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Covering NW Oregon & SW Washington
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— INDEX —
LOCAL TROUT STOCKING SCHEDULES. Pg. 4
IMPROVE YOUR FISHING PHOTOS
By John Kruse. Pgs. 5, 6
Contributing writer and local guide Tom Burgess
is on vacation. He will return in June.
COASTAL AREA NEWS & REPORTS
Pacific Tide Tables. Pgs. 7, 8
CATCH THIS NEWS. Pgs. 10, 11, 22, 25
PHOTOS & FISH TALES
Some Prevail During Slow Fishing. Pg. 12
LATEST FISHING UPDATES
Upcoming Meetings & Events. Pgs. 14-17, 20
TROPHY & BROOD TROUT PLANTS. Pg. 17
GUIDES & CHARTER SERVICES.
Find the best guide to fit your needs. Pgs. 18, 19
FISH PASSAGE & TRAP COUNTS
Fishing Tip of the Month. Pg. 24
PLEASE VISIT THE ADVERTISERS THAT HELP
MAKE LFN POSSIBLE. Pg. 26
“BEST BETS” FOR THIS MONTH. Pg. 27
LFN’s ANGLERS’ CALENDAR
Best Fishing, Crabbing, Clamming Days. Pg. 28
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March limit of lingcod. This group of friends and fishermen including Dale Jackson (lower right) were fishing on
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March 27, 2005. Jackson and his entourage get together
and fish each year with Newport Charters.
Jackson said everyone on the boat caught their limit of
lings and rockfish that day and all were very pleased, as
always, with service the charter provided. Many of the
Lingcod weighed 15 pounds.
“My friends and I take a lingcod trip each spring and a
three day salmon trip in the summer where we charter the
whole boat,” Jackson said. “It’s an annual tradition for us.”
— Photo courtesy of Newport Marina Store and Charters (877) 8664470. www.nmscharters.com
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“May Tides”
LOCAL TROUT STOCKING UPDATES
OREGON Lakes/Ponds
(Legal trout 8-10”)
Week of
May
Alton Baker Canal. (Springfield, near I-5 bridge)
516 2,000 *400
Benson Lk. (12 miles east of Troutdale off Hwy. 30)
5/9
4,000
Bethany Pond. (Bethany- west of Portland, off Hwy. 26) 5/2
2,000
Big Cliff Res. (Mehama, Santiam River below Detroit Res.)
5/9
2,500
Bikini Pond. ( )
B 5/9
1,500
Blue Lk. (3 miles NW of Troutdale, off 223rd Ave)
5/2
1,500
Breitenbush River. (Detroit, at bridge off Hwy. 22)
5/16
3,800
Big Creek Res. #1 (N. of Yaquina Bay off Hwy. 101)
5/16
1,000
Big Creek Res. #2 (North of Yaquina Bay off Hwy. 101)
5/16
1,800
Blue River (43 miles E. of Eugene off Hwy 126)
5/16
1,500
Blue River Res. (43 miles E. of Eugene off Hwy 126)
5/16
3,000
Canby Pond. (Canby City Park)
5/2 400 *50
Cape Meares Lk. (9 miles W. of Tillamook)
5/16
1,000
Carmen Res. (2 miles S. of Clear Lake on Hwy 126) 5/2 5/23 5,000 *1,000
Carter Lake. (9 miles S. of Florence, off 101)
5/2
2,500
Cleawox Lk. (3 miles S. of Florence, Honeyman Pk.)
5/2
2,000
Clear Lake. (3 miles S. of Hwy 20 and 126 junction) 5/9 5/23 5,000 *2,500
Clear Lake. (Mt. Hood Forest)
B 5/9-5/30
9,600
Coast Fork Willamette.
5/16 1,000 *200
Coffenbury Lk. (Hammond, Fort Stevens State Pk.)
5/16
1,000
Commonwealth Lk. (Beaverton, off Butner Rd.)
5/2
1,000
Detroit Reservoir. (Detroit, off Hwy. 22)
5/2-5/30
40,000
Dorman Pond. (Hwy. 6 at Gales Creek)
5/2
3,000
Eckman Lk. (2 miles E. of Waldport off Hwy. 34)
5/9
2,000
Estacada Lk. (Hwy. 224 E. of Estacada) Finn clipped only 5/16 5/30 3,000
EE Wilson Pond. (off Hwy. 99 near Corvallis) T 5/9-5/30 3,050 *700
Faraday Lk. (Hwy. 224 E. of Estacada) Finn clipped only 5/16 5/30 3,000
Fall Creek (Eugene/Springfield)
5/2 5/16
4,000
Foster Reservoir. (3 miles E. of Sweet Home)
5/9 5/23 13,500 *500
Freeway Lk. E. (3 miles S. of Albany off I-5)
5/2 5/9 1,100 *50
Frog Lk. (E. of Government Camp, Off Hwy. 26)
B 5/30
6,000
Green Peter Res. (N. of Sweet Home and Foster)
5/9
6,000
Hartman Pd. (Multnomah Falls, off I-84)
5/9
1,750
Hebo Lk. (Hebo - 19 Miles South of Tillamook)
5/16
1,000
Henry Hagg Lk. (Forest Grove)
5/2-5/23
13,500
Hills Creek. (5 miles SE of Oakridge)
5/2 5/16
1,000
Huddelston Pond. (Hamton Park, Willamina)
T 5/9-5/23 2,375 *750
Junction City Pond. (Junction City)
T 5/9 5/30 2,500 *525
Kingsley Res. (11 miles SW of Hood River)
B 5/2 5/30
10,000
Laurence Lk. (Hood River, 3 miles S. of Parkdale) 5/2 5/30
7,000
Leaburg Lake. (Leaburg)
5/2-5/30
8,500
Loren’s Pond. (N. Coast Tillamook Co.)
5/16
450
Lost Lk. (Clatsop Co.)
5/16
1,000
Lost Lk. (Hwy 26 to Zig Zag, take Lolo Pass Rd) B 5/2 5/30
10,666
McKenzie River Upper. (Near Coburg)
5/2-5/30 18,500 *4,500
McKenzie River Lower. (Near Leaburg)
5/9 5/23 8,915 *1,585
Mid Fork Willamette.
5/16
1,350
Mt Hood C.C. Pond. (North of Gresham, off 257th)
5/2
1,000
Munsel Lk. (2 ½ N. of Florence, E. of Hwy. 101)
5/2
*1,500
North Fork Res. (Promontory Pk) Finn clipped only 5/16 5/30 16,000
Olallie Lk. (Mt. Hood Forest)
B 5/30 3,500
Olalla Cr. Res. (1 Mile E. of Toledo, off Olalla Rd.)
