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1 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
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LOCAL FISHERMAN ELOCAL FISHERMAN E--NEWSNEWS
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2 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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3 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
ldquoTHE LOCAL FISHERMAN NEWSrdquo (503) 255-5958
Covering NW Oregon amp SW Washington All articles advertising layouts graphs maps and original materials published and contained herein are the property of Business Innovations (unless stated otherwise) Any commercial use of the material in this publication is subject to written permission from the publisher The contents of The Local Fisherman are intended for the readersrsquo enjoyment and should not be considered as an endorsement of products or the safety of any activities described Comments and opinions of contributing writers are not necessarily those of LFN Printed maps are for reference only and not to be used as navigational aids Please refer to your State Fishing Regulations Pamphlet for verification of all stated opening dates bag limits etc LFN is available at all GI Joersquos Fishermanrsquos Marine some Fred Meyers and many bait and tackle shops throughout OR amp WA
The Local Fisherman News 4524 NE 89th Portland OR 97220
Phone (503) 255-5958 E-mail fishnewslocalfishermannewscom
Web site wwwlocalfishermannewscom Print subscriptions $1995 yr10 issues E-zine $1695 yr
(Copyright 1998-2005 Business Innovations)
mdash INDEX mdash
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 amp REPORTS Pacific Tide Tables Pgs 7 8
CATCH THIS NEWS Pgs 10 11 22 25
PHOTOS amp FISH TALES
Some Prevail During Slow Fishing Pg 12
LATEST FISHING UPDATES Upcoming Meetings amp Events Pgs 14-17 20
TROPHY amp BROOD TROUT PLANTS Pg 17
GUIDES amp CHARTER SERVICES
Find the best guide to fit your needs Pgs 18 19
FISH PASSAGE amp TRAP COUNTS Fishing Tip of the Month Pg 24
PLEASE VISIT THE ADVERTISERS THAT HELP
MAKE LFN POSSIBLE Pg 26
ldquoBEST BETSrdquo FOR THIS MONTH Pg 27
LFNrsquos ANGLERSrsquo CALENDAR Best Fishing Crabbing Clamming Days Pg 28
Useful Numbers Guide Referrals (503) 255-5958 Ocean Salmon Hotline (800) 662-9825 ODFW Salem (503) 947-6000 Toll Free (800) 720-6339 ODFW Clackamas (503) 657-2000 Mt Hood NFS 503-668-1605 Oregon Outdoor Women (503) 872-5264-ext 5358 Weyerhaeuser Forest Ac-cess Info (888) 741-5403 Oregon State Marine Board (503) 378-8587 WDFW Vancouver (360) 696-6211 Pikeminnow Hot Line (800) 858-9015 or (360) 737-2091 Oregon Trout Stocking Info (503) 947-6001 Toll Free (800) 720-6339 GI Joes (503) 283-0313 Fisher-manrsquos Marine (503) 283-0044 Columbia R Sheriffs Patrol Portland amp Vancouver (503) 288-6788 Cape Disappointment Coast Guard Ilwaco Emerg (360) 462-2381 Oregon State Park Campsite Reservations- 800-452-5687 Shellfish Hotlines (503) 986-4728 WA (800) 562-5632 Rule Changes (866) 880-5431 Fishing Rule Change Hotline WA (360) 902-2500 River Levels OR (503) 261-9246
Report Fish amp Wildlife Violations Oregon 800-452-7888 Washington 800-477-6224
Win Big Cash Send in a recent fishing photo If we use it for the cover you get $25 cash andhelliphellip your smiling face on the cover of The Local Fisherman News Subscribers receive $50 for photos that make the cover The more recent the photo the better its chance of making the cover All photos are verified for date accuracy 30 days or less is optimum (Safe return of photo guaranteed) Correspondentsrsquo and advertisersrsquo photos are not eligible for cash payout but will be published with credits
Local Fisherman Staff Kim Martin - ownerpublisher Crystal Martin - assistant editorreporter Tiffany Martin - mail roomcorrespondencedistribution Jill Holbrook - copy editor Maria Furman - assistant editor Contributing writers and correspondents Buzz Ramsey Tom Burgess John Kruse Bill Sanderson Bill Rudolph - Northwest Fish Letter ldquoSpecial Thanksrdquo to our growing family of correspondents to the Oregon and Washington departments of fish amp wildlife and to the hatchery facilities who provide us with trap count information Their contributions enhance our abilities to keep Northwest anglers informed Note All materials in this publication are the property of Business Inno-vations and are copyright protected mdash including all ad copy and layout designs writers works reports spread sheets and all images and logos
About the Cover mdash March limit of lingcod This group of friends and fisher-men including Dale Jackson (lower right) were fishing on the Miss Raven south of Newport off the seal rock 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 ldquoMy friends and I take a lingcod trip each spring and a three day salmon trip in the summer where we charter the whole boatrdquo Jackson said ldquoItrsquos an annual tradition for usrdquo mdash Photo courtesy of Newport Marina Store and Charters (877) 866-4470 wwwnmscharterscom
4 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year Alton Baker Canal (Springfield near I-5 bridge) 516 2000 400 14800 Benson Lk (12 miles east of Troutdale off Hwy 30) 59 4000 10000 Bethany Pond (Bethany- west of Portland off Hwy 26) 52 2000 4000 Big Cliff Res (Mehama Santiam River below Detroit Res) 59 2500 2500 Bikini Pond ( ) B 59 1500 1500 Blue Lk (3 miles NW of Troutdale off 223rd Ave) 52 1500 4500 Breitenbush River (Detroit at bridge off Hwy 22) 516 3800 3800 Big Creek Res 1 (N of Yaquina Bay off Hwy 101) 516 1000 5000 Big Creek Res 2 (North of Yaquina Bay off Hwy 101) 516 1800 8600 Blue River (43 miles E of Eugene off Hwy 126) 516 1500 9500 Blue River Res (43 miles E of Eugene off Hwy 126) 516 3000 11000 Canby Pond (Canby City Park) 52 400 50 2100 Cape Meares Lk (9 miles W of Tillamook) 516 1000 8250 Carmen Res (2 miles S of Clear Lake on Hwy 126) 52 523 5000 1000 9500 Carter Lake (9 miles S of Florence off 101) 52 2500 5500 Cleawox Lk (3 miles S of Florence Honeyman Pk) 52 2000 6000 Clear Lake (3 miles S of Hwy 20 and 126 junction) 59 523 5000 2500 11000 Clear Lake (Mt Hood Forest) B 59-530 9600 12800 Coast Fork Willamette 516 1000 200 2700 Coffenbury Lk (Hammond Fort Stevens State Pk) 516 1000 7000 Commonwealth Lk (Beaverton off Butner Rd) 52 1000 4000 Detroit Reservoir (Detroit off Hwy 22) 52-530 40000 40000 Dorman Pond (Hwy 6 at Gales Creek) 52 3000 6500 Eckman Lk (2 miles E of Waldport off Hwy 34) 59 2000 4000 Estacada Lk (Hwy 224 E of Estacada) Finn clipped only 516 530 3000 3000 EE Wilson Pond (off Hwy 99 near Corvallis) T 59-530 3050 700 11150 Faraday Lk (Hwy 224 E of Estacada) Finn clipped only 516 530 3000 3000 Fall Creek (EugeneSpringfield) 52 516 4000 6000 Foster Reservoir (3 miles E of Sweet Home) 59 523 13500 500 30500 Freeway Lk E (3 miles S of Albany off I-5) 52 59 1100 50 3550 Frog Lk (E of Government Camp Off Hwy 26) B 530 6000 6000 Green Peter Res (N of Sweet Home and Foster) 59 6000 22000 Hartman Pd (Multnomah Falls off I-84) 59 1750 3500 Hebo Lk (Hebo - 19 Miles South of Tillamook) 516 1000 4750 Henry Hagg Lk (Forest Grove) 52-523 13500 39500 Hills Creek (5 miles SE of Oakridge) 52 516 1000 1000 Huddelston Pond (Hamton Park Willamina) T 59-523 2375 750 7625 Junction City Pond (Junction City) T 59 530 2500 525 12925 Kingsley Res (11 miles SW of Hood River) B 52 530 10000 10000 Laurence Lk (Hood River 3 miles S of Parkdale) 52 530 7000 7000 Leaburg Lake (Leaburg) 52-530 8500 13000 Lorenrsquos Pond (N Coast Tillamook Co) 516 450 1250 Lost Lk (Clatsop Co) 516 1000 5000 Lost Lk (Hwy 26 to Zig Zag take Lolo Pass Rd) B 52 530 10666 10666 McKenzie River Upper (Near Coburg) 52-530 18500 4500 30000 McKenzie River Lower (Near Leaburg) 59 523 8915 1585 17000 Mid Fork Willamette 516 1350 2700 Mt Hood CC Pond (North of Gresham off 257th) 52 1000 3500 Munsel Lk (2 frac12 N of Florence E of Hwy 101) 52 1500 5400 North Fork Res (Promontory Pk) Finn clipped only 516 530 16000 16000 Olallie Lk (Mt Hood Forest) B 530 3500 3500 Olalla Cr Res (1 Mile E of Toledo off Olalla Rd) 516 3000 17200 Pine Hollow Res (S of The Dalles 1 mile E of Wamic) B 52 3500 10500
See Trout Stocking (Continued on page 22)
LOCAL TROUT STOCKING UPDATES
Correction Table How to read this table A=AM P=PM H=High Tide L=Low Tide AH 326 Means high tide at 326 AM Correction factors for Portland Ore
Locations High Low Astoria TP -0505 -0737 Knappa Slough -0436 -0639 Steelers Point -0443 -0644 Harrington Pt -0444 -0645 Skamokawa Wash -0409 -0552 Cathlamet Wash -0350 -0522 Wauna Ore -0348 -0518 Eagle Cliff -0322 -0436 Stelle Wash -0303 -0407 Longview Wash -0238 -0323 Kalama Wash -0211 -0242 Saint Helens -0134 -0153 Knapp Landing -0039 -0109 Multnomah Ch -0047 -0057 Kelly Point +0021 -0021 St Johns Ore +0003 -0011 Portland Ore 0000 0000 Vancouver Wash +0040 +0001 Ellsworth Wash +0106 +0026 Oregon City +0015 +0013
These tables were prepared using TIDES amp Currents from NAUTICAL SOFTWARE
Conditions such as barometric pressure rain heat and wind can somewhat alter these values
Corrected tide tables for PortlandVancouver are calculated by LFN staff using data
gathered from NOAA
01 S AL 912 AH hellip PL 1018 AH 1219 02 M AL 1037 AH 234 PL 1124 PH 149 03 T AL 1154 AH 329 PL hellip PH 311 04 W AL 1221 AH 416 PL 1559 PH 421 05 T AL 111 AH 447 PL 155 PH 521 06 F AL 156 AH 535 PL 244 PH 605 07 S AL 237 AH 610 PL 329 PH 706 08 S AL 317 AH 643 PL 329 PH 754 09 M AL 356 AH 715 PL 452 PH 841 10 T AL 434 AH 747 PL 531 PH 926 11 W AL 512 AH 819 PL 609 PH 1011 12 T AL 552 AH 852 PL 649 PH 1058 13 F AL 634 AH 930 PL 731 PH 1149 14 S AL 723 AH 1015 PL 818 AH 1242 15 S AL 823 AH 1111 PL 837 AH hellip 16 M AL 911 AH 136 PL 933 PH 1222 17 T AL 1006 AH 226 PL 1045 PH 144 18 W AL 1101 AH 310 PL 1151 PH 301 19 T AL 1150 AH 348 PL 1247 PH 407 20 F AL 1223 AH 423 PL 136 PH 505 21 S AL 118 AH 456 PL 221 PH 600 22 S AL 200 AH 530 PL 305 PH hellip 23 M AL 243 AH 605 PL 348 PH 743 24 T AL 326 AH 643 PL 433 PH 833 25 W AL 412 AH 725 PL 519 PH 925 26 T AL 500 AH 810 PL 607 PH 1017 27 F AL 553 AH 900 PL 658 PH 1111 28 S AL 652 AH 957 PL 752 AH 1207 29 S AL 759 AH 1103 PL 837 PH hellip 30 M AL 913 AH 103 PL 946 AH 1219 31 T AL 1029 AH 157 PL 1043 AH 141 May high tides 53-55 519-521 amp 531
ldquoMay Tidesrdquo Portland Vancouver
5 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
IMPROVE YOUR FISHING PHOTOS By John Kruse
If yoursquore like most people yoursquove taken more than a few trophy pictures you regret You know the ones You or your buddy catch the fish of a lifetime or bag a big buck You break out the camera and snap away But when you get the picture devel-oped that glorious trophy suddenly looks very mediocre Maybe the fish seems small or the person has a dark shadow across their face The buck may be sprawled across a truck in a driveway or worse still the fish is being held up in the living room Whatever the reason you know you havenrsquot done justice to the occasion Instead of trusting trial and error to give you a few good photos over time try a few of these tips to bring home a memory yoursquoll be proud of First of all choose the right camera and film You donrsquot need to spend hundreds of dol-lars here but an investment of one to two hundred dollars may be worth your while If you go digital buy a camera with good resolution That digital camera phone you have may be a fun toy for sending e-mail pictures but itrsquos not going to take anything you can blow up and put into a frame Buy at least a 12 mega-pixel camera and use it at this setting for good 4x6 photos If you want an 8 x 10 photo yoursquoll need to invest in at least a 3 mega-pixel camera and put it on a high-resolution setting 35-mm film cameras are also a good choice though some think they are going the way of the dinosaur If
you buy one get something that holds up to the weather Irsquove had good luck with Olympus cameras with a water-resistant clamshell style As for film 400 speed works well under most conditions It will also make it un-scathed through those airport x-ray machines that can damage film thatrsquos 800 speed or higher Whether you buy a digital or 35-mm camera think about buying a zoom lens if you want to shoot wildlife photos with bigger being better for this purpose How-ever donrsquot forget that most of the time the best zoom lens you can use is your own two feet to get closer to your subject That brings us to our next tip ndash filling the frame The most common mistake people make when shooting a pic-ture of a person with a fish or trophy animal is to stand
too far away Get in close and when you think you are in close enough get in even closer You want to fill the frame with the personrsquos smiling face and their trophy When you are getting ready to shoot this photo get the subject ready for it Make him take off those sunglasses If he or she is wearing a hat have them take it off or tilt it up on their head Otherwise a shadow will often cover half their face ruining the picture As for tobacco tell them to get that cigarette or plug of chew out of their mouth Itrsquos not going to add anything to the picture The best place to shoot a photo is at the scene where the event occurs There are few things sadder than a fish photo taken next to the kitchen sink or a deer photographed over the
hood of a truck Instead photograph that fish in the lake or river it was caught from Try having the subject hold the fish just out of the water for a catch and release pic-ture Big game hunters should take a picture of the ani-mal where it falls or close by in the moments right after the shot I guarantee that will be the time the shooters smile is brightest When shooting the photo donrsquot clutter the scene A
(Continued on page 6)
Anglersrsquo mdash Camera mdash Action
John Kruse
A big fish a smiling angler and a pristine background Three keys to a good photo
6 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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Anglers lodging Accommodations
Hotels Motels RV Parks amp
Campgrounds Phone Credit C
ards
Non-S
moking
Av
Pets W
elcom
e
Discou
nts Ava
il
Kitche
ns R
efrig
River
Bay View
Firepla
ces
Pits
TV Cab
le
Boat la
unch
Doc
k
Meetin
g Roo
m
Group R
ates
Unit
s Spa
ces
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503-325-7373 1-800-547-8010
X X X X X X X X X X 124 $89 - $129Bayshore Inn 227 Garibaldi Ave Garibaldi OR 97118
503-322-2552 1-877-537-2121
X X X X X X X 22 $50 - $80Sunset Landing amp RV Park 4270 Siletz Hwy Lincoln City OR 97367
541-994-8880 1-800-834-7430
X X X X X X X 38
Pool also $15 to
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503-759-3161 1-800-759-3951
X X X X X X X X X 20Call for best
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541-996-6824 Fax 541-994-4266
X X X X X X 58
Tent amp RV $18 - $30
a night
15-20 off at Red Lyon Inn Bring in this ad 1802 Restrictions apply
mountain or water background is great but beer or soda cans trash and other things take away from the pristine nature of the picture Be-fore you snap that photo check your background and remove anything that does-nrsquot belong If you canrsquot readily remove something for example a car or build-ing move your subject away from it Another important feature is the lighting You canrsquot control when you are going to catch a fish or shoot a trophy but you can choose when to photograph a lake stream mountain or your friend outdoors Try taking the picture in the first hour after sunrise or that last hour before sunset The light is soft at this time of day and allows for some awesome
photo opportunities Another trick is to take photos even in full sunlight
with the flash on There are photographers who take just about all of their por-traits this way to drown out any potential shadows on their subject Finally donrsquot forget to shoot plenty of pictures Film is cheap and with digital photos you can keep shooting and deleting until you are satisfied you have got it right Take all the photos you need to Take them from different distances and different an-gles After all you only have one chance to get this
memory right
Anglersrsquo mdash Camera mdash Action
Get in close and fill the frame to get a good photo
7 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Commission Approves Oregonrsquos 2005 Ocean Salmon Season mdash The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the 2005 sport and commercial ocean salmon angling seasons along the Oregon Coast Overall 2005 recreational regula-tions for most waters are similar to 2004 except Coho quotas are re-duced from recent years A complete list of the adopted rules will be published in May and distributed through ODFW offices and license agents Partial list of seasons currently underway are as follows In the ocean from Cape Falcon south to Humbug Mountain the salmon season is open seven days a week March 15-Oct 31 for all salmon except Coho In addi-tion the season is open for the harvest of Coho June 18-July 31 until or attainment of a 40000 Coho quota be-tween Cape Falcon and the California-Oregon border Retained Coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip In the ocean from Humbug Mountain south to Horse Mountain California the salmon season is open seven days a week May 21 - July 4 and Aug 14 - Sept 11 for
all salmon except Coho The minimum size limit for Chinook is increased to 24 inches For the Tillamook Terminal area several changes were adopted for 2005 The definition of the triangular control zone during the spring fishery off Tillamook Bay is rede-
fined using Pyramid Rock and Twin Rocks due to difficulty main-taining the existing markers Ocean size and bag limits now apply to the Tillamook Terminal area except that only fin-clipped chinook may
be retained inside the triangular control zone during March-July and the north coast weekly and annual bag limit still applies to the Tillamook Terminal area Tillamook Bay Several spring Chinook salmon were caught near the jaws and also in the ocean April 27-May 1 It wasnt red hot but rather an encouraging sign of things to come Most of the action was found outside of the bay in the ocean east of the green buoy The catch will be improving in the lower bay this month Small holdover tides during the second week of May will be good for salmon anglers trolling herring in the
(Continued on page 8)
Coastal News amp Reports
Correction Table Add or subtract TIME for HIGH amp LOW tides
amp FEET for HIGH tides only
TIME FEET
OREGON COAST HIGH LOW HIGH Newport -003 -015 -05 Yaquina +008 -002 -03 Toledo +042 +042 -04 Netsuke Bay entrance +008 +015 -09 Garibaldi +027 +019 -07 Nehalem River entrance +030 +059 -07 Seaside Clatsop Beach -008 -008 -07
WASHINGTON COAST Long Beach -006 -011 -03 Nahcott +209 +104 +16 South Bend +055 +038 +13 Willapa Bay entrance +022 +005 -03 Toke Point +023 +031 00 Grayland -006 -011 -03 Westport -006 -008 00 Point Chehalis +027 +005 +05 Bay City WA +044 +016 +07 Aberdeen +059 +048 +16 Pacific Beach -003 -011 +01
COLUMBIA RIVER Entrance North Jetty +016 000 -10 Ilwaco Baker Bay WA +047 +101 -08 Chinook Baker Bay WA +047 +026 x095 Hungry Harbor WA +104 +051 +02 Point Adams OR +035 -022 -02 Warrenton Skipanon River +047 -041 -01 Astoria Youngs Bay +047 +046 +01 Astoria Port Docks +052 +057 -05 Astoria Tongue Point +100 +100 00 Knappa Knapp Slough +129 +158 x097 Settlers Point +122 +153 -05 Harrington Point WA +121 +152 -08 Skamokawa WA +156 +245 - - Cathlamet WA +215 +315 - - Wauna +217 +319 - - Eagle Cliff WA +243 +401 - - Stella WA +301 +430 - - Longview WA +327 +514 - -
ldquoCoastal Tide Tablesrdquo NW Oregon amp SW Washington
All PM Tides are in Bold Type
Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods
BAIT TACKLE CUSTOM BILT RODS REEL amp ROD REPAIR
GUNS AMMO SHUTTLE SERVICE
Marty Peterson
PO Box 304 Hebo OR 97122
(503) 392-4269 Fax (503) 392-4269
All PM Tides are in Bold Type
Help Keep Our Waterways Clean - Pick Up and Pack Out
Yours and Theirs
8 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Through May
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 ling-cod cabazon and sea bass has been excellent out of Garibaldi Jetty fishers are catching good numbers as well along with an occasional Chinook Last yearrsquos Tillamook Bay spring salmon fishery was pro-ductive according to Valerie Folkema at Garibaldi Marina (800-383-3828) ldquoSince April 14 we have ob-served four or five salmon come in that were caught in the lower bayrdquo Folkema said ldquoThere have been reports of morerdquo ldquoSturgeon 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 hardrdquo Halibut Charter boats out of both Oregon and Washington re-ported 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
crab and other shellfish except for the jetty and spit areas Note Crab are not effected by domoic acid and crabbing remains open coast wide in Oregon Washingtonrsquos coast will open for digging May 7-8 on morning tides (midnight-noon) Long Beach will remain closed
(Continued from page 7) CATCH the Attention ofCATCH the Attention of
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Available July-November Contact Pro Guide
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Yaquina Bay
4905
A plump Yaquina Bay sturgeon hangs from the fingers of JB a local angler who fishes the bay regularly The stur-geon measured 48 inches and weighed 35 pounds A reel nice coastal fish JB used a mud shrimp to catch the sturgeon mdash Photo courtesy of Sawyers Landing (541) 265-3907
9 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Bechhold amp Son Flasher amp Lure Company
This new and innovative product will change the course of bait holders Designed by Jerry Bechhold to both ldquoRotate amp Pulsaterdquo your bait at the same time
Call toll free at 1-888-472-4673 or Visit wwwfishcatchercom E-mail flasher1mindspringcom
ROTARY BULLET BAIT HOLDER
ldquoNEW PRODUCTrdquo
Daisy Chains (aka Ball Trolls) Model DF4 amp DF6 - This product has multiple uses for fishing applications I designed it so that it becomes a 3-D bait fish when it is used Take one and flick it with your finger while holding the BALL BEARING Swivel You will see that it becomes a 3-Dimensional Bait Fish Just imagine a school of bait fish with your favorite bait or lure attached to the butt end of this Daisy Chain Flies bait holders and flashers - glow all blue green and chartreuse
Our holographic tape is designed for both salt water and fresh water use Our flashers will out catch our competition 3 to 1 or better Our new line of glow products - flies bait holders and flashers - glow all blue green and chartreuse
5 inch 8 inch and 11 inch Fishcatcher reg (aka Hootchie Mama)
DF-11 DF-8
DF-5
DF-4 DF-6
DF-5
Mini Baiter Rotary Bullet Big Mama
Specially designed flashers with beveled edges and ball bearing swivels This state of the art flasher has also been designed with several eyelets in the butt end
All Products Glow Either Purple Green Blue or Chartreuse
Glow-N-Dark Flies
Rotary Fly Heads Super Glow Head on a Super Squid Glow Trolling Fly = Super Glow Squid AKA Hootchie Mama Fly
wwwfishcatchercom
SUPER GLOW IN THE DARK PRODUCTSrdquo
Fly heads glow up to 8 hours with our new plastic injection molding process
10 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Columbia Park Pond Closed to Fishing Prior to Fishing Kids Youth Fishing Clinic mdash Columbia Park Pond will be closed to fishing for two days to protect catchable trout stocked specifically for the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo fishing clinic that begins at 800 am Sat-urday May 7 The lake will be closed 1201 am May 5 through Sat-urday May 7 2005 at 400 pm Except open 800 am to 400 pm May 7 2005 to participants in the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo 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 800 am to 400 pm only pre-registered kids will be allowed to fish At 400 pm the pond reopens under its normal regulations Information contact Paul Hoffarth District 4 Fish Bi-ologist (509) 545-2284 (Pasco) Feds to Regulate West Coast Tuna Fishery mdash 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 US 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 m o r e v i s i t w w w n e wp o r t n e w s t i m e s c o m articles20050323businessbusiness01txt
$1000 Sablefish Tag Drawing mdash On June 1 2005 the Heads
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 $1000 This drawing is part of a sablefish tag-recapture study begun in 2003 to
determine release mortality of pot-caught sablefish cap-tured from different depths and seasons To be eligible please return all orange colored sable-fish tags having an SC prefix to either your ODFW port sampler or to Steve Berkeley Long Marine Lab 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 All persons returning tags will receive a cap with sable-fish logo and will be eligible for the $1000 drawing Tags must be received by May 31 to be eligible The winner will be announced at wwwheads-upnet Big Trout Added to Washington Lakes For April 30 Opener mdash Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hatchery crews added nearly 62000 big triploid rainbow trout to 91 fishing lakes across the state in preparation for last monthrsquos April 30 season opener The fish averaged one and half pounds each at the time they were stocked As triploids mdash sterile trout that only feed and grow mdash 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 states 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 4295 anglers with 12566 trout from 101 lakesrdquo said WDFW Resident Trout Man-ager Jon Anderson The lakes are well stocked with last years fry and fin-gerling plants which grow well too plus this springs catchable-size trout Anderson noted These triploids just add to the possibilities of catching big fish
11 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state receive triploids this spring The full list is available at httpwdfwwagovfishplants2005triploidhtm or at any WDFW regional office Columbia River Sturgeon Angling Closed Between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam mdash The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds anglers that a 35 mile area of the Columbia River between Bea-con Rock and Bonneville Dam is closed to all sturgeon angling Sunday May 1 - Sunday July 31 In addition anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon below the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River es-tuary May 1 - 13 However catch and release angling may continue On May 14 the area downstream of the Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch minimum size limit The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
Dam-area sanctuary including catch and release angling was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the area below Bonneville Dam for spawning Research by
Oregon State University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that about 2000 fish of reproductive age reside in the area These fish exhibit stress when caught and many show evidence of being caught multiple times White sturgeon do not begin reproduc-ing until they exceed 60 inches which takes about 20 years They can live to be
older than 100 years The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the Columbia River are Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Pow-erlines including Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington tributaries The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - 13 this section of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention
(Continued on page 22)
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
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Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
I Fish Therefore I Eat Good
(Life Vests They Work if You Wear Them)
Local Fisherman News
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
14 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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Subscribe Subscribe To ldquoThe Local Fisherman NewsTo ldquoThe Local Fisherman Newsrdquo rdquo Home subscriptions are available at a low cost of only $1995 one year (10) issues Our online magazine (e-news) is available for only $1695 one year ldquosave $300rdquo Home subscriptions are mailed ldquoFirst Classrdquoand are received within 1-2 days of print
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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ldquoldquoTrophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo Trophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo 2 lb + (16 inches amp over)
water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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ead
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geon
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t S
had
Wal
leye
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m W
ater
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h
Fly
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ing
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m F
ish
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b
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libut
Hand
icap
ped
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
Clackamas W illamette Columbia Buoy 10 T Bay X X X X X X $150
ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
wwwfishwithvalcom Val Perry - 503-440-5281
Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
Hook-Up Guide Service Jack Glass 503-665-
Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
Mega Bites Guide Service 1-888-688-4386
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Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
Greg Frogner Guide Service 503-659-3497
Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
Lets Go Fishin Guide Service 503-440-0912
Columbia Buoy 10 Ocean W illamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X
$150 kids $75
Pages Northwest Guide Service 503-760-3373
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Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
onSt
eelh
ead
Stur
geon
Trou
t S
had
Wal
leye
War
m W
ater
Fis
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Fly
Fish
ing
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ish
Crab
Tuna
Ha
libut
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icap
ped
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Reel Adventures Don Schneider 503-622-5372
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Premos Guide Service 503-752-3753
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X $150
Bigulp Guide Service Tom 503-537-8900
Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
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Northwest Oregon coastal and inland streams X X X $125
Lees Guide Service 503-377-2719 503-351-0547
Clackamas River and Most North Coast Rivers (OR) X X X $150
Don Hermance Guide Service 503-665-2679
Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
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Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
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Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
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Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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ldquoTHE LOCAL FISHERMAN NEWSrdquo (503) 255-5958
Covering NW Oregon amp SW Washington All articles advertising layouts graphs maps and original materials published and contained herein are the property of Business Innovations (unless stated otherwise) Any commercial use of the material in this publication is subject to written permission from the publisher The contents of The Local Fisherman are intended for the readersrsquo enjoyment and should not be considered as an endorsement of products or the safety of any activities described Comments and opinions of contributing writers are not necessarily those of LFN Printed maps are for reference only and not to be used as navigational aids Please refer to your State Fishing Regulations Pamphlet for verification of all stated opening dates bag limits etc LFN is available at all GI Joersquos Fishermanrsquos Marine some Fred Meyers and many bait and tackle shops throughout OR amp WA
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mdash INDEX mdash
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 amp REPORTS Pacific Tide Tables Pgs 7 8
CATCH THIS NEWS Pgs 10 11 22 25
PHOTOS amp FISH TALES
Some Prevail During Slow Fishing Pg 12
LATEST FISHING UPDATES Upcoming Meetings amp Events Pgs 14-17 20
TROPHY amp BROOD TROUT PLANTS Pg 17
GUIDES amp CHARTER SERVICES
Find the best guide to fit your needs Pgs 18 19
FISH PASSAGE amp TRAP COUNTS Fishing Tip of the Month Pg 24
PLEASE VISIT THE ADVERTISERS THAT HELP
MAKE LFN POSSIBLE Pg 26
ldquoBEST BETSrdquo FOR THIS MONTH Pg 27
LFNrsquos ANGLERSrsquo CALENDAR Best Fishing Crabbing Clamming Days Pg 28
