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Drano Fishing Reports

Drano
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 5/26/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
We had a fantastic bite this morning at Drano Lake in the Columbia River Gorge. We hooked 10 and landed 6 to fill a three person limit by 7am. Almost all our fish were caught today of Prawn Spinners w...
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Drano
By: rmrauscher
Posted: 9/25/2016
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/23/2016
Hot Spots: 0
WDFW suggests seeking options other than Puget Sound so thought we would give Drano Lake Chinook a shot. Fishing was not overwhelming but it was worth the drive! Caught these two Chinook, 18 and 22lbs...
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Drano
By: swies
Posted: 8/29/2016
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/27/2016
Hot Spots: 1
I have never been to Drano and wanted to go take a look. I packed up my gear in the car but did not take the boat as my intent was to 'watch and learn'. When I got there, I found a well used bank loca...
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Drano
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 4/29/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/29/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I have been down here fishing Drano and the Wind River for the past 5 days. Fishing had been good some days and a little spotty other days. Most if my fish have been coming of the main lake area at Dr...
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Drano
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 9/11/2013
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/10/2013
Hot Spots: 2
Started trolling about 6:30-7:00 AM.Right away noticing a few people hooking up here and there.I dragged my buddy Tony along for the ride.He didnt put up a fight.I put on a brads super bait cut plug ...
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Drano
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 9/7/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I got a chance got hook up with my best buddy and brother Roger Mineard of Yakima to give some steelies a shot down at Drano Lake last thursday. I was itching to give my newly dyed shrimp a try and to...
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Drano
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 8/11/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I got a chance to make a trip down to Drano Lake on the Columbia with my good friend Travis Ciullinan of Sunnysisde friday. It was long anticipated as I have been itching to tangle with a steelie or t...
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Drano
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/23/2012
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I finally had my own chance at springer fishing after calling a guide last Friday. He was able to get my buddy and I out Monday. With the run past 50% done, it was probably a good time to go. I spent ...
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Drano
By: Lakey2626
Posted: 9/1/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing was only good for a couple hours we fished from 8pm til 8am and the only good bite was between 11pm and 1am the upside is my 9 year old did hook his first 2 steelhead in that 2 hour period a 1...
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Drano
By: natenez
Posted: 5/7/2011
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Spent 2 days down at Draino fishing with a couple of friends. We went out with Todd Daniels of Tall Tails Guide Service. Fishing on Thursday was good. The early morning bite was great, but it w...
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Drano
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/4/2011
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished with a guide on Sunday..4 clients in the boat..We went 7 for 12..should have limited.5 oz lead & herring..& the secret sauce..Cold to start with in the am, but by afternoon it was beautiful..On...
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Drano
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 8/14/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
This has been an odd year down at Drano lake. I took my good buddy Joe Cortez to see if he could break his steelhead jinx and take home his first Drano Lake steelie. We got there about an hour earlier...
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Drano
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 8/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well today marked the first day of my 2010 Steelhead season. I took the opportunity to invite my good friend Joe Cortez for his very first excursion fishing for steelhead. The drive from Sunnyside was...
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Drano
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 7/26/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/25/2010
Hot Spots: 0
On the water roughly at 8:30 am.Trolled homemade corkie spinners with a #4 colorado blade.Half an hour in my buddy's downrigger goes off(missed fish) and a few seconds later my downrigger goes off.C&R...
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Drano
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 8/2/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/2/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished drano with spinners off downriggers from about 7am to about 2pm till the wind forced us off.We had one take down minutes after launching but just wasnt to be as it popped off a little bit later...
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Drano
By: trailcrusher24
Posted: 5/6/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/6/2008
Hot Spots: 1
Got to the lake at about 7am, there was approx. 40 boats.... trolled the north side for about 20min. and my friends dad caught a 14 pounder right by the "logs" using a wiggle wart. He had on a shrimp ...
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Drano
By: cmessling07
Posted: 4/20/2008
Species: Other
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/19/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Drano Lake with Phil Stephens of Mystical Legend guide service. Fishing was very slow. I caught the only fish we saw all day. Lucky lucky me :) The fish are in there though, and many more are ...
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Drano
By: dbaker
Posted: 7/16/2007
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/15/2007
Hot Spots: 0
I went to Drano for the first time Sunday evening. A guy I work with took me, he fishes there every year. We caught 3 Steelhead in about 2 and half hours, and then it died. We were using shrimp jus...
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Drano
By: yakimasucks
Posted: 7/15/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/14/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Made my first attempt this year at catching summer run steelhead.Usually by mid July I tie into at least one or two,trolling a spinner using a downrigger here.I had one missed opportunity at around 9 ...
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By: VancouverUSA
Posted: 5/4/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/29/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to Drano lake a try this year. Arrived at 6:00 a.m. and it was a mad house. Anywho, saw several fish caught, but none in our boat. I will give another try during the week in the future. ...
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By: yakimasucks
Posted: 5/3/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/3/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water at about 6:30 AM.Trolled down the lake and about halfway back hooked into a hatchery Chinook at around 14 lbs. on a red firetiger Mag Wigglewart.We were moving at around 1.8 mph with 25...
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Drano
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/15/2003
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/15/2003
Hot Spots: 0
I'll be short and sweet here.... We CRUSHED the steelhead.... I've never had so much fun in all my life while fishing.... If you aren't catching fish then you simply have bad luck. Trolling is produc...
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Drano
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/15/2003
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/15/2003
Hot Spots: 0
I'll be short and sweet here.... We CRUSHED the steelhead.... I've never had so much fun in all my life while fishing.... If you aren't catching fish then you simply have bad luck. Trolling is produc...
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Drano
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/21/2003
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/21/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Night fished from 8:30pm till 7am got two hits fish jumping all around us. using shrimp with different kinds of bastings and still nothing pulled to the boat only about 7 boats anchored up there that ...
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Drano
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/21/2003
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/21/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Night fished from 8:30pm till 7am got two hits fish jumping all around us. using shrimp with different kinds of bastings and still nothing pulled to the boat only about 7 boats anchored up there that ...
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