5/16
3,000
Pine Hollow Res. (S. of The Dalles, 1 mile E. of Wamic) B 5/2
3,500
Year
14,800
10,000
4,000
2,500
1,500
4,500
3,800
5,000
8,600
9,500
11,000
2,100
8,250
9,500
5,500
6,000
11,000
12,800
2,700
7,000
4,000
40,000
6,500
4,000
3,000
11,150
3,000
6,000
30,500
3,550
6,000
22,000
3,500
4,750
39,500
1,000
7,625
12,925
10,000
7,000
13,000
1,250
5,000
10,666
30,000
17,000
2,700
3,500
5,400
16,000
3,500
17,200
10,500
See Trout Stocking (Continued on page 22)
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AL 10:37
AL 11:54
AL 12:21
AL 1:11
AL 1:56
AL 2:37
AL 3:17
AL 3:56
AL 4:34
AL 5:12
AL 5:52
AL 6:34
AL 7:23
AL 8:23
AL 9:11
AL 10:06
AL 11:01
AL 11:50
AL 12:23
AL 1:18
AL 2:00
AL 2:43
AL 3:26
AL 4:12
AL 5:00
AL 5:53
AL 6:52
AL 7:59
AL 9:13
AL 10:29
AH …..
AH 2.34
AH 3:29
AH 4:16
AH 4:47
AH 5:35
AH 6:10
AH 6:43
AH 7:15
AH 7:47
AH 8:19
AH 8:52
AH 9:30
AH 10:15
AH 11:11
AH 1:36
AH 2:26
AH 3:10
AH 3:48
AH 4:23
AH 4:56
AH 5:30
AH 6:05
AH 6:43
AH 7:25
AH 8:10
AH 9:00
AH 9:57
AH 11:03
AH 1:03
AH 1:57
PL 10:18
PL 11:24
PL …..
PL 15:59
PL 1:55
PL 2:44
PL 3:29
PL 3:29
PL 4:52
PL 5:31
PL 6:09
PL 6:49
PL 7:31
PL 8:18
PL 8:37
PL 9:33
PL 10:45
PL 11:51
PL 12:47
PL 1:36
PL 2:21
PL 3:05
PL 3:48
PL 4:33
PL 5:19
PL 6:07
PL 6:58
PL 7:52
PL 8:37
PL 9:46
PL 10:43
AH 12:19
PH 1:49
PH 3:11
PH 4:21
PH 5:21
PH 6:05
PH 7:06
PH 7:54
PH 8:41
PH 9:26
PH 10:11
PH 10:58
PH 11:49
AH 12:42
AH …..
PH 12:22
PH 1:44
PH 3:01
PH 4:07
PH 5:05
PH 6:00
PH …..
PH 7:43
PH 8:33
PH 9:25
PH 10:17
PH 11:11
AH 12:07
PH …..
AH 12:19
AH 1:41
May high tides: 5/3-5/5 5/19-5/21 & 5/31
Correction Table
How to read this table A=A.M. P=P.M. H=High
Tide L=Low Tide AH 3:26 Means high tide at 3:26
A.M. Correction factors for Portland Ore.
Locations
High
Low
Astoria T.P.................... -05:05 ...................-07:37
Knappa Slough............. -04:36 ...................-06:39
Steelers Point................ -04:43 ...................-06:44
Harrington Pt ............... -04:44 ...................-06:45
Skamokawa Wash........ -04:09 ...................-05:52
Cathlamet Wash........... -03:50 ...................-05:22
Wauna Ore ................... -03:48 ...................-05:18
Eagle Cliff..................... -03:22 ...................-04:36
Stelle Wash ................... -03:03 ...................-04:07
Longview Wash............ -02:38 ...................-03:23
Kalama Wash ............... -02:11 ...................-02:42
Saint Helens.................. -01:34 ...................-01:53
Knapp Landing ............ -00:39 ...................-01:09
Multnomah Ch ............. -00:47 ...................-00:57
Kelly Point ................... +00:21 ...................-00:21
St Johns Ore ................ +00:03 ...................-00:11
Portland Ore.................. 00:00 ................... 00:00
Vancouver Wash ......... +00:40 ..................+00:01
Ellsworth Wash........... +01:06 ..................+00:26
Oregon City ................. +00:15 ..................+00:13
These tables were prepared using TIDES &
Currents from NAUTICAL SOFTWARE.
Conditions such as barometric pressure, rain, heat
and wind can somewhat alter these values.
Corrected tide tables for Portland/Vancouver,
are calculated by LFN staff using data
gathered from NOAA.
Anglers’ — Camera — Action!
you buy one, get something that holds up to the weather.
I’ve had good luck with Olympus cameras with a waterBy John Kruse
resistant clamshell style. As for film, 400 speed works
well under most conditions. It will also make it unscathed through those airport x-ray machines that can
damage film that’s 800 speed or higher.
you’re like most
Whether you buy a digital or 35-mm camera, think
people, you’ve taken more
about buying a zoom lens if you want to shoot wildlife
photos, with bigger being better for this purpose. HowJohn Kruse
than a few trophy pictures you
ever, don’t forget that most of the time the best zoom lens
regret. You know the ones.
You or your buddy catch the fish of a lifetime or you can use is your own two feet to get closer to your
subject.
bag a big buck. You break out the camera and
That brings us to our next tip – filling the frame. The
snap away. But when you get the picture devel- most common mistake people make when shooting a picoped, that glorious trophy suddenly looks very ture of a person with a fish or trophy animal is to stand
too far away. Get in close, and
mediocre. Maybe the fish
when you think you are in close
seems small, or the person
enough, get in even closer. You
has a dark shadow across
want to fill the frame with the
their face. The buck may
person’s smiling face and their
be sprawled across a truck
trophy.
When you are getting ready to
in a driveway or worse
shoot
this photo, get the subject
still, the fish is being held
ready for it. Make him take off
up in the living room.
those sunglasses. If he or she is
Whatever the reason, you
wearing a hat, have them take it
know you haven’t done
off or tilt it up on their head.
Otherwise, a shadow will often
justice to the occasion.
cover half their face, ruining the
Instead of trusting trial and
picture. As for tobacco, tell
error to give you a few good
them to get that cigarette or plug
photos over time, try a few of
of chew out of their mouth. It’s
these tips to bring home a
not going to add anything to the
memory you’ll be proud of.
picture.
First of all, choose the right
The best place to shoot a
camera and film. You don’t
photo is at the scene where the
need to spend hundreds of dolevent occurs. There are few
lars here, but an investment of
A big fish, a smiling angler and a pristine
things sadder than a fish photo
one to two hundred dollars may
background. Three keys to a good photo.
taken next to the kitchen sink or
be worth your while. If you go
a deer photographed over the
digital, buy a camera with good
resolution. That digital camera phone you have may be a hood of a truck. Instead, photograph that fish in the lake
fun toy for sending e-mail pictures, but it’s not going to or river it was caught from. Try having the subject hold
take anything you can blow up and put into a frame. Buy the fish just out of the water for a catch and release picat least a 1.2 mega-pixel camera and use it at this setting ture. Big game hunters should take a picture of the anifor good 4x6 photos. If you want an 8 x 10 photo, you’ll mal where it falls or close by in the moments right after
need to invest in at least a 3 mega-pixel camera and put it the shot. I guarantee that will be the time the shooters
smile is brightest.
on a high-resolution setting.