Useful Numbers Guide Referrals (503) 255-5958 Ocean Salmon Hotline (800) 662-9825 ODFW Salem (503) 947-6000 Toll Free (800) 720-6339 ODFW Clackamas (503) 657-2000 Mt Hood NFS 503-668-1605 Oregon Outdoor Women (503) 872-5264-ext 5358 Weyerhaeuser Forest Ac-cess Info (888) 741-5403 Oregon State Marine Board (503) 378-8587 WDFW Vancouver (360) 696-6211 Pikeminnow Hot Line (800) 858-9015 or (360) 737-2091 Oregon Trout Stocking Info (503) 947-6001 Toll Free (800) 720-6339 GI Joes (503) 283-0313 Fisher-manrsquos Marine (503) 283-0044 Columbia R Sheriffs Patrol Portland amp Vancouver (503) 288-6788 Cape Disappointment Coast Guard Ilwaco Emerg (360) 462-2381 Oregon State Park Campsite Reservations- 800-452-5687 Shellfish Hotlines (503) 986-4728 WA (800) 562-5632 Rule Changes (866) 880-5431 Fishing Rule Change Hotline WA (360) 902-2500 River Levels OR (503) 261-9246
Report Fish amp Wildlife Violations Oregon 800-452-7888 Washington 800-477-6224
Win Big Cash Send in a recent fishing photo If we use it for the cover you get $25 cash andhelliphellip your smiling face on the cover of The Local Fisherman News Subscribers receive $50 for photos that make the cover The more recent the photo the better its chance of making the cover All photos are verified for date accuracy 30 days or less is optimum (Safe return of photo guaranteed) Correspondentsrsquo and advertisersrsquo photos are not eligible for cash payout but will be published with credits
Local Fisherman Staff Kim Martin - ownerpublisher Crystal Martin - assistant editorreporter Tiffany Martin - mail roomcorrespondencedistribution Jill Holbrook - copy editor Maria Furman - assistant editor Contributing writers and correspondents Buzz Ramsey Tom Burgess John Kruse Bill Sanderson Bill Rudolph - Northwest Fish Letter ldquoSpecial Thanksrdquo to our growing family of correspondents to the Oregon and Washington departments of fish amp wildlife and to the hatchery facilities who provide us with trap count information Their contributions enhance our abilities to keep Northwest anglers informed Note All materials in this publication are the property of Business Inno-vations and are copyright protected mdash including all ad copy and layout designs writers works reports spread sheets and all images and logos
About the Cover mdash March limit of lingcod This group of friends and fisher-men including Dale Jackson (lower right) were fishing on the Miss Raven south of Newport off the seal rock 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 ldquoMy friends and I take a lingcod trip each spring and a three day salmon trip in the summer where we charter the whole boatrdquo Jackson said ldquoItrsquos an annual tradition for usrdquo mdash Photo courtesy of Newport Marina Store and Charters (877) 866-4470 wwwnmscharterscom
4 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year Alton Baker Canal (Springfield near I-5 bridge) 516 2000 400 14800 Benson Lk (12 miles east of Troutdale off Hwy 30) 59 4000 10000 Bethany Pond (Bethany- west of Portland off Hwy 26) 52 2000 4000 Big Cliff Res (Mehama Santiam River below Detroit Res) 59 2500 2500 Bikini Pond ( ) B 59 1500 1500 Blue Lk (3 miles NW of Troutdale off 223rd Ave) 52 1500 4500 Breitenbush River (Detroit at bridge off Hwy 22) 516 3800 3800 Big Creek Res 1 (N of Yaquina Bay off Hwy 101) 516 1000 5000 Big Creek Res 2 (North of Yaquina Bay off Hwy 101) 516 1800 8600 Blue River (43 miles E of Eugene off Hwy 126) 516 1500 9500 Blue River Res (43 miles E of Eugene off Hwy 126) 516 3000 11000 Canby Pond (Canby City Park) 52 400 50 2100 Cape Meares Lk (9 miles W of Tillamook) 516 1000 8250 Carmen Res (2 miles S of Clear Lake on Hwy 126) 52 523 5000 1000 9500 Carter Lake (9 miles S of Florence off 101) 52 2500 5500 Cleawox Lk (3 miles S of Florence Honeyman Pk) 52 2000 6000 Clear Lake (3 miles S of Hwy 20 and 126 junction) 59 523 5000 2500 11000 Clear Lake (Mt Hood Forest) B 59-530 9600 12800 Coast Fork Willamette 516 1000 200 2700 Coffenbury Lk (Hammond Fort Stevens State Pk) 516 1000 7000 Commonwealth Lk (Beaverton off Butner Rd) 52 1000 4000 Detroit Reservoir (Detroit off Hwy 22) 52-530 40000 40000 Dorman Pond (Hwy 6 at Gales Creek) 52 3000 6500 Eckman Lk (2 miles E of Waldport off Hwy 34) 59 2000 4000 Estacada Lk (Hwy 224 E of Estacada) Finn clipped only 516 530 3000 3000 EE Wilson Pond (off Hwy 99 near Corvallis) T 59-530 3050 700 11150 Faraday Lk (Hwy 224 E of Estacada) Finn clipped only 516 530 3000 3000 Fall Creek (EugeneSpringfield) 52 516 4000 6000 Foster Reservoir (3 miles E of Sweet Home) 59 523 13500 500 30500 Freeway Lk E (3 miles S of Albany off I-5) 52 59 1100 50 3550 Frog Lk (E of Government Camp Off Hwy 26) B 530 6000 6000 Green Peter Res (N of Sweet Home and Foster) 59 6000 22000 Hartman Pd (Multnomah Falls off I-84) 59 1750 3500 Hebo Lk (Hebo - 19 Miles South of Tillamook) 516 1000 4750 Henry Hagg Lk (Forest Grove) 52-523 13500 39500 Hills Creek (5 miles SE of Oakridge) 52 516 1000 1000 Huddelston Pond (Hamton Park Willamina) T 59-523 2375 750 7625 Junction City Pond (Junction City) T 59 530 2500 525 12925 Kingsley Res (11 miles SW of Hood River) B 52 530 10000 10000 Laurence Lk (Hood River 3 miles S of Parkdale) 52 530 7000 7000 Leaburg Lake (Leaburg) 52-530 8500 13000 Lorenrsquos Pond (N Coast Tillamook Co) 516 450 1250 Lost Lk (Clatsop Co) 516 1000 5000 Lost Lk (Hwy 26 to Zig Zag take Lolo Pass Rd) B 52 530 10666 10666 McKenzie River Upper (Near Coburg) 52-530 18500 4500 30000 McKenzie River Lower (Near Leaburg) 59 523 8915 1585 17000 Mid Fork Willamette 516 1350 2700 Mt Hood CC Pond (North of Gresham off 257th) 52 1000 3500 Munsel Lk (2 frac12 N of Florence E of Hwy 101) 52 1500 5400 North Fork Res (Promontory Pk) Finn clipped only 516 530 16000 16000 Olallie Lk (Mt Hood Forest) B 530 3500 3500 Olalla Cr Res (1 Mile E of Toledo off Olalla Rd) 516 3000 17200 Pine Hollow Res (S of The Dalles 1 mile E of Wamic) B 52 3500 10500
See Trout Stocking (Continued on page 22)
LOCAL TROUT STOCKING UPDATES
Correction Table How to read this table A=AM P=PM H=High Tide L=Low Tide AH 326 Means high tide at 326 AM Correction factors for Portland Ore
Locations High Low Astoria TP -0505 -0737 Knappa Slough -0436 -0639 Steelers Point -0443 -0644 Harrington Pt -0444 -0645 Skamokawa Wash -0409 -0552 Cathlamet Wash -0350 -0522 Wauna Ore -0348 -0518 Eagle Cliff -0322 -0436 Stelle Wash -0303 -0407 Longview Wash -0238 -0323 Kalama Wash -0211 -0242 Saint Helens -0134 -0153 Knapp Landing -0039 -0109 Multnomah Ch -0047 -0057 Kelly Point +0021 -0021 St Johns Ore +0003 -0011 Portland Ore 0000 0000 Vancouver Wash +0040 +0001 Ellsworth Wash +0106 +0026 Oregon City +0015 +0013
These tables were prepared using TIDES amp Currents from NAUTICAL SOFTWARE
Conditions such as barometric pressure rain heat and wind can somewhat alter these values
Corrected tide tables for PortlandVancouver are calculated by LFN staff using data
gathered from NOAA
01 S AL 912 AH hellip PL 1018 AH 1219 02 M AL 1037 AH 234 PL 1124 PH 149 03 T AL 1154 AH 329 PL hellip PH 311 04 W AL 1221 AH 416 PL 1559 PH 421 05 T AL 111 AH 447 PL 155 PH 521 06 F AL 156 AH 535 PL 244 PH 605 07 S AL 237 AH 610 PL 329 PH 706 08 S AL 317 AH 643 PL 329 PH 754 09 M AL 356 AH 715 PL 452 PH 841 10 T AL 434 AH 747 PL 531 PH 926 11 W AL 512 AH 819 PL 609 PH 1011 12 T AL 552 AH 852 PL 649 PH 1058 13 F AL 634 AH 930 PL 731 PH 1149 14 S AL 723 AH 1015 PL 818 AH 1242 15 S AL 823 AH 1111 PL 837 AH hellip 16 M AL 911 AH 136 PL 933 PH 1222 17 T AL 1006 AH 226 PL 1045 PH 144 18 W AL 1101 AH 310 PL 1151 PH 301 19 T AL 1150 AH 348 PL 1247 PH 407 20 F AL 1223 AH 423 PL 136 PH 505 21 S AL 118 AH 456 PL 221 PH 600 22 S AL 200 AH 530 PL 305 PH hellip 23 M AL 243 AH 605 PL 348 PH 743 24 T AL 326 AH 643 PL 433 PH 833 25 W AL 412 AH 725 PL 519 PH 925 26 T AL 500 AH 810 PL 607 PH 1017 27 F AL 553 AH 900 PL 658 PH 1111 28 S AL 652 AH 957 PL 752 AH 1207 29 S AL 759 AH 1103 PL 837 PH hellip 30 M AL 913 AH 103 PL 946 AH 1219 31 T AL 1029 AH 157 PL 1043 AH 141 May high tides 53-55 519-521 amp 531
ldquoMay Tidesrdquo Portland Vancouver
5 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
IMPROVE YOUR FISHING PHOTOS By John Kruse
If yoursquore like most people yoursquove taken more than a few trophy pictures you regret You know the ones You or your buddy catch the fish of a lifetime or bag a big buck You break out the camera and snap away But when you get the picture devel-oped that glorious trophy suddenly looks very mediocre Maybe the fish seems small or the person has a dark shadow across their face The buck may be sprawled across a truck in a driveway or worse still the fish is being held up in the living room Whatever the reason you know you havenrsquot done justice to the occasion Instead of trusting trial and error to give you a few good photos over time try a few of these tips to bring home a memory yoursquoll be proud of First of all choose the right camera and film You donrsquot need to spend hundreds of dol-lars here but an investment of one to two hundred dollars may be worth your while If you go digital buy a camera with good resolution That digital camera phone you have may be a fun toy for sending e-mail pictures but itrsquos not going to take anything you can blow up and put into a frame Buy at least a 12 mega-pixel camera and use it at this setting for good 4x6 photos If you want an 8 x 10 photo yoursquoll need to invest in at least a 3 mega-pixel camera and put it on a high-resolution setting 35-mm film cameras are also a good choice though some think they are going the way of the dinosaur If
you buy one get something that holds up to the weather Irsquove had good luck with Olympus cameras with a water-resistant clamshell style As for film 400 speed works well under most conditions It will also make it un-scathed through those airport x-ray machines that can damage film thatrsquos 800 speed or higher Whether you buy a digital or 35-mm camera think about buying a zoom lens if you want to shoot wildlife photos with bigger being better for this purpose How-ever donrsquot forget that most of the time the best zoom lens you can use is your own two feet to get closer to your subject That brings us to our next tip ndash filling the frame The most common mistake people make when shooting a pic-ture of a person with a fish or trophy animal is to stand
too far away Get in close and when you think you are in close enough get in even closer You want to fill the frame with the personrsquos smiling face and their trophy When you are getting ready to shoot this photo get the subject ready for it Make him take off those sunglasses If he or she is wearing a hat have them take it off or tilt it up on their head Otherwise a shadow will often cover half their face ruining the picture As for tobacco tell them to get that cigarette or plug of chew out of their mouth Itrsquos not going to add anything to the picture The best place to shoot a photo is at the scene where the event occurs There are few things sadder than a fish photo taken next to the kitchen sink or a deer photographed over the
hood of a truck Instead photograph that fish in the lake or river it was caught from Try having the subject hold the fish just out of the water for a catch and release pic-ture Big game hunters should take a picture of the ani-mal where it falls or close by in the moments right after the shot I guarantee that will be the time the shooters smile is brightest When shooting the photo donrsquot clutter the scene A
(Continued on page 6)
Anglersrsquo mdash Camera mdash Action
John Kruse
A big fish a smiling angler and a pristine background Three keys to a good photo
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mountain or water background is great but beer or soda cans trash and other things take away from the pristine nature of the picture Be-fore you snap that photo check your background and remove anything that does-nrsquot belong If you canrsquot readily remove something for example a car or build-ing move your subject away from it Another important feature is the lighting You canrsquot control when you are going to catch a fish or shoot a trophy but you can choose when to photograph a lake stream mountain or your friend outdoors Try taking the picture in the first hour after sunrise or that last hour before sunset The light is soft at this time of day and allows for some awesome
photo opportunities Another trick is to take photos even in full sunlight
with the flash on There are photographers who take just about all of their por-traits this way to drown out any potential shadows on their subject Finally donrsquot forget to shoot plenty of pictures Film is cheap and with digital photos you can keep shooting and deleting until you are satisfied you have got it right Take all the photos you need to Take them from different distances and different an-gles After all you only have one chance to get this
memory right
Anglersrsquo mdash Camera mdash Action
Get in close and fill the frame to get a good photo
7 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Commission Approves Oregonrsquos 2005 Ocean Salmon Season mdash The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the 2005 sport and commercial ocean salmon angling seasons along the Oregon Coast Overall 2005 recreational regula-tions for most waters are similar to 2004 except Coho quotas are re-duced from recent years A complete list of the adopted rules will be published in May and distributed through ODFW offices and license agents Partial list of seasons currently underway are as follows In the ocean from Cape Falcon south to Humbug Mountain the salmon season is open seven days a week March 15-Oct 31 for all salmon except Coho In addi-tion the season is open for the harvest of Coho June 18-July 31 until or attainment of a 40000 Coho quota be-tween Cape Falcon and the California-Oregon border Retained Coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip In the ocean from Humbug Mountain south to Horse Mountain California the salmon season is open seven days a week May 21 - July 4 and Aug 14 - Sept 11 for
all salmon except Coho The minimum size limit for Chinook is increased to 24 inches For the Tillamook Terminal area several changes were adopted for 2005 The definition of the triangular control zone during the spring fishery off Tillamook Bay is rede-
fined using Pyramid Rock and Twin Rocks due to difficulty main-taining the existing markers Ocean size and bag limits now apply to the Tillamook Terminal area except that only fin-clipped chinook may
be retained inside the triangular control zone during March-July and the north coast weekly and annual bag limit still applies to the Tillamook Terminal area Tillamook Bay Several spring Chinook salmon were caught near the jaws and also in the ocean April 27-May 1 It wasnt red hot but rather an encouraging sign of things to come Most of the action was found outside of the bay in the ocean east of the green buoy The catch will be improving in the lower bay this month Small holdover tides during the second week of May will be good for salmon anglers trolling herring in the
(Continued on page 8)
Coastal News amp Reports
Correction Table Add or subtract TIME for HIGH amp LOW tides
amp FEET for HIGH tides only
TIME FEET
OREGON COAST HIGH LOW HIGH Newport -003 -015 -05 Yaquina +008 -002 -03 Toledo +042 +042 -04 Netsuke Bay entrance +008 +015 -09 Garibaldi +027 +019 -07 Nehalem River entrance +030 +059 -07 Seaside Clatsop Beach -008 -008 -07
WASHINGTON COAST Long Beach -006 -011 -03 Nahcott +209 +104 +16 South Bend +055 +038 +13 Willapa Bay entrance +022 +005 -03 Toke Point +023 +031 00 Grayland -006 -011 -03 Westport -006 -008 00 Point Chehalis +027 +005 +05 Bay City WA +044 +016 +07 Aberdeen +059 +048 +16 Pacific Beach -003 -011 +01
COLUMBIA RIVER Entrance North Jetty +016 000 -10 Ilwaco Baker Bay WA +047 +101 -08 Chinook Baker Bay WA +047 +026 x095 Hungry Harbor WA +104 +051 +02 Point Adams OR +035 -022 -02 Warrenton Skipanon River +047 -041 -01 Astoria Youngs Bay +047 +046 +01 Astoria Port Docks +052 +057 -05 Astoria Tongue Point +100 +100 00 Knappa Knapp Slough +129 +158 x097 Settlers Point +122 +153 -05 Harrington Point WA +121 +152 -08 Skamokawa WA +156 +245 - - Cathlamet WA +215 +315 - - Wauna +217 +319 - - Eagle Cliff WA +243 +401 - - Stella WA +301 +430 - - Longview WA +327 +514 - -
ldquoCoastal Tide Tablesrdquo NW Oregon amp SW Washington
All PM Tides are in Bold Type
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All PM Tides are in Bold Type
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Through May
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 ling-cod cabazon and sea bass has been excellent out of Garibaldi Jetty fishers are catching good numbers as well along with an occasional Chinook Last yearrsquos Tillamook Bay spring salmon fishery was pro-ductive according to Valerie Folkema at Garibaldi Marina (800-383-3828) ldquoSince April 14 we have ob-served four or five salmon come in that were caught in the lower bayrdquo Folkema said ldquoThere have been reports of morerdquo ldquoSturgeon 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 hardrdquo Halibut Charter boats out of both Oregon and Washington re-ported 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
crab and other shellfish except for the jetty and spit areas Note Crab are not effected by domoic acid and crabbing remains open coast wide in Oregon Washingtonrsquos coast will open for digging May 7-8 on morning tides (midnight-noon) Long Beach will remain closed
(Continued from page 7) CATCH the Attention ofCATCH the Attention of
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Yaquina Bay
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A plump Yaquina Bay sturgeon hangs from the fingers of JB a local angler who fishes the bay regularly The stur-geon measured 48 inches and weighed 35 pounds A reel nice coastal fish JB used a mud shrimp to catch the sturgeon mdash Photo courtesy of Sawyers Landing (541) 265-3907
9 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
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Columbia Park Pond Closed to Fishing Prior to Fishing Kids Youth Fishing Clinic mdash Columbia Park Pond will be closed to fishing for two days to protect catchable trout stocked specifically for the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo fishing clinic that begins at 800 am Sat-urday May 7 The lake will be closed 1201 am May 5 through Sat-urday May 7 2005 at 400 pm Except open 800 am to 400 pm May 7 2005 to participants in the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo 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 800 am to 400 pm only pre-registered kids will be allowed to fish At 400 pm the pond reopens under its normal regulations Information contact Paul Hoffarth District 4 Fish Bi-ologist (509) 545-2284 (Pasco) Feds to Regulate West Coast Tuna Fishery mdash 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 US 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 m o r e v i s i t w w w n e wp o r t n e w s t i m e s c o m articles20050323businessbusiness01txt
$1000 Sablefish Tag Drawing mdash On June 1 2005 the Heads
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 $1000 This drawing is part of a sablefish tag-recapture study begun in 2003 to
determine release mortality of pot-caught sablefish cap-tured from different depths and seasons To be eligible please return all orange colored sable-fish tags having an SC prefix to either your ODFW port sampler or to Steve Berkeley Long Marine Lab 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 All persons returning tags will receive a cap with sable-fish logo and will be eligible for the $1000 drawing Tags must be received by May 31 to be eligible The winner will be announced at wwwheads-upnet Big Trout Added to Washington Lakes For April 30 Opener mdash Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hatchery crews added nearly 62000 big triploid rainbow trout to 91 fishing lakes across the state in preparation for last monthrsquos April 30 season opener The fish averaged one and half pounds each at the time they were stocked As triploids mdash sterile trout that only feed and grow mdash 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 states 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 4295 anglers with 12566 trout from 101 lakesrdquo said WDFW Resident Trout Man-ager Jon Anderson The lakes are well stocked with last years fry and fin-gerling plants which grow well too plus this springs catchable-size trout Anderson noted These triploids just add to the possibilities of catching big fish
11 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state receive triploids this spring The full list is available at httpwdfwwagovfishplants2005triploidhtm or at any WDFW regional office Columbia River Sturgeon Angling Closed Between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam mdash The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds anglers that a 35 mile area of the Columbia River between Bea-con Rock and Bonneville Dam is closed to all sturgeon angling Sunday May 1 - Sunday July 31 In addition anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon below the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River es-tuary May 1 - 13 However catch and release angling may continue On May 14 the area downstream of the Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch minimum size limit The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
Dam-area sanctuary including catch and release angling was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the area below Bonneville Dam for spawning Research by
Oregon State University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that about 2000 fish of reproductive age reside in the area These fish exhibit stress when caught and many show evidence of being caught multiple times White sturgeon do not begin reproduc-ing until they exceed 60 inches which takes about 20 years They can live to be
older than 100 years The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the Columbia River are Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Pow-erlines including Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington tributaries The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - 13 this section of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention
(Continued on page 22)
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(See pg 16)
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You Cant Feel the Slime If You Donrsquot Put in Your Time
If you have a recent fishing photo you would like to have printed in Photos amp Fish Tails send the photo along with a short story of your fishing adventure (200
words or less) and your phone number to ldquoThe Local Fisherman Newsrdquo 4524 NE 89th Port-land OR 97220 LFN will award $2500 each month to the lucky angler whose submitted photo
qualifies for the cover (Photos by LFN correspondents not eligible for cash award) Safe return of your photo is guaranteed You may also e-mail full size photos in original dimensions and highest quality possible to mdash fishnewslocalfishermannewscom (Questions about sending photos Call us 503-255-5958)
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
13 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
I Fish Therefore I Eat Good
(Life Vests They Work if You Wear Them)
Local Fisherman News
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
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Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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ead
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had
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ater
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ing
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b
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
Clackamas W illamette Columbia Buoy 10 T Bay X X X X X X $150
ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
wwwfishwithvalcom Val Perry - 503-440-5281
Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
Hook-Up Guide Service Jack Glass 503-665-
Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
Mega Bites Guide Service 1-888-688-4386
Mainstem Columbia amp all Tribs Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
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Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
Greg Frogner Guide Service 503-659-3497
Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
Lets Go Fishin Guide Service 503-440-0912
Columbia Buoy 10 Ocean W illamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X
$150 kids $75
Pages Northwest Guide Service 503-760-3373
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Need Help Selecting a Guide mdash Not sure where the fishing is best or which species to target We are here to help simply call our office at 503-255-5958 or visit wwwabproguidescom for a referral to the best guide or ocean charter to fit your needs We will research our listing of Oregon and Washington guides and charters to find the one thatrsquos right for you We want to insure that you enjoy the best fishing adventure possible Last minute trips no problem Our goal is your complete satisfac-tion All guides are licensed Coast Guard certified and trained in CPR and first aid Many also sell one-day licenses on board
Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
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eelh
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geon
Trou
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Wal
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ater
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Always Fishing Guide Service 541-994-8271
Siletz Salmon Nestucca Columbia amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X X $125
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Columbia Trask Wilson Willamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X $150
Reel Adventures Don Schneider 503-622-5372
Willamette Sandy Columbia amp below John Day Dam (OR) X X X X X X $150
Premos Guide Service 503-752-3753
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X $150
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Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
Gales Guide Service 503-930-7422 Bob Gale
Northwest Oregon coastal and inland streams X X X $125
Lees Guide Service 503-377-2719 503-351-0547
Clackamas River and Most North Coast Rivers (OR) X X X $150
Don Hermance Guide Service 503-665-2679
Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
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Astoria Buoy 10 Columbia River to Bonneville Dam (OR) X X X $150
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Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
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Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
Newport Marina Charters 1-877-867-4470
Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
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Charlton Charters 503-861-2429 Boat 338-0569
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Bottom Salmon Halibut amp Crabbing - Depoe Bay (OR) X X X $50 - $160
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
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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 Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
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Covering NW Oregon amp SW Washington All articles advertising layouts graphs maps and original materials published and contained herein are the property of Business Innovations (unless stated otherwise) Any commercial use of the material in this publication is subject to written permission from the publisher The contents of The Local Fisherman are intended for the readersrsquo enjoyment and should not be considered as an endorsement of products or the safety of any activities described Comments and opinions of contributing writers are not necessarily those of LFN Printed maps are for reference only and not to be used as navigational aids Please refer to your State Fishing Regulations Pamphlet for verification of all stated opening dates bag limits etc LFN is available at all GI Joersquos Fishermanrsquos Marine some Fred Meyers and many bait and tackle shops throughout OR amp WA
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mdash INDEX mdash
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 amp REPORTS Pacific Tide Tables Pgs 7 8
CATCH THIS NEWS Pgs 10 11 22 25
PHOTOS amp FISH TALES
Some Prevail During Slow Fishing Pg 12
LATEST FISHING UPDATES Upcoming Meetings amp Events Pgs 14-17 20
TROPHY amp BROOD TROUT PLANTS Pg 17
GUIDES amp CHARTER SERVICES
Find the best guide to fit your needs Pgs 18 19
FISH PASSAGE amp TRAP COUNTS Fishing Tip of the Month Pg 24
PLEASE VISIT THE ADVERTISERS THAT HELP
MAKE LFN POSSIBLE Pg 26
ldquoBEST BETSrdquo FOR THIS MONTH Pg 27
LFNrsquos ANGLERSrsquo CALENDAR Best Fishing Crabbing Clamming Days Pg 28
Useful Numbers Guide Referrals (503) 255-5958 Ocean Salmon Hotline (800) 662-9825 ODFW Salem (503) 947-6000 Toll Free (800) 720-6339 ODFW Clackamas (503) 657-2000 Mt Hood NFS 503-668-1605 Oregon Outdoor Women (503) 872-5264-ext 5358 Weyerhaeuser Forest Ac-cess Info (888) 741-5403 Oregon State Marine Board (503) 378-8587 WDFW Vancouver (360) 696-6211 Pikeminnow Hot Line (800) 858-9015 or (360) 737-2091 Oregon Trout Stocking Info (503) 947-6001 Toll Free (800) 720-6339 GI Joes (503) 283-0313 Fisher-manrsquos Marine (503) 283-0044 Columbia R Sheriffs Patrol Portland amp Vancouver (503) 288-6788 Cape Disappointment Coast Guard Ilwaco Emerg (360) 462-2381 Oregon State Park Campsite Reservations- 800-452-5687 Shellfish Hotlines (503) 986-4728 WA (800) 562-5632 Rule Changes (866) 880-5431 Fishing Rule Change Hotline WA (360) 902-2500 River Levels OR (503) 261-9246
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Local Fisherman Staff Kim Martin - ownerpublisher Crystal Martin - assistant editorreporter Tiffany Martin - mail roomcorrespondencedistribution Jill Holbrook - copy editor Maria Furman - assistant editor Contributing writers and correspondents Buzz Ramsey Tom Burgess John Kruse Bill Sanderson Bill Rudolph - Northwest Fish Letter ldquoSpecial Thanksrdquo to our growing family of correspondents to the Oregon and Washington departments of fish amp wildlife and to the hatchery facilities who provide us with trap count information Their contributions enhance our abilities to keep Northwest anglers informed Note All materials in this publication are the property of Business Inno-vations and are copyright protected mdash including all ad copy and layout designs writers works reports spread sheets and all images and logos
About the Cover mdash March limit of lingcod This group of friends and fisher-men including Dale Jackson (lower right) were fishing on the Miss Raven south of Newport off the seal rock 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 ldquoMy friends and I take a lingcod trip each spring and a three day salmon trip in the summer where we charter the whole boatrdquo Jackson said ldquoItrsquos an annual tradition for usrdquo mdash Photo courtesy of Newport Marina Store and Charters (877) 866-4470 wwwnmscharterscom
4 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year Alton Baker Canal (Springfield near I-5 bridge) 516 2000 400 14800 Benson Lk (12 miles east of Troutdale off Hwy 30) 59 4000 10000 Bethany Pond (Bethany- west of Portland off Hwy 26) 52 2000 4000 Big Cliff Res (Mehama Santiam River below Detroit Res) 59 2500 2500 Bikini Pond ( ) B 59 1500 1500 Blue Lk (3 miles NW of Troutdale off 223rd Ave) 52 1500 4500 Breitenbush River (Detroit at bridge off Hwy 22) 516 3800 3800 Big Creek Res 1 (N of Yaquina Bay off Hwy 101) 516 1000 5000 Big Creek Res 2 (North of Yaquina Bay off Hwy 101) 516 1800 8600 Blue River (43 miles E of Eugene off Hwy 126) 516 1500 9500 Blue River Res (43 miles E of Eugene off Hwy 126) 516 3000 11000 Canby Pond (Canby City Park) 52 400 50 2100 Cape Meares Lk (9 miles W of Tillamook) 516 1000 8250 Carmen Res (2 miles S of Clear Lake on Hwy 126) 52 523 5000 1000 9500 Carter Lake (9 miles S of Florence off 101) 52 2500 5500 Cleawox Lk (3 miles S of Florence Honeyman Pk) 52 2000 6000 Clear Lake (3 miles S of Hwy 20 and 126 junction) 59 523 5000 2500 11000 Clear Lake (Mt Hood Forest) B 59-530 9600 12800 Coast Fork Willamette 516 1000 200 2700 Coffenbury Lk (Hammond Fort Stevens State Pk) 516 1000 7000 Commonwealth Lk (Beaverton off Butner Rd) 52 1000 4000 Detroit Reservoir (Detroit off Hwy 22) 52-530 40000 40000 Dorman Pond (Hwy 6 at Gales Creek) 52 3000 6500 Eckman Lk (2 miles E of Waldport off Hwy 34) 59 2000 4000 Estacada Lk (Hwy 224 E of Estacada) Finn clipped only 516 530 3000 3000 EE Wilson Pond (off Hwy 99 near Corvallis) T 59-530 3050 700 11150 Faraday Lk (Hwy 224 E of Estacada) Finn clipped only 516 530 3000 3000 Fall Creek (EugeneSpringfield) 52 516 4000 6000 Foster Reservoir (3 miles E of Sweet Home) 59 523 13500 500 30500 Freeway Lk E (3 miles S of Albany off I-5) 52 59 1100 50 3550 Frog Lk (E of Government Camp Off Hwy 26) B 530 6000 6000 Green Peter Res (N of Sweet Home and Foster) 59 6000 22000 Hartman Pd (Multnomah Falls off I-84) 59 1750 3500 Hebo Lk (Hebo - 19 Miles South of Tillamook) 516 1000 4750 Henry Hagg Lk (Forest Grove) 52-523 13500 39500 Hills Creek (5 miles SE of Oakridge) 52 516 1000 1000 Huddelston Pond (Hamton Park Willamina) T 59-523 2375 750 7625 Junction City Pond (Junction City) T 59 530 2500 525 12925 Kingsley Res (11 miles SW of Hood River) B 52 530 10000 10000 Laurence Lk (Hood River 3 miles S of Parkdale) 52 530 7000 7000 Leaburg Lake (Leaburg) 52-530 8500 13000 Lorenrsquos Pond (N Coast Tillamook Co) 516 450 1250 Lost Lk (Clatsop Co) 516 1000 5000 Lost Lk (Hwy 26 to Zig Zag take Lolo Pass Rd) B 52 530 10666 10666 McKenzie River Upper (Near Coburg) 52-530 18500 4500 30000 McKenzie River Lower (Near Leaburg) 59 523 8915 1585 17000 Mid Fork Willamette 516 1350 2700 Mt Hood CC Pond (North of Gresham off 257th) 52 1000 3500 Munsel Lk (2 frac12 N of Florence E of Hwy 101) 52 1500 5400 North Fork Res (Promontory Pk) Finn clipped only 516 530 16000 16000 Olallie Lk (Mt Hood Forest) B 530 3500 3500 Olalla Cr Res (1 Mile E of Toledo off Olalla Rd) 516 3000 17200 Pine Hollow Res (S of The Dalles 1 mile E of Wamic) B 52 3500 10500
