So who's ready for some SPRINGERS!!!

[jens]

Ok Ill post it next weekend. Gonna be atleast 20lbs and chrome. Ill get pics for ya jens lol.

Sounds good bud! We will have a week up on you though.

[salmonslayer117]

Ok Ill post it next weekend. Gonna be atleast 20lbs and chrome. Ill get pics for ya jens lol.

Yah pooh, I gotta side with jens on this one. Headed down there locked and loaded this weekend for some serious all day action! Looks like we'll both have a week up on ya!!!

[scott080379]

Hoping on a guide boat the first weekend in April. Should be good fishing

[jens]

Ok Ill post it next weekend. Gonna be atleast 20lbs and chrome. Ill get pics for ya jens lol.

Yah pooh, I gotta side with jens on this one. Headed down there locked and loaded this weekend for some serious all day action! Looks like we'll both have a week up on ya!!!

I wonder if these rains are going to be "horrible" for the fish that are coming up this weekend??
Let's go get em Slayer!!

[salmonslayer117]

I'm on it jens! I'll see ya down there bright and early! I'm primarily targeting springers seeing as how the steelies haven't shown me no love this winter. If they decide they wanna hit it, great, if not, oh well. I'm comin' home with some meat this time!

[jens]

I'm on it jens! I'll see ya down there bright and early! I'm primarily targeting springers seeing as how the steelies haven't shown me no love this winter. If they decide they wanna hit it, great, if not, oh well. I'm comin' home with some meat this time!

No Springers for me. Lost 2 nice steelies at the boat. Goin_postal took a chromer steelie home though. Since2 fished today, but don't know how he did.

[Toni]

That sounds real good. Did you take your boat out?

[jens]

That sounds real good. Did you take your boat out?

I won't take my boat out there, need a kicker motor to side drift. As for the Springer report, I seen a lot of boats fishing for them, but no one caught any. I did redeem myself from yesterday with a 12lb buck . Only fish our boat caught. Where's salmonslayer??

[Toni]

That sounds real good. Did you take your boat out?

I won't take my boat out there, need a kicker motor to side drift. As for the Springer report, I seen a lot of boats fishing for them, but no one caught any. I did redeem myself from yesterday with a 12lb buck . Only fish our boat caught. Where's salmonslayer??

Ya where is he.

[salmonslayer117]

HERE I AM!!! Yah, another strikeout for me too. Gonna have to find me a sled. I'm gettin' tired of walkin' all over the map and gettin' nothing back for it. Kills your back after a while. Might head down there again sometime soon, then again I might not. We'll have to wait and see....

[flinginpooh]

Im headed down this weekend. As I had said Ill post my pics of the fish. lol There will be blood.

[jens]

Im headed down this weekend. As I had said Ill post my pics of the fish. lol There will be blood.

One of us will get one. :bounce: :bounce:

[mav186]

My understanding is that most of the fish that are currently in the Columbia system are headed for the Willamette right now, on the Oregon side. Bonneville Dam has only seen 39 Springers as of 3/14/10. Because of this, we are not likely to see many in our tributaries until the numbers increase at the dam. To add to that, the run has been a little late too. My guess is that it will not be much longer.

[flinginpooh]

I know of 3 2 weekends ago 4 last weekend and another 3 this weekend. Now those are not huge numbers by no means. But what it does tell me is that there is fish in the river. So if there is fish I got a chance.

[medic1]

Buddy of mine came back with 5 this past weekend. No details yet, just got a text. They are out there

[code3daddy]

Where is a good bank area for springers?

[salmonslayer117]

Im headed down this weekend. As I had said Ill post my pics of the fish. lol There will be blood.

One of us will get one. :bounce: :bounce:

Good luck fellas! Hope you knock 'em dead!:cheers:

[jens]

Made trip down to Barrier with BigSmooth and kinghunter this morning. We seen 3 gorgeous Springers landed from the bank. None from the good guys.

[donman]

Hoping to head down to the Cowlitz for a 2 day trip on the 16th and 17th. We got a drift boat and three guys hungry to hook into some springers. What #test s everyone using? I figure my usual 20# braid should do the trick.

[jens]

Hoping to head down to the Cowlitz for a 2 day trip on the 16th and 17th. We got a drift boat and three guys hungry to hook into some springers. What #test s everyone using? I figure my usual 20# braid should do the trick.

What blew my mind last sunday, was the guy who landed 1 hooked into 2 more was using 6lb test. It did take him forever to land his fish, but he was pretty much the only angler getting any action. 20lb test is fine, I personally am using 12lb. I landed several in the 30lb range last year on it. I'd like to see you guys have to chase a pig in a drift boat, be fun! :compress: