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07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla) Fishing Reports
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By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/11/2022
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/11/2022
Hot Spots: 0
There is a lot of water in the Columbia right now. It is very high and muddy! This high flow makes the fishing tough when it comes to walleye! Fortunately, we have had these conditions before and w...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/4/2022
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/4/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Columbia River eater walleye are in full swing! We had a great day with awesome weather and filled the boat with plenty of walleye for the frying pan! Trolling crawler harnesses was the ticket and f...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/28/2022
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/28/2022
Hot Spots: 0
We are right in the middle of our Columbia River Walleye Late Spring fishery. We will fish the Columbia until late June then transition for the rest of the year to Salmon. We start at Wanapum Dam on...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/26/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/26/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Today was our last day chasing walleye for the summer! We are now shifting gears to target summer kings and sockeye for the remainder of the summer/fall. We had great fishing today and was able to g...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/19/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/19/2021
Hot Spots: 0
I will summarize the last few walleye trips we have had on the Columbia! The fishing is lights out! Every 4-5 years, we get a great spawn of fish with great survival rates and good conditions which ...
By: FJohn
Posted: 6/18/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/18/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Greetings!
First report here on NWFR, I'm a Walleye honk from the Nebraska; I took a position with the DOE in Richland, and I've been trying to learn the water here.
This forum has been VERY hel...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/6/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/6/2021
Hot Spots: 0
We had a good day on the Columbia yesterday. The wind was a bit much, but we managed and got some nice fish for our efforts. The water was down, and flow up, which indicated to me that we may need t...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/29/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/29/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Great weather this weekend on the Columbia! Fishing was great using harnesses and jigs both. We were still targeting fishing deeper water from 40-65 feet. Fish were spread out a bite due to the slo...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/22/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/22/2021
Hot Spots: 0
We had some pretty wild Spring weather this weekend making the fishing pretty tough. The fish are there, but 20-30 mph winds make presentation pretty tough. We were able to harness for our fish and ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/15/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/15/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing was a little tougher on the Columbia Saturday for walleye. There was a huge high pressure front that moved in the area bringing a rising barometer and high heat for a few days. The walleye d...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/8/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2021
Hot Spots: 0
We battled the wind Saturday morning, but it paid off. We were able to pile up a bunch of eater walleye by noon for our group. Harnesses in deep water were still the ticket. Seemed like more natura...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/17/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/17/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Post spawn walleye bite is on fire in the Columbia. Fishing for post spawn males will be good from now through the summer. It appears there is a good hatch of year and a half old fish from 16-18 inc...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/11/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/11/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Walleye fishing the Columbia is in prime shape right now! Post spawn males are staged in deep water and easy targets trolling worm harnesses slow downstream. We are targeting 35-55 fow right now. T...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/13/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/13/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Hey Folks! I am super excited to be back on the water and fishing again, after our awesome Fall and Winter Upland bird season! Starting our guide season off, we focus on Trophy walleye fishing on t...
By: pgfrmr
Posted: 9/21/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/15/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Wanted to label this report, "Smoking hot fishin", but changed it to "Fishin in a fire fog." Had planned this trip with my buddy, Slippery Jack" for a while as the moon phase, temperatures and wind fo...
By: Gorgecat
Posted: 7/4/2020
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/4/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Got a late morning start out of Umatilla. Tried around the bridge, heavy current, missed a couple bites on Jigs and crawlers and decided to head downstream to moderate water. Good choice as we nette...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/22/2020
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/19/2020
Hot Spots: 0
With the shad run thick in the river, the oversize sturgeon bite is on! I fished the morning before it got hot with fresh shad chunks for bait and was 9-13 by noon! Lots of nice big fish caught and g...
By: Tie1on
Posted: 6/19/2020
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/18/2020
Hot Spots: 0
SHAD - Took my catching buddy out for a few hours to get some shad because it makes GREAT crab bait. Counts over McNary were looking pretty solid so we anchored up below bridge in about 16 feet of wat...
By: MGTom
Posted: 6/15/2020
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/15/2020
Hot Spots: 0
With the shad counts up we fished out of Umatilla today and caught some shad and a walleye. The fishing wasn't fast but consistent and we kept a few. Dick Nites and Triple Teasers worked today, with a...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/20/2020
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/18/2020
Hot Spots: 0
We continued our Spring walleye fishing with a great day and the first sunburn of the season! Fishing was a bit tougher today with a low pressure change and a big water drop, but we managed several g...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/16/2020
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/14/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Munden's Rising Son Adventures started our Spring Walleye trips Saturday! The weather was not Spring like at all, with snow, rain, and wind that cut right through the warmest coats! Even with the po...
Posted: 3/13/2020
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/13/2020
Hot Spots: 0
We fished the Biggs junction area today on the Columbia river. The Walleye bite was a little hit and miss. We fished for about 4 hours and picked up 6 nice fish. We started pulling crankbaits with no ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 9/24/2019
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/21/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Now is a transition time for us as we target Fall Kings. I like to start fishing the Hanford Reach the 3rd week in September, but some years depending on conditions, the fish lag behind a bit and I w...
Posted: 9/15/2019
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/15/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Not yet for me - saw three caught between 7-730 then screen went clear and saw no more caught - left the water about 11. About 15-16
boats all trolling big flashers and the usual terminal stuff. No n...
By: MGTom
Posted: 9/11/2019
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/11/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Left out of Umatilla at 6:30 and fished until 11:00. No fish caught, however today seemed more fishy than last week. We marked fish in a couple spots, saw some surface activity from the salmonoids, an...