See Trout Stocking (Continued on page 22)
LOCAL TROUT STOCKING UPDATES
Correction Table How to read this table A=AM P=PM H=High Tide L=Low Tide AH 326 Means high tide at 326 AM Correction factors for Portland Ore
Locations High Low Astoria TP -0505 -0737 Knappa Slough -0436 -0639 Steelers Point -0443 -0644 Harrington Pt -0444 -0645 Skamokawa Wash -0409 -0552 Cathlamet Wash -0350 -0522 Wauna Ore -0348 -0518 Eagle Cliff -0322 -0436 Stelle Wash -0303 -0407 Longview Wash -0238 -0323 Kalama Wash -0211 -0242 Saint Helens -0134 -0153 Knapp Landing -0039 -0109 Multnomah Ch -0047 -0057 Kelly Point +0021 -0021 St Johns Ore +0003 -0011 Portland Ore 0000 0000 Vancouver Wash +0040 +0001 Ellsworth Wash +0106 +0026 Oregon City +0015 +0013
These tables were prepared using TIDES amp Currents from NAUTICAL SOFTWARE
Conditions such as barometric pressure rain heat and wind can somewhat alter these values
Corrected tide tables for PortlandVancouver are calculated by LFN staff using data
gathered from NOAA
01 S AL 912 AH hellip PL 1018 AH 1219 02 M AL 1037 AH 234 PL 1124 PH 149 03 T AL 1154 AH 329 PL hellip PH 311 04 W AL 1221 AH 416 PL 1559 PH 421 05 T AL 111 AH 447 PL 155 PH 521 06 F AL 156 AH 535 PL 244 PH 605 07 S AL 237 AH 610 PL 329 PH 706 08 S AL 317 AH 643 PL 329 PH 754 09 M AL 356 AH 715 PL 452 PH 841 10 T AL 434 AH 747 PL 531 PH 926 11 W AL 512 AH 819 PL 609 PH 1011 12 T AL 552 AH 852 PL 649 PH 1058 13 F AL 634 AH 930 PL 731 PH 1149 14 S AL 723 AH 1015 PL 818 AH 1242 15 S AL 823 AH 1111 PL 837 AH hellip 16 M AL 911 AH 136 PL 933 PH 1222 17 T AL 1006 AH 226 PL 1045 PH 144 18 W AL 1101 AH 310 PL 1151 PH 301 19 T AL 1150 AH 348 PL 1247 PH 407 20 F AL 1223 AH 423 PL 136 PH 505 21 S AL 118 AH 456 PL 221 PH 600 22 S AL 200 AH 530 PL 305 PH hellip 23 M AL 243 AH 605 PL 348 PH 743 24 T AL 326 AH 643 PL 433 PH 833 25 W AL 412 AH 725 PL 519 PH 925 26 T AL 500 AH 810 PL 607 PH 1017 27 F AL 553 AH 900 PL 658 PH 1111 28 S AL 652 AH 957 PL 752 AH 1207 29 S AL 759 AH 1103 PL 837 PH hellip 30 M AL 913 AH 103 PL 946 AH 1219 31 T AL 1029 AH 157 PL 1043 AH 141 May high tides 53-55 519-521 amp 531
ldquoMay Tidesrdquo Portland Vancouver
5 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
IMPROVE YOUR FISHING PHOTOS By John Kruse
If yoursquore like most people yoursquove taken more than a few trophy pictures you regret You know the ones You or your buddy catch the fish of a lifetime or bag a big buck You break out the camera and snap away But when you get the picture devel-oped that glorious trophy suddenly looks very mediocre Maybe the fish seems small or the person has a dark shadow across their face The buck may be sprawled across a truck in a driveway or worse still the fish is being held up in the living room Whatever the reason you know you havenrsquot done justice to the occasion Instead of trusting trial and error to give you a few good photos over time try a few of these tips to bring home a memory yoursquoll be proud of First of all choose the right camera and film You donrsquot need to spend hundreds of dol-lars here but an investment of one to two hundred dollars may be worth your while If you go digital buy a camera with good resolution That digital camera phone you have may be a fun toy for sending e-mail pictures but itrsquos not going to take anything you can blow up and put into a frame Buy at least a 12 mega-pixel camera and use it at this setting for good 4x6 photos If you want an 8 x 10 photo yoursquoll need to invest in at least a 3 mega-pixel camera and put it on a high-resolution setting 35-mm film cameras are also a good choice though some think they are going the way of the dinosaur If
you buy one get something that holds up to the weather Irsquove had good luck with Olympus cameras with a water-resistant clamshell style As for film 400 speed works well under most conditions It will also make it un-scathed through those airport x-ray machines that can damage film thatrsquos 800 speed or higher Whether you buy a digital or 35-mm camera think about buying a zoom lens if you want to shoot wildlife photos with bigger being better for this purpose How-ever donrsquot forget that most of the time the best zoom lens you can use is your own two feet to get closer to your subject That brings us to our next tip ndash filling the frame The most common mistake people make when shooting a pic-ture of a person with a fish or trophy animal is to stand
too far away Get in close and when you think you are in close enough get in even closer You want to fill the frame with the personrsquos smiling face and their trophy When you are getting ready to shoot this photo get the subject ready for it Make him take off those sunglasses If he or she is wearing a hat have them take it off or tilt it up on their head Otherwise a shadow will often cover half their face ruining the picture As for tobacco tell them to get that cigarette or plug of chew out of their mouth Itrsquos not going to add anything to the picture The best place to shoot a photo is at the scene where the event occurs There are few things sadder than a fish photo taken next to the kitchen sink or a deer photographed over the
hood of a truck Instead photograph that fish in the lake or river it was caught from Try having the subject hold the fish just out of the water for a catch and release pic-ture Big game hunters should take a picture of the ani-mal where it falls or close by in the moments right after the shot I guarantee that will be the time the shooters smile is brightest When shooting the photo donrsquot clutter the scene A
(Continued on page 6)
Anglersrsquo mdash Camera mdash Action
John Kruse
A big fish a smiling angler and a pristine background Three keys to a good photo
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mountain or water background is great but beer or soda cans trash and other things take away from the pristine nature of the picture Be-fore you snap that photo check your background and remove anything that does-nrsquot belong If you canrsquot readily remove something for example a car or build-ing move your subject away from it Another important feature is the lighting You canrsquot control when you are going to catch a fish or shoot a trophy but you can choose when to photograph a lake stream mountain or your friend outdoors Try taking the picture in the first hour after sunrise or that last hour before sunset The light is soft at this time of day and allows for some awesome
photo opportunities Another trick is to take photos even in full sunlight
with the flash on There are photographers who take just about all of their por-traits this way to drown out any potential shadows on their subject Finally donrsquot forget to shoot plenty of pictures Film is cheap and with digital photos you can keep shooting and deleting until you are satisfied you have got it right Take all the photos you need to Take them from different distances and different an-gles After all you only have one chance to get this
memory right
Anglersrsquo mdash Camera mdash Action
Get in close and fill the frame to get a good photo
7 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Commission Approves Oregonrsquos 2005 Ocean Salmon Season mdash The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the 2005 sport and commercial ocean salmon angling seasons along the Oregon Coast Overall 2005 recreational regula-tions for most waters are similar to 2004 except Coho quotas are re-duced from recent years A complete list of the adopted rules will be published in May and distributed through ODFW offices and license agents Partial list of seasons currently underway are as follows In the ocean from Cape Falcon south to Humbug Mountain the salmon season is open seven days a week March 15-Oct 31 for all salmon except Coho In addi-tion the season is open for the harvest of Coho June 18-July 31 until or attainment of a 40000 Coho quota be-tween Cape Falcon and the California-Oregon border Retained Coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip In the ocean from Humbug Mountain south to Horse Mountain California the salmon season is open seven days a week May 21 - July 4 and Aug 14 - Sept 11 for
all salmon except Coho The minimum size limit for Chinook is increased to 24 inches For the Tillamook Terminal area several changes were adopted for 2005 The definition of the triangular control zone during the spring fishery off Tillamook Bay is rede-
fined using Pyramid Rock and Twin Rocks due to difficulty main-taining the existing markers Ocean size and bag limits now apply to the Tillamook Terminal area except that only fin-clipped chinook may
be retained inside the triangular control zone during March-July and the north coast weekly and annual bag limit still applies to the Tillamook Terminal area Tillamook Bay Several spring Chinook salmon were caught near the jaws and also in the ocean April 27-May 1 It wasnt red hot but rather an encouraging sign of things to come Most of the action was found outside of the bay in the ocean east of the green buoy The catch will be improving in the lower bay this month Small holdover tides during the second week of May will be good for salmon anglers trolling herring in the
(Continued on page 8)
Coastal News amp Reports
Correction Table Add or subtract TIME for HIGH amp LOW tides
amp FEET for HIGH tides only
TIME FEET
OREGON COAST HIGH LOW HIGH Newport -003 -015 -05 Yaquina +008 -002 -03 Toledo +042 +042 -04 Netsuke Bay entrance +008 +015 -09 Garibaldi +027 +019 -07 Nehalem River entrance +030 +059 -07 Seaside Clatsop Beach -008 -008 -07
WASHINGTON COAST Long Beach -006 -011 -03 Nahcott +209 +104 +16 South Bend +055 +038 +13 Willapa Bay entrance +022 +005 -03 Toke Point +023 +031 00 Grayland -006 -011 -03 Westport -006 -008 00 Point Chehalis +027 +005 +05 Bay City WA +044 +016 +07 Aberdeen +059 +048 +16 Pacific Beach -003 -011 +01
COLUMBIA RIVER Entrance North Jetty +016 000 -10 Ilwaco Baker Bay WA +047 +101 -08 Chinook Baker Bay WA +047 +026 x095 Hungry Harbor WA +104 +051 +02 Point Adams OR +035 -022 -02 Warrenton Skipanon River +047 -041 -01 Astoria Youngs Bay +047 +046 +01 Astoria Port Docks +052 +057 -05 Astoria Tongue Point +100 +100 00 Knappa Knapp Slough +129 +158 x097 Settlers Point +122 +153 -05 Harrington Point WA +121 +152 -08 Skamokawa WA +156 +245 - - Cathlamet WA +215 +315 - - Wauna +217 +319 - - Eagle Cliff WA +243 +401 - - Stella WA +301 +430 - - Longview WA +327 +514 - -
ldquoCoastal Tide Tablesrdquo NW Oregon amp SW Washington
All PM Tides are in Bold Type
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PO Box 304 Hebo OR 97122
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All PM Tides are in Bold Type
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8 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Through May
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 ling-cod cabazon and sea bass has been excellent out of Garibaldi Jetty fishers are catching good numbers as well along with an occasional Chinook Last yearrsquos Tillamook Bay spring salmon fishery was pro-ductive according to Valerie Folkema at Garibaldi Marina (800-383-3828) ldquoSince April 14 we have ob-served four or five salmon come in that were caught in the lower bayrdquo Folkema said ldquoThere have been reports of morerdquo ldquoSturgeon 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 hardrdquo Halibut Charter boats out of both Oregon and Washington re-ported 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
crab and other shellfish except for the jetty and spit areas Note Crab are not effected by domoic acid and crabbing remains open coast wide in Oregon Washingtonrsquos coast will open for digging May 7-8 on morning tides (midnight-noon) Long Beach will remain closed
(Continued from page 7) CATCH the Attention ofCATCH the Attention of
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Yaquina Bay
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A plump Yaquina Bay sturgeon hangs from the fingers of JB a local angler who fishes the bay regularly The stur-geon measured 48 inches and weighed 35 pounds A reel nice coastal fish JB used a mud shrimp to catch the sturgeon mdash Photo courtesy of Sawyers Landing (541) 265-3907
9 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
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Columbia Park Pond Closed to Fishing Prior to Fishing Kids Youth Fishing Clinic mdash Columbia Park Pond will be closed to fishing for two days to protect catchable trout stocked specifically for the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo fishing clinic that begins at 800 am Sat-urday May 7 The lake will be closed 1201 am May 5 through Sat-urday May 7 2005 at 400 pm Except open 800 am to 400 pm May 7 2005 to participants in the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo 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 800 am to 400 pm only pre-registered kids will be allowed to fish At 400 pm the pond reopens under its normal regulations Information contact Paul Hoffarth District 4 Fish Bi-ologist (509) 545-2284 (Pasco) Feds to Regulate West Coast Tuna Fishery mdash 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 US 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 m o r e v i s i t w w w n e wp o r t n e w s t i m e s c o m articles20050323businessbusiness01txt
$1000 Sablefish Tag Drawing mdash On June 1 2005 the Heads
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 $1000 This drawing is part of a sablefish tag-recapture study begun in 2003 to
determine release mortality of pot-caught sablefish cap-tured from different depths and seasons To be eligible please return all orange colored sable-fish tags having an SC prefix to either your ODFW port sampler or to Steve Berkeley Long Marine Lab 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 All persons returning tags will receive a cap with sable-fish logo and will be eligible for the $1000 drawing Tags must be received by May 31 to be eligible The winner will be announced at wwwheads-upnet Big Trout Added to Washington Lakes For April 30 Opener mdash Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hatchery crews added nearly 62000 big triploid rainbow trout to 91 fishing lakes across the state in preparation for last monthrsquos April 30 season opener The fish averaged one and half pounds each at the time they were stocked As triploids mdash sterile trout that only feed and grow mdash 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 states 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 4295 anglers with 12566 trout from 101 lakesrdquo said WDFW Resident Trout Man-ager Jon Anderson The lakes are well stocked with last years fry and fin-gerling plants which grow well too plus this springs catchable-size trout Anderson noted These triploids just add to the possibilities of catching big fish
11 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state receive triploids this spring The full list is available at httpwdfwwagovfishplants2005triploidhtm or at any WDFW regional office Columbia River Sturgeon Angling Closed Between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam mdash The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds anglers that a 35 mile area of the Columbia River between Bea-con Rock and Bonneville Dam is closed to all sturgeon angling Sunday May 1 - Sunday July 31 In addition anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon below the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River es-tuary May 1 - 13 However catch and release angling may continue On May 14 the area downstream of the Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch minimum size limit The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
Dam-area sanctuary including catch and release angling was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the area below Bonneville Dam for spawning Research by
Oregon State University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that about 2000 fish of reproductive age reside in the area These fish exhibit stress when caught and many show evidence of being caught multiple times White sturgeon do not begin reproduc-ing until they exceed 60 inches which takes about 20 years They can live to be
older than 100 years The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the Columbia River are Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Pow-erlines including Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington tributaries The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - 13 this section of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention
(Continued on page 22)
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(See pg 16)
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You Cant Feel the Slime If You Donrsquot Put in Your Time
If you have a recent fishing photo you would like to have printed in Photos amp Fish Tails send the photo along with a short story of your fishing adventure (200
words or less) and your phone number to ldquoThe Local Fisherman Newsrdquo 4524 NE 89th Port-land OR 97220 LFN will award $2500 each month to the lucky angler whose submitted photo
qualifies for the cover (Photos by LFN correspondents not eligible for cash award) Safe return of your photo is guaranteed You may also e-mail full size photos in original dimensions and highest quality possible to mdash fishnewslocalfishermannewscom (Questions about sending photos Call us 503-255-5958)
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
13 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
I Fish Therefore I Eat Good
(Life Vests They Work if You Wear Them)
Local Fisherman News
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
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Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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ead
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geon
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had
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leye
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ater
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ing
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ish
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b
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libut
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icap
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
Clackamas W illamette Columbia Buoy 10 T Bay X X X X X X $150
ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
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Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
Hook-Up Guide Service Jack Glass 503-665-
Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
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Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
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Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
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$150 kids $75
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Need Help Selecting a Guide mdash Not sure where the fishing is best or which species to target We are here to help simply call our office at 503-255-5958 or visit wwwabproguidescom for a referral to the best guide or ocean charter to fit your needs We will research our listing of Oregon and Washington guides and charters to find the one thatrsquos right for you We want to insure that you enjoy the best fishing adventure possible Last minute trips no problem Our goal is your complete satisfac-tion All guides are licensed Coast Guard certified and trained in CPR and first aid Many also sell one-day licenses on board
Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
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eelh
ead
Stur
geon
Trou
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had
Wal
leye
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ater
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Siletz Salmon Nestucca Columbia amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X X $125
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Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
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Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
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Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
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Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
Newport Marina Charters 1-877-867-4470
Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
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Charlton Charters 503-861-2429 Boat 338-0569
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Bottom Salmon Halibut amp Crabbing - Depoe Bay (OR) X X X $50 - $160
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
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2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
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T o ta l C a tc h C u m u la tive
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 9 6 9 1 0 1 0 6 4 6 5 4 2 6 7 9
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M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
1st PLACE $1000
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
3 Sun Rise 558 am Sun Set 819 pm
4 Sun Rise 554 am Sun Set 820 pm
5 Sun Rise 553 am Sun Set 821 pm
6 Sun Rise 552 am Sun Set 822 pm Clam 607 am
7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
10 Sun Rise 546 am Sun Set 827 pm Clam 854 am
11 Sun Rise 545 am Sun Set 828 pm Clam 932 am
12 Sun Rise 544 am Sun Set 830 pm Clam 1012 am
13 Sun Rise 542 am Sun Set 831 pm
14 Sun Rise 541 am Sun Set 832 pm
15 Sun Rise 540 am Sun Set 833 pm
16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
18 Sun Rise 537 am Sun Set 837 pm
19 Sun Rise 536 am Sun Set 830 pm
20 Sun Rise 535 am Sun Set 839 pm
21 Sun Rise 534 am Sun Set 840 pm
22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
25 Sun Rise 530 am Sun Set 844 pm Clam 842 am
26 Sun Rise 529 am Sun Set 845 pm Clam 930
27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
28 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 847 pm Clam 1115 am
29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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LFNLFNrsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR rsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR -- OR WAOR WA
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 53-55 519-521 amp 531
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OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year Alton Baker Canal (Springfield near I-5 bridge) 516 2000 400 14800 Benson Lk (12 miles east of Troutdale off Hwy 30) 59 4000 10000 Bethany Pond (Bethany- west of Portland off Hwy 26) 52 2000 4000 Big Cliff Res (Mehama Santiam River below Detroit Res) 59 2500 2500 Bikini Pond ( ) B 59 1500 1500 Blue Lk (3 miles NW of Troutdale off 223rd Ave) 52 1500 4500 Breitenbush River (Detroit at bridge off Hwy 22) 516 3800 3800 Big Creek Res 1 (N of Yaquina Bay off Hwy 101) 516 1000 5000 Big Creek Res 2 (North of Yaquina Bay off Hwy 101) 516 1800 8600 Blue River (43 miles E of Eugene off Hwy 126) 516 1500 9500 Blue River Res (43 miles E of Eugene off Hwy 126) 516 3000 11000 Canby Pond (Canby City Park) 52 400 50 2100 Cape Meares Lk (9 miles W of Tillamook) 516 1000 8250 Carmen Res (2 miles S of Clear Lake on Hwy 126) 52 523 5000 1000 9500 Carter Lake (9 miles S of Florence off 101) 52 2500 5500 Cleawox Lk (3 miles S of Florence Honeyman Pk) 52 2000 6000 Clear Lake (3 miles S of Hwy 20 and 126 junction) 59 523 5000 2500 11000 Clear Lake (Mt Hood Forest) B 59-530 9600 12800 Coast Fork Willamette 516 1000 200 2700 Coffenbury Lk (Hammond Fort Stevens State Pk) 516 1000 7000 Commonwealth Lk (Beaverton off Butner Rd) 52 1000 4000 Detroit Reservoir (Detroit off Hwy 22) 52-530 40000 40000 Dorman Pond (Hwy 6 at Gales Creek) 52 3000 6500 Eckman Lk (2 miles E of Waldport off Hwy 34) 59 2000 4000 Estacada Lk (Hwy 224 E of Estacada) Finn clipped only 516 530 3000 3000 EE Wilson Pond (off Hwy 99 near Corvallis) T 59-530 3050 700 11150 Faraday Lk (Hwy 224 E of Estacada) Finn clipped only 516 530 3000 3000 Fall Creek (EugeneSpringfield) 52 516 4000 6000 Foster Reservoir (3 miles E of Sweet Home) 59 523 13500 500 30500 Freeway Lk E (3 miles S of Albany off I-5) 52 59 1100 50 3550 Frog Lk (E of Government Camp Off Hwy 26) B 530 6000 6000 Green Peter Res (N of Sweet Home and Foster) 59 6000 22000 Hartman Pd (Multnomah Falls off I-84) 59 1750 3500 Hebo Lk (Hebo - 19 Miles South of Tillamook) 516 1000 4750 Henry Hagg Lk (Forest Grove) 52-523 13500 39500 Hills Creek (5 miles SE of Oakridge) 52 516 1000 1000 Huddelston Pond (Hamton Park Willamina) T 59-523 2375 750 7625 Junction City Pond (Junction City) T 59 530 2500 525 12925 Kingsley Res (11 miles SW of Hood River) B 52 530 10000 10000 Laurence Lk (Hood River 3 miles S of Parkdale) 52 530 7000 7000 Leaburg Lake (Leaburg) 52-530 8500 13000 Lorenrsquos Pond (N Coast Tillamook Co) 516 450 1250 Lost Lk (Clatsop Co) 516 1000 5000 Lost Lk (Hwy 26 to Zig Zag take Lolo Pass Rd) B 52 530 10666 10666 McKenzie River Upper (Near Coburg) 52-530 18500 4500 30000 McKenzie River Lower (Near Leaburg) 59 523 8915 1585 17000 Mid Fork Willamette 516 1350 2700 Mt Hood CC Pond (North of Gresham off 257th) 52 1000 3500 Munsel Lk (2 frac12 N of Florence E of Hwy 101) 52 1500 5400 North Fork Res (Promontory Pk) Finn clipped only 516 530 16000 16000 Olallie Lk (Mt Hood Forest) B 530 3500 3500 Olalla Cr Res (1 Mile E of Toledo off Olalla Rd) 516 3000 17200 Pine Hollow Res (S of The Dalles 1 mile E of Wamic) B 52 3500 10500
See Trout Stocking (Continued on page 22)
LOCAL TROUT STOCKING UPDATES
Correction Table How to read this table A=AM P=PM H=High Tide L=Low Tide AH 326 Means high tide at 326 AM Correction factors for Portland Ore
Locations High Low Astoria TP -0505 -0737 Knappa Slough -0436 -0639 Steelers Point -0443 -0644 Harrington Pt -0444 -0645 Skamokawa Wash -0409 -0552 Cathlamet Wash -0350 -0522 Wauna Ore -0348 -0518 Eagle Cliff -0322 -0436 Stelle Wash -0303 -0407 Longview Wash -0238 -0323 Kalama Wash -0211 -0242 Saint Helens -0134 -0153 Knapp Landing -0039 -0109 Multnomah Ch -0047 -0057 Kelly Point +0021 -0021 St Johns Ore +0003 -0011 Portland Ore 0000 0000 Vancouver Wash +0040 +0001 Ellsworth Wash +0106 +0026 Oregon City +0015 +0013
These tables were prepared using TIDES amp Currents from NAUTICAL SOFTWARE
Conditions such as barometric pressure rain heat and wind can somewhat alter these values
Corrected tide tables for PortlandVancouver are calculated by LFN staff using data
gathered from NOAA
01 S AL 912 AH hellip PL 1018 AH 1219 02 M AL 1037 AH 234 PL 1124 PH 149 03 T AL 1154 AH 329 PL hellip PH 311 04 W AL 1221 AH 416 PL 1559 PH 421 05 T AL 111 AH 447 PL 155 PH 521 06 F AL 156 AH 535 PL 244 PH 605 07 S AL 237 AH 610 PL 329 PH 706 08 S AL 317 AH 643 PL 329 PH 754 09 M AL 356 AH 715 PL 452 PH 841 10 T AL 434 AH 747 PL 531 PH 926 11 W AL 512 AH 819 PL 609 PH 1011 12 T AL 552 AH 852 PL 649 PH 1058 13 F AL 634 AH 930 PL 731 PH 1149 14 S AL 723 AH 1015 PL 818 AH 1242 15 S AL 823 AH 1111 PL 837 AH hellip 16 M AL 911 AH 136 PL 933 PH 1222 17 T AL 1006 AH 226 PL 1045 PH 144 18 W AL 1101 AH 310 PL 1151 PH 301 19 T AL 1150 AH 348 PL 1247 PH 407 20 F AL 1223 AH 423 PL 136 PH 505 21 S AL 118 AH 456 PL 221 PH 600 22 S AL 200 AH 530 PL 305 PH hellip 23 M AL 243 AH 605 PL 348 PH 743 24 T AL 326 AH 643 PL 433 PH 833 25 W AL 412 AH 725 PL 519 PH 925 26 T AL 500 AH 810 PL 607 PH 1017 27 F AL 553 AH 900 PL 658 PH 1111 28 S AL 652 AH 957 PL 752 AH 1207 29 S AL 759 AH 1103 PL 837 PH hellip 30 M AL 913 AH 103 PL 946 AH 1219 31 T AL 1029 AH 157 PL 1043 AH 141 May high tides 53-55 519-521 amp 531
ldquoMay Tidesrdquo Portland Vancouver
5 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
IMPROVE YOUR FISHING PHOTOS By John Kruse
If yoursquore like most people yoursquove taken more than a few trophy pictures you regret You know the ones You or your buddy catch the fish of a lifetime or bag a big buck You break out the camera and snap away But when you get the picture devel-oped that glorious trophy suddenly looks very mediocre Maybe the fish seems small or the person has a dark shadow across their face The buck may be sprawled across a truck in a driveway or worse still the fish is being held up in the living room Whatever the reason you know you havenrsquot done justice to the occasion Instead of trusting trial and error to give you a few good photos over time try a few of these tips to bring home a memory yoursquoll be proud of First of all choose the right camera and film You donrsquot need to spend hundreds of dol-lars here but an investment of one to two hundred dollars may be worth your while If you go digital buy a camera with good resolution That digital camera phone you have may be a fun toy for sending e-mail pictures but itrsquos not going to take anything you can blow up and put into a frame Buy at least a 12 mega-pixel camera and use it at this setting for good 4x6 photos If you want an 8 x 10 photo yoursquoll need to invest in at least a 3 mega-pixel camera and put it on a high-resolution setting 35-mm film cameras are also a good choice though some think they are going the way of the dinosaur If
you buy one get something that holds up to the weather Irsquove had good luck with Olympus cameras with a water-resistant clamshell style As for film 400 speed works well under most conditions It will also make it un-scathed through those airport x-ray machines that can damage film thatrsquos 800 speed or higher Whether you buy a digital or 35-mm camera think about buying a zoom lens if you want to shoot wildlife photos with bigger being better for this purpose How-ever donrsquot forget that most of the time the best zoom lens you can use is your own two feet to get closer to your subject That brings us to our next tip ndash filling the frame The most common mistake people make when shooting a pic-ture of a person with a fish or trophy animal is to stand
too far away Get in close and when you think you are in close enough get in even closer You want to fill the frame with the personrsquos smiling face and their trophy When you are getting ready to shoot this photo get the subject ready for it Make him take off those sunglasses If he or she is wearing a hat have them take it off or tilt it up on their head Otherwise a shadow will often cover half their face ruining the picture As for tobacco tell them to get that cigarette or plug of chew out of their mouth Itrsquos not going to add anything to the picture The best place to shoot a photo is at the scene where the event occurs There are few things sadder than a fish photo taken next to the kitchen sink or a deer photographed over the
hood of a truck Instead photograph that fish in the lake or river it was caught from Try having the subject hold the fish just out of the water for a catch and release pic-ture Big game hunters should take a picture of the ani-mal where it falls or close by in the moments right after the shot I guarantee that will be the time the shooters smile is brightest When shooting the photo donrsquot clutter the scene A
(Continued on page 6)
Anglersrsquo mdash Camera mdash Action
John Kruse
A big fish a smiling angler and a pristine background Three keys to a good photo
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mountain or water background is great but beer or soda cans trash and other things take away from the pristine nature of the picture Be-fore you snap that photo check your background and remove anything that does-nrsquot belong If you canrsquot readily remove something for example a car or build-ing move your subject away from it Another important feature is the lighting You canrsquot control when you are going to catch a fish or shoot a trophy but you can choose when to photograph a lake stream mountain or your friend outdoors Try taking the picture in the first hour after sunrise or that last hour before sunset The light is soft at this time of day and allows for some awesome
