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Old Man River's Reports

Posted: 6/9/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished below Willow Grove launch plunking out of a boat. Went 1/1 using shrimp/spinglows for 3 rods. Caught 1 10lb hatchery summer run steelhead. Had a few other bites. Hot sunny day. Good to be ...
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Posted: 9/23/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished five days 9/16-20/2013. Caught 5 Kings 17-30+lbs and 7 coho 2-10 lbs. Had 2-3 folks in the boat each day. Fishing was not as good for us as in past years; but all except 1 king was 20 lbs or...
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Posted: 8/24/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/22/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Columbia River for kings near Longview last two days. River is dead. Over 15,000 kings gillnetted this week in lower Columbia (above bouy 10). Saw few fish caught yesterday and none today. ...
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Posted: 8/21/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/18/2013
Hot Spots: 2
First trip to Dabob Bay. Fished/crabbed Dabob Bay Aug 16-18. Crabbing was poor; plenty of crabs just few legal males. Got one or two keepers a day for two pots. Set pots from 35-80' deep. Didn't...
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Posted: 8/3/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/31/2013
Hot Spots: 0
In 3 days during the week of July 22 my son and his buddies from work put over 20 summer run to the net and kept 10 marked fish. Fished below mouth of the Cowlitz. Thought I'd try it on my son's nex...
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