According to this report, I am above average G Shad - Lower Columbia below
Bonneville Dam - Boat anglers in the Camas/Washougal area averaged nearly 7
shad kept per rod last week. Shad are also being caught in the
Kalama/Longview area. No report on angling success just below Bonneville
Dam.
Over this past weekend (May 22-23), daily counts were 10,400-12,600 fish
at Bonneville Dam and 30,900-46,000 fish at The Dalles Dam. Through May 23,
nearly a quarter million shad had been counted at The Dalles Dam and 78,400
at Bonneville Dam. A lot of fish swim through the locks at Bonneville Dam,
thereby creating the difference in the counts between the two dams.

"Chas Wade" wrote in message
news:Ftfuc.12898$3x.6041@attbi_s54...
"Padishar Creel" wrote:

The mouth of the Washougal River is a great place or so I have
heard. I
don't think many folks here fish for Shad...Since Chas has posted
this
Trip
Report, I am heading up to the mouth of the Washougal and give it a
try...

More later, Chris
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As promised a bit of a trip report:

I caught and released 16 shad today (I had suprisingly few long
distance
releases today, I credit the offset small Gamakatsu octopus hook -
size 6)
using a Clouser tube fly pattern tied with red over white wings (with
a bit
of sliver flashabou) on an 8 weight and a fast sinking tip line. This
is my
first experience with Shad and they can really put up a fight for their
size...I was very impressed!

I took a little boat over to a small island off the mouth of the
Washougal
River...

Shad seem to be an underutilized fishery in our area...

One guy, near me, caught about the same maybe a few more on spinning
gear
G; so I felt pretty good. He tried to get me to give him my Shad
instead
of releasing them. "Them damn good Sturgeon bait!"

Chris

PS I have been fishing recently with Randy the Roffian bugcaster and
I was
hoping he would post a TR for the group (after all he was the host and
I
wouldn't presume to address the group on his behalf) It was a grand
float trip and I enjoyed catching and releasing a few nice fat
rainbows.

Chris,

The boat and a better place seem to have made all the difference. I
wonder of the run will still be on when I get back from Great Slave
Lake on June 8?

Great fishing, I wish I was there,

Chas
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