photo opportunities Another trick is to take photos even in full sunlight
with the flash on There are photographers who take just about all of their por-traits this way to drown out any potential shadows on their subject Finally donrsquot forget to shoot plenty of pictures Film is cheap and with digital photos you can keep shooting and deleting until you are satisfied you have got it right Take all the photos you need to Take them from different distances and different an-gles After all you only have one chance to get this
memory right
Anglersrsquo mdash Camera mdash Action
Get in close and fill the frame to get a good photo
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Commission Approves Oregonrsquos 2005 Ocean Salmon Season mdash The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the 2005 sport and commercial ocean salmon angling seasons along the Oregon Coast Overall 2005 recreational regula-tions for most waters are similar to 2004 except Coho quotas are re-duced from recent years A complete list of the adopted rules will be published in May and distributed through ODFW offices and license agents Partial list of seasons currently underway are as follows In the ocean from Cape Falcon south to Humbug Mountain the salmon season is open seven days a week March 15-Oct 31 for all salmon except Coho In addi-tion the season is open for the harvest of Coho June 18-July 31 until or attainment of a 40000 Coho quota be-tween Cape Falcon and the California-Oregon border Retained Coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip In the ocean from Humbug Mountain south to Horse Mountain California the salmon season is open seven days a week May 21 - July 4 and Aug 14 - Sept 11 for
all salmon except Coho The minimum size limit for Chinook is increased to 24 inches For the Tillamook Terminal area several changes were adopted for 2005 The definition of the triangular control zone during the spring fishery off Tillamook Bay is rede-
fined using Pyramid Rock and Twin Rocks due to difficulty main-taining the existing markers Ocean size and bag limits now apply to the Tillamook Terminal area except that only fin-clipped chinook may
be retained inside the triangular control zone during March-July and the north coast weekly and annual bag limit still applies to the Tillamook Terminal area Tillamook Bay Several spring Chinook salmon were caught near the jaws and also in the ocean April 27-May 1 It wasnt red hot but rather an encouraging sign of things to come Most of the action was found outside of the bay in the ocean east of the green buoy The catch will be improving in the lower bay this month Small holdover tides during the second week of May will be good for salmon anglers trolling herring in the
(Continued on page 8)
Coastal News amp Reports
Correction Table Add or subtract TIME for HIGH amp LOW tides
amp FEET for HIGH tides only
TIME FEET
OREGON COAST HIGH LOW HIGH Newport -003 -015 -05 Yaquina +008 -002 -03 Toledo +042 +042 -04 Netsuke Bay entrance +008 +015 -09 Garibaldi +027 +019 -07 Nehalem River entrance +030 +059 -07 Seaside Clatsop Beach -008 -008 -07
WASHINGTON COAST Long Beach -006 -011 -03 Nahcott +209 +104 +16 South Bend +055 +038 +13 Willapa Bay entrance +022 +005 -03 Toke Point +023 +031 00 Grayland -006 -011 -03 Westport -006 -008 00 Point Chehalis +027 +005 +05 Bay City WA +044 +016 +07 Aberdeen +059 +048 +16 Pacific Beach -003 -011 +01
COLUMBIA RIVER Entrance North Jetty +016 000 -10 Ilwaco Baker Bay WA +047 +101 -08 Chinook Baker Bay WA +047 +026 x095 Hungry Harbor WA +104 +051 +02 Point Adams OR +035 -022 -02 Warrenton Skipanon River +047 -041 -01 Astoria Youngs Bay +047 +046 +01 Astoria Port Docks +052 +057 -05 Astoria Tongue Point +100 +100 00 Knappa Knapp Slough +129 +158 x097 Settlers Point +122 +153 -05 Harrington Point WA +121 +152 -08 Skamokawa WA +156 +245 - - Cathlamet WA +215 +315 - - Wauna +217 +319 - - Eagle Cliff WA +243 +401 - - Stella WA +301 +430 - - Longview WA +327 +514 - -
ldquoCoastal Tide Tablesrdquo NW Oregon amp SW Washington
All PM Tides are in Bold Type
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Through May
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 ling-cod cabazon and sea bass has been excellent out of Garibaldi Jetty fishers are catching good numbers as well along with an occasional Chinook Last yearrsquos Tillamook Bay spring salmon fishery was pro-ductive according to Valerie Folkema at Garibaldi Marina (800-383-3828) ldquoSince April 14 we have ob-served four or five salmon come in that were caught in the lower bayrdquo Folkema said ldquoThere have been reports of morerdquo ldquoSturgeon 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 hardrdquo Halibut Charter boats out of both Oregon and Washington re-ported 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
crab and other shellfish except for the jetty and spit areas Note Crab are not effected by domoic acid and crabbing remains open coast wide in Oregon Washingtonrsquos coast will open for digging May 7-8 on morning tides (midnight-noon) Long Beach will remain closed
(Continued from page 7) CATCH the Attention ofCATCH the Attention of
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A plump Yaquina Bay sturgeon hangs from the fingers of JB a local angler who fishes the bay regularly The stur-geon measured 48 inches and weighed 35 pounds A reel nice coastal fish JB used a mud shrimp to catch the sturgeon mdash Photo courtesy of Sawyers Landing (541) 265-3907
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Columbia Park Pond Closed to Fishing Prior to Fishing Kids Youth Fishing Clinic mdash Columbia Park Pond will be closed to fishing for two days to protect catchable trout stocked specifically for the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo fishing clinic that begins at 800 am Sat-urday May 7 The lake will be closed 1201 am May 5 through Sat-urday May 7 2005 at 400 pm Except open 800 am to 400 pm May 7 2005 to participants in the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo 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 800 am to 400 pm only pre-registered kids will be allowed to fish At 400 pm the pond reopens under its normal regulations Information contact Paul Hoffarth District 4 Fish Bi-ologist (509) 545-2284 (Pasco) Feds to Regulate West Coast Tuna Fishery mdash 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 US 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 m o r e v i s i t w w w n e wp o r t n e w s t i m e s c o m articles20050323businessbusiness01txt
$1000 Sablefish Tag Drawing mdash On June 1 2005 the Heads
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 $1000 This drawing is part of a sablefish tag-recapture study begun in 2003 to
determine release mortality of pot-caught sablefish cap-tured from different depths and seasons To be eligible please return all orange colored sable-fish tags having an SC prefix to either your ODFW port sampler or to Steve Berkeley Long Marine Lab 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 All persons returning tags will receive a cap with sable-fish logo and will be eligible for the $1000 drawing Tags must be received by May 31 to be eligible The winner will be announced at wwwheads-upnet Big Trout Added to Washington Lakes For April 30 Opener mdash Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hatchery crews added nearly 62000 big triploid rainbow trout to 91 fishing lakes across the state in preparation for last monthrsquos April 30 season opener The fish averaged one and half pounds each at the time they were stocked As triploids mdash sterile trout that only feed and grow mdash 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 states 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 4295 anglers with 12566 trout from 101 lakesrdquo said WDFW Resident Trout Man-ager Jon Anderson The lakes are well stocked with last years fry and fin-gerling plants which grow well too plus this springs catchable-size trout Anderson noted These triploids just add to the possibilities of catching big fish
11 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state receive triploids this spring The full list is available at httpwdfwwagovfishplants2005triploidhtm or at any WDFW regional office Columbia River Sturgeon Angling Closed Between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam mdash The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds anglers that a 35 mile area of the Columbia River between Bea-con Rock and Bonneville Dam is closed to all sturgeon angling Sunday May 1 - Sunday July 31 In addition anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon below the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River es-tuary May 1 - 13 However catch and release angling may continue On May 14 the area downstream of the Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch minimum size limit The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
Dam-area sanctuary including catch and release angling was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the area below Bonneville Dam for spawning Research by
Oregon State University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that about 2000 fish of reproductive age reside in the area These fish exhibit stress when caught and many show evidence of being caught multiple times White sturgeon do not begin reproduc-ing until they exceed 60 inches which takes about 20 years They can live to be
older than 100 years The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the Columbia River are Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Pow-erlines including Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington tributaries The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - 13 this section of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention
(Continued on page 22)
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(See pg 16)
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If you have a recent fishing photo you would like to have printed in Photos amp Fish Tails send the photo along with a short story of your fishing adventure (200
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
13 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
I Fish Therefore I Eat Good
(Life Vests They Work if You Wear Them)
Local Fisherman News
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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505
prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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ldquoldquoTrophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo Trophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo 2 lb + (16 inches amp over)
water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
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Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
Clackamas W illamette Columbia Buoy 10 T Bay X X X X X X $150
ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
wwwfishwithvalcom Val Perry - 503-440-5281
Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
Hook-Up Guide Service Jack Glass 503-665-
Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
Mega Bites Guide Service 1-888-688-4386
Mainstem Columbia amp all Tribs Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Fish Hawk Adventures Joe Salvey 503-349-1411
Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
Greg Frogner Guide Service 503-659-3497
Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
Lets Go Fishin Guide Service 503-440-0912
Columbia Buoy 10 Ocean W illamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X
$150 kids $75
Pages Northwest Guide Service 503-760-3373
All NW Oregon Rivers and Coastal Bays (OR) X X X X X $135
NW Trails Fishing Adventures 503-540-3060
W illamette Valley amp North Coast Streams amp Bays (OR) X X X X X $150
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Need Help Selecting a Guide mdash Not sure where the fishing is best or which species to target We are here to help simply call our office at 503-255-5958 or visit wwwabproguidescom for a referral to the best guide or ocean charter to fit your needs We will research our listing of Oregon and Washington guides and charters to find the one thatrsquos right for you We want to insure that you enjoy the best fishing adventure possible Last minute trips no problem Our goal is your complete satisfac-tion All guides are licensed Coast Guard certified and trained in CPR and first aid Many also sell one-day licenses on board
Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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Always Fishing Guide Service 541-994-8271
Siletz Salmon Nestucca Columbia amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X X $125
Priddy Good Fishing Wane Priddy 503-631-4334
Columbia Trask Wilson Willamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X $150
Reel Adventures Don Schneider 503-622-5372
Willamette Sandy Columbia amp below John Day Dam (OR) X X X X X X $150
Premos Guide Service 503-752-3753
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X $150
Bigulp Guide Service Tom 503-537-8900
Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
Gales Guide Service 503-930-7422 Bob Gale
Northwest Oregon coastal and inland streams X X X $125
Lees Guide Service 503-377-2719 503-351-0547
Clackamas River and Most North Coast Rivers (OR) X X X $150
Don Hermance Guide Service 503-665-2679
Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
Martins Big Fish Adventures 503-861-2463
Astoria Buoy 10 Columbia River to Bonneville Dam (OR) X X X $150
Kyle Hall Outdoors 360-921-4866
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X X $150
Pratts Guide Service 503-243-3474 Dennis Pratt
Willamette and Columbia R Bonneville Dam to Astoria X X X X X X $150
Eriks World Class Fishing Adventures 360-513-2331
Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
Ocean ChartersGaribaldi DampD Charters 1-800-900-HOOK (4665)
Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
Newport Marina Charters 1-877-867-4470
Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
Tiki Charters 503-325-7818 tikichartercom
Buoy 10 Ocean and Lower Columbia River Astoria (OR) X X X X X $85 - $165
Charlton Charters 503-861-2429 Boat 338-0569
Astoria Buoy 10 Ocean and Lower Columbia River (OR) X X X X X $85 - $165
Tradewinds Charters 1-800-445-8730
Deep Sea amp Bottom Fishing out of Depoe Bay (OR) X X X X $50 - $150
Reel Nauti Charters 541-921-1628
Bottom Salmon Halibut amp Crabbing - Depoe Bay (OR) X X X $50 - $160
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
S t J o h n s B r id g e to M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e
2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
s e a s o n
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
C u m u la t ive C a tc h
T o ta l C a tc h C u m u la tive
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 9 6 9 1 0 1 0 6 4 6 5 4 2 6 7 9
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M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
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Thru May
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River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
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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 Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
3 Sun Rise 558 am Sun Set 819 pm
4 Sun Rise 554 am Sun Set 820 pm
5 Sun Rise 553 am Sun Set 821 pm
6 Sun Rise 552 am Sun Set 822 pm Clam 607 am
7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
10 Sun Rise 546 am Sun Set 827 pm Clam 854 am
11 Sun Rise 545 am Sun Set 828 pm Clam 932 am
12 Sun Rise 544 am Sun Set 830 pm Clam 1012 am
13 Sun Rise 542 am Sun Set 831 pm
14 Sun Rise 541 am Sun Set 832 pm
15 Sun Rise 540 am Sun Set 833 pm
16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
18 Sun Rise 537 am Sun Set 837 pm
19 Sun Rise 536 am Sun Set 830 pm
20 Sun Rise 535 am Sun Set 839 pm
21 Sun Rise 534 am Sun Set 840 pm
22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
25 Sun Rise 530 am Sun Set 844 pm Clam 842 am
26 Sun Rise 529 am Sun Set 845 pm Clam 930
27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
28 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 847 pm Clam 1115 am
29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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Providing honest up-to-date
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5 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
IMPROVE YOUR FISHING PHOTOS By John Kruse
If yoursquore like most people yoursquove taken more than a few trophy pictures you regret You know the ones You or your buddy catch the fish of a lifetime or bag a big buck You break out the camera and snap away But when you get the picture devel-oped that glorious trophy suddenly looks very mediocre Maybe the fish seems small or the person has a dark shadow across their face The buck may be sprawled across a truck in a driveway or worse still the fish is being held up in the living room Whatever the reason you know you havenrsquot done justice to the occasion Instead of trusting trial and error to give you a few good photos over time try a few of these tips to bring home a memory yoursquoll be proud of First of all choose the right camera and film You donrsquot need to spend hundreds of dol-lars here but an investment of one to two hundred dollars may be worth your while If you go digital buy a camera with good resolution That digital camera phone you have may be a fun toy for sending e-mail pictures but itrsquos not going to take anything you can blow up and put into a frame Buy at least a 12 mega-pixel camera and use it at this setting for good 4x6 photos If you want an 8 x 10 photo yoursquoll need to invest in at least a 3 mega-pixel camera and put it on a high-resolution setting 35-mm film cameras are also a good choice though some think they are going the way of the dinosaur If
you buy one get something that holds up to the weather Irsquove had good luck with Olympus cameras with a water-resistant clamshell style As for film 400 speed works well under most conditions It will also make it un-scathed through those airport x-ray machines that can damage film thatrsquos 800 speed or higher Whether you buy a digital or 35-mm camera think about buying a zoom lens if you want to shoot wildlife photos with bigger being better for this purpose How-ever donrsquot forget that most of the time the best zoom lens you can use is your own two feet to get closer to your subject That brings us to our next tip ndash filling the frame The most common mistake people make when shooting a pic-ture of a person with a fish or trophy animal is to stand
too far away Get in close and when you think you are in close enough get in even closer You want to fill the frame with the personrsquos smiling face and their trophy When you are getting ready to shoot this photo get the subject ready for it Make him take off those sunglasses If he or she is wearing a hat have them take it off or tilt it up on their head Otherwise a shadow will often cover half their face ruining the picture As for tobacco tell them to get that cigarette or plug of chew out of their mouth Itrsquos not going to add anything to the picture The best place to shoot a photo is at the scene where the event occurs There are few things sadder than a fish photo taken next to the kitchen sink or a deer photographed over the
hood of a truck Instead photograph that fish in the lake or river it was caught from Try having the subject hold the fish just out of the water for a catch and release pic-ture Big game hunters should take a picture of the ani-mal where it falls or close by in the moments right after the shot I guarantee that will be the time the shooters smile is brightest When shooting the photo donrsquot clutter the scene A
(Continued on page 6)
Anglersrsquo mdash Camera mdash Action
John Kruse
A big fish a smiling angler and a pristine background Three keys to a good photo
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mountain or water background is great but beer or soda cans trash and other things take away from the pristine nature of the picture Be-fore you snap that photo check your background and remove anything that does-nrsquot belong If you canrsquot readily remove something for example a car or build-ing move your subject away from it Another important feature is the lighting You canrsquot control when you are going to catch a fish or shoot a trophy but you can choose when to photograph a lake stream mountain or your friend outdoors Try taking the picture in the first hour after sunrise or that last hour before sunset The light is soft at this time of day and allows for some awesome
photo opportunities Another trick is to take photos even in full sunlight
with the flash on There are photographers who take just about all of their por-traits this way to drown out any potential shadows on their subject Finally donrsquot forget to shoot plenty of pictures Film is cheap and with digital photos you can keep shooting and deleting until you are satisfied you have got it right Take all the photos you need to Take them from different distances and different an-gles After all you only have one chance to get this
memory right
Anglersrsquo mdash Camera mdash Action
Get in close and fill the frame to get a good photo
7 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Commission Approves Oregonrsquos 2005 Ocean Salmon Season mdash The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the 2005 sport and commercial ocean salmon angling seasons along the Oregon Coast Overall 2005 recreational regula-tions for most waters are similar to 2004 except Coho quotas are re-duced from recent years A complete list of the adopted rules will be published in May and distributed through ODFW offices and license agents Partial list of seasons currently underway are as follows In the ocean from Cape Falcon south to Humbug Mountain the salmon season is open seven days a week March 15-Oct 31 for all salmon except Coho In addi-tion the season is open for the harvest of Coho June 18-July 31 until or attainment of a 40000 Coho quota be-tween Cape Falcon and the California-Oregon border Retained Coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip In the ocean from Humbug Mountain south to Horse Mountain California the salmon season is open seven days a week May 21 - July 4 and Aug 14 - Sept 11 for
all salmon except Coho The minimum size limit for Chinook is increased to 24 inches For the Tillamook Terminal area several changes were adopted for 2005 The definition of the triangular control zone during the spring fishery off Tillamook Bay is rede-
fined using Pyramid Rock and Twin Rocks due to difficulty main-taining the existing markers Ocean size and bag limits now apply to the Tillamook Terminal area except that only fin-clipped chinook may
be retained inside the triangular control zone during March-July and the north coast weekly and annual bag limit still applies to the Tillamook Terminal area Tillamook Bay Several spring Chinook salmon were caught near the jaws and also in the ocean April 27-May 1 It wasnt red hot but rather an encouraging sign of things to come Most of the action was found outside of the bay in the ocean east of the green buoy The catch will be improving in the lower bay this month Small holdover tides during the second week of May will be good for salmon anglers trolling herring in the
(Continued on page 8)
Coastal News amp Reports
Correction Table Add or subtract TIME for HIGH amp LOW tides
amp FEET for HIGH tides only
TIME FEET
OREGON COAST HIGH LOW HIGH Newport -003 -015 -05 Yaquina +008 -002 -03 Toledo +042 +042 -04 Netsuke Bay entrance +008 +015 -09 Garibaldi +027 +019 -07 Nehalem River entrance +030 +059 -07 Seaside Clatsop Beach -008 -008 -07
WASHINGTON COAST Long Beach -006 -011 -03 Nahcott +209 +104 +16 South Bend +055 +038 +13 Willapa Bay entrance +022 +005 -03 Toke Point +023 +031 00 Grayland -006 -011 -03 Westport -006 -008 00 Point Chehalis +027 +005 +05 Bay City WA +044 +016 +07 Aberdeen +059 +048 +16 Pacific Beach -003 -011 +01
COLUMBIA RIVER Entrance North Jetty +016 000 -10 Ilwaco Baker Bay WA +047 +101 -08 Chinook Baker Bay WA +047 +026 x095 Hungry Harbor WA +104 +051 +02 Point Adams OR +035 -022 -02 Warrenton Skipanon River +047 -041 -01 Astoria Youngs Bay +047 +046 +01 Astoria Port Docks +052 +057 -05 Astoria Tongue Point +100 +100 00 Knappa Knapp Slough +129 +158 x097 Settlers Point +122 +153 -05 Harrington Point WA +121 +152 -08 Skamokawa WA +156 +245 - - Cathlamet WA +215 +315 - - Wauna +217 +319 - - Eagle Cliff WA +243 +401 - - Stella WA +301 +430 - - Longview WA +327 +514 - -
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Through May
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 ling-cod cabazon and sea bass has been excellent out of Garibaldi Jetty fishers are catching good numbers as well along with an occasional Chinook Last yearrsquos Tillamook Bay spring salmon fishery was pro-ductive according to Valerie Folkema at Garibaldi Marina (800-383-3828) ldquoSince April 14 we have ob-served four or five salmon come in that were caught in the lower bayrdquo Folkema said ldquoThere have been reports of morerdquo ldquoSturgeon 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 hardrdquo Halibut Charter boats out of both Oregon and Washington re-ported 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
crab and other shellfish except for the jetty and spit areas Note Crab are not effected by domoic acid and crabbing remains open coast wide in Oregon Washingtonrsquos coast will open for digging May 7-8 on morning tides (midnight-noon) Long Beach will remain closed
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9 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
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Columbia Park Pond Closed to Fishing Prior to Fishing Kids Youth Fishing Clinic mdash Columbia Park Pond will be closed to fishing for two days to protect catchable trout stocked specifically for the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo fishing clinic that begins at 800 am Sat-urday May 7 The lake will be closed 1201 am May 5 through Sat-urday May 7 2005 at 400 pm Except open 800 am to 400 pm May 7 2005 to participants in the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo 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 800 am to 400 pm only pre-registered kids will be allowed to fish At 400 pm the pond reopens under its normal regulations Information contact Paul Hoffarth District 4 Fish Bi-ologist (509) 545-2284 (Pasco) Feds to Regulate West Coast Tuna Fishery mdash 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 US 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 m o r e v i s i t w w w n e wp o r t n e w s t i m e s c o m articles20050323businessbusiness01txt
$1000 Sablefish Tag Drawing mdash On June 1 2005 the Heads
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 $1000 This drawing is part of a sablefish tag-recapture study begun in 2003 to
determine release mortality of pot-caught sablefish cap-tured from different depths and seasons To be eligible please return all orange colored sable-fish tags having an SC prefix to either your ODFW port sampler or to Steve Berkeley Long Marine Lab 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 All persons returning tags will receive a cap with sable-fish logo and will be eligible for the $1000 drawing Tags must be received by May 31 to be eligible The winner will be announced at wwwheads-upnet Big Trout Added to Washington Lakes For April 30 Opener mdash Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hatchery crews added nearly 62000 big triploid rainbow trout to 91 fishing lakes across the state in preparation for last monthrsquos April 30 season opener The fish averaged one and half pounds each at the time they were stocked As triploids mdash sterile trout that only feed and grow mdash 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 states 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 4295 anglers with 12566 trout from 101 lakesrdquo said WDFW Resident Trout Man-ager Jon Anderson The lakes are well stocked with last years fry and fin-gerling plants which grow well too plus this springs catchable-size trout Anderson noted These triploids just add to the possibilities of catching big fish
11 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state receive triploids this spring The full list is available at httpwdfwwagovfishplants2005triploidhtm or at any WDFW regional office Columbia River Sturgeon Angling Closed Between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam mdash The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds anglers that a 35 mile area of the Columbia River between Bea-con Rock and Bonneville Dam is closed to all sturgeon angling Sunday May 1 - Sunday July 31 In addition anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon below the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River es-tuary May 1 - 13 However catch and release angling may continue On May 14 the area downstream of the Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch minimum size limit The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
Dam-area sanctuary including catch and release angling was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the area below Bonneville Dam for spawning Research by
Oregon State University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that about 2000 fish of reproductive age reside in the area These fish exhibit stress when caught and many show evidence of being caught multiple times White sturgeon do not begin reproduc-ing until they exceed 60 inches which takes about 20 years They can live to be
older than 100 years The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the Columbia River are Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Pow-erlines including Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington tributaries The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - 13 this section of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention
(Continued on page 22)
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
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Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
I Fish Therefore I Eat Good
(Life Vests They Work if You Wear Them)
Local Fisherman News
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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Subscribe Subscribe To ldquoThe Local Fisherman NewsTo ldquoThe Local Fisherman Newsrdquo rdquo Home subscriptions are available at a low cost of only $1995 one year (10) issues Our online magazine (e-news) is available for only $1695 one year ldquosave $300rdquo Home subscriptions are mailed ldquoFirst Classrdquoand are received within 1-2 days of print
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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ead
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ater
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b
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
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Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
wwwfishwithvalcom Val Perry - 503-440-5281
Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
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Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
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Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
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$150 kids $75
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Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
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geon
Trou
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had
Wal
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ater
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Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
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Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
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M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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mountain or water background is great but beer or soda cans trash and other things take away from the pristine nature of the picture Be-fore you snap that photo check your background and remove anything that does-nrsquot belong If you canrsquot readily remove something for example a car or build-ing move your subject away from it Another important feature is the lighting You canrsquot control when you are going to catch a fish or shoot a trophy but you can choose when to photograph a lake stream mountain or your friend outdoors Try taking the picture in the first hour after sunrise or that last hour before sunset The light is soft at this time of day and allows for some awesome
