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Springers, Springers, Springers! That's all
I can think about. Springers on the mind Springers in the
boat.... Springers, Springers, Springers! Although it's been
pretty dang tough in the waters above Bonneville dam on the
Columbia River things may have turned the corner. Counts are
up and have been holding steady for the last few days. We
have been fishing Drano Lake and working for a fish here and
there. Some nice fish to be had and look for this place to
take off any day with both the amount of fish in the lake
and angling pressure. Bring the arsenal with you you may need
it. Herring seems to be taking a few fish as well as the standard
Wordens M2SP Flatfish and prawns spinners. Bring your pateince
and be prepared for lots of people looking to catch some of
the finest eating salmon on the the planet. Looks like thing
are shaping up for a nice late run so I will be adding three
of four more days to my Drano Lake schedule and have openings
for anyone who's looking to connect with a Springer or two.



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a trip for two.
For
more info call Phil Stephens, Mystical
Legends Guide Service Call (206) 940-0052 or E-mail
Lewis River: Lewis in great shape with
4 ft of vis and running at 5600 cfs. Springers slow to start
but showing up more each day. The best techinques in this early
season has been fishing cut plug herring in green label size
on a size 20 diver. Have also had good success with T-4 flatfish,
magnum wiggle warts, k-13 kwikfish or k-15 kwikfish. The best
colors have been Silve/char bill, Silver/red bill, blue scale,
green hornet and gold. As more fish start to stack up we will
start to switch over to Eggs/shrimp combo or eggs/sardine combo
hover fished in the deep holes or back bounced in the shallower
holes. One of the other killer baits will be Dyed pink prawns
fish by themselves or with a spinner in front of them. Water
is warming up and so our the springers. This should get better
each day.
Kalama River: Kalama in great shape with
5 ft of vis and med flow. Springers starting to show in better
numbers each day. Best techniques so far have been plugs in
sizes T-4 , k-13 or k-15's in silver/char bill, grinch, bubba,
green hornet, green weenie an the best has been Blue Scale or
blue scale/char bill. Diver's and eggs or egg/shrimp combo have
also had some success and will get better as mre fish arrive.
Back bounceing eggs or the combo will be the go to method as
water drops. This river is do to explode with springers at any
moment.

Submitted
by Bob Kratzer
Anglers
Guide Service
(800) 577-8781
Email: ags@centurytel.net
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Paul
Ockerman, Ock's
Fishing Adventures
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or call me (360) 701-2430
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Bruce
Warren, Fishing
for fun Guide Service
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Spring Chinook action @ Drano lake in the Columbia
River gorge has picked up some this last week, but remains slower
than normal.
The bite should pick up with the higher Bonneville
dam Springer count and warmer air and H20 temps.
This last week our action came on trolled prawn
spinners and M2-SP Flatfish.
See you out there.
Now booking Cowlitz Summer Steelhead...




Bob
Barthlow
Rivers
NorthWest Guide Service
(509)
952-9694
We are now booking for the Chinook run on the upper Skagit..
I am looking forward to getting back onto my home river.
Last year produced some very nice hatchery fish, as well
as many of the Skagit Natives.. I still have some dates
open for this.. We have been free drifting for these pigs
the last couple of years and have been very successful.
We also back bounce and back troll for them depending on
clients preference. Our season this year is from June 1
to July 9.



Submitted
by Wayne Ackerlund
Ackerlund's
Guide Service
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or Call 1 (888) 6 Skagit - [1 (888) 675-2448]
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Lets
go fishing!
Matt McCulloch ,
www.tyeecharters.net , (206) 799-2530
Bogachiel
River - Closed

