I had read many encouraging reports on fishing the Columbia for Smallmouth Bass so I decided to give it a try. I chose to fish along the shore to the right of Beacon Rock State Park Boat Launch. I fished from the dock to the main stream Columbia. A WDFW official said that a few guys had been catching Sturgeon along the same stretch of bank so I was a little disappointed that I didn't bring the gear for that. At about 10:30 I caught the first, and only fish of the day. A 12 inch Smallmouth Bass. I was using a Bomber Original in Silver/Black.

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