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rockfisher

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columbia river fishing
« on: June 21, 2016, 04:31:27 PM »

I am thinking of fishing the Columbia River for some walleye, has anyone been out or has any advice- best time of year and method to catch. i also heard there were bass there too.
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BCfisherman97

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Re: columbia river fishing
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2016, 05:49:25 PM »

September, jig heads (1/4-1/3 oz) and yellow or white twister tails, slow moving deep water. Really simple and lots of fun.
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Re: columbia river fishing
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2016, 06:07:01 PM »

I don't know about bass but there are pike
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Re: columbia river fishing
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2016, 06:24:39 PM »

Lots of smallmouth, never seen pike but I have heard they are in there.
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Re: columbia river fishing
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2016, 11:20:20 AM »

thanks Rod, checked regs and pike are unlimited, catch and keep, no mention of bass though.
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Re: columbia river fishing
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2016, 09:44:12 PM »

thanks Rod, checked regs and pike are unlimited, catch and keep, no mention of bass though.
Oh before you do keep a pike, just double check to make sure it is not externally tagged.  There are a selection of females that have been externally tagged (believe 6 or so) to try to figure out where they are spawning.
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