideoHD.aspx?id=76

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/WatchVideoHD.aspx?id=54

and more, just dig around.

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/Videos.aspx
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RE:Maryhill State Park

Post by Fish_Bait111397 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:05 am

I was there just recently.
Caught a 19 inch smallie, and saw a pretty nice sized sturgeon caught from shore.
I caught 8 smallies, biggest was 19, smallest was 9.
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RE:Maryhill State Park

Post by crappiemaster » Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:08 pm

It's a nice big park. Across the river is Biggs Junction, in case you need to get groceries or gas. Walleye can be very good below John Day. Rock Creek is within 10 or so miles for easy shore fishing as well. Can get extremely hot in the summer.
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RE:Maryhill State Park

Post by racfish » Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:29 pm

Wasnt Maryhill Park a song from the 70's. Im serious. Is this the same one? Where is Maryhill park?
When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.
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