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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam Fishing Reports

05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: uppercolumbiaguide
Posted: 9/10/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/10/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We had a great morning with lots of bites and a quick limit. I was running vip and hildebrandt 3.5 spinners in pink and green behind pro troll flashers. The leader length has been best at 36 inches an...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: jechicdr
Posted: 6/18/2018
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Shad were hitting well below Bonneville Dam. I probably could have hit 100 fish had I not been retying and casting for my kids. They had a blast catching 2-5 lb Shad. Chartreuse was best color but ...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: san
Posted: 6/12/2018
Species: Shad
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/11/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Report for last Tuessday and yesterday Shad Last tuesday caught 105. Yesterday, 90. It was a fun couple of trips.
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/9/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well my 2018 Lower River Springer Season is in the books! We fished the Portland area from April 2-6th, catching fish every day! The fishing was a bit tougher than in past years due to the fish comi...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: san
Posted: 6/18/2017
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing for Shad. It was raining and a little windy the whole time. Forgot my boots, so my feet were soaked. Treacherous decent down the wet rocks. Still learning how to catch'em. Lost so...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/25/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Munden's Rising Son Adventures finished the Lower Columbia Spring Salmon season with a bang! In two days of fishing we were able to battle 13 fish and put 8 in the box! A few wild releases and a few...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/20/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I just wanted to give a quick update on the Spring Chinook season below Bonneville Dam. This weekend is the last opportunity to fish for Springers in the Columbia below Bonneville Dam, and as of this...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: drhookem99
Posted: 9/17/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Fished all day Saturday and half day on Sunday on the waters around Camas. We jigged, pulled spinners, crank baits and fished blade baits. Only managed 6 smallmouth and 2 pike minnows. Fished 35 ft ...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: REELTIMEGS
Posted: 6/26/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/23/2016
Hot Spots: 0
We have been averaging 10 to 15 hook ups per day mostly Summer Chinook with some Steelhead mixed in when targeting the Chinook we have been fishing the I5 area of Portland trolling herring with lead d...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: san
Posted: 6/6/2016
Species: Shad
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/4/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Target Species: Shad Number of Shad passed through the Bonneville Dam: 50625 We got there at 4:45am and there was already a long line waiting for the gate to open. Got 2 in the first 20 mins,...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: blkphantomfishing
Posted: 4/16/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/1/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Got this pair on the I-5- 205 troll..had 2 others to the boat on 4 passes..hope we get another crack at them this year.
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 4/6/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/6/2016
Hot Spots: 0
We had another fantastic day on the Columbia River out of Portland today. I had 3 great customers and we managed to pick up 4 chrome spring chinook and we ended our day with a boat limit. We are still...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 3/28/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing is really starting to pick up down here in the Portland area for Spring Chinook. A fellow guide buddy and I snuck out for a little fun fishing this morning and we're handsomely rewarded with a...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: tyee4me
Posted: 3/27/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/26/2016
Hot Spots: 0
We stayed at Red Lion Inn at on the River Jantzen Beach. This is a great location Our guide picked us up at the Hotel Dock which was 150ft from our room. We started to fish at 7am fishing next to I-5...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/14/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/14/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Aaron and I are at Ed Iman's "Fish Camp 2015" where we get to see new products from outdoor recreational companies and fish the mighty Columbia. It's a fun event we've participated in for several year...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: fish-huntr
Posted: 5/27/2015
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Went out fishing in the new Grady White , had to test it out for a bit. but I knew I had to get our lines wet, so with some searching, found about a 80ft hole west of Hayden island. CATCH AND RELEASE....
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: BARCHASER10
Posted: 4/25/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/22/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Yeah I know the C is closed for Springers. We fished the Willamette. I posted this as a C report since if I posted as a Willy report it would go under Oregon not Washington. Fished Wed, Thurs and...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 4/6/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/5/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing for me has been very good over the past week in the Portland area around Interstate 5. I have had boat limits or near limits every day for the past week. This upcoming week should continue t...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 3/29/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/29/2015
Hot Spots: 0
We spent yesterday getting the boat and slip all set to go, and took a few passes to make sure the boat and gear were ready to go. Today was our first full day chasing spring chinook for the season a...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/27/2014
Species: Shad
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I know its a little early in the shad run, but I went anyways hoping to catch between 10-15 shad. Got there early for the morning bite around 7am. Got one after a dozen or so casts and snags. i though...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: thefishwhisperer
Posted: 5/19/2014
Species: Shad
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/18/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I was down in portland area for the weekend, I decided to try my luck shad fishing for my first time. Was fishing below bonneville dam with shad darts and jig heads. Fishing was really slow, some peop...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 4/2/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/31/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Report Date 4/2/14 This past week we spent some time on the Lower Columbia targeting Spring Chinook in the I5 Bridge area. We primarily trolled herring and Fish Flash flashers by Yakima Bait Company...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: salmonbarry
Posted: 3/27/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/27/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I am now 0 for 2 on springers but you can't catch 'em if your aren't fishing for 'em! Met the boys at the Red Lion at the Quay boat ramp at 7am and was met with a stiff south wind in our faces. We s...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: brandon_murray1
Posted: 8/30/2013
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
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 fis...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/17/2013
Species: Shad
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/17/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Today I got to fish for shad for the first time (well, I fished a bit last night I’m counting this as the first serious effort). I arrived at 5:30am at the location closest to the dam, about 30 yar...
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