photo opportunities Another trick is to take photos even in full sunlight
with the flash on There are photographers who take just about all of their por-traits this way to drown out any potential shadows on their subject Finally donrsquot forget to shoot plenty of pictures Film is cheap and with digital photos you can keep shooting and deleting until you are satisfied you have got it right Take all the photos you need to Take them from different distances and different an-gles After all you only have one chance to get this
memory right
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Get in close and fill the frame to get a good photo
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Commission Approves Oregonrsquos 2005 Ocean Salmon Season mdash The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the 2005 sport and commercial ocean salmon angling seasons along the Oregon Coast Overall 2005 recreational regula-tions for most waters are similar to 2004 except Coho quotas are re-duced from recent years A complete list of the adopted rules will be published in May and distributed through ODFW offices and license agents Partial list of seasons currently underway are as follows In the ocean from Cape Falcon south to Humbug Mountain the salmon season is open seven days a week March 15-Oct 31 for all salmon except Coho In addi-tion the season is open for the harvest of Coho June 18-July 31 until or attainment of a 40000 Coho quota be-tween Cape Falcon and the California-Oregon border Retained Coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip In the ocean from Humbug Mountain south to Horse Mountain California the salmon season is open seven days a week May 21 - July 4 and Aug 14 - Sept 11 for
all salmon except Coho The minimum size limit for Chinook is increased to 24 inches For the Tillamook Terminal area several changes were adopted for 2005 The definition of the triangular control zone during the spring fishery off Tillamook Bay is rede-
fined using Pyramid Rock and Twin Rocks due to difficulty main-taining the existing markers Ocean size and bag limits now apply to the Tillamook Terminal area except that only fin-clipped chinook may
be retained inside the triangular control zone during March-July and the north coast weekly and annual bag limit still applies to the Tillamook Terminal area Tillamook Bay Several spring Chinook salmon were caught near the jaws and also in the ocean April 27-May 1 It wasnt red hot but rather an encouraging sign of things to come Most of the action was found outside of the bay in the ocean east of the green buoy The catch will be improving in the lower bay this month Small holdover tides during the second week of May will be good for salmon anglers trolling herring in the
(Continued on page 8)
Coastal News amp Reports
Correction Table Add or subtract TIME for HIGH amp LOW tides
amp FEET for HIGH tides only
TIME FEET
OREGON COAST HIGH LOW HIGH Newport -003 -015 -05 Yaquina +008 -002 -03 Toledo +042 +042 -04 Netsuke Bay entrance +008 +015 -09 Garibaldi +027 +019 -07 Nehalem River entrance +030 +059 -07 Seaside Clatsop Beach -008 -008 -07
WASHINGTON COAST Long Beach -006 -011 -03 Nahcott +209 +104 +16 South Bend +055 +038 +13 Willapa Bay entrance +022 +005 -03 Toke Point +023 +031 00 Grayland -006 -011 -03 Westport -006 -008 00 Point Chehalis +027 +005 +05 Bay City WA +044 +016 +07 Aberdeen +059 +048 +16 Pacific Beach -003 -011 +01
COLUMBIA RIVER Entrance North Jetty +016 000 -10 Ilwaco Baker Bay WA +047 +101 -08 Chinook Baker Bay WA +047 +026 x095 Hungry Harbor WA +104 +051 +02 Point Adams OR +035 -022 -02 Warrenton Skipanon River +047 -041 -01 Astoria Youngs Bay +047 +046 +01 Astoria Port Docks +052 +057 -05 Astoria Tongue Point +100 +100 00 Knappa Knapp Slough +129 +158 x097 Settlers Point +122 +153 -05 Harrington Point WA +121 +152 -08 Skamokawa WA +156 +245 - - Cathlamet WA +215 +315 - - Wauna +217 +319 - - Eagle Cliff WA +243 +401 - - Stella WA +301 +430 - - Longview WA +327 +514 - -
ldquoCoastal Tide Tablesrdquo NW Oregon amp SW Washington
All PM Tides are in Bold Type
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Through May
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 ling-cod cabazon and sea bass has been excellent out of Garibaldi Jetty fishers are catching good numbers as well along with an occasional Chinook Last yearrsquos Tillamook Bay spring salmon fishery was pro-ductive according to Valerie Folkema at Garibaldi Marina (800-383-3828) ldquoSince April 14 we have ob-served four or five salmon come in that were caught in the lower bayrdquo Folkema said ldquoThere have been reports of morerdquo ldquoSturgeon 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 hardrdquo Halibut Charter boats out of both Oregon and Washington re-ported 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
crab and other shellfish except for the jetty and spit areas Note Crab are not effected by domoic acid and crabbing remains open coast wide in Oregon Washingtonrsquos coast will open for digging May 7-8 on morning tides (midnight-noon) Long Beach will remain closed
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A plump Yaquina Bay sturgeon hangs from the fingers of JB a local angler who fishes the bay regularly The stur-geon measured 48 inches and weighed 35 pounds A reel nice coastal fish JB used a mud shrimp to catch the sturgeon mdash Photo courtesy of Sawyers Landing (541) 265-3907
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Columbia Park Pond Closed to Fishing Prior to Fishing Kids Youth Fishing Clinic mdash Columbia Park Pond will be closed to fishing for two days to protect catchable trout stocked specifically for the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo fishing clinic that begins at 800 am Sat-urday May 7 The lake will be closed 1201 am May 5 through Sat-urday May 7 2005 at 400 pm Except open 800 am to 400 pm May 7 2005 to participants in the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo 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 800 am to 400 pm only pre-registered kids will be allowed to fish At 400 pm the pond reopens under its normal regulations Information contact Paul Hoffarth District 4 Fish Bi-ologist (509) 545-2284 (Pasco) Feds to Regulate West Coast Tuna Fishery mdash 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 US 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 m o r e v i s i t w w w n e wp o r t n e w s t i m e s c o m articles20050323businessbusiness01txt
$1000 Sablefish Tag Drawing mdash On June 1 2005 the Heads
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 $1000 This drawing is part of a sablefish tag-recapture study begun in 2003 to
determine release mortality of pot-caught sablefish cap-tured from different depths and seasons To be eligible please return all orange colored sable-fish tags having an SC prefix to either your ODFW port sampler or to Steve Berkeley Long Marine Lab 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 All persons returning tags will receive a cap with sable-fish logo and will be eligible for the $1000 drawing Tags must be received by May 31 to be eligible The winner will be announced at wwwheads-upnet Big Trout Added to Washington Lakes For April 30 Opener mdash Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hatchery crews added nearly 62000 big triploid rainbow trout to 91 fishing lakes across the state in preparation for last monthrsquos April 30 season opener The fish averaged one and half pounds each at the time they were stocked As triploids mdash sterile trout that only feed and grow mdash 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 states 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 4295 anglers with 12566 trout from 101 lakesrdquo said WDFW Resident Trout Man-ager Jon Anderson The lakes are well stocked with last years fry and fin-gerling plants which grow well too plus this springs catchable-size trout Anderson noted These triploids just add to the possibilities of catching big fish
11 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state receive triploids this spring The full list is available at httpwdfwwagovfishplants2005triploidhtm or at any WDFW regional office Columbia River Sturgeon Angling Closed Between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam mdash The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds anglers that a 35 mile area of the Columbia River between Bea-con Rock and Bonneville Dam is closed to all sturgeon angling Sunday May 1 - Sunday July 31 In addition anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon below the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River es-tuary May 1 - 13 However catch and release angling may continue On May 14 the area downstream of the Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch minimum size limit The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
Dam-area sanctuary including catch and release angling was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the area below Bonneville Dam for spawning Research by
Oregon State University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that about 2000 fish of reproductive age reside in the area These fish exhibit stress when caught and many show evidence of being caught multiple times White sturgeon do not begin reproduc-ing until they exceed 60 inches which takes about 20 years They can live to be
older than 100 years The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the Columbia River are Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Pow-erlines including Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington tributaries The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - 13 this section of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention
(Continued on page 22)
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If you have a recent fishing photo you would like to have printed in Photos amp Fish Tails send the photo along with a short story of your fishing adventure (200
words or less) and your phone number to ldquoThe Local Fisherman Newsrdquo 4524 NE 89th Port-land OR 97220 LFN will award $2500 each month to the lucky angler whose submitted photo
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
13 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
I Fish Therefore I Eat Good
(Life Vests They Work if You Wear Them)
Local Fisherman News
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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ldquoldquoTrophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo Trophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo 2 lb + (16 inches amp over)
water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
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Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
Clackamas W illamette Columbia Buoy 10 T Bay X X X X X X $150
ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
wwwfishwithvalcom Val Perry - 503-440-5281
Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
Hook-Up Guide Service Jack Glass 503-665-
Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
Mega Bites Guide Service 1-888-688-4386
Mainstem Columbia amp all Tribs Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Fish Hawk Adventures Joe Salvey 503-349-1411
Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
Greg Frogner Guide Service 503-659-3497
Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
Lets Go Fishin Guide Service 503-440-0912
Columbia Buoy 10 Ocean W illamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X
$150 kids $75
Pages Northwest Guide Service 503-760-3373
All NW Oregon Rivers and Coastal Bays (OR) X X X X X $135
NW Trails Fishing Adventures 503-540-3060
W illamette Valley amp North Coast Streams amp Bays (OR) X X X X X $150
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Need Help Selecting a Guide mdash Not sure where the fishing is best or which species to target We are here to help simply call our office at 503-255-5958 or visit wwwabproguidescom for a referral to the best guide or ocean charter to fit your needs We will research our listing of Oregon and Washington guides and charters to find the one thatrsquos right for you We want to insure that you enjoy the best fishing adventure possible Last minute trips no problem Our goal is your complete satisfac-tion All guides are licensed Coast Guard certified and trained in CPR and first aid Many also sell one-day licenses on board
Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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Prices Per Person
Always Fishing Guide Service 541-994-8271
Siletz Salmon Nestucca Columbia amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X X $125
Priddy Good Fishing Wane Priddy 503-631-4334
Columbia Trask Wilson Willamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X $150
Reel Adventures Don Schneider 503-622-5372
Willamette Sandy Columbia amp below John Day Dam (OR) X X X X X X $150
Premos Guide Service 503-752-3753
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X $150
Bigulp Guide Service Tom 503-537-8900
Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
Gales Guide Service 503-930-7422 Bob Gale
Northwest Oregon coastal and inland streams X X X $125
Lees Guide Service 503-377-2719 503-351-0547
Clackamas River and Most North Coast Rivers (OR) X X X $150
Don Hermance Guide Service 503-665-2679
Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
Martins Big Fish Adventures 503-861-2463
Astoria Buoy 10 Columbia River to Bonneville Dam (OR) X X X $150
Kyle Hall Outdoors 360-921-4866
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X X $150
Pratts Guide Service 503-243-3474 Dennis Pratt
Willamette and Columbia R Bonneville Dam to Astoria X X X X X X $150
Eriks World Class Fishing Adventures 360-513-2331
Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
Ocean ChartersGaribaldi DampD Charters 1-800-900-HOOK (4665)
Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
Newport Marina Charters 1-877-867-4470
Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
Tiki Charters 503-325-7818 tikichartercom
Buoy 10 Ocean and Lower Columbia River Astoria (OR) X X X X X $85 - $165
Charlton Charters 503-861-2429 Boat 338-0569
Astoria Buoy 10 Ocean and Lower Columbia River (OR) X X X X X $85 - $165
Tradewinds Charters 1-800-445-8730
Deep Sea amp Bottom Fishing out of Depoe Bay (OR) X X X X $50 - $150
Reel Nauti Charters 541-921-1628
Bottom Salmon Halibut amp Crabbing - Depoe Bay (OR) X X X $50 - $160
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
W e e k
(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
S t J o h n s B r id g e to M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e
2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
s e a s o n
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
C u m u la t ive C a tc h
T o ta l C a tc h C u m u la tive
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 9 6 9 1 0 1 0 6 4 6 5 4 2 6 7 9
2 0 0 4 s e a s o n
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 8 8 2 8 6 6 1 2 0 7 3 2 5 1 9 8 8 5 6 2 8 6 2
M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
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River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
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8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
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16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
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31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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Commission Approves Oregonrsquos 2005 Ocean Salmon Season mdash The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the 2005 sport and commercial ocean salmon angling seasons along the Oregon Coast Overall 2005 recreational regula-tions for most waters are similar to 2004 except Coho quotas are re-duced from recent years A complete list of the adopted rules will be published in May and distributed through ODFW offices and license agents Partial list of seasons currently underway are as follows In the ocean from Cape Falcon south to Humbug Mountain the salmon season is open seven days a week March 15-Oct 31 for all salmon except Coho In addi-tion the season is open for the harvest of Coho June 18-July 31 until or attainment of a 40000 Coho quota be-tween Cape Falcon and the California-Oregon border Retained Coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip In the ocean from Humbug Mountain south to Horse Mountain California the salmon season is open seven days a week May 21 - July 4 and Aug 14 - Sept 11 for
all salmon except Coho The minimum size limit for Chinook is increased to 24 inches For the Tillamook Terminal area several changes were adopted for 2005 The definition of the triangular control zone during the spring fishery off Tillamook Bay is rede-
fined using Pyramid Rock and Twin Rocks due to difficulty main-taining the existing markers Ocean size and bag limits now apply to the Tillamook Terminal area except that only fin-clipped chinook may
be retained inside the triangular control zone during March-July and the north coast weekly and annual bag limit still applies to the Tillamook Terminal area Tillamook Bay Several spring Chinook salmon were caught near the jaws and also in the ocean April 27-May 1 It wasnt red hot but rather an encouraging sign of things to come Most of the action was found outside of the bay in the ocean east of the green buoy The catch will be improving in the lower bay this month Small holdover tides during the second week of May will be good for salmon anglers trolling herring in the
(Continued on page 8)
Coastal News amp Reports
Correction Table Add or subtract TIME for HIGH amp LOW tides
amp FEET for HIGH tides only
TIME FEET
OREGON COAST HIGH LOW HIGH Newport -003 -015 -05 Yaquina +008 -002 -03 Toledo +042 +042 -04 Netsuke Bay entrance +008 +015 -09 Garibaldi +027 +019 -07 Nehalem River entrance +030 +059 -07 Seaside Clatsop Beach -008 -008 -07
WASHINGTON COAST Long Beach -006 -011 -03 Nahcott +209 +104 +16 South Bend +055 +038 +13 Willapa Bay entrance +022 +005 -03 Toke Point +023 +031 00 Grayland -006 -011 -03 Westport -006 -008 00 Point Chehalis +027 +005 +05 Bay City WA +044 +016 +07 Aberdeen +059 +048 +16 Pacific Beach -003 -011 +01
COLUMBIA RIVER Entrance North Jetty +016 000 -10 Ilwaco Baker Bay WA +047 +101 -08 Chinook Baker Bay WA +047 +026 x095 Hungry Harbor WA +104 +051 +02 Point Adams OR +035 -022 -02 Warrenton Skipanon River +047 -041 -01 Astoria Youngs Bay +047 +046 +01 Astoria Port Docks +052 +057 -05 Astoria Tongue Point +100 +100 00 Knappa Knapp Slough +129 +158 x097 Settlers Point +122 +153 -05 Harrington Point WA +121 +152 -08 Skamokawa WA +156 +245 - - Cathlamet WA +215 +315 - - Wauna +217 +319 - - Eagle Cliff WA +243 +401 - - Stella WA +301 +430 - - Longview WA +327 +514 - -
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Through May
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 ling-cod cabazon and sea bass has been excellent out of Garibaldi Jetty fishers are catching good numbers as well along with an occasional Chinook Last yearrsquos Tillamook Bay spring salmon fishery was pro-ductive according to Valerie Folkema at Garibaldi Marina (800-383-3828) ldquoSince April 14 we have ob-served four or five salmon come in that were caught in the lower bayrdquo Folkema said ldquoThere have been reports of morerdquo ldquoSturgeon 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 hardrdquo Halibut Charter boats out of both Oregon and Washington re-ported 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
crab and other shellfish except for the jetty and spit areas Note Crab are not effected by domoic acid and crabbing remains open coast wide in Oregon Washingtonrsquos coast will open for digging May 7-8 on morning tides (midnight-noon) Long Beach will remain closed
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Columbia Park Pond Closed to Fishing Prior to Fishing Kids Youth Fishing Clinic mdash Columbia Park Pond will be closed to fishing for two days to protect catchable trout stocked specifically for the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo fishing clinic that begins at 800 am Sat-urday May 7 The lake will be closed 1201 am May 5 through Sat-urday May 7 2005 at 400 pm Except open 800 am to 400 pm May 7 2005 to participants in the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo 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 800 am to 400 pm only pre-registered kids will be allowed to fish At 400 pm the pond reopens under its normal regulations Information contact Paul Hoffarth District 4 Fish Bi-ologist (509) 545-2284 (Pasco) Feds to Regulate West Coast Tuna Fishery mdash 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 US 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 m o r e v i s i t w w w n e wp o r t n e w s t i m e s c o m articles20050323businessbusiness01txt
$1000 Sablefish Tag Drawing mdash On June 1 2005 the Heads
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 $1000 This drawing is part of a sablefish tag-recapture study begun in 2003 to
determine release mortality of pot-caught sablefish cap-tured from different depths and seasons To be eligible please return all orange colored sable-fish tags having an SC prefix to either your ODFW port sampler or to Steve Berkeley Long Marine Lab 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 All persons returning tags will receive a cap with sable-fish logo and will be eligible for the $1000 drawing Tags must be received by May 31 to be eligible The winner will be announced at wwwheads-upnet Big Trout Added to Washington Lakes For April 30 Opener mdash Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hatchery crews added nearly 62000 big triploid rainbow trout to 91 fishing lakes across the state in preparation for last monthrsquos April 30 season opener The fish averaged one and half pounds each at the time they were stocked As triploids mdash sterile trout that only feed and grow mdash 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 states 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 4295 anglers with 12566 trout from 101 lakesrdquo said WDFW Resident Trout Man-ager Jon Anderson The lakes are well stocked with last years fry and fin-gerling plants which grow well too plus this springs catchable-size trout Anderson noted These triploids just add to the possibilities of catching big fish
11 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state receive triploids this spring The full list is available at httpwdfwwagovfishplants2005triploidhtm or at any WDFW regional office Columbia River Sturgeon Angling Closed Between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam mdash The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds anglers that a 35 mile area of the Columbia River between Bea-con Rock and Bonneville Dam is closed to all sturgeon angling Sunday May 1 - Sunday July 31 In addition anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon below the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River es-tuary May 1 - 13 However catch and release angling may continue On May 14 the area downstream of the Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch minimum size limit The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
Dam-area sanctuary including catch and release angling was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the area below Bonneville Dam for spawning Research by
Oregon State University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that about 2000 fish of reproductive age reside in the area These fish exhibit stress when caught and many show evidence of being caught multiple times White sturgeon do not begin reproduc-ing until they exceed 60 inches which takes about 20 years They can live to be
older than 100 years The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the Columbia River are Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Pow-erlines including Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington tributaries The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - 13 this section of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention
(Continued on page 22)
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
13 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
I Fish Therefore I Eat Good
(Life Vests They Work if You Wear Them)
Local Fisherman News
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
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Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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ead
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geon
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had
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leye
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ater
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ing
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ish
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b
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libut
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icap
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
Clackamas W illamette Columbia Buoy 10 T Bay X X X X X X $150
ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
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Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
Hook-Up Guide Service Jack Glass 503-665-
Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
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Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
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Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
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$150 kids $75
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Need Help Selecting a Guide mdash Not sure where the fishing is best or which species to target We are here to help simply call our office at 503-255-5958 or visit wwwabproguidescom for a referral to the best guide or ocean charter to fit your needs We will research our listing of Oregon and Washington guides and charters to find the one thatrsquos right for you We want to insure that you enjoy the best fishing adventure possible Last minute trips no problem Our goal is your complete satisfac-tion All guides are licensed Coast Guard certified and trained in CPR and first aid Many also sell one-day licenses on board
Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
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eelh
ead
Stur
geon
Trou
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had
Wal
leye
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ater
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Siletz Salmon Nestucca Columbia amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X X $125
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Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
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Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
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Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
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Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
Newport Marina Charters 1-877-867-4470
Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
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Charlton Charters 503-861-2429 Boat 338-0569
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Bottom Salmon Halibut amp Crabbing - Depoe Bay (OR) X X X $50 - $160
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
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2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
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T o ta l C a tc h C u m u la tive
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 9 6 9 1 0 1 0 6 4 6 5 4 2 6 7 9
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M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
1st PLACE $1000
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
3 Sun Rise 558 am Sun Set 819 pm
4 Sun Rise 554 am Sun Set 820 pm
5 Sun Rise 553 am Sun Set 821 pm
6 Sun Rise 552 am Sun Set 822 pm Clam 607 am
7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
10 Sun Rise 546 am Sun Set 827 pm Clam 854 am
11 Sun Rise 545 am Sun Set 828 pm Clam 932 am
12 Sun Rise 544 am Sun Set 830 pm Clam 1012 am
13 Sun Rise 542 am Sun Set 831 pm
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16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
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19 Sun Rise 536 am Sun Set 830 pm
20 Sun Rise 535 am Sun Set 839 pm
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22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
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26 Sun Rise 529 am Sun Set 845 pm Clam 930
27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
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30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
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Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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Through May
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 ling-cod cabazon and sea bass has been excellent out of Garibaldi Jetty fishers are catching good numbers as well along with an occasional Chinook Last yearrsquos Tillamook Bay spring salmon fishery was pro-ductive according to Valerie Folkema at Garibaldi Marina (800-383-3828) ldquoSince April 14 we have ob-served four or five salmon come in that were caught in the lower bayrdquo Folkema said ldquoThere have been reports of morerdquo ldquoSturgeon 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 hardrdquo Halibut Charter boats out of both Oregon and Washington re-ported 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
crab and other shellfish except for the jetty and spit areas Note Crab are not effected by domoic acid and crabbing remains open coast wide in Oregon Washingtonrsquos coast will open for digging May 7-8 on morning tides (midnight-noon) Long Beach will remain closed
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Columbia Park Pond Closed to Fishing Prior to Fishing Kids Youth Fishing Clinic mdash Columbia Park Pond will be closed to fishing for two days to protect catchable trout stocked specifically for the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo fishing clinic that begins at 800 am Sat-urday May 7 The lake will be closed 1201 am May 5 through Sat-urday May 7 2005 at 400 pm Except open 800 am to 400 pm May 7 2005 to participants in the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo 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 800 am to 400 pm only pre-registered kids will be allowed to fish At 400 pm the pond reopens under its normal regulations Information contact Paul Hoffarth District 4 Fish Bi-ologist (509) 545-2284 (Pasco) Feds to Regulate West Coast Tuna Fishery mdash 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 US 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 m o r e v i s i t w w w n e wp o r t n e w s t i m e s c o m articles20050323businessbusiness01txt
$1000 Sablefish Tag Drawing mdash On June 1 2005 the Heads
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 $1000 This drawing is part of a sablefish tag-recapture study begun in 2003 to
determine release mortality of pot-caught sablefish cap-tured from different depths and seasons To be eligible please return all orange colored sable-fish tags having an SC prefix to either your ODFW port sampler or to Steve Berkeley Long Marine Lab 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 All persons returning tags will receive a cap with sable-fish logo and will be eligible for the $1000 drawing Tags must be received by May 31 to be eligible The winner will be announced at wwwheads-upnet Big Trout Added to Washington Lakes For April 30 Opener mdash Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hatchery crews added nearly 62000 big triploid rainbow trout to 91 fishing lakes across the state in preparation for last monthrsquos April 30 season opener The fish averaged one and half pounds each at the time they were stocked As triploids mdash sterile trout that only feed and grow mdash 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 states 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 4295 anglers with 12566 trout from 101 lakesrdquo said WDFW Resident Trout Man-ager Jon Anderson The lakes are well stocked with last years fry and fin-gerling plants which grow well too plus this springs catchable-size trout Anderson noted These triploids just add to the possibilities of catching big fish