When shooting the photo, don’t clutter the scene. A
35-mm film cameras are also a good choice, though
(Continued on page 6)
some think they are going the way of the dinosaur. If
IMPROVE YOUR FISHING PHOTOS
If
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Anglers’ — Camera — Action!
mountain or water background is great, but beer or soda photo opportunities.
Another trick is to take photos, even in full sunlight,
cans, trash and other things take away from the pristine
with the flash on. There
nature of the picture. Beare photographers who take
fore you snap that photo,
just about all of their porcheck your background and
traits this way to drown out
remove anything that doesany potential shadows on
n’t belong. If you can’t
their subject.
readily remove something,
Finally, don’t forget to
for example a car or buildshoot plenty of pictures.
ing, move your subject
Film is cheap, and with
away from it.
digital photos, you can
Another important feature
keep shooting and deleting
is the lighting. You can’t
until you are satisfied you
control when you are going
have got it right. Take all
to catch a fish or shoot a
the photos you need to.
trophy, but you can choose
Take them from different
when to photograph a lake,
distances and different anstream, mountain or your
gles. After all, you only
friend outdoors. Try taking
Get in close and fill the frame to get a good photo.
have one chance to get this
the picture in the first hour
after sunrise or that last hour before sunset. The light is memory right.Ö
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Coastal News & Reports
Commission Approves Oregon’s 2005 Ocean all salmon except Coho. The minimum size limit for
Chinook is increased to 24 inches.
Salmon Season —
For the Tillamook Terminal area, several changes were
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15
adopted
for 2005. The definition of the triangular control
approved the 2005 sport and commercial ocean salmon
zone during the spring fishery off Tillamook Bay is redeangling seasons along the Oregon Coast.
fined, using Pyramid Rock and
Overall, 2005 recreational regulaTwin Rocks, due to difficulty maintions for most waters are similar to
Help Keep Our Waterways
taining the existing markers. Ocean
2004, except Coho quotas are reClean - Pick Up and Pack Out
size and bag limits now apply to the
duced from recent years.
Yours and Theirs
Tillamook Terminal area, except
A complete list of the adopted
that only fin-clipped chinook may
rules will be published in May and
distributed through ODFW offices and license agents. be retained inside the triangular control zone during
Partial list of seasons currently underway are as follows: March-July, and the north coast weekly and annual bag
In the ocean from Cape Falcon south to Humbug limit still applies to the Tillamook Terminal area.
Tillamook Bay: Several spring Chinook salmon were
Mountain, the salmon season is open seven days a week,
caught
near the jaws and also in the ocean April 27-May
March 15-Oct. 31, for all salmon except Coho. In addition, the season is open for the harvest of Coho June 18- 1. It wasn't red hot, but rather an encouraging sign of
July 31, until or attainment of a 40,000 Coho quota be- things to come. Most of the action was found outside of
tween Cape Falcon and the California-Oregon border. the bay in the ocean, east of the green buoy. The catch
will be improving in the lower bay this month.
Retained Coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip.
Small holdover tides during the second week of May
In the ocean from Humbug Mountain south to Horse
will
be good for salmon anglers trolling herring in the
Mountain, California, the salmon season is open seven
days a week May 21 - July 4 and Aug. 14 - Sept. 11, for
“Coastal Tide Tables”
NW Oregon & SW Washington
Correction Table
Add or subtract TIME for HIGH & LOW tides
& FEET for HIGH tides only.
OREGON COAST
Newport
Yaquina
Toledo
Netsuke Bay entrance
Garibaldi
Nehalem River entrance
Seaside *Clatsop Beach*
TIME
HIGH
LOW
-0:03
+0:08
+0:42
+0:08
+0:27
+0:30
-0:08
-0:15
-0:02
+0:42
+0:15
+0:19
+0:59
-0:08
Nestucca Valley
Sporting Goods
FEET
HIGH
-0.5
-0.3
-0.4
-0.9
-0.7
-0.7
-0.7
WASHINGTON COAST
Long Beach
Nahcott
South Bend
Willapa Bay entrance
Toke Point
Grayland
Westport
Point Chehalis
Bay City WA
Aberdeen
Pacific Beach
-0:06
+2:09
+0:55
+0:22
+0:23
-0:06
-0:06
+0:27
+0:44
+0:59
-0:03
-0:11
+1:04
+0:38
+0:05
+0:31
-0:11
-0:08
+0:05
+0:16
+0:48
-0:11
-0.3
+1.6
+1.3
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
+0.5
+0.7
+1.6
+0.1
+0:16
+0:47
+0:47
+1:04
+0:35
+0:47
+0:47
+0:52
+1:00
+1:29
+1:22
+1:21
+1:56
+2:15
+2:17
+2:43
+3:01
+3:27
0:00
+1:01
+0:26
+0:51
-0:22
-0:41
+0:46
+0:57
+1:00
+1:58
+1:53
+1:52
+2:45
+3:15
+3:19
+4:01
+4:30
+5:14
-1.0
-0.8
x0.95
+0.2
-0.2
-0.1
+0.1
-0.5
0.0
x0.97
-0.5
-0.8
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COLUMBIA RIVER
AllPM
PMTides
Tides are in
All
in Bold
BoldType
Type
Entrance, North Jetty
Ilwaco, Baker Bay WA
Chinook, Baker Bay WA
Hungry Harbor WA
Point Adams OR
Warrenton Skipanon River
Astoria Youngs Bay
Astoria Port Docks
Astoria Tongue Point
Knappa Knapp Slough
Settlers Point
Harrington Point WA
Skamokawa WA
Cathlamet WA
Wauna
Eagle Cliff WA
Stella WA
Longview WA
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the jetty and spit areas.
Note: Crab are not effected by
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lower bay. The weaker tide
series will detour many of the
larger Chinook from migrating
into the upper bay, making them
easy prey for anglers.
Bottom fishing for big lingcod, cabazon and sea bass has
been excellent out of Garibaldi.
Jetty fishers are catching good
numbers as well along with an
occasional Chinook.
Last year’s Tillamook Bay
spring salmon fishery was productive according to Valerie
Folkema at Garibaldi Marina
(800-383-3828).
“Since April 14 we have observed four or five salmon come
in that were caught in the lower
bay,” Folkema said. “There have
been reports of more.”
“Sturgeon fishing in the west
channel of the upper bay is good
and fishing for Lingcod has
been good in the ocean and off
the jetty. Crab are 80% hard”
Halibut: Charter boats out of
both Oregon and Washington reported excellent catches of halibut
on opening day, Sunday, May 1.
One of the largest Oregon fish was
75 pounds. An 85 pounder was
taken out of Westport.
Razor clamming is closed coast
wide in Oregon, but bays remain
open to angling for clams, cockles
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Columbia Park Pond Closed to Fishing Prior to
'Fishing Kids' Youth Fishing Clinic —
Columbia Park Pond will be closed to fishing for two
days to protect catchable trout stocked specifically for the
“Fishing Kids” fishing clinic that begins at 8:00 am, Saturday, May 7.
The lake will be closed 12:01 a.m. May 5 through Saturday, May 7, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. Except open 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. May 7, 2005 to participants in the “Fishing
Kids” Fishing Clinic.
