What’s the latest news out here?

  • stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    April 22, 2004 at 5:46 pm #1226846

    Just checking in…………. Local scenes are already invading the focus so if we’re getting busy, just wondering if all of you are too and if so, what’s news???

    cfwalleye
    Posts: 42
    April 26, 2004 at 7:06 pm #302532

    A lot of the guy have begun focusing on the Washington lakes to prepare for the Washington State Circuit tourneys starting next week. The spawn is either finished or finishing up on most of the bodies of water. I fished the Rufus Woods stretch of the Columbia a couple of weeks ago and even with the water temp at 41, the males were leaving their mark all over my boat and a couple of the females caught were already spawned out. Yesterday the water temp in the dunes at Potholes reservoir was in the 60s already.

    Here’s where we’ll be for the next couple of months:

    2004 Tournament schedule

    Washington Circuit

    May 1 & 2: Potholes Reservoir

    May 22 & 23: Banks Lake

    June 5 & 6: Moses Lake

    June 26 & 27: Kettle Falls (Lk Roosevelt)

    Aug 14 & 15: Camas (Columbia R. at Portland)

    Sept 18 & 19: Two Rivers (Spokane Arm area of Lk Roosevelt)

    Columbia River Circuit

    Mar 27-28: Spring Classic: Umatilla

    July 10-11: Boardman

    Sept 11-12: OR Governor’s Cup: Umatilla

    lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    April 27, 2004 at 1:12 pm #302652

    cfwalley

    What kind of fishing action could a guy expect around the fourth of July on the Columbia?

    Gator Hunter

    cfwalleye
    Posts: 42
    April 28, 2004 at 4:11 am #302771

    By July, there should be a good bite from Portland to Canada. The Oregon Governor’s cup is held the next weekend in the Boardman / Umatilla stretch so there will be a lot of guys up there prefishing. A couple years ago Bobby Crow and WA record holder, Kimo Gabriel won the tournament with almost 64 lbs. of big fat walleye. The bite below John Day Dam should be pretty good as well. The bite in the Portland area should just start heating up around then. Its a good time to be fishing the Columbia.

    lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    April 29, 2004 at 12:42 pm #302946

    Thanks for the info.

    Waddaya think Kid?? I’ve got a week off over the Fourth. How ’bout a road trip to the Columbia?

    Gator Hunter

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    May 4, 2004 at 12:51 am #303057

    As much as I’d love to, and I’d LOVE TO!!!…………….I just can’t do ‘er in July. In fact, my original fall plans are looking rather dismal as well. Fear not………. I will get there, but the soonest would be this fall, maybe next summer if the fall doesn’t work.

    You make an annual trip out there Gator?

    lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    May 4, 2004 at 4:37 am #303572

    Quote:

    You make an annual trip out there Gator?

    Never been there. But I gotta change that soon!!!

    Gator Hunter

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    May 4, 2004 at 3:57 pm #303413

    Me too! I love reading these guy’s posts and the pic’s are awesome for both fish and scenery! I’m determined to get out there……….. just can’t do ‘er by July.

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