Sol
Duc River Sol Duc in great shape with 4 ft of vis and 6
boards. Fish from the hatchery down to the mouth. It is all
Springer's now. For springers the best tchniques will be pulling
plugs in sizes form T-4 flatfish, k-13 kwikfish and k-15 kwikfish.
Try colors like silver/char bill, silver/red bill, blue scale,
blue scale/char bill, glad clown, green hornet and grinch. With
a little color to the water try fishing a cut plug herring on
a 5 foot leader and a size 20 jet diver. this works very good
when there is color in the water. As the water clears we switch
over to a size 20 diver and a shrimp/egg combo or sardine/egg
combo. One of the secerts that I employ is to fish a dyed pink
coon stripe shrimp behind that diver. Springers cant resist
these things. Springers will just keep getting better in the
next couple of weeks. .
Calawah
River Closed
Submitted
by Bob Kratzer
Anglers
Guide Service
(800) 577-8781
Email: ags@centurytel.net
With
talk like this we could get an early opener on the Klickitat.
Once the hatchery knows that they will receive reproduction
numbers the department does an emergency early opener we have
had the season open as early as May first. The peak of the Klickitat
Spring Chinook run is mid may through the third week of June.

Call
or email Tracy
Z.... phone (509) 369-2366
www.adventurefishing.net
This has and continues to be
a crazy year for fishing, seasons opening closing, fuel prices,
weather and rumors about no fishing this summer on the Oregon
Coast. So since we have been slammed over the past few weeks
with questions I knew we needed to get the FACTS out to every
one.
We are going to let you know
by Season what is up.
April (last ten Days) Until
May 9th Early Sturgreon fishing on the Columbia. We are seeing
fish move into the lower river earlier then in the past and
have caught some nice limits this past week. You will not land
20 fish on these trips but landing some quality fish a the norm.
Good chance for an early season keeper. We have these dates
available. April 22,24,26,29,30.

Spring Chinook on Tillamook
Bay is under way with the increased water flows we have heard
of a few fish caught. We will only be fishing this area from
May 1st until May 9th. We have these dates available. May 2,3,6,8
Now a special note! The OFWD
says they may reopen the Columbia late April or Early May and
if this happens we will be moving to the Columbia. Not a for
sure thing but if it happens then I suggest you take advantage
of it.
May 10th - June 24th Keeper
Sturgeon! We will be booking three boats on the lower Columbia
for this Keeper Season. It appears we will have good numbers
in the lower river and it will just get better each day until
it ends June 24th. This is the best season to catch fresh from
the ocean Sturgeon for eating fresh, smoking or canning. As
most every knows we try and hook these fish in shallow water
for the great fight we get but we also if need be fish deeper
water when they are off the sand flats. I recommend getting
dates booked for this awesome fishery. Call or email for available
seats and dates.

Special Ocean Chinook Season
for June Hogs! June 1st - June 28. We will be running trips
as weather permits off the mouth of the Columbia for the June
Hogs. This is the first time in several years we have had this
season open. We will run Combo trips for Chinooks and then Sturgeon
when weather and schedule workout. For those with booked Sturgeon
trips if you want to add Chinooks then call or email for price
etc. Great chance for rare combo opportunity.
May 1st seven days a week we
will also be offering Halibut trips off the Columbia on Local
Charter Boats Ruby Sea, Tackle Time and Red Sky. Call us so
we can get you contected and booked for Halibut. Again a great
combo opportunity fior a day Sturgeon and a Day Halibut.
June 29th - September 31 or
until Quota is reached, Sunday - Thursday we will be fishing
for ocean Coho and Chinooks. Should be a good season allowing
Two salmon a day. We will also be offering Sturgeon Catch &
Release trips seven days a week and can also make a daily combo
trip available. Crabbing can be included for a small fee per
pot. So far we have open space for this time frame but once
we get the press and other marketing partners to promote HEY
WE ARE OPEN dates will get much tighter.
Buoy 10 fishing is different
this year. We will be fishing the ocean when conditions allow
and the river when not for the Coho until August 31st. The Chinook
16 day season begins in the river. This will be a slammed time
and we are close to being booked. We will fish either here in
Astoria or in the Longview Area which ever is better. If the
water is cool and the fish are flying up river be ready for
fishing in Longview if not Astoria with herring and spinners.
Call ASAP to reserve space and dates.
Val Perry Perry's Fishing Adventures
866-738-6991 or 503-440-5281
www.fishingwithval.com
email: fishingwithval@msn.com