Columbia Park Pond is located in Columbia Park near
the Kennewick end of the Highway 395 (Blue) bridge.
Several thousand fish will be stocked into the pond
prior to the event. On May 7 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
only pre-registered kids will be allowed to fish. At 4:00
p.m. the pond reopens under its normal regulations.
Information contact: Paul Hoffarth, District 4 Fish Biologist, (509) 545-2284 (Pasco)
Feds to Regulate West Coast Tuna Fishery —
For a long time, it seemed difficult if not impossible to
regulate tuna fishing out on the high seas and - except
when a concern about dolphin bycatch arose - there was
virtually no regulation of the U.S. tuna fisheries. But
technologies change, the needs change, and the absence
of federal regulations will change, too, starting April 11.
On that day, a new group of rules will come into force
for the West Coast commercial and charter fishing boats.
Of the 880 vessels that will come under the regulations,
the biggest group will be albacore tuna fishing boats. For
more visit www.newportnewstimes.com/
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Big Trout Added to Washington Lakes For April
30 Opener —
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
hatchery crews added nearly 62,000 big, triploid, rainbow
trout to 91 fishing lakes across the state in preparation for
last month’s April 30 season opener.
The fish averaged one and half pounds each at the time
they were stocked. As triploids — sterile trout that only
feed and grow — they have the potential to reach trophy
size, if not harvested in the first season.
"Hundreds of anglers reeled in limits of trout at many
Washington lakes when the state's single biggest fishing
season opened Saturday.
Weather conditions for the April 30 opening of lowland
lake fishing ranged from cool drizzle on the west side of
the state to warm sunshine in eastern Washington.
WDFW staff and volunteers checked a sampling of the
opening day catch, contacting 4,295 anglers with 12,566
trout from 101 lakes,” said WDFW Resident Trout Manager Jon Anderson.
"The lakes are well stocked with last year's fry and fingerling plants, which grow well, too, plus this spring's
catchable-size trout," Anderson noted. "These triploids
just add to the possibilities of catching big fish."
Up news service will draw
a single orange colored
sablefish tag from all tags
returned to them between
Sept 2003 (when tagging
began), and May 31, 2005.
The person who returned
this tag will receive a check
for $1,000.
This drawing is part of a
sablefish tag-recapture
study begun in 2003 to
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A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state Dam-area sanctuary, including catch and release angling,
receive triploids this spring. The full list is available at was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/plants/2005triploid.htm or at any area below Bonneville Dam for spawning. Research by
Oregon State University and Washington
WDFW regional office.
Department of Fish and Wildlife shows
Columbia River Sturgeon Angling
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Wildlife reminds anglers that a 3.5 mile
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White sturgeon do not begin reproducarea of the Columbia River between Beaing
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to all sturgeon angling Sunday, May 1 older than 100 years.
Sunday, July 31.
The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the
In addition, anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon
Columbia
River are: Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Powbelow the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River eserlines,
including
Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington
tuary May 1 - 13. However, catch and release angling
tributaries:
The
current
daily bag limit is one fish 42-60
may continue. On May 14, the area downstream of the
inches
in
total
length.
Effective
May 1 - 13, this section
Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch
of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention.
minimum size limit.
The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
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You Cant Feel the Slime If You Don’t Put in Your Time
Half-day salmon trip on Willamette River ends in success
for one angler.
(April 8, 2005) Jason Schultz and friend Mike Johnson fished
the Willamette near downtown Portland, April 8, 2005 with pro
guide Pat Able. The pair hooked several fish during their four
hour trip and managed to bring one of them, this nice bright 19
pounder, to the net.
Sometimes a few hours is all it takes, but then again just think
what a few more hours might have provided.
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— Photo courtesy of Guide Pat Abel.
Spring Chinook are moving into the lower bay
and tide waters of some Tillamook area rivers.
(May 2, 2005) Two unknown anglers hoist their
catch at The Guide Shop on Monday. A few spring
salmon slid into the lower Trask River this past weekend, best fishing was found below the bridge. With
recent rains a fair number of fish should be spread
throughout the system. Steelhead are still being caught
on the Wilson River, the Wilson should now have a
few springers in it as well.
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Columbia River:
(At
Bonneville Dam - 53° F /
170.60 kcfs. Gage 14.49.
Visibility at 4.0 feet.
Spring Chinook fishing is
currently closed in the Columbia River, but remains
open in Portland-area rivers.
Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife officials
remind salmon anglers that
the Clackamas, Willamette
and Sandy rivers remain
open to angling for hatchery-bred spring Chinook.
Rivers in Washington do
also.
The reminder comes following the April 20 closure
of the Columbia River to
sport and commercial
salmon fishing until further
notice. In closing the season, fisheries officials noted
that, so far, this has been the
second-lowest year in recorded history for spring
Chinook passing Bonneville
Dam.
In April a little over 30,000
spring Chinook passed
above the dam. Last year in
April 104,240 Chinooks
moved through the ladder.
The states of Oregon and
Washington will regularly
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Fall salmon season modifications: The Oregon Fish
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April 15 approved the following modifications to the
fall salmon bag limits in the
Columbia River:
For the recreational fishery
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Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 & 19, 2005: Great family
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Willamette & Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10,
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Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream
August 1, the twofish daily bag limit may from the Stayton diversion dams. These fish all came
include only one Chinook.
upriver before the start of the big numbers. In a week,
For the Columbia River recreational fishery, from fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot. Fishing has
Tongue Point upstream to
been good anyway from
Tillamook
Bay
Bonneville Dam, beginning
Mehama to Stayton on
Sturgeon 4/6/05
August 1, the two adult
some days, and there will
salmon or steelhead bag limit
be excellent days soon.
may include only one ChiFish that have been comnook.
ing up the river in recent
months are spread all the
Willamette River: (Below
Falls - 58° F / 7.77 feet /
way from Jefferson to
15,300 cfs / 5.3 foot
Packsaddle Park. It is not
visibility). Catch has been
unusual to hear of steelspotty and very sporadic for
head caught in every river
Chinook this year. Several
section from day to day.
Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch sturreasons for this have been
The new batch o f
geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6, 2005. Schneider and
provided — from seals his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of fish are working their way
spooking fish to lower than the bay in about 10 feet of water. Andy said even though up toward Shelburn and
average flows in March and it was the only fish they caught, it made a great day on the Stayton, and will arrive any
April. Things should pick up water even better.
day now. On the North
this month, but the on one
Santiam, the big numbers
day off the next bite will likely be something anglers may be found below Shelburn today, and they will work
will have to get used to this season. (See page 20 for on up to Stayton very soon. On the South Santiam, the
sport catch totals to date).
new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam.
The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than
Water temperatures, clarity, and volume are important
in past years, so that may be something anglers would to the speed with which the fish move upstream. On one
want to look at more closely.
day last week, the temperature was 43.3 degrees at PackNorth Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate saddle, 47.3 at Mehama, and 49.1 on the South Santiam.