11 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state receive triploids this spring The full list is available at httpwdfwwagovfishplants2005triploidhtm or at any WDFW regional office Columbia River Sturgeon Angling Closed Between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam mdash The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds anglers that a 35 mile area of the Columbia River between Bea-con Rock and Bonneville Dam is closed to all sturgeon angling Sunday May 1 - Sunday July 31 In addition anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon below the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River es-tuary May 1 - 13 However catch and release angling may continue On May 14 the area downstream of the Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch minimum size limit The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
Dam-area sanctuary including catch and release angling was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the area below Bonneville Dam for spawning Research by
Oregon State University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that about 2000 fish of reproductive age reside in the area These fish exhibit stress when caught and many show evidence of being caught multiple times White sturgeon do not begin reproduc-ing until they exceed 60 inches which takes about 20 years They can live to be
older than 100 years The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the Columbia River are Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Pow-erlines including Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington tributaries The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - 13 this section of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention
(Continued on page 22)
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
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Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
I Fish Therefore I Eat Good
(Life Vests They Work if You Wear Them)
Local Fisherman News
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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ead
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geon
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had
Wal
leye
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ater
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h
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ing
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ish
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b
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libut
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icap
ped
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
Clackamas W illamette Columbia Buoy 10 T Bay X X X X X X $150
ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
wwwfishwithvalcom Val Perry - 503-440-5281
Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
Hook-Up Guide Service Jack Glass 503-665-
Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
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Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
Greg Frogner Guide Service 503-659-3497
Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
Lets Go Fishin Guide Service 503-440-0912
Columbia Buoy 10 Ocean W illamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X
$150 kids $75
Pages Northwest Guide Service 503-760-3373
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Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
onSt
eelh
ead
Stur
geon
Trou
t S
had
Wal
leye
War
m W
ater
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Fish
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ish
Crab
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libut
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icap
ped
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Columbia Trask Wilson Willamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X $150
Reel Adventures Don Schneider 503-622-5372
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Premos Guide Service 503-752-3753
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X $150
Bigulp Guide Service Tom 503-537-8900
Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
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Northwest Oregon coastal and inland streams X X X $125
Lees Guide Service 503-377-2719 503-351-0547
Clackamas River and Most North Coast Rivers (OR) X X X $150
Don Hermance Guide Service 503-665-2679
Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
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Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
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Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
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Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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Faci l i ty Di rector
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
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9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
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Columbia Park Pond Closed to Fishing Prior to Fishing Kids Youth Fishing Clinic mdash Columbia Park Pond will be closed to fishing for two days to protect catchable trout stocked specifically for the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo fishing clinic that begins at 800 am Sat-urday May 7 The lake will be closed 1201 am May 5 through Sat-urday May 7 2005 at 400 pm Except open 800 am to 400 pm May 7 2005 to participants in the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo 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 800 am to 400 pm only pre-registered kids will be allowed to fish At 400 pm the pond reopens under its normal regulations Information contact Paul Hoffarth District 4 Fish Bi-ologist (509) 545-2284 (Pasco) Feds to Regulate West Coast Tuna Fishery mdash 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 US 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 m o r e v i s i t w w w n e wp o r t n e w s t i m e s c o m articles20050323businessbusiness01txt
$1000 Sablefish Tag Drawing mdash On June 1 2005 the Heads
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 $1000 This drawing is part of a sablefish tag-recapture study begun in 2003 to
determine release mortality of pot-caught sablefish cap-tured from different depths and seasons To be eligible please return all orange colored sable-fish tags having an SC prefix to either your ODFW port sampler or to Steve Berkeley Long Marine Lab 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 All persons returning tags will receive a cap with sable-fish logo and will be eligible for the $1000 drawing Tags must be received by May 31 to be eligible The winner will be announced at wwwheads-upnet Big Trout Added to Washington Lakes For April 30 Opener mdash Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hatchery crews added nearly 62000 big triploid rainbow trout to 91 fishing lakes across the state in preparation for last monthrsquos April 30 season opener The fish averaged one and half pounds each at the time they were stocked As triploids mdash sterile trout that only feed and grow mdash 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 states 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 4295 anglers with 12566 trout from 101 lakesrdquo said WDFW Resident Trout Man-ager Jon Anderson The lakes are well stocked with last years fry and fin-gerling plants which grow well too plus this springs catchable-size trout Anderson noted These triploids just add to the possibilities of catching big fish
11 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state receive triploids this spring The full list is available at httpwdfwwagovfishplants2005triploidhtm or at any WDFW regional office Columbia River Sturgeon Angling Closed Between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam mdash The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds anglers that a 35 mile area of the Columbia River between Bea-con Rock and Bonneville Dam is closed to all sturgeon angling Sunday May 1 - Sunday July 31 In addition anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon below the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River es-tuary May 1 - 13 However catch and release angling may continue On May 14 the area downstream of the Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch minimum size limit The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
Dam-area sanctuary including catch and release angling was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the area below Bonneville Dam for spawning Research by
Oregon State University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that about 2000 fish of reproductive age reside in the area These fish exhibit stress when caught and many show evidence of being caught multiple times White sturgeon do not begin reproduc-ing until they exceed 60 inches which takes about 20 years They can live to be
older than 100 years The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the Columbia River are Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Pow-erlines including Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington tributaries The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - 13 this section of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention
(Continued on page 22)
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
13 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
I Fish Therefore I Eat Good
(Life Vests They Work if You Wear Them)
Local Fisherman News
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
14 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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ead
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geon
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had
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leye
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ater
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ing
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b
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libut
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ped
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
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ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
wwwfishwithvalcom Val Perry - 503-440-5281
Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
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Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
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Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
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Columbia Buoy 10 Ocean W illamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X
$150 kids $75
Pages Northwest Guide Service 503-760-3373
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Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
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onSt
eelh
ead
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geon
Trou
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had
Wal
leye
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ater
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Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
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$55 - $140 Tuna $175
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
W e e k
(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
S t J o h n s B r id g e to M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e
2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
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Columbia Park Pond Closed to Fishing Prior to Fishing Kids Youth Fishing Clinic mdash Columbia Park Pond will be closed to fishing for two days to protect catchable trout stocked specifically for the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo fishing clinic that begins at 800 am Sat-urday May 7 The lake will be closed 1201 am May 5 through Sat-urday May 7 2005 at 400 pm Except open 800 am to 400 pm May 7 2005 to participants in the ldquoFishing Kidsrdquo 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 800 am to 400 pm only pre-registered kids will be allowed to fish At 400 pm the pond reopens under its normal regulations Information contact Paul Hoffarth District 4 Fish Bi-ologist (509) 545-2284 (Pasco) Feds to Regulate West Coast Tuna Fishery mdash 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 US 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 m o r e v i s i t w w w n e wp o r t n e w s t i m e s c o m articles20050323businessbusiness01txt
$1000 Sablefish Tag Drawing mdash On June 1 2005 the Heads
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 $1000 This drawing is part of a sablefish tag-recapture study begun in 2003 to
determine release mortality of pot-caught sablefish cap-tured from different depths and seasons To be eligible please return all orange colored sable-fish tags having an SC prefix to either your ODFW port sampler or to Steve Berkeley Long Marine Lab 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz CA 95060 All persons returning tags will receive a cap with sable-fish logo and will be eligible for the $1000 drawing Tags must be received by May 31 to be eligible The winner will be announced at wwwheads-upnet Big Trout Added to Washington Lakes For April 30 Opener mdash Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hatchery crews added nearly 62000 big triploid rainbow trout to 91 fishing lakes across the state in preparation for last monthrsquos April 30 season opener The fish averaged one and half pounds each at the time they were stocked As triploids mdash sterile trout that only feed and grow mdash 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 states 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 4295 anglers with 12566 trout from 101 lakesrdquo said WDFW Resident Trout Man-ager Jon Anderson The lakes are well stocked with last years fry and fin-gerling plants which grow well too plus this springs catchable-size trout Anderson noted These triploids just add to the possibilities of catching big fish
11 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state receive triploids this spring The full list is available at httpwdfwwagovfishplants2005triploidhtm or at any WDFW regional office Columbia River Sturgeon Angling Closed Between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam mdash The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds anglers that a 35 mile area of the Columbia River between Bea-con Rock and Bonneville Dam is closed to all sturgeon angling Sunday May 1 - Sunday July 31 In addition anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon below the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River es-tuary May 1 - 13 However catch and release angling may continue On May 14 the area downstream of the Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch minimum size limit The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
Dam-area sanctuary including catch and release angling was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the area below Bonneville Dam for spawning Research by
Oregon State University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that about 2000 fish of reproductive age reside in the area These fish exhibit stress when caught and many show evidence of being caught multiple times White sturgeon do not begin reproduc-ing until they exceed 60 inches which takes about 20 years They can live to be
older than 100 years The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the Columbia River are Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Pow-erlines including Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington tributaries The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - 13 this section of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention
(Continued on page 22)
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
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Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
I Fish Therefore I Eat Good
(Life Vests They Work if You Wear Them)
Local Fisherman News
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
14 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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Subscribe Subscribe To ldquoThe Local Fisherman NewsTo ldquoThe Local Fisherman Newsrdquo rdquo Home subscriptions are available at a low cost of only $1995 one year (10) issues Our online magazine (e-news) is available for only $1695 one year ldquosave $300rdquo Home subscriptions are mailed ldquoFirst Classrdquoand are received within 1-2 days of print
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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ldquoldquoTrophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo Trophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo 2 lb + (16 inches amp over)
water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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ead
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geon
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t S
had
Wal
leye
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m W
ater
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h
Fly
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ing
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m F
ish
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b
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libut
Hand
icap
ped
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
Clackamas W illamette Columbia Buoy 10 T Bay X X X X X X $150
ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
wwwfishwithvalcom Val Perry - 503-440-5281
Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
Hook-Up Guide Service Jack Glass 503-665-
Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
Mega Bites Guide Service 1-888-688-4386
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Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
Greg Frogner Guide Service 503-659-3497
Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
Lets Go Fishin Guide Service 503-440-0912
Columbia Buoy 10 Ocean W illamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X
$150 kids $75
Pages Northwest Guide Service 503-760-3373
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Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
onSt
eelh
ead
Stur
geon
Trou
t S
had
Wal
leye
War
m W
ater
Fis
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Fly
Fish
ing
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ish
Crab
Tuna
Ha
libut
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icap
ped
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Reel Adventures Don Schneider 503-622-5372
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Premos Guide Service 503-752-3753
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X $150
Bigulp Guide Service Tom 503-537-8900
Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
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Northwest Oregon coastal and inland streams X X X $125
Lees Guide Service 503-377-2719 503-351-0547
Clackamas River and Most North Coast Rivers (OR) X X X $150
Don Hermance Guide Service 503-665-2679
Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
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Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
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Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
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Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
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A few fishing waters in almost every county in the state receive triploids this spring The full list is available at httpwdfwwagovfishplants2005triploidhtm or at any WDFW regional office Columbia River Sturgeon Angling Closed Between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam mdash The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds anglers that a 35 mile area of the Columbia River between Bea-con Rock and Bonneville Dam is closed to all sturgeon angling Sunday May 1 - Sunday July 31 In addition anglers may not retain legal-sized sturgeon below the Wauna Power lines in the Columbia River es-tuary May 1 - 13 However catch and release angling may continue On May 14 the area downstream of the Wauna Powerlines reopens to retention with a 45-inch minimum size limit The closure of all sturgeon angling in the Bonneville
Dam-area sanctuary including catch and release angling was adopted to protect broodstock sturgeon that use the area below Bonneville Dam for spawning Research by
Oregon State University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that about 2000 fish of reproductive age reside in the area These fish exhibit stress when caught and many show evidence of being caught multiple times White sturgeon do not begin reproduc-ing until they exceed 60 inches which takes about 20 years They can live to be
older than 100 years The current rules governing sturgeon angling in the Columbia River are Buoy 10 upstream to Wauna Pow-erlines including Youngs Bay and adjacent Washington tributaries The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - 13 this section of the Columbia River is closed to sturgeon retention
(Continued on page 22)
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
13 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
I Fish Therefore I Eat Good
(Life Vests They Work if You Wear Them)
Local Fisherman News
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
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Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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ead
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had
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ater
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ing
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ish
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
Clackamas W illamette Columbia Buoy 10 T Bay X X X X X X $150
ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
wwwfishwithvalcom Val Perry - 503-440-5281
Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
Hook-Up Guide Service Jack Glass 503-665-
Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
Mega Bites Guide Service 1-888-688-4386
Mainstem Columbia amp all Tribs Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Fish Hawk Adventures Joe Salvey 503-349-1411
Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
Greg Frogner Guide Service 503-659-3497
Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
Lets Go Fishin Guide Service 503-440-0912
Columbia Buoy 10 Ocean W illamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X
$150 kids $75
Pages Northwest Guide Service 503-760-3373
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Need Help Selecting a Guide mdash Not sure where the fishing is best or which species to target We are here to help simply call our office at 503-255-5958 or visit wwwabproguidescom for a referral to the best guide or ocean charter to fit your needs We will research our listing of Oregon and Washington guides and charters to find the one thatrsquos right for you We want to insure that you enjoy the best fishing adventure possible Last minute trips no problem Our goal is your complete satisfac-tion All guides are licensed Coast Guard certified and trained in CPR and first aid Many also sell one-day licenses on board
Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
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geon
Trou
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had
Wal
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ater
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Always Fishing Guide Service 541-994-8271
Siletz Salmon Nestucca Columbia amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X X $125
Priddy Good Fishing Wane Priddy 503-631-4334
Columbia Trask Wilson Willamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X $150
Reel Adventures Don Schneider 503-622-5372
Willamette Sandy Columbia amp below John Day Dam (OR) X X X X X X $150
Premos Guide Service 503-752-3753
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X $150
Bigulp Guide Service Tom 503-537-8900
Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
Gales Guide Service 503-930-7422 Bob Gale
Northwest Oregon coastal and inland streams X X X $125
Lees Guide Service 503-377-2719 503-351-0547
Clackamas River and Most North Coast Rivers (OR) X X X $150
Don Hermance Guide Service 503-665-2679
Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
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Astoria Buoy 10 Columbia River to Bonneville Dam (OR) X X X $150
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Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
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Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
Newport Marina Charters 1-877-867-4470
Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
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Charlton Charters 503-861-2429 Boat 338-0569
Astoria Buoy 10 Ocean and Lower Columbia River (OR) X X X X X $85 - $165
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Reel Nauti Charters 541-921-1628
Bottom Salmon Halibut amp Crabbing - Depoe Bay (OR) X X X $50 - $160
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
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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 Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
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7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
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24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
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30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
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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 If you need help finding a half-day or full-day guided trip call A amp B Pro Guides 503-255-5958 For the best guide every time mdash 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 week-end 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 mdash Photo courtesy of The Guide Shop 503-842-3474 wwwguideshopcom
13 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
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Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
14 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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505
prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
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Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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ead
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geon
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leye
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ater
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ing
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ish
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b
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libut
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icap
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
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Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
W e e k
(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
S t J o h n s B r id g e to M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e
2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
s e a s o n
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
C u m u la t ive C a tc h
T o ta l C a tc h C u m u la tive
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 9 6 9 1 0 1 0 6 4 6 5 4 2 6 7 9
2 0 0 4 s e a s o n
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 8 8 2 8 6 6 1 2 0 7 3 2 5 1 9 8 8 5 6 2 8 6 2
M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
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River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
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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 Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
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Columbia River (At Bonneville Dam - 53deg F 17060 kcfs Gage 1449 Visibility at 40 feet Spring Chinook fishing is currently closed in the Co-lumbia 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 hatch-ery-bred spring Chinook Rivers in Washington do also The reminder comes fol-lowing the April 20 closure of the Columbia River to sport and commercial salmon fishing until further notice In closing the sea-son fisheries officials noted that so far this has been the second-lowest year in re-corded history for spring Chinook passing Bonneville Dam In April a little over 30000 spring Chinook passed above the dam Last year in April 104240 Chinooks moved through the ladder The states of Oregon and Washington will regularly review dam counts and may reopening the fishery Fall salmon season modi-fications The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 15 approved the fol-lowing modifications to the fall salmon bag limits in the Columbia River For the recreational fishery from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point beginning
(Continued on page 14)
Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13 14 amp 15 Over $7500 in cash and prizes Grand Prize - Smoker Craft Fishing Boat First Second amp Third prize for weight of biggest fish Catch a special tagged fish and win a prize Adult entry fee $1000 per person 13 and under $500 per person Register at north end of Detroit Avenue Visit wwwdetroitlakeoregonorgderbyhtm Lincoln City Devils Lake Fishing Tournament June 18 amp 19 2005 Great family fun and not nearly as crowded as the larger city events Cash and Prizes to be awarded based on weight of fish There is a $500 entry fee for those 14 and up Children under 14 are free Call for pre-registration forms and rules 541-996-1274 or 800-452-2151 11th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival July 30 amp 31 2005 Spend the weekend fishing in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon Catch the lucky fish and the prize of $10000 is yours Other prizes will be awarded as anglers help improve the Dexter Lake habitat by reducing the pikeminnow population Call 541-937-3738 for information Bobrsquos Sporting Goods (Longview) Events and Free Seminars Kidsrsquo Trout Pond with The Friends of the Cowlitz May 7 For more information call (800) 292-5551 or vist wwwbobsmerchcomeventseventshtm Fishermanrsquos Marine amp Outdoor Free Seminars Willamette amp Columbia River Shad Fishing with Chuck Polityka - May 3 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 5 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Smallmouth Bass with Paul Woodrum - May 10 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 12 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette Valley Spring Chinook amp Summer Steelhead with Rob Russel ndash May 17 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm and May 19 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Willamette amp Columbia River Bass Fishing with Gary Yexley ndash May 24 Delta Park 600 pm to 730 pm Note Delta Park Location ONLY Family Trout Fishing with Buzz Ramsey - May 26 Oregon City 600 pm to 730 pm Note Oregon City Location ONLY Oregon Bass and Panfish Club Meets Thursdays 730 pm at the PGE Service Center Auditorium 3700 SE 17th Avenue The public is welcome to attend Learn helpful information on local warmwater fishing opportunities and tips on what to use Web site httpobpc0tripodcom Mid-Willamette Valley Angling Club Meets Thursdays 700 pm at Salem Senior Center 1055 Erixon St NE Salem The public is welcome Call 503-763-1521
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Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
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Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
Clackamas W illamette Columbia Buoy 10 T Bay X X X X X X $150
ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
wwwfishwithvalcom Val Perry - 503-440-5281
Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
Hook-Up Guide Service Jack Glass 503-665-
Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
Mega Bites Guide Service 1-888-688-4386
Mainstem Columbia amp all Tribs Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Fish Hawk Adventures Joe Salvey 503-349-1411
Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
