Try fishing along the bank. Find a rocky bank with a steep falloff.
They travel along the bottom and if your in a deep spot your gonna be
SOL.
IF it's early or late or cloudy I have caught them near the bank. I
think there all over the bottom it's just that you can get a fly to
them near the bank. Did you try the Lewis river?

Padishar Creel wrote:
"bugcaster" wrote in message
...
I should say a very short report. Padishar Creel and I attempted to catch
some Columbia River Shad. We failed. The thought was to anchor up and
try
the heaviest sinktip we could find. Creel assured me he owned the
stoutest
sinktip possible. I think it may have been made from recycled Russian
submarines, but I'm not sure. I didn't try to get close as he whipped it
about.
------TR Snipped because I was there------------
Tonight, I tied up flies with two rows of lead wire substitute and the
heaviest eyes I could fine. I got my _full sinking line" out and now I am
ready to get down and deep with the Shad. Bugcaster was the host on this
trip and, not only provided a fine fishing adventure but included a lunch
fit for a King. Caesar salad (the real stuff) croissant sandwich (the size
of a dinner plate!) and Corona beer; it don't get much better than that. We
did boat two shad and saw an oversized sturgeon also brought to the side of
a boat. Judging by his head size, that we could see, I would guess he was
in excess of seven feet. All in all, a good day on the water with fine
company!

Chris