Bill Sanderson: The big fish numbers that started coming We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam beup the Willamette River ten days ago have continued. As cause of the temperature, but clarity and volume are also
of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been considerations. The North has much better clarity and
posted) we have 8,254 Salmon and 7,284 Steelhead up less volume, so some of the fish are going there.
stream from Oregon City, with many of those in the
There are good reasons to fish each river, although anNorth and South Santiam Rivers. This is the first of the gling success requires different techniques in the differseason, and those numbers will grow very quickly with ent conditions. Generally, fish in the South Santiam
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much of a drop in angler pressure,” Cannon said. “It
prefer
smaller
baits than in the North river.
looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon
North Santiam River flows were increased to 1,500 Rock will continue to improve and that should keep evecubic feet per second at Niagara last week, the flows ryone happy.”
were increased to proSandy
River:
vide better spawning
(Below Bull Run
beds.
River - 54° F / 9.29
feet / 1,620 cfs.). AnDetroit Lake has
been filling up slowly
glers have had fair to
because of late snow
good success for
and rain. The Lake is
spring Chinook and
now only 10 feet besummer steelhead.
low the full summerRob Brown at Jack’s
time level, and the
Snack-N-Tackle (503boat docks are floating
665-2257) said the
with accessible ramps.
Sandy has been dropDetroit Lake is schedping and water temuled to fill up near the
peratures are beginend of the first week
ning to rise.
Halibut Limits Astoria 5/1/05
of May, but that
“Spring Chinook are
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1,
schedule is flexible
being caught almost
because of the variable 2005. These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats, the largest
daily,” Brown said.
weather we have. weighed 75 pounds. Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1.
“Fair numbers of
— Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818. www. tikicharter.com
Heavy rains would
salmon are available
cause the Lake to fill early, and slight rains would cause and we expect those numbers to continue to build.”
a delay. It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will
“Guides fishing the river by boat have been averaging
fill by mid-May.
about three salmon per day. Some of the fish are a bit
Sturgeon: Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374- larger than usual, most are running 17 to 21 pounds.”
8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of
“As the water warms and drops more Chinook will enthe year brought in the weekend of April 23 & 24.
ter and low water techniques will become necessary for
“Even though the river is closed to boat and bank fish- best success. Drifting bobber and bait, and throwing
ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I don’t expect to see hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
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water conditions,” Brown Lane, just upstream of Timber Park, for the convenience
said. “Also, fish
will be found holding in the of anglers, canoers and kayakers.
deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the
Nestucca River: Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley
Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing
upper sections.”
Clackamas River: (At Estacada - 50° F / 12.21 feet / a few leftover wild winter steelhead, but no summer
2,230 cfs.). Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead steelhead or spring Chinook yet.
“We should have some good numbers of fish available
and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are
beginning to darken. Spring Chinook have been caught
Reminder: Sturgeon fishing between Beacon
as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available
Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat
yet. More will be entering later this month.
Over 60,000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released and bank angling. This area of the Columbia
into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March. The will reopen on August 1, 2005.
early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery because the hatchery lacked space to house them due to later this month in the Nestucca and Three Rivers,” Peterbudget cuts. The majority of these fish will return in son said. “Right now it’s pretty slow.”
June 2009 as 4 year olds.
Trask River: Good numbers of early spring Chinook
are
in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has
Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish
ladder improvements at River Mill Dam: Portland been good. New this year — the popular Hatchery Hole,
General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon located below the hatchery, will remain open longer, June
and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada. Con- 1-November 30. This is another great opportunity prostruction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the
the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir, facilitating benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River
their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the spring Chinook.
The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a
Clackamas River and its tributaries.
Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for surprising number of late run winter steelhead also.
Along with a few summer steelhead.
completion in the fall of 2006.
Nehalem Bay: Crabbing is improving rapidly due to
For the safety of the public and to maintain security at
low
rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell, May
the construction site, PGE will close the River Mill boat
should
provide excellent catches. A few optimistic
launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to
anglers are trolling the bar, but no reports of any fish yet.
below the dam on May 4.
PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
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Barry Eisenman at
The Jetty Fishery (503-3685746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has
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“Bay crabbing has been good for this early. Barring
any heavy rains it should continue to improve. Jetty anglers are also catching some perch already. Typically we
don’t see any perch until the first of June, but like I said,
every thing seems to be running a little early this year.”
Yaquina Bay (Newport): Bottom and lingcod fishing
continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregon’s central coast. Newport is at the center of all the action.
Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-8674470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for
bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now
starting to show.
“Anglers are picking up quite a few Chinook, some
inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising number of fish on the buoy line and just south of the line,”
Olson said. “Most are being found at 30 to 40 fathoms.”
“Ocean crabbing has been extremely good for the past
two weeks, bay crabbing recently improved to the point
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Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina
River is good. Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-2653907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and
they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8).
“We’ve had five fish brought in over the past few days,
April 29-May 1,” Voss said. “The sturgeon bite started
up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever since.”
“The fish I’m hearing about are being caught at mile
marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay. Anglers fishing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Airport Boat Launch. So I’m not too sure how the bite is
going up there, but I would assume it is good also.”
“We’ve had some minus 1.5 tides lately and the clamming and cockle raking in the bay was very good.”
Central Oregon: Water levels rose slightly on the
Deschutes River April 28, possibly due to increased
flows in the Crooked River. The bite has remain steady
for Brown trout and Rainbows on the Deschutes.
Brandon Bischof of Bischofsflyfishing.com (541-3952796) said May is typically one of the better months for
trout angling in central Oregon.
“During the early part of May we will see hatches of
Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olives,” Bischof said.
“Then, in mid May, the Stone Fly hatch will start up.
“Mid May can and typically does provide some of the
best fishing of the year on the Deschutes.”
“All tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph
fishing and dry fly fishing. As waters temperatures rise
fishing will continue to improve.”
BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dinty’s Market near Biggs
(541-739-2236) said the smallmouth bite has picked up
substantially on the Columbia River, but the John Day is
slow due to colored water from rains down south.
“Fishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day
with the off colored water,” Stroud Said. “Anglers are
picking a few crappie on the John Day as well.”
“I have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on
the Deschutes River recently. Sturgeon fishing has been
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shakers and a few keepers.”
“Shad will start showing around the tail end of May as
well as more springers, and the sturgeon, bass and walleye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly now.”
Washington —
Cowlitz River: (At Castle Rock - 32.35 feet / 5,720
cfs). Water visibility at Mayfield Dam is 12 feet. The
week of April 29 over 670 spring Chinook adults, 16
jacks and 73 steelhead returned to the Cowlitz Salmon
Hatchery. Fishing has been slow despite good numbers
of spring Chinook returning to the hatchery. The weekend April 23 & 24, including fish released, boat anglers
averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank
anglers averaged one per every 32 rods. Summer steelhead are also appearing in the catch and at the hatchery.
Tacoma Power employees released 534 spring Chinook
adults, eleven jacks and 23 steelhead into the upper
Cowlitz River at the Lake Scanewa Day Use area above
Cowlitz Falls Dam during the week of April 29.