Greg Frogner Guide Service 503-659-3497
Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
Lets Go Fishin Guide Service 503-440-0912
Columbia Buoy 10 Ocean W illamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X
$150 kids $75
Pages Northwest Guide Service 503-760-3373
All NW Oregon Rivers and Coastal Bays (OR) X X X X X $135
NW Trails Fishing Adventures 503-540-3060
W illamette Valley amp North Coast Streams amp Bays (OR) X X X X X $150
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Need Help Selecting a Guide mdash Not sure where the fishing is best or which species to target We are here to help simply call our office at 503-255-5958 or visit wwwabproguidescom for a referral to the best guide or ocean charter to fit your needs We will research our listing of Oregon and Washington guides and charters to find the one thatrsquos right for you We want to insure that you enjoy the best fishing adventure possible Last minute trips no problem Our goal is your complete satisfac-tion All guides are licensed Coast Guard certified and trained in CPR and first aid Many also sell one-day licenses on board
Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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Prices Per Person
Always Fishing Guide Service 541-994-8271
Siletz Salmon Nestucca Columbia amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X X $125
Priddy Good Fishing Wane Priddy 503-631-4334
Columbia Trask Wilson Willamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X $150
Reel Adventures Don Schneider 503-622-5372
Willamette Sandy Columbia amp below John Day Dam (OR) X X X X X X $150
Premos Guide Service 503-752-3753
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X $150
Bigulp Guide Service Tom 503-537-8900
Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
Gales Guide Service 503-930-7422 Bob Gale
Northwest Oregon coastal and inland streams X X X $125
Lees Guide Service 503-377-2719 503-351-0547
Clackamas River and Most North Coast Rivers (OR) X X X $150
Don Hermance Guide Service 503-665-2679
Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
Martins Big Fish Adventures 503-861-2463
Astoria Buoy 10 Columbia River to Bonneville Dam (OR) X X X $150
Kyle Hall Outdoors 360-921-4866
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X X $150
Pratts Guide Service 503-243-3474 Dennis Pratt
Willamette and Columbia R Bonneville Dam to Astoria X X X X X X $150
Eriks World Class Fishing Adventures 360-513-2331
Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
Ocean ChartersGaribaldi DampD Charters 1-800-900-HOOK (4665)
Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
Newport Marina Charters 1-877-867-4470
Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
Tiki Charters 503-325-7818 tikichartercom
Buoy 10 Ocean and Lower Columbia River Astoria (OR) X X X X X $85 - $165
Charlton Charters 503-861-2429 Boat 338-0569
Astoria Buoy 10 Ocean and Lower Columbia River (OR) X X X X X $85 - $165
Tradewinds Charters 1-800-445-8730
Deep Sea amp Bottom Fishing out of Depoe Bay (OR) X X X X $50 - $150
Reel Nauti Charters 541-921-1628
Bottom Salmon Halibut amp Crabbing - Depoe Bay (OR) X X X $50 - $160
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
W e e k
(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
S t J o h n s B r id g e to M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e
2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
s e a s o n
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
C u m u la t ive C a tc h
T o ta l C a tc h C u m u la tive
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 9 6 9 1 0 1 0 6 4 6 5 4 2 6 7 9
2 0 0 4 s e a s o n
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 8 8 2 8 6 6 1 2 0 7 3 2 5 1 9 8 8 5 6 2 8 6 2
M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
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ldquoThe Premier Fishing Eventrdquo Held in the Estuary Weigh-in at the Port of Chinook Applications available at Boaters World in Janzen Brach Olympia Bremerton Tutwilla Belleview Everett Also at Bobrsquos in Longview Lamiglas in Woodland Englund Marine and Chinook Country Store Or call Gordon Bardy at (503) 591-8562 Bob Sibthorp (360) 896-2208 Entry forms available at wwwlocalfishermannewscom
Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
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River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
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Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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August 1 the two- fish daily bag limit may include only one Chinook For the Columbia River recreational fishery from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning August 1 the two adult salmon or steelhead bag limit may include only one Chi-nook Willamette River (Below Falls - 58deg F 777 feet 15300 cfs 53 foot visibility) Catch has been spotty and very sporadic for Chinook this year Several reasons for this have been provided mdash from seals spooking fish to lower than average flows in March and April Things should pick up this month but the on one day off the next bite will likely be something anglers will have to get used to this season (See page 20 for sport catch totals to date) The bite above the falls has been somewhat better than in past years so that may be something anglers would want to look at more closely North Santiam River Report by LFN news affiliate Bill Sanderson The big fish numbers that started coming up the Willamette River ten days ago have continued As of April 28 (the last day for which counts have been posted) we have 8254 Salmon and 7284 Steelhead up stream from Oregon City with many of those in the North and South Santiam Rivers This is the first of the season and those numbers will grow very quickly with good conditions
Some steelhead and salmon are swimming upstream from the Stayton diversion dams These fish all came upriver before the start of the big numbers In a week fish numbers in Stayton will improve a lot Fishing has
been good anyway from Mehama to Stayton on some days and there will be excellent days soon Fish that have been com-ing up the river in recent months are spread all the way from Jefferson to Packsaddle Park It is not unusual to hear of steel-head caught in every river section from day to day The new batch of fish are working their way up toward Shelburn and Stayton and will arrive any day now On the North Santiam the big numbers
may be found below Shelburn today and they will work on up to Stayton very soon On the South Santiam the new numbers have started to arrive at Lebanon Dam Water temperatures clarity and volume are important to the speed with which the fish move upstream On one day last week the temperature was 433 degrees at Pack-saddle 473 at Mehama and 491 on the South Santiam We would expect the fish to go to the South Santiam be-cause of the temperature but clarity and volume are also considerations The North has much better clarity and less volume so some of the fish are going there There are good reasons to fish each river although an-gling success requires different techniques in the differ-ent conditions Generally fish in the South Santiam
(Continued from page 13)
(Continued on page 16)
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Ron Schneider of Sandy Oregon caught this 44 inch stur-geon fishing Tillamook Bay April 6 2005 Schneider and his son Andy were plunking sandshrimp near the middle of the bay in about 10 feet of water Andy said even though it was the only fish they caught it made a great day on the water even better
Tillamook Bay Sturgeon 4605
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
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2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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28 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 847 pm Clam 1115 am
29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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ldquoldquoTrophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo Trophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo 2 lb + (16 inches amp over)
water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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geon
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ater
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libut
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icap
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
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ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
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Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
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Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
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Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
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Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
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$150 kids $75
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Ken Walton of Jacksonville Florida caught this 58 inch sturgeon fishing the Columbia River with one of LFNrsquos pro guides
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Always Fishing Guide Service 541-994-8271
Siletz Salmon Nestucca Columbia amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X X $125
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Columbia Trask Wilson Willamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X $150
Reel Adventures Don Schneider 503-622-5372
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Premos Guide Service 503-752-3753
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X $150
Bigulp Guide Service Tom 503-537-8900
Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
Gales Guide Service 503-930-7422 Bob Gale
Northwest Oregon coastal and inland streams X X X $125
Lees Guide Service 503-377-2719 503-351-0547
Clackamas River and Most North Coast Rivers (OR) X X X $150
Don Hermance Guide Service 503-665-2679
Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
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Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X X $150
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Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
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Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
Newport Marina Charters 1-877-867-4470
Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
Tiki Charters 503-325-7818 tikichartercom
Buoy 10 Ocean and Lower Columbia River Astoria (OR) X X X X X $85 - $165
Charlton Charters 503-861-2429 Boat 338-0569
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Tradewinds Charters 1-800-445-8730
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Reel Nauti Charters 541-921-1628
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
S t J o h n s B r id g e to M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e
2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
s e a s o n
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
C u m u la t ive C a tc h
T o ta l C a tc h C u m u la tive
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 9 6 9 1 0 1 0 6 4 6 5 4 2 6 7 9
2 0 0 4 s e a s o n
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 8 8 2 8 6 6 1 2 0 7 3 2 5 1 9 8 8 5 6 2 8 6 2
M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
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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 Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
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31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
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(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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prefer smaller baits than in the North river North Santiam River flows were increased to 1500 cubic feet per second at Niagara last week the flows were increased to pro-vide better spawning beds Detroit Lake has been filling up slowly because of late snow and rain The Lake is now only 10 feet be-low the full summer-time level and the boat docks are floating with accessible ramps Detroit Lake is sched-uled to fill up near the end of the first week of May but that schedule is flexible because of the variable weather we have Heavy rains would cause the Lake to fill early and slight rains would cause a delay It is very probable (my guess) that the Lake will fill by mid-May Sturgeon Sheilla Cannon at The Fishery (541) 374-8577) said they finally had some of the first keepers of the year brought in the weekend of April 23 amp 24 ldquoEven though the river is closed to boat and bank fish-ing from the dam to Beacon Rock I donrsquot expect to see
much of a drop in angler pressurerdquo Cannon said ldquoIt looks like the sturgeon bite in the river below Beacon Rock will continue to improve and that should keep eve-ryone happyrdquo
S a n d y R i v e r (Below Bull Run River - 54deg F 929 feet 1620 cfs) An-glers have had fair to good success for spring Chinook and summer steelhead Rob Brown at Jackrsquos Snack-N-Tackle (503-665-2257) said the Sandy has been drop-ping and water tem-peratures are begin-ning to rise ldquoSpring Chinook are being caught almost dailyrdquo Brown said ldquoFair numbers of salmon are available
and we expect those numbers to continue to buildrdquo ldquoGuides fishing the river by boat have been averaging about three salmon per day Some of the fish are a bit larger than usual most are running 17 to 21 poundsrdquo ldquoAs the water warms and drops more Chinook will en-ter and low water techniques will become necessary for best success Drifting bobber and bait and throwing hardware and flies will all be effective during low clear
(Continued from page 14)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Limits of halibut were the norm out of Astoria opening day May 1 2005 These fish were taken by one of Tiki Charters boats the largest weighed 75 pounds Limits were found out of most all ports on May 1 mdash Photo by Tiki Charters (503) 325-7818 www tikichartercom
Halibut Limits Astoria 5105
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water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
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2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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28 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 847 pm Clam 1115 am
29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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Providing honest up-to-date
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LFNLFNrsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR rsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR -- OR WAOR WA
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 53-55 519-521 amp 531
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ldquoldquoTrophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo Trophy amp Brood Trout Stocking Updatesrdquo 2 lb + (16 inches amp over)
water conditionsrdquo Brown said ldquoAlso fish will be found holding in the deeper holes throughout the river rather than just in the upper sectionsrdquo Clackamas River (At Estacada - 50deg F 1221 feet 2230 cfs) Fishing has been fair for summer steelhead and a few winter steelhead are still available but some are beginning to darken Spring Chinook have been caught as far up as Barton but not many salmon are available yet More will be entering later this month Over 60000 spring Chinook pre smolts were released into Eagle Creek at Eagle Fern Park in late March The early releases came from the Clackamas Hatchery be-cause the hatchery lacked space to house them due to budget cuts The majority of these fish will return in June 2009 as 4 year olds Boat ramp and trail will close as PGE begins fish ladder improvements at River Mill Dam Portland General Electric (PGE) is making life easier for salmon and steelhead at River Mill Dam near Estacada Con-struction is under way on a new fish ladder that will help the species ascend 88 feet to the reservoir facilitating their upstream journey to spawning grounds in the Clackamas River and its tributaries Construction will begin mid-May and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006 For the safety of the public and to maintain security at the construction site PGE will close the River Mill boat launch and the trail that leads from River Mill Park to below the dam on May 4 PGE is installing a dock at the end of the trail off Tulip
Lane just upstream of Timber Park for the convenience of anglers canoers and kayakers Nestucca River Marty Peterson at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) said they are still seeing a few leftover wild winter steelhead but no summer steelhead or spring Chinook yet ldquoWe should have some good numbers of fish available
later this month in the Nestucca and Three Riversrdquo Peter-son said ldquoRight now itrsquos pretty slowrdquo Trask River Good numbers of early spring Chinook are in the river up to the hatchery and angler success has been good New this year mdash the popular Hatchery Hole located below the hatchery will remain open longer June 1-November 30 This is another great opportunity pro-vided by the ODFW that will allow anglers to reap the benefits of an expected healthy return of Trask River spring Chinook The Wilson River is also seeing some Chinook and a surprising number of late run winter steelhead also Along with a few summer steelhead Nehalem Bay Crabbing is improving rapidly due to low rainfall and 80 percent are now in hard shell May should provide excellent catches A few optimistic anglers are trolling the bar but no reports of any fish yet
(Continued on page 20)
Reminder Sturgeon fishing between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam is now closed to boat and bank angling This area of the Columbia will reopen on August 1 2005
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Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
Lower Columbia River Buoy 10 amp Columbia Estuary (OR) X X X $100
MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
Clackamas W illamette Columbia Buoy 10 T Bay X X X X X X $150
ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
Columbia River Buoy 10 North Coast Streams Bays X X X X X $150
Scottys Fishy Adventures 503-317-7557
All Portland Area amp North Coast Rivers amp Bays (OR) X X X X X X $150
wwwfishwithvalcom Val Perry - 503-440-5281
Most all of Oregons Coastal amp Inland Rivers (OR) X X X X X X $95 - $135
Hook-Up Guide Service Jack Glass 503-665-
Sandy River Columbia amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X $150
Total Fisherman Guide Service 1-866-864-3836
Most W ashington amp Oregon Rivers amp Bays (W A amp OR) X X X X X X X $112 - $200
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Fish Hawk Adventures Joe Salvey 503-349-1411
Most all NW Oregon Rivers Bays and Ocean (OR) X X X X X X X $150
Greg Frogner Guide Service 503-659-3497
Columbia W illamette amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X $140
Lets Go Fishin Guide Service 503-440-0912
Columbia Buoy 10 Ocean W illamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X
$150 kids $75
Pages Northwest Guide Service 503-760-3373
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Always Fishing Guide Service 541-994-8271
Siletz Salmon Nestucca Columbia amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X X $125
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Columbia Trask Wilson Willamette Nehalem T-Bay X X X X $150
Reel Adventures Don Schneider 503-622-5372
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Premos Guide Service 503-752-3753
Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X $150
Bigulp Guide Service Tom 503-537-8900
Columbia Willamette Buoy 10 amp Tillamook Bay (OR) X X X X X X $150
Gales Guide Service 503-930-7422 Bob Gale
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Lees Guide Service 503-377-2719 503-351-0547
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Don Hermance Guide Service 503-665-2679
Specializing in the Sandy amp Columbia Rivers X X X X $150
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Astoria Buoy 10 Columbia River to Bonneville Dam (OR) X X X $150
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Portland area Rivers North Coast Rivers and T-Bay (OR) X X X $150
Pratts Guide Service 503-243-3474 Dennis Pratt
Willamette and Columbia R Bonneville Dam to Astoria X X X X X X $150
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Columbia most OR amp WA Tributaries amp Buoy 10 (OR) X X X X $135 - $150
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Deep Sea Fishing Diving amp Saling Garibaldi (OR) X X X X $70 - $175
Newport Marina Charters 1-877-867-4470
Deep Sea Fishing Crabbing out of Newport (OR) X X X X X
$55 - $140 Tuna $175
Tiki Charters 503-325-7818 tikichartercom
Buoy 10 Ocean and Lower Columbia River Astoria (OR) X X X X X $85 - $165
Charlton Charters 503-861-2429 Boat 338-0569
Astoria Buoy 10 Ocean and Lower Columbia River (OR) X X X X X $85 - $165
Tradewinds Charters 1-800-445-8730
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Reel Nauti Charters 541-921-1628
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20 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
S t J o h n s B r id g e to M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e
2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
s e a s o n
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
C u m u la t ive C a tc h
T o ta l C a tc h C u m u la tive
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 9 6 9 1 0 1 0 6 4 6 5 4 2 6 7 9
2 0 0 4 s e a s o n
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 8 8 2 8 6 6 1 2 0 7 3 2 5 1 9 8 8 5 6 2 8 6 2
M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
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7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
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16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
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22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
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27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
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29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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Guides amp Charters Rivers Fished Salm
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leye
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ater
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ish
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Prices Per Person
Nichols Guide Service 503-650-9381 Scott
Columbia Clackamas W illamette amp N Coast Bays X X X X $100 - $140
Dave White Charters 503-804-2676
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MayernikAdventurescom 503-701-1066 (Delegate)
Sandy Clackamas Mckenzie amp Coastal Rivers X X X X X X X $135 - $155
Sandy River Guide Service 503-253-2297
Sandy Deschutes amp North Coast Streams (OR) X X X X X X $100 - $125
WildlifeFishingcom 503-650-8280 Paul
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ProFishingGuidecom 503-799-6969 Len Self
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$150 kids $75
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Need Help Selecting a Guide mdash Not sure where the fishing is best or which species to target We are here to help simply call our office at 503-255-5958 or visit wwwabproguidescom for a referral to the best guide or ocean charter to fit your needs We will research our listing of Oregon and Washington guides and charters to find the one thatrsquos right for you We want to insure that you enjoy the best fishing adventure possible Last minute trips no problem Our goal is your complete satisfac-tion All guides are licensed Coast Guard certified and trained in CPR and first aid Many also sell one-day licenses on board
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geon
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leye
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ater
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
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M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
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1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
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8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
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30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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June 18 2005
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Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
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31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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LFNLFNrsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR rsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR -- OR WAOR WA
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Barry Eisenman at The Jetty Fishery (503-368-5746) said with the lack of spring rainfall crabbing has started up earlier than usual ldquoBay crabbing has been good for this early Barring any heavy rains it should continue to improve Jetty an-glers are also catching some perch already Typically we donrsquot see any perch until the first of June but like I said every thing seems to be running a little early this yearrdquo Yaquina Bay (Newport) Bottom and lingcod fishing continues to be strong in the ocean along Oregonrsquos cen-tral coast Newport is at the center of all the action Chris Olson at Newport Store and Charters (877-867-4470) said it has been absolutely near limit fishing for bottomfish this past month and spring Chinook are now starting to show ldquoAnglers are picking up quite a few Chinook some inside of the north end of the pile and a surprising num-ber of fish on the buoy line and just south of the linerdquo Olson said ldquoMost are being found at 30 to 40 fathomsrdquo ldquoOcean crabbing has been extremely good for the past two weeks bay crabbing recently improved to the point where most are reporting a more consistent catchrdquo ldquoSmall numbers of herring have been in and out of the
bay That fishery is usually best during the halibut sea-son Perch fishing has been pretty steady in parts of the bay and slow in oth-ersrdquo Olson said
Sturgeon fishing in the upper bay and lower Yaquina River is good Rob Voss at Sawyers Landing (541-265-3907) said more anglers are now targeting sturgeon and they have been doing quite well (see photo page 8) ldquoWersquove had five fish brought in over the past few days April 29-May 1rdquo Voss said ldquoThe sturgeon bite started up around April 1 and its been pretty good ever sincerdquo ldquoThe fish Irsquom hearing about are being caught at mile marker 25 and from River Bend to the bay Anglers fish-ing above River Bend usually take their boats out at Air-port Boat Launch So Irsquom not too sure how the bite is going up there but I would assume it is good alsordquo ldquoWersquove had some minus 15 tides lately and the clam-ming and cockle raking in the bay was very goodrdquo 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 Bischofsflyfishingcom (541-395-2796) said May is typically one of the better months for trout angling in central Oregon ldquoDuring the early part of May we will see hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olivesrdquo Bischof said ldquoThen in mid May the Stone Fly hatch will start up ldquoMid May can and typically does provide some of the best fishing of the year on the Deschutesrdquo ldquoAll tactics work well at this time of year like Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing As waters temperatures rise fishing will continue to improverdquo BIGGS - Jim Stroud at Dintyrsquos 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 ldquoFishing for Catfish has been good on the John Day with the off colored waterrdquo Stroud Said ldquoAnglers are picking a few crappie on the John Day as wellrdquo ldquoI have heard of a few spring Chinook being taken on the Deschutes River recently Sturgeon fishing has been
(Continued from page 17)
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(in c lu d e s M u lt C h a n n e l) B o a t C a tc h B a n k C a tc h
M a r k R a te
A n g le r T r ip s
K e p t R e le a s e d
S t J o h n s B r id g e to M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e
2 0 0 5
M o u th to S t J o h n s B r id g e
s e a s o n
M ilw a u k ie R R B r id g e - W illa m e tte Fa lls
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C u m u la t ive C a tc h
T o ta l C a tc h C u m u la tive
A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 9 6 9 1 0 1 0 6 4 6 5 4 2 6 7 9
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A p r il 5 - A p r il 2 5 8 8 2 8 6 6 1 2 0 7 3 2 5 1 9 8 8 5 6 2 8 6 2
M a y 3 - M a y 3 0 9 7 5 3 7 7 2 0 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 4 5 9
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
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Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year
23 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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Costa Rica Caribbean Bahamas
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fair to good anglers are re-porting lots of shakers and a few keepersrdquo ldquoShad will start showing around the tail end of May as well as more springers and the sturgeon bass and wall-eye bite should continue to improve fairly rapidly nowrdquo Washington mdash Cowlitz River (At Castle Rock - 3235 feet 5720 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 week-end April 23 amp 24 including fish released boat anglers averaged a spring Chinook per every 10 rods while bank anglers averaged one per every 32 rods Summer steel-head 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 - 327 feet 3400 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 tem-perature on May 2 was 54deg F Kalama River Wane at Prichardrsquos Western Angler (360-673-4690) said he has seen a lot of happy anglers during the last half of April many with nice sized spring-ers up to 26 pounds ldquoNumerous early summer run steelhead weighing be-tween 14 and 20 pounds each have been taken along with fair numbers of hatchery Chinookrdquo Wane said ldquoThe majority of pressure has been in the lower river where anglers are floating eggs or big Monga shrimp un-der bobbers with good successrdquo ldquoIt seems like the bite will peak then drop off for a few days Were not talking huge numbers but therersquos good opportunity and nice size fish in just about every holerdquo 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 ap-proximately 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
(Continued on page 23)
8th Annual Sturgeon Derby
June 18 2005
1st PLACE $1000
ldquoThe Premier Fishing Eventrdquo Held in the Estuary Weigh-in at the Port of Chinook Applications available at Boaters World in Janzen Brach Olympia Bremerton Tutwilla Belleview Everett Also at Bobrsquos in Longview Lamiglas in Woodland Englund Marine and Chinook Country Store Or call Gordon Bardy at (503) 591-8562 Bob Sibthorp (360) 896-2208 Entry forms available at wwwlocalfishermannewscom
Southwest Washington Anglers
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
22 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
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6 Sun Rise 552 am Sun Set 822 pm Clam 607 am
7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
10 Sun Rise 546 am Sun Set 827 pm Clam 854 am
11 Sun Rise 545 am Sun Set 828 pm Clam 932 am
12 Sun Rise 544 am Sun Set 830 pm Clam 1012 am
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16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
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22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
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26 Sun Rise 529 am Sun Set 845 pm Clam 930
27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
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29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
