Non-Fly Dead Zone reports

(Not exactly dead zone…). Was thinking about floating some eggs on the Sandy on Sunday, but I’ve been thinking more about tossing some plugs (seeing @Evan B pictures of cohos on plugs made me get a major case of FOMO) or spinners on the Columbia.
Anyone have any walk in spots on the Columbia outside of the beach areas by Chinook landing or Gleason launch they can recommend? PMs are fine too.
Thanks!
 
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@Josh came down for his first Columbia River dirtbag sesh. So far we have been fighting very strong winds. Hopefully Sunday morning is calmer.

He got to learn that coho are dicks.
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Then caught himself his first chinook.
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SilverFly said:
Yes, coho are dicks :LOL:. Not horribly dark chinook, looks like a Tule? but I can't smell through the screen. Definitely a keeper URB.
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Definitely not a tule. You start getting some upriver fish that are a bit dusky this time of year but cut just like a chrome one. Tules are long gone by now.
 
Evan B said:
Definitely not a tule. You start getting some upriver fish that are a bit dusky this time of year but cut just like a chrome one. Tules are long gone by now.
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Awesome. Good to know there are still a few URBs around. The big adipose threw me.
 
Evan B said:
@Josh came down for his first Columbia River dirtbag sesh. So far we have been fighting very strong winds. Hopefully Sunday morning is calmer.
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Was good times regardless. But yeah, windy. And asshole coho. Nice and sunny tho.

Cool to make my first appearance in the dead zone.
 
Morning shift, 4 bright chinook and one big coho, lots of keeper jacks.

Friendly reminder to you fellas that there is no deadline, we were near Longview, not the deadline but I’m too lazy to start another thread.
 
MikeT said:
Time to move this thread back to the top.
Buddy of mine was out yesterday above the Sandy and caught a nice 18 lb. chinook and released a clipped steelhead. It's starting.....
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I got out last weekend and spent a few hours in my favorite stretch making a few passes before grabbing the fly rods and harassing carp.

Lost one part way in to the fight in the first pass then nothing. Felt like a good'n too. Oh well, August fish are just a bonus anyways.
 
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Fished Davis Bar and Caterpillar Island today. Not a lot of pressure and not a lot of catching. Skunked again. Saw four fish for about 20 boats.
 
MikeT said:
Fished Davis Bar and Caterpillar Island today. Not a lot of pressure and not a lot of catching. Skunked again. Saw four fish for about 20 boats.
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Hey, That is my spot! Are the boaters still fighting with the bankies on Caterpillar Island?
 
No bankies at Caterpillar today.
Never had a problem with them in past seasons. Just stay away from their gear.
 
MikeT said:
No bankies at Caterpillar today.
Never had a problem with them in past seasons. Just stay away from their gear.
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P.S. I was in a North River off the Wing dam west end of Cat Island.
 
I may have an open seat Fri evening or Sat morning if anyone wants to for some early season prospecting.
 
Fished Bachelor Island today. Pressure was moderate. Saw a few fish netted but overall I'd rate it as slow. Water was at 71.5 degrees which probably caused the poor catching.
Upper end of the island was difficult today; lots of weeds and a stout east wind. Down lower around Warrior Rock was better.
 
MikeT said:
Fished Bachelor Island today. Pressure was moderate. Saw a few fish netted but overall I'd rate it as slow. Water was at 71.5 degrees which probably caused the poor catching.
Upper end of the island was difficult today; lots of weeds and a stout east wind. Down lower around Warrior Rock was better.
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I was in my usual zone way up from there this morning and it was just as dead. Water temp of 64f though
 
Yesterday put two in my boat at Bachelor. Done by 9:30 and those were the only fish we saw hooked. Musta been my turn to be the champion. <g>
Today in the same area only saw four caught for 50+ boats. Fish checker at Scappoose had seen only 5 fish by noon.
Water temp was 71 yesterday and 70 today.
It's looking like a repeat of last year.....lots of fish in the river late August but they aren't biting.
 
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