Lewis River: (At Ariel - 3.27 feet / 3,400 cfs). The
North Fork Lewis has shown significant improvement for
spring Chinook as of May 1.
Merwin Reservoir: Kokanee fishing has been good,
fish are 20-25 feet deep. Anglers report that schools of
Kokanee are a little harder to find this year. Water temperature on May 2 was 54° F.
Kalama River: Wane at Prichard’s Western Angler
(360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers
during the last half of April, many with nice sized springers up to 26 pounds.
“Numerous early summer run steelhead, weighing between 14 and 20 pounds each, have been taken along
with fair numbers of hatchery Chinook,” Wane said.
“The majority of pressure has been in the lower river
where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp under bobbers with good success.”
“It seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few
days. Were not talking huge numbers, but there’s good
opportunity and nice size fish in just about every hole.”
The Wind River and Drano Lake (Little White
Salmon River) opened to fishing March 16. The Wind
River is open seven days a week from March 16 through
June 30 from the mouth to 400 feet below Shipherd Falls.
The stretch of river from Shipherd Falls to markers approximately one half mile below the Carson National
Fish Hatchery (except the closed area around Coffer
Dam) will be open from May 1 through June 30.
Boat anglers did well for spring Chinook at the mouth
of Wind River on May 1, reporting 3 to 5 fish per boat.
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Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia
Effective May 14 - July 4, the area is open for retention of River System —
sturgeon 45-60 inches in length. Catch and release fishing
A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest
is allowed during retention closures. This area is managed northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
for a 15,000 fish quota. Specific retention dates may be
adjusted to meet the quota.
Wauna Powerlines upstream to
Bonneville Dam, including all adjaOREGON Lakes/Ponds (Legal trout 8-10”)
Week of
May Year
cent Washington tributaries, MultTrout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
nomah Channel and the Willamette
Roaring River Park Pond. (Scio, off Crab Creek Rd.)
5/9 160 *20
720
River downstream of Willamette
Rock Creek Res. (Mt. Hood, 10 miles W. of Tygh Valley) B 5/2 5/9 8,000 12,000
Falls: The current daily bag limit is
Roslyn Lk. (North of Sandy, off Ten Eyck Rd.)
5/2
3,000 8,000
one fish 42-60 inches in total length.
Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge)
5/23
3,000 6,000
Effective May 1 - July 31, both boat
Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt. Loop Road) 5/2 5/16 1,000 1,000
Santiam River NF. ( Near Jefferson, Stayton)
5/16 5/30
6,000 6,000
and bank angling for sturgeon from
Silver Creek Res. (Near Silverton)
5/2 5/23 4,700 *700 9,100
Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville
Small Fry Lk. (Adjacent to Promontory Pk)
5/16 5/30
600
600
Dam is prohibited. In the remainder
Smith
Res.
(South
Willamette
Watershed)
5/30
5,000
10,000
of the area, the river is open for sturSouth Lk. (S. of Hebo, 10 miles from Ranger Station)
5/16
500 3,500
geon retention Thursdays, Fridays
Sutton Lake (6 miles N. of Florence off Hwy. 101)
5/2
*1,000 2,500
and Saturdays through July 30 and
Taylor Lk. (Columbia River, west of The Dalles)
B 5/9
1,666 3,332
Oct. 1 - Dec. 31. Catch and release
Thissell Pond. (15 Miles west of Alsea)
T 5/16 5/30
2,000 4,000
of sturgeon fishing may continue
Timber Linn Lk. (Albany City Park)
5/2
250 *25 1,725
during sturgeon retention closures,
Timothy Lk. (Mt. Hood Forest, Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd.) 5/16 5/23 9,000 14,000
Town Lk. (North of Pacific City)
5/16
500 6,500
except May 1 - July 31 in the area
Trail
Bridge
Res.
(14
mi.
NE
of
McKenzie
Br.,
Hwy.
126)
5/16
3,085
3,085
from Beacon Rock upstream to BonTrillium
Lk.
(Government
Camp,
off
Hwy.
26)
5/23
3,000
3,000
neville Dam when catch and release
Walling
Pond.
(Salem,
off
16th
St.)
5/2
5/9
700
*50
3,600
fishing is prohibited. The fishery
Walter Wirth Lk. (Salem, off Turner Rd.)
5/2 5/9 3,400 *300 16,300
will be managed for a 12,000 fish
Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E)
5/2 160 *20
910
quota in this section of the Columbia
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River and specific retention dates
Battle Ground Lk. (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 5/9 5/23
6,110 15,100
may be adjusted to meet the quota.
Chambers Lk. ( Lewis Co.)
BT 5/23
500
500
Bonneville Dam upstream to The
Council Lk. (Skamania Co.)
5/23
2,000 2,000
Dalles Dam: The Bonneville Pool is
Fort. Borst Park Pond. (Lewis Co.)
5/23
3,000 6,540
currently open to the retention of
Goose Lk. (Skamania Co.)
BT 5/23
5,000 5,000
sturgeon. The daily bag limit is one
Horsethief Lk. (Klickitat Co.)
5/23
2,900 12,660
Kidney Lk. (Skamania Co.)
5/23
2,500 7,059
fish 42-60 inches in total length. The
Kress Lk. (3 Miles N. of Kalama)
5/23
2,500 18,365
annual catch guideline for the BonKnuppenberg
Pond.
(Lewis
Co.)
BT
5/23
500
500
neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon.
Little
Klickitat
River
(Klickitat
Co.)
5/23
675
1,500
The Dalles Dam upstream to
Long Lk. (Lewis Co.)
BT 5/23
500
500
McNary Dam: The Dalles Pool and
Mayfield Res. (Lewis Co.)
5/23
15,000 15,000
the John Day Pool are currently open
Maryhill Pond. (Klickitat Co.)
5/23
500
900
to the retention of sturgeon. The
Sacajawea Lk. (Longview)
BT5/9 5/23
5,897 18,403
daily bag limit is one fish 48-60
Spearfish Lk. (Klickitat Co.)
5/23
1,688 7,128
inches in total length. The annual
Takhlakh Lk. (Skamania Co.)
5/23
2,500 2,500
catch guidelines for The Dalles and
Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons & bag limits before fishing.
John Day pools are 400 and 165
(T or B) = See page 17, for numbers of Trophy & Brood trout also being stocked.
white sturgeon, respectively.
(S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10. (*) = Larger 12”+ trout. (BT) = Brown trout.
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Drano Lake was
producing similar results although not quite as good as the Wind.
2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold
Out, Day Passes no Longer Available —
The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private
land leading to Shipherd Falls, a very popular and extremely productive fishing
area on the Wind River,
have been sold and no others will be issued this year
according to the new property owner Chess Gunderson.
“One big change this year
Thru May
is that we are no longer
issuing day passes, only yearly,” Gunderson said. “The
price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $175.00.
Last year anglers paid $250.00 for the pass. Access to a
nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shipherd Falls is available to those without a pass.”
Gunderson is now leasing out his land, April 15
through June 30th, to the East Siders Fishing Club, a new
group that has members in Oregon as well as several
neighboring states. The group oversees access at various
locations by use of signage and security services, allowing entry to its members while restricting public access.