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Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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Effective May 14 - July 4 the area is open for retention of sturgeon 45-60 inches in length Catch and release fishing is allowed during retention closures This area is managed for a 15000 fish quota Specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Wauna Powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam including all adja-cent Washington tributaries Mult-nomah Channel and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls The current daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length Effective May 1 - July 31 both boat and bank angling for sturgeon from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is prohibited In the remainder of the area the river is open for stur-geon retention Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays through July 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31 Catch and release of sturgeon fishing may continue during sturgeon retention closures except May 1 - July 31 in the area from Beacon Rock upstream to Bon-neville Dam when catch and release fishing is prohibited The fishery will be managed for a 12000 fish quota in this section of the Columbia River and specific retention dates may be adjusted to meet the quota Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam The Bonneville Pool is currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 42-60 inches in total length The annual catch guideline for the Bon-neville Pool is 700 white sturgeon The Dalles Dam upstream to McNary Dam The Dalles Pool and the John Day Pool are currently open to the retention of sturgeon The daily bag limit is one fish 48-60 inches in total length The annual catch guidelines for The Dalles and John Day pools are 400 and 165 white sturgeon respectively
(Continued from page 11) Pikeminnow Fishery Begins May 2 on Columbia River System mdash A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia
(Continued on page 25)
Roaring River Park Pond (Scio off Crab Creek Rd) 59 160 20 720 Rock Creek Res (Mt Hood 10 miles W of Tygh Valley) B 52 59 8000 12000 Roslyn Lk (North of Sandy off Ten Eyck Rd) 52 3000 8000 Salmon Creek (Near Oakridge) 523 3000 6000 Salt Creek Pond (Near Imnaha off Wallow Mt Loop Road) 52 516 1000 1000 Santiam River NF ( Near Jefferson Stayton) 516 530 6000 6000 Silver Creek Res (Near Silverton) 52 523 4700 700 9100 Small Fry Lk (Adjacent to Promontory Pk) 516 530 600 600 Smith Res (South Willamette Watershed) 530 5000 10000 South Lk (S of Hebo 10 miles from Ranger Station) 516 500 3500 Sutton Lake (6 miles N of Florence off Hwy 101) 52 1000 2500 Taylor Lk (Columbia River west of The Dalles) B 59 1666 3332 Thissell Pond (15 Miles west of Alsea) T 516 530 2000 4000 Timber Linn Lk (Albany City Park) 52 250 25 1725 Timothy Lk (Mt Hood Forest Hwy 26 to Skyline Rd) 516 523 9000 14000 Town Lk (North of Pacific City) 516 500 6500 Trail Bridge Res (14 mi NE of McKenzie Br Hwy 126) 516 3085 3085 Trillium Lk (Government Camp off Hwy 26) 523 3000 3000 Walling Pond (Salem off 16th St) 52 59 700 50 3600 Walter Wirth Lk (Salem off Turner Rd) 52 59 3400 300 16300 Waverly Lake (North of Albany on Hwy 99E) 52 160 20 910 SW WASHINGTON_________________________________________________ Battle Ground Lk (2 miles NW of Battle Ground) 59 523 6110 15100 Chambers Lk ( Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Council Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2000 2000 Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis Co) 523 3000 6540 Goose Lk (Skamania Co) BT 523 5000 5000 Horsethief Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 2900 12660 Kidney Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 7059 Kress Lk (3 Miles N of Kalama) 523 2500 18365 Knuppenberg Pond (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Little Klickitat River (Klickitat Co) 523 675 1500 Long Lk (Lewis Co) BT 523 500 500 Mayfield Res (Lewis Co) 523 15000 15000 Maryhill Pond (Klickitat Co) 523 500 900 Sacajawea Lk (Longview) BT59 523 5897 18403 Spearfish Lk (Klickitat Co) 523 1688 7128 Takhlakh Lk (Skamania Co) 523 2500 2500 Always check state angling regulations pamphlet for seasons amp bag limits before fishing (T or B) = See page 17 for numbers of Trophy amp Brood trout also being stocked (S) = Adult Steelhead see page 10 () = Larger 12rdquo+ trout (BT) = Brown trout
Trout Stocking (Continued from page 4)
OREGON LakesPonds (Legal trout 8-10rdquo) Week of May Year
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
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Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
3 Sun Rise 558 am Sun Set 819 pm
4 Sun Rise 554 am Sun Set 820 pm
5 Sun Rise 553 am Sun Set 821 pm
6 Sun Rise 552 am Sun Set 822 pm Clam 607 am
7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
10 Sun Rise 546 am Sun Set 827 pm Clam 854 am
11 Sun Rise 545 am Sun Set 828 pm Clam 932 am
12 Sun Rise 544 am Sun Set 830 pm Clam 1012 am
13 Sun Rise 542 am Sun Set 831 pm
14 Sun Rise 541 am Sun Set 832 pm
15 Sun Rise 540 am Sun Set 833 pm
16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
18 Sun Rise 537 am Sun Set 837 pm
19 Sun Rise 536 am Sun Set 830 pm
20 Sun Rise 535 am Sun Set 839 pm
21 Sun Rise 534 am Sun Set 840 pm
22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
25 Sun Rise 530 am Sun Set 844 pm Clam 842 am
26 Sun Rise 529 am Sun Set 845 pm Clam 930
27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
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29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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23 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
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Covering Most all Northwest Oregon Waters We provide clients with all equipment bait fish cleaning boat and an enjoyable day on the water (Daily fishing licenses sold onboard)
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Drano Lake was producing similar results al-though not quite as good as the Wind 2005 Access Passes to Shipherd Falls Area Sold Out Day Passes no Longer Available mdash The allotment of 120 angler access passes to private land leading to Shipherd Falls a very popular and ex-tremely productive fishing area on the Wind River have been sold and no oth-ers will be issued this year according to the new prop-erty owner Chess Gunder-son ldquoOne big change this year is that we are no longer issuing day passes only yearlyrdquo Gunderson said ldquoThe price for the yearly pass has also dropped to $17500 Last year anglers paid $25000 for the pass Access to a nearby section of the Wind River at the lower end of Shi-pherd Falls is available to those without a passrdquo 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 allow-ing entry to its members while restricting public access
ldquoCost for the 2006 season passes is $17500 a piecerdquo Gunderson said ldquoEach pass allows one angler and one guest access to the Shipherd Falls area by way of our property seven days a weekrdquo 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 con-tributed to the club ldquoWe 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 yearrdquo Gunderson said ldquoWe made an agreement with The East Siders to man-age access to our land because wersquove had so many prob-lems in the past involving littering and liability issues that it was just getting out of handrdquo Anglers without access passes can use an alternate route that will enable them to reach the lower area of Shi-pherd Falls without having to cross private property Di-rections to this area are as follows From Carson take Wind River Highway west At Cloverdale Road (truck
(Continued from page 21)
Late-Breaking Reports amp Updates - May 2 2005 LatestLatest
Thru May
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
26 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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Most Fish Most Fun Most Experience Year Around Ocean Charters
Bottom Fish Halibut Salmon Tuna Crabbing Whale Watching
1-800-445-8730 PO Box123 Hwy 101 Depoe Bay OR 97314
wwwtradewindscharterscom
BIG EDDY MARINABIG EDDY MARINABIG EDDY MARINA 19609 NE Marine Dr
Secure Gated Parking amp Boat Launch (503) 666-3515
Close to Chinook Landing amp Sandy River wwwbigeddymarinacom
BARTON STOREBARTON STOREBARTON STORE Fishing Tackle Bait Clackamas River Fishing
Information Camping Supplies Groceries Deli amp Gas
Larry and Jeanne Ferguson Owners
503-637-3069 24802 SE HWY 224 BORING OREGON 97009
Hook-Up Guide Service
Sandy River Salmon amp Steelhead
12 day amp full day trips available Learn tips techniques from pro guide Jack Glass
Jack Glass (503) 666-5370 wwwhookupguideservicecom
$10 off any full-day trip with this ad or with proof of NWS membership
Summer Tune Up Summer Tune Up Get your boat in shape nowGet your boat in shape now Bring in this ad for $1500 OFF
any full tune or yearly service
Factory Authorized Warranty Repair Station for most
Outboards - Inboards amp Jet Pumps
CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY
(503) 543(503) 543--67886788 wwwbrownslandingcom
12 miles W of Portland Scappoose OR Can not be combined with other coupons or promotions no duplications accepted
Fredrsquos Marina 12800 NW Marina Way On the Mult Channel
Boat Launch Moorage Bait Tackle
503-286-5537 wwwfredsmarinacom
FISHING EQUIPMENT BAIT
Abbyrsquos ConcessionsAbbyrsquos Concessions Boat Rentals Moorage Restaurant Store
Fuel Tackle Two locations mdash
Promontory Park - (503) 630-5152 Pelton Park - (541) 475-0516
Please say where you found them
Brighton Marina and RV ldquoLocated on Beautiful Nehalem Bayrdquo
Crabbing Fishing Boat Rentals Bait Moorage RV Parking
(503) 368-5745 wwwbrightonmarinarvcom
Garibaldi MarinaGaribaldi Marina ldquoTillamook Bayrdquo Garibaldi OR
(800) 383-3828 Fishing Boat amp Crab Trap Rentals
wwwgaribaldimarinacom
Letrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide ServiceLetrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide ServiceLetrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide Service
Salmon Steelhead amp Sturgeon Coast Guard Licensed amp Insured
(503) 440-0912 Shannon OrsquoBrian
shmeehampacifiercom
BOATS EQUIP REPAIR
Scottyrsquos Fishy Adventures Pro Guide Scott Summerset Salmon Salmon -- Steelhead Steelhead -- Sturgeon Sturgeon Columbia River amp Tributaries
Willamette River amp North OR Coast
(503) 317-7557
Coyote Rock RVCoyote Rock RVCoyote Rock RV 1676 Siletz River Rd Lincoln City OR
Tent amp RV Camping Boat Launch amp Boat Rentals
On the Siletz River (541) 996-6824 wwwcoyote-rockcom
GUIDES amp CHARTERS
When patronizing these merchants please mention that you saw their ad in
The Local Fisherman News ldquoThank Yourdquo
FISH YEAR lsquoROUND SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE LARRY PAGE
14321 SE Bush Portland Oregon 97236
(503) 760-3373 Email Larryfishinginoregonnet Web page wwwfishingoregonnet
FISH YEAR-ROUND SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE
Total Fisherman Guide Service
1 (800) 864-3836 Email kmnewelltotalfishermancom Web page wwwtotalfishermancom
Wildlife Fishing Adventures SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE BASS
Pro Guide Paul Woodrum
(503) 650-8280 wwwwildlifefishingcom
27 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
3 Sun Rise 558 am Sun Set 819 pm
4 Sun Rise 554 am Sun Set 820 pm
5 Sun Rise 553 am Sun Set 821 pm
6 Sun Rise 552 am Sun Set 822 pm Clam 607 am
7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
10 Sun Rise 546 am Sun Set 827 pm Clam 854 am
11 Sun Rise 545 am Sun Set 828 pm Clam 932 am
12 Sun Rise 544 am Sun Set 830 pm Clam 1012 am
13 Sun Rise 542 am Sun Set 831 pm
14 Sun Rise 541 am Sun Set 832 pm
15 Sun Rise 540 am Sun Set 833 pm
16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
18 Sun Rise 537 am Sun Set 837 pm
19 Sun Rise 536 am Sun Set 830 pm
20 Sun Rise 535 am Sun Set 839 pm
21 Sun Rise 534 am Sun Set 840 pm
22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
25 Sun Rise 530 am Sun Set 844 pm Clam 842 am
26 Sun Rise 529 am Sun Set 845 pm Clam 930
27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
28 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 847 pm Clam 1115 am
29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
copy
ldquoThe Local Fisherman NewsrdquoldquoThe Local Fisherman Newsrdquoregreg 503 503--255255--59585958
Providing honest up-to-date
local fishing news amp late-breaking
reports for NW anglers
LFNLFNrsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR rsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR -- OR WAOR WA
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 53-55 519-521 amp 531
$250 Thank you for your support
wwwWorldWideFishingcom
mdashndash Charters - Guides - Lodges - Tackle - Membership - WWFG TV mdashmdash
FREE INFORMATION 1-800-545-5917 Or (619) 275-7884
United States Alaska Oregon
Washington California
Idaho Montana Wyoming Colorado
Utah
International British Columbia
Northwest Territories Saskatchewan
Alberta Manitoba Mexico
Costa Rica Caribbean Bahamas
24 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
River Counting Location Species Mar Tot Apr Tot 2005 Season 2004 Season Columbia Bonneville Dam Summer Steelhead 103 1116 1456 312611 Columbia Bonneville Dam Spring Chinook 44 34835 37265 262451 Clackamas PGE North Fork Trap Winter Steelhead mdash 708 907 3941 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Winter Steelhead 114 458 573 589 Cedar Cr Sandy Hatchery Spring Chinook mdash 4 4 2944 Sandy Marmot Dam Winter Steelhead 197 275 581 877 Sandy Marmot Dam Summer Steelhead mdash 1 1 403 S Santiam Bennett Traps Winter Steelhead 250 773 1704 3147 S Santiam Bennett Traps Summer Steelhead 9 255 301 9374 S Santiam Bennett Traps Spring Chinook 2 9 11 13225 Willamette Willamette Falls Winter Steelhead 3931 1279 5690 11842 Willamette Willamette Falls Summer Steelhead 392 1304 1829 33440 Willamette Willamette Falls Spring Chinook 281 11211 11500 95968 All winter steelhead counts reflect current run-year ie- rsquo03-rsquo04 lsquo04-rsquo05 Steelhead totals include both wild and hatchery fish Count totals for salmon include both adults amp jacks (Approximate) (Updated May 2 2005)
Recycled down river (month year) South Santiammdash ( ) Clackamas River Clackamas Hatcherymdash ( ) Clackamas River North Fork Dammdash ( ) Sandy River Cedar Cr Hatcherymdash (107 Sth 4 Ch 111 yr) Sandy River Marmotmdash( ) N Santiam Marionmdash( ) Rogue River Cole R Hatchmdash( ) Traskmdash ( ) Nehalem Hatcherymdash ( ) Note some fish recycledcounted more than once See page 10 for numbers recycled to lakes if any
Dam amp Trap Counts Dam amp Trap Counts Late Breaking NewsLate 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 mdash 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 5405 Deep river will open for salmon below the Hwy 4 bridge effective May 5 2005 CEDC facilities managers and WDFW fisheries man-agers 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 Chi-nook 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 fish-ery managers decided to allow brief select area commer-cial 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 1201 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 fish-ery 6 pm 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 com-mercials therefore excellent numbers of Chinook should be available Sport fisheries in select areas will be con-sistent with permanent regulations listed in the ldquo2005 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations Pamphletrdquo
Fish Passage amp Trap Counts Fish Passage amp Trap Counts -- OR amp WA OR amp WA
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
26 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Paid listing
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MARINAS amp BOAT RENTALS
ADVERTSERS THAT HELP MAKE ADVERTSERS THAT HELP MAKE ldquoTHE LOCAL FISHERMAN NEWSrdquo POSSIBLE ldquoTHE LOCAL FISHERMAN NEWSrdquo POSSIBLE
GUIDES amp CHARTERS
TRADEWINDS CHARTERSTRADEWINDS CHARTERSTRADEWINDS CHARTERS 1 Since 1938 1 Since 1938 1 Since 1938
Most Fish Most Fun Most Experience Year Around Ocean Charters
Bottom Fish Halibut Salmon Tuna Crabbing Whale Watching
1-800-445-8730 PO Box123 Hwy 101 Depoe Bay OR 97314
wwwtradewindscharterscom
BIG EDDY MARINABIG EDDY MARINABIG EDDY MARINA 19609 NE Marine Dr
Secure Gated Parking amp Boat Launch (503) 666-3515
Close to Chinook Landing amp Sandy River wwwbigeddymarinacom
BARTON STOREBARTON STOREBARTON STORE Fishing Tackle Bait Clackamas River Fishing
Information Camping Supplies Groceries Deli amp Gas
Larry and Jeanne Ferguson Owners
503-637-3069 24802 SE HWY 224 BORING OREGON 97009
Hook-Up Guide Service
Sandy River Salmon amp Steelhead
12 day amp full day trips available Learn tips techniques from pro guide Jack Glass
Jack Glass (503) 666-5370 wwwhookupguideservicecom
$10 off any full-day trip with this ad or with proof of NWS membership
Summer Tune Up Summer Tune Up Get your boat in shape nowGet your boat in shape now Bring in this ad for $1500 OFF
any full tune or yearly service
Factory Authorized Warranty Repair Station for most
Outboards - Inboards amp Jet Pumps
CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY
(503) 543(503) 543--67886788 wwwbrownslandingcom
12 miles W of Portland Scappoose OR Can not be combined with other coupons or promotions no duplications accepted
Fredrsquos Marina 12800 NW Marina Way On the Mult Channel
Boat Launch Moorage Bait Tackle
503-286-5537 wwwfredsmarinacom
FISHING EQUIPMENT BAIT
Abbyrsquos ConcessionsAbbyrsquos Concessions Boat Rentals Moorage Restaurant Store
Fuel Tackle Two locations mdash
Promontory Park - (503) 630-5152 Pelton Park - (541) 475-0516
Please say where you found them
Brighton Marina and RV ldquoLocated on Beautiful Nehalem Bayrdquo
Crabbing Fishing Boat Rentals Bait Moorage RV Parking
(503) 368-5745 wwwbrightonmarinarvcom
Garibaldi MarinaGaribaldi Marina ldquoTillamook Bayrdquo Garibaldi OR
(800) 383-3828 Fishing Boat amp Crab Trap Rentals
wwwgaribaldimarinacom
Letrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide ServiceLetrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide ServiceLetrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide Service
Salmon Steelhead amp Sturgeon Coast Guard Licensed amp Insured
(503) 440-0912 Shannon OrsquoBrian
shmeehampacifiercom
BOATS EQUIP REPAIR
Scottyrsquos Fishy Adventures Pro Guide Scott Summerset Salmon Salmon -- Steelhead Steelhead -- Sturgeon Sturgeon Columbia River amp Tributaries
Willamette River amp North OR Coast
(503) 317-7557
Coyote Rock RVCoyote Rock RVCoyote Rock RV 1676 Siletz River Rd Lincoln City OR
Tent amp RV Camping Boat Launch amp Boat Rentals
On the Siletz River (541) 996-6824 wwwcoyote-rockcom
GUIDES amp CHARTERS
When patronizing these merchants please mention that you saw their ad in
The Local Fisherman News ldquoThank Yourdquo
FISH YEAR lsquoROUND SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE LARRY PAGE
14321 SE Bush Portland Oregon 97236
(503) 760-3373 Email Larryfishinginoregonnet Web page wwwfishingoregonnet
FISH YEAR-ROUND SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE
Total Fisherman Guide Service
1 (800) 864-3836 Email kmnewelltotalfishermancom Web page wwwtotalfishermancom
Wildlife Fishing Adventures SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE BASS
Pro Guide Paul Woodrum
(503) 650-8280 wwwwildlifefishingcom
27 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
3 Sun Rise 558 am Sun Set 819 pm
4 Sun Rise 554 am Sun Set 820 pm
5 Sun Rise 553 am Sun Set 821 pm
6 Sun Rise 552 am Sun Set 822 pm Clam 607 am
7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
10 Sun Rise 546 am Sun Set 827 pm Clam 854 am
11 Sun Rise 545 am Sun Set 828 pm Clam 932 am
12 Sun Rise 544 am Sun Set 830 pm Clam 1012 am
13 Sun Rise 542 am Sun Set 831 pm
14 Sun Rise 541 am Sun Set 832 pm
15 Sun Rise 540 am Sun Set 833 pm
16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
18 Sun Rise 537 am Sun Set 837 pm
19 Sun Rise 536 am Sun Set 830 pm
20 Sun Rise 535 am Sun Set 839 pm
21 Sun Rise 534 am Sun Set 840 pm
22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
25 Sun Rise 530 am Sun Set 844 pm Clam 842 am
26 Sun Rise 529 am Sun Set 845 pm Clam 930
27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
28 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 847 pm Clam 1115 am
29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
copy
ldquoThe Local Fisherman NewsrdquoldquoThe Local Fisherman Newsrdquoregreg 503 503--255255--59585958
Providing honest up-to-date
local fishing news amp late-breaking
reports for NW anglers
LFNLFNrsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR rsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR -- OR WAOR WA
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 53-55 519-521 amp 531
$250 Thank you for your support
wwwWorldWideFishingcom
mdashndash Charters - Guides - Lodges - Tackle - Membership - WWFG TV mdashmdash
FREE INFORMATION 1-800-545-5917 Or (619) 275-7884
United States Alaska Oregon
Washington California
Idaho Montana Wyoming Colorado
Utah
International British Columbia
Northwest Territories Saskatchewan
Alberta Manitoba Mexico
Costa Rica Caribbean Bahamas
25 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
River system begins May 2 Now in its 15th season the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Ad-ministration (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 BPArsquos salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act Anglers interested in participating in this yearrsquos 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 httpwwwpikeminnoworg The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikemin-now $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 ldquospaghettirdquo monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each The top angler last year caught 4264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34000 Winther said and pikeminnow fishing conditions should be excellent this year ldquoRiver 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 anglersrdquo he said noting that the traditional peak har-vest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels Anglers participating in the 2004 fish-ery harvested a record 267000 northern pikeminnow Since 1990 the fishery has
removed more than 23 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers resulting in an esti-mated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon More information on the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program is available by calling the pike-minnow reward hotline at (800) 858-9015 or visiting the programrsquos web site at wwwpikeminnoworg
(Continued from page 22)
26 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
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Paid listing
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ADVERTSERS THAT HELP MAKE ADVERTSERS THAT HELP MAKE ldquoTHE LOCAL FISHERMAN NEWSrdquo POSSIBLE ldquoTHE LOCAL FISHERMAN NEWSrdquo POSSIBLE
GUIDES amp CHARTERS
TRADEWINDS CHARTERSTRADEWINDS CHARTERSTRADEWINDS CHARTERS 1 Since 1938 1 Since 1938 1 Since 1938
Most Fish Most Fun Most Experience Year Around Ocean Charters
Bottom Fish Halibut Salmon Tuna Crabbing Whale Watching
1-800-445-8730 PO Box123 Hwy 101 Depoe Bay OR 97314
wwwtradewindscharterscom
BIG EDDY MARINABIG EDDY MARINABIG EDDY MARINA 19609 NE Marine Dr
Secure Gated Parking amp Boat Launch (503) 666-3515
Close to Chinook Landing amp Sandy River wwwbigeddymarinacom
BARTON STOREBARTON STOREBARTON STORE Fishing Tackle Bait Clackamas River Fishing
Information Camping Supplies Groceries Deli amp Gas
Larry and Jeanne Ferguson Owners
503-637-3069 24802 SE HWY 224 BORING OREGON 97009
Hook-Up Guide Service
Sandy River Salmon amp Steelhead
12 day amp full day trips available Learn tips techniques from pro guide Jack Glass
Jack Glass (503) 666-5370 wwwhookupguideservicecom
$10 off any full-day trip with this ad or with proof of NWS membership
Summer Tune Up Summer Tune Up Get your boat in shape nowGet your boat in shape now Bring in this ad for $1500 OFF
any full tune or yearly service
Factory Authorized Warranty Repair Station for most
Outboards - Inboards amp Jet Pumps
CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY
(503) 543(503) 543--67886788 wwwbrownslandingcom
12 miles W of Portland Scappoose OR Can not be combined with other coupons or promotions no duplications accepted
Fredrsquos Marina 12800 NW Marina Way On the Mult Channel
Boat Launch Moorage Bait Tackle
503-286-5537 wwwfredsmarinacom
FISHING EQUIPMENT BAIT
Abbyrsquos ConcessionsAbbyrsquos Concessions Boat Rentals Moorage Restaurant Store
Fuel Tackle Two locations mdash
Promontory Park - (503) 630-5152 Pelton Park - (541) 475-0516
Please say where you found them
Brighton Marina and RV ldquoLocated on Beautiful Nehalem Bayrdquo
Crabbing Fishing Boat Rentals Bait Moorage RV Parking
(503) 368-5745 wwwbrightonmarinarvcom
Garibaldi MarinaGaribaldi Marina ldquoTillamook Bayrdquo Garibaldi OR
(800) 383-3828 Fishing Boat amp Crab Trap Rentals
wwwgaribaldimarinacom
Letrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide ServiceLetrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide ServiceLetrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide Service
Salmon Steelhead amp Sturgeon Coast Guard Licensed amp Insured
(503) 440-0912 Shannon OrsquoBrian
shmeehampacifiercom
BOATS EQUIP REPAIR
Scottyrsquos Fishy Adventures Pro Guide Scott Summerset Salmon Salmon -- Steelhead Steelhead -- Sturgeon Sturgeon Columbia River amp Tributaries
Willamette River amp North OR Coast
(503) 317-7557
Coyote Rock RVCoyote Rock RVCoyote Rock RV 1676 Siletz River Rd Lincoln City OR
Tent amp RV Camping Boat Launch amp Boat Rentals
On the Siletz River (541) 996-6824 wwwcoyote-rockcom
GUIDES amp CHARTERS
When patronizing these merchants please mention that you saw their ad in
The Local Fisherman News ldquoThank Yourdquo
FISH YEAR lsquoROUND SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE LARRY PAGE
14321 SE Bush Portland Oregon 97236
(503) 760-3373 Email Larryfishinginoregonnet Web page wwwfishingoregonnet
FISH YEAR-ROUND SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE
Total Fisherman Guide Service
1 (800) 864-3836 Email kmnewelltotalfishermancom Web page wwwtotalfishermancom
Wildlife Fishing Adventures SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE BASS
Pro Guide Paul Woodrum
(503) 650-8280 wwwwildlifefishingcom
27 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
3 Sun Rise 558 am Sun Set 819 pm
4 Sun Rise 554 am Sun Set 820 pm
5 Sun Rise 553 am Sun Set 821 pm
6 Sun Rise 552 am Sun Set 822 pm Clam 607 am
7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
10 Sun Rise 546 am Sun Set 827 pm Clam 854 am
11 Sun Rise 545 am Sun Set 828 pm Clam 932 am
12 Sun Rise 544 am Sun Set 830 pm Clam 1012 am
13 Sun Rise 542 am Sun Set 831 pm
14 Sun Rise 541 am Sun Set 832 pm
15 Sun Rise 540 am Sun Set 833 pm
16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
18 Sun Rise 537 am Sun Set 837 pm
19 Sun Rise 536 am Sun Set 830 pm
20 Sun Rise 535 am Sun Set 839 pm
21 Sun Rise 534 am Sun Set 840 pm
22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
25 Sun Rise 530 am Sun Set 844 pm Clam 842 am
26 Sun Rise 529 am Sun Set 845 pm Clam 930
27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
28 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 847 pm Clam 1115 am
29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
copy
ldquoThe Local Fisherman NewsrdquoldquoThe Local Fisherman Newsrdquoregreg 503 503--255255--59585958
Providing honest up-to-date
local fishing news amp late-breaking
reports for NW anglers
LFNLFNrsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR rsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR -- OR WAOR WA
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 53-55 519-521 amp 531
$250 Thank you for your support
wwwWorldWideFishingcom
mdashndash Charters - Guides - Lodges - Tackle - Membership - WWFG TV mdashmdash
FREE INFORMATION 1-800-545-5917 Or (619) 275-7884
United States Alaska Oregon
Washington California
Idaho Montana Wyoming Colorado
Utah
International British Columbia
Northwest Territories Saskatchewan
Alberta Manitoba Mexico
Costa Rica Caribbean Bahamas
26 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Paid listing
Paid listing
Paid listing
Comp 904 -
Comp 904 -
1004mdash905
MARINAS amp BOAT RENTALS
ADVERTSERS THAT HELP MAKE ADVERTSERS THAT HELP MAKE ldquoTHE LOCAL FISHERMAN NEWSrdquo POSSIBLE ldquoTHE LOCAL FISHERMAN NEWSrdquo POSSIBLE
GUIDES amp CHARTERS
TRADEWINDS CHARTERSTRADEWINDS CHARTERSTRADEWINDS CHARTERS 1 Since 1938 1 Since 1938 1 Since 1938
Most Fish Most Fun Most Experience Year Around Ocean Charters
Bottom Fish Halibut Salmon Tuna Crabbing Whale Watching
1-800-445-8730 PO Box123 Hwy 101 Depoe Bay OR 97314
wwwtradewindscharterscom
BIG EDDY MARINABIG EDDY MARINABIG EDDY MARINA 19609 NE Marine Dr
Secure Gated Parking amp Boat Launch (503) 666-3515
Close to Chinook Landing amp Sandy River wwwbigeddymarinacom
BARTON STOREBARTON STOREBARTON STORE Fishing Tackle Bait Clackamas River Fishing
Information Camping Supplies Groceries Deli amp Gas
Larry and Jeanne Ferguson Owners
503-637-3069 24802 SE HWY 224 BORING OREGON 97009
Hook-Up Guide Service
Sandy River Salmon amp Steelhead
12 day amp full day trips available Learn tips techniques from pro guide Jack Glass
Jack Glass (503) 666-5370 wwwhookupguideservicecom
$10 off any full-day trip with this ad or with proof of NWS membership
Summer Tune Up Summer Tune Up Get your boat in shape nowGet your boat in shape now Bring in this ad for $1500 OFF
any full tune or yearly service
Factory Authorized Warranty Repair Station for most
Outboards - Inboards amp Jet Pumps
CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY
(503) 543(503) 543--67886788 wwwbrownslandingcom
12 miles W of Portland Scappoose OR Can not be combined with other coupons or promotions no duplications accepted
Fredrsquos Marina 12800 NW Marina Way On the Mult Channel
Boat Launch Moorage Bait Tackle
503-286-5537 wwwfredsmarinacom
FISHING EQUIPMENT BAIT
Abbyrsquos ConcessionsAbbyrsquos Concessions Boat Rentals Moorage Restaurant Store
Fuel Tackle Two locations mdash
Promontory Park - (503) 630-5152 Pelton Park - (541) 475-0516
Please say where you found them
Brighton Marina and RV ldquoLocated on Beautiful Nehalem Bayrdquo
Crabbing Fishing Boat Rentals Bait Moorage RV Parking
(503) 368-5745 wwwbrightonmarinarvcom
Garibaldi MarinaGaribaldi Marina ldquoTillamook Bayrdquo Garibaldi OR
(800) 383-3828 Fishing Boat amp Crab Trap Rentals
wwwgaribaldimarinacom
Letrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide ServiceLetrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide ServiceLetrsquos Go Fishnrsquo Guide Service
Salmon Steelhead amp Sturgeon Coast Guard Licensed amp Insured
(503) 440-0912 Shannon OrsquoBrian
shmeehampacifiercom
BOATS EQUIP REPAIR
Scottyrsquos Fishy Adventures Pro Guide Scott Summerset Salmon Salmon -- Steelhead Steelhead -- Sturgeon Sturgeon Columbia River amp Tributaries
Willamette River amp North OR Coast
(503) 317-7557
Coyote Rock RVCoyote Rock RVCoyote Rock RV 1676 Siletz River Rd Lincoln City OR
Tent amp RV Camping Boat Launch amp Boat Rentals
On the Siletz River (541) 996-6824 wwwcoyote-rockcom
GUIDES amp CHARTERS
When patronizing these merchants please mention that you saw their ad in
The Local Fisherman News ldquoThank Yourdquo
FISH YEAR lsquoROUND SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE LARRY PAGE
14321 SE Bush Portland Oregon 97236
(503) 760-3373 Email Larryfishinginoregonnet Web page wwwfishingoregonnet
FISH YEAR-ROUND SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE
Total Fisherman Guide Service
1 (800) 864-3836 Email kmnewelltotalfishermancom Web page wwwtotalfishermancom
Wildlife Fishing Adventures SALMON middot STURGEON
STEELHEAD WALLEYE BASS
Pro Guide Paul Woodrum
(503) 650-8280 wwwwildlifefishingcom
27 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
3 Sun Rise 558 am Sun Set 819 pm
4 Sun Rise 554 am Sun Set 820 pm
5 Sun Rise 553 am Sun Set 821 pm
6 Sun Rise 552 am Sun Set 822 pm Clam 607 am
7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
10 Sun Rise 546 am Sun Set 827 pm Clam 854 am
11 Sun Rise 545 am Sun Set 828 pm Clam 932 am
12 Sun Rise 544 am Sun Set 830 pm Clam 1012 am
13 Sun Rise 542 am Sun Set 831 pm
14 Sun Rise 541 am Sun Set 832 pm
15 Sun Rise 540 am Sun Set 833 pm
16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
18 Sun Rise 537 am Sun Set 837 pm
19 Sun Rise 536 am Sun Set 830 pm
20 Sun Rise 535 am Sun Set 839 pm
21 Sun Rise 534 am Sun Set 840 pm
22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
25 Sun Rise 530 am Sun Set 844 pm Clam 842 am
26 Sun Rise 529 am Sun Set 845 pm Clam 930
27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
28 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 847 pm Clam 1115 am
29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
copy
ldquoThe Local Fisherman NewsrdquoldquoThe Local Fisherman Newsrdquoregreg 503 503--255255--59585958
Providing honest up-to-date
local fishing news amp late-breaking
reports for NW anglers
LFNLFNrsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR rsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR -- OR WAOR WA
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 53-55 519-521 amp 531
$250 Thank you for your support
wwwWorldWideFishingcom
mdashndash Charters - Guides - Lodges - Tackle - