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08 - Lake Wallula Fishing Reports

08 - Lake Wallula
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 1/7/2019
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/5/2019
Hot Spots: 0
With the slow John Day Pool sturgeon fishing, we decided to switch gears and go above McNary for some steelhead action. This section of river has been closed to steelhead fishing all fall. It opene...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/19/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/15/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to sneak out for a few hours and take advantage of Daylight Savings time! The weather was perfect and the river was glass! However, the rain blew out the Snake and the Wallula area was a bi...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: Ross Outdoor Adventures
Posted: 2/27/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/26/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Made first walleye trip of the year and it was a blast! Fished bottom bouncers and several spinner combinations in every color imaginable. Slight edge to a red Macks lure smile blade. Caught fish ever...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: aortbahn
Posted: 2/25/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/24/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Columbia just a bit downriver from where snake feeds in and got me a personal best 10+ pounder! (Which was safely released) And we got ourselves 4 nice eaters 17-19”, and an 18” cat to boot...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 1/4/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Steelhead fishing above McNary Dam continues to produce. Slow trolling plugs or bobber and bait fishing are the methods of choice. This time of year, the fish are very spread out. Trusting good ele...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: SleepyFisher
Posted: 10/9/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/9/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Tried Salmon Fishing today. Caught 2 Chinook, both unclipped, so I released them. Figure they were about 30 lbs each. Really good fight, ran around, under boat then surface ran for about 20 minutes...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: sarelvd87
Posted: 10/5/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/2/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 5 30 am to noon with no luck what so ever. There was probably 50 people on the Columbia at the junction and we didn't see any fish caught in the time we where there. Fished the Snake the d...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: Zamouie
Posted: 9/18/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/13/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Went out to my spot in Finley where the family and I have caught multiple bass. Kids have gone out in this area in bathing suits to splash around and catch frogs. Location can be found off road past t...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: MasterBlasterII
Posted: 7/25/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/16/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Nice day, not too much heat...Went out midday and had a little luck, until I picked up my honey at the Pasco Boat Basin and we headed out to find some rocks. As soon as the plugs hit the water the cat...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: Wallula Walleye
Posted: 3/27/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/12/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Don't get out as much after losing my main fishing partner of 35 years. Son prompted me out, and fishing was fairly good for winter walleye. It was sunny on/off and approx 52 deg's. We targeted the...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: noops
Posted: 7/6/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Smallmouth contiue to bite very well.Alot of 2 pounders and a few bigger bites.still sticking with the soft plastics.most of the big bites come very early but still plenty of fish to keep me busy.gree...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: tluedeke
Posted: 6/21/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/21/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Well, admittedly it was a "2" kinda day, but it was so pleasurable fishing with the eternal fishinChristian and the immortal Jiggy (LOL), that I added a star. The ostensible excuse was to try above M...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: noops
Posted: 6/1/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/31/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished oregon side from hatrock to sandy beach.very good day.bite slowed down in the afternoon but still caught about 20 smallies.two 5 pounders and a 7 pounder and a 19 pound carp also hit my grub.go...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: noops
Posted: 5/17/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Found a cove out of the wind.started off using jerkbait with no luck then tied on a splittail grub and caught fish .i was fishin in 6-10ft water along a brushy bank.water was pretty clear.
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: rojomojo
Posted: 12/1/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished twice: noon on Friday and early Saturday. Pulled plugs the first day and tried the maglips. Caught one wild working the buoy line near WA side. Pulled bobbers the second day with the 60 ...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 10/14/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Didnt get on the water till around 11am.Launched above McNary dam on the Oregon side.In the span of about 15 minutes I was checked by 2 sheriff deputies,and an Oregon trooper.Not to mention there was ...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: rojomojo
Posted: 8/7/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/6/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I like to keep short trips to a short post. Fished Sunday and Tuesday. Sunday was a weird day. The highest count of steelies over McNary lately, my uncle only caught one wild between us. I was beginni...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: rojomojo
Posted: 8/3/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Two fish for two straight days. Yesterday, was really windy and still found a way to get a friend her first steelhead (fish net survivor). Today, one really light bite and one hammered the rod and alm...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: rojomojo
Posted: 7/30/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the Columbia for steelies at sun rise- not fast action but it beat driving five hours to Drano. Four keepers in the box, two nates, and five more bobbers down with nothing on the hook to show for....
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 10/16/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Looked at the weather forecast at 5 am. report was good so off to McNary dam with boat in tow I go.Launched off the Oregon side above the dam about 8:30.Red herringbone mag wiggle wart greased up with...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: Mastersenko
Posted: 6/20/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/16/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Took my 4yr out fishing which it turned out to be a nice day weather wise. She reeled in the smallmouth but the largemouth dad had to take over it was a bit too much for her! Good times!
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: Mastersenko
Posted: 6/20/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
What a great evening this was! It was cloudy but yet very humid about 80f. The fish were smaking top water like crazy! Many small fish but did end up with a nice 5.3lbs thatput the cherry on the ca...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: cptlaurion
Posted: 6/12/2012
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to try our luck at Wallula this morning only to find that the bite was as cold as the water. The water temp was about 60 degrees or less. We fished shallow and managed to pull up one small SMB...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: Joeboune
Posted: 5/27/2012
Species: Catfish
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/26/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing last night and caught a 9 lb 11 oz blue cat and my buddy caught a 10 lb 3 oz blue cat. They were definitely biting fairly well for the 5 hrs that we were there. We also caught a bunch of ...
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08 - Lake Wallula
By: Mastersenko
Posted: 5/23/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Well this trip with my buddy was to catch some bass was a great trip all fish were caught on texas rigged lizards.
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