“Cost for the 2006 season passes is $175.00 a piece,”
Gunderson said. “Each pass allows one angler and one
guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our
property seven days a week.”
Anglers interested in purchasing a pass for the 2006
season can call Brian or Garry at East Siders Fishing
Club at 360-772-5394. About 100 passes will be issued
in a selective manner for
the 2006 season. Locals
and former pass holders
will have the first shot,
followed by club members
and those who have contributed to the club.
“We are still working out
some of the kinks and will
be holding a meeting soon with the Club to discuss
changes that are anticipated for next year,” Gunderson
said.
“We made an agreement with The East Siders to manage access to our land because we’ve had so many problems in the past involving littering and liability issues that
it was just getting out of hand.”
Anglers without access passes can use an alternate
route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shipherd Falls without having to cross private property. Directions to this area are as follows: From Carson take
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Dam & Trap Counts / Late Breaking News
route) turn right and follow Cloverdale east toward the
Wind River. As the road bends to the right you will see
Shipherd Falls Road on your left. Take Shipherd Falls
Road to the trailer park. Park here in an area that will not
block access for trailer park tenets, then take the steep
trail that leads down to the river.
Drano Lake (Little White Salmon River) is open seven
days per week through June 30, except that fishing will
be closed on Wednesdays through May 25. Fishing is
allowed from the mouth to markers below the Little
White Salmon National Fish Hatchery.
Deep River and Elochoman River (Wahkiakum
Co.) Will likely Open Early to Sport Fishing —
Large numbers of spring salmon are building in the
Deep and Elochoman rivers and fishery managers are
contemplating opening the sport season early to allow
anglers a shot at them. This also includes Lake Scanewa
(Cowlitz Falls Res.). These areas are currently scheduled
to open June 1. Update 5/4/05: Deep river will open for
salmon below the Hwy. 4 bridge effective May 5, 2005.
CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries managers agree that these fish need to be harvested. Select
area fisheries on the Oregon side of the Columbia at
Youngs Bay, Blind Slough and Knappa Slough are not
yet seeing the numbers like in the Deep River, but Chinook are beginning to build in those areas as well..
Returning adults released from the net pen facilities at
Deep River are not being harvested, because all select
area fisheries on the Columbia River were canceled in
mid April due to low passages at Bonneville Dam.
At a recent joint state compact hearing on May 3, fishery managers decided to allow brief select area commercial fisheries at Youngs Bay, Blind Slough and Deep
River. They are afraid that if those fish are not harvested
they will begin straying into other areas. In fact, many of
the salmon currently in the lower Grays and Elochoman
are believed to be Youngs Bay and Blind Slough fish.
The Youngs Bay, Blind Slough, Deep River fisheries
will re-open to sport and commercial anglers at 12:01 am
on May 5, 2005. Commercials will only get four hours
to fish Youngs Bay, between the old Youngs Bay Bridge
and the new 101 bridge. The Blind Slough and Deep
River select area fishers will each get one six hour fishery, 6 p.m. to midnight May 5. Sports anglers should
find good opportunity in Youngs Bay and Deep River
throughout May, especially if restrictions to commercial
fishing seasons continue.
In addition, the Knappa Slough area will only be open
to sports anglers. This area will be untouched by commercials, therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should
be available. Sport fisheries in select areas will be consistent with permanent regulations listed in the “2005
Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphlet.”Ö
Fish Passage & Trap Counts - OR & WA
River
Columbia
Columbia
Clackamas
Cedar Cr.
Cedar Cr.
Sandy
Sandy
S. Santiam
S. Santiam
S. Santiam
Willamette
Willamette
Willamette
Counting Location
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Dam
PGE North Fork Trap
Sandy Hatchery
Sandy Hatchery
Marmot Dam
Marmot Dam
Bennett Traps
Bennett Traps
Bennett Traps
Willamette Falls
Willamette Falls
Willamette Falls
Species
Mar Tot.
Summer Steelhead
103
Spring Chinook
44
Winter Steelhead
—
Winter Steelhead
114
Spring Chinook
—
Winter Steelhead
197
Summer Steelhead
—
Winter Steelhead
250
Summer Steelhead
9
Spring Chinook
2
Winter Steelhead
3,931
Summer Steelhead
392
Spring Chinook
281
Apr Tot.
1,116
34,835
708
458
4
275
1
773
255
9
1,279
1,304
11,211
2005 Season 2004 Season
1,456
*312,611
37,265
*262,451
907
3,941
573
589
4
2,944
581
877
1
403
1,704
3,147
301
9,374
11
13,225
5,690
11,842
1,829
33,440
*11,500
95,968
All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year i.e.- ’03-’04 / ‘04-’05. Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish.
Count totals for salmon include both adults & jacks. (Approximate*) (Updated May 2, 2005)
Recycled down river (month / year): South Santiam— ( ) Clackamas River, Clackamas Hatchery— ( ) Clackamas River, North Fork Dam— ( )
Sandy River, Cedar Cr. Hatchery— (107 Sth. 4 Ch. / 111 yr) Sandy River, Marmot—( ). N Santiam, Marion—( ) Rogue River, Cole R Hatch—( )
Trask— ( ) Nehalem Hatchery— ( ) Note, some fish recycled/counted more than once. See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any.
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River system begins May 2.
Now in its 15th season, the Northern Pikeminnow Sport
Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and implemented by the Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
Aimed at reducing pikeminnow predation on juvenile
salmon, the reward fishery is part of BPA’s salmonenhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest
Power Act.
Anglers interested in participating in
this year’s fishery can sign up beginning
May 2 at any registration station below
the John Day Dam in Klickitat County.
Registration stations located above the
John Day Dam will be set up May 16.
A complete list of registration locations
is available on the northern pikeminnow
sport reward program website, at http://
www.pikeminnow.org/.
The program will offer anglers who
harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4
each for the first 100 northern pikeminnow; $5 each for 101 to 400 pikeminnow;
and $8 each for pikeminnow in excess of
400 fish, said Eric Winther, WDFW
northern pikeminnow project leader. Fish
marked with “spaghetti” monitoring tags
behind the dorsal fin will continue to be
worth $500 each.
The top angler last year caught 4,264
pikeminnow and earned more than
$34,000, Winther said, and pikeminnow
fishing conditions should be excellent
this year.
“River levels in the Columbia River are
expected to be below average this season
and while that may not be good news for
salmon, it is typically results in better
catch rates for pikeminnow anglers,” he
said, noting that the traditional peak harvest period for the fish is late June but
could be earlier this year because of
lower water levels.
Anglers participating in the 2004 fishery harvested a record 267,000 northern
pikeminnow. Since 1990, the fishery has
removed more than 2.3 million northern pikeminnow
from the Columbia and Snake rivers, resulting in an estimated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on
juvenile salmon.
More information on the Northern Pikeminnow SportReward Fishery Program is available by calling the pikeminnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015, or visiting the
program’s web site at www.pikeminnow.org.Ö
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Salmon/Steelhead —
The Willamette River in Portland is heating up, literally, in the area of both water temperatures and catch. As
of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57° F.
Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased, averaging about 1,000 fish a day and angler success had improved dramatically. Over 2,000 salmon have passed the
falls at Oregon City to date.
With a projected run size of 116,000 fish and the run
being a bit later than usual, anglers should expect good
fishing through May, and possibly into June. That’s assuming of course that the run comes in as projected.
Tillamook Bay will provide some opportunity for
ocean fresh spring Chinook. Trolling herring in the
lower bay will be best, but pulling spinners in the upper
bay could also pay off. A few are already doing just that.
The Trask River is a good bet for spring Chinook, the
Hatchery Hole will remain open longer this year.
Knappa Slough and the mouths of Big Creek and Gnat
Creek will be good for springers. The Wilson and Nestucca should pick up this month for both Chinook and
summer steelhead.
The Sandy River has provided good a good early catch
of spring Chinook this past week and it will only get better. Some summer steelhead are also spread throughout
the system. Roslyn Lake received 281 steelhead in April.
The Kalama River is a good spot for Spring Chinook,
no large numbers but should provide good success for
those willing to put in a few hours. Wind River and
Drano are good bets, early catch has been good.
Ocean crabbing is fantastic for large Dungeness, especially off the central Oregon coast where over 85 percent
are now in hard shell. Bay crabbing is good in Yaquina
Bay, Tillamook Bay, Netarts Bay and Nehalem Bay.
Nehalem Bay: Crabbing picked up on April 28. Some
anglers are getting their limits, the average has been 5 to
9 crab per angler, 80 percent are in hard shell.
Sturgeon —
The upper areas of Tillamook Bay and the lower
Yaquina River, from river mile 30 to the bay, are good
bets for sturgeon this month. The lower Naselle River
in Washington is also good for sturgeon. Angler success
in the lower Columbia River should start improving this
month as fresh fish move in from the ocean for their annual migration.
Trout/Walleye/Bass/Shad —
There are so many great opportunities for trout anglers
in Oregon and Washington this month that we will not
distract from others by listing some. Most all high lakes
are now accessible in both states and fishing has been
fantastic. Large numbers of 3-12 pound brood and trophy
trout are scheduled for planting this month (see page 17).
Bass and walleye fishing has
been good in the Columbia below
(Photo): Amy, an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old,
John Day Dam. Bass are beginrecently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22,
2005. She hooked and landed her first fish ever.
ning to bite in the sloughs of the
Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with
Willamette River. Best catch is
her mother and grandparents. Amy’s mother Michelle
downstream of Salem. Catch is
said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping herimproving in the Multnomah
self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her
Channel near Sauvie Island also.
grandparents as she watched them reel in fish.
Shad fishing will provide plenty
Then she said “I want to do it.” She proceeded to reel
of
action and family fun this
in her line repeatedly, each time exclaiming “I got a
month
on the Willamette near
fish,” even though she did not.
Oregon City and on the Columbia
Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight,
Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout. She was happy yet a
near Cascade Locks. The Oregon
bit apprehensive, quickly asking her grandmother if she
record for shad is 6.6 pounds.
would reel it in for her. Grandma said no, you do it.
Washington’s record stands at
Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where
only 3.4 pounds. This fishery is
her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on.
great for both boat and bank anNice fish Amy! Congratulations on your first catch.
glers.Ö
Don’t Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing, Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp!
Disclaimer! LFN is not affiliated with the Oregon or Washington departments of fish and wildlife. Before going fishing always check your State Fishing
Regulations Pamphlet for verification of all fishing rules, bag limits etc., stated within this publication. LFN is not intended to take the place of your State Fishing Regulations Pamphlet. Information provided herein is for the reader’s enjoyment only and should not to be confused with, or used in place of, the legal rules
and regulations published by the departments of fish and wildlife. Always read and know your state fishing regulations before going fishing.Ö
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
Sun Rise:
5:59 am
Sun Set:
8:16 pm
2*
Sun Rise:
5:57 am
Sun Set:
8:17 pm
3*
Sun Rise:
5:58 am
Sun Set:
8:19 pm
4*
Sun Rise:
5:54 am
Sun Set:
8:20 pm
5**
Sun Rise:
5:53 am
Sun Set:
8:21 pm
6**
Sun Rise:
5:52 am
Sun Set:
8:22 pm
7**
Sun Rise:
5:50 am
Sun Set:
8:24 pm
8*** ☻
Sun Rise:
5:49 am
Sun Set:
8:25 pm
9***
Sun Rise:
5:47 am
Sun Set:
8:26 pm
11***
Sun Rise:
5:45 am
Sun Set:
8:28 pm
12***
Sun Rise:
5:44 am
Sun Set:
8:30 pm
13***
Sun Rise:
5:42 am
Sun Set:
8:31 pm
14***
Sun Rise:
5:41 am
Sun Set:
8:32 pm
New Moon
Clam 8:15 am
10***
Sun Rise:
5:46 am
Sun Set:
8:27 pm
15***
Sun Rise:
5:40 am
Sun Set:
8:33 pm
16*** E
Sun Rise:
5:39 am
Sun Set:
8:34 pm
17***
Sun Rise:
5:38 am
Sun Set:
8:36 pm
18***
Sun Rise:
5:37 am
Sun Set:
8:37 pm
19***
Sun Rise:
5:36 am
Sun Set:
8:30 pm
20**
Sun Rise:
5:35 am
Sun Set:
8:39 pm
21**
Sun Rise:
5:34 am
Sun Set:
8:40 pm
24*
Sun Rise:
5:31 am
Sun Set:
8:43 pm
25*
Sun Rise:
5:30 am
Sun Set:
8:44 pm
26
Sun Rise:
5:29 am
Sun Set:
8:45 pm
27
Sun Rise:
5:28 am
Sun Set:
8:46 pm
28
Sun Rise:
5:28 am
Sun Set:
8:47 pm
Clam 8:54 am
Clam 9:32 am
Clam 10:12 am
Clam 6:07 am
Clam 6:52 am
First Qtr
22**
Sun Rise:
5:33 am
Sun Set:
8:41 pm
©
Clam 6:28 am
How to read best fishing/clamming/crabbing calendar —
(Astoria/Ilwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times)
Best Fishing Days *** / Good ** / Fair * / Best Crabbing
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide.
am
pm
29
Sun Rise:
5:27 am
Sun Set:
8:48 pm
23* A
Sun Rise:
5:32 am
Sun Set:
8:42 pm
Full Moon
Clam 7:56 am
30 C
Sun Rise:
5:26 am
Sun Set:
8:49 pm
31
Sun Rise:
5:26 am
Sun Set:
8:50 pm
Clam 12:12 pm Last Qtr
Clam 8:42 am
Clam 9:30
Clam 10:21 am Clam 11:15 am
All information presented here is believed
correct, but is not guaranteed.
Best time for crabbing begins one hour
before high tide, continuing through high slack,
and up to one hour after start of outgoing.
High tides in May: 5/3-5/5 5/19-5/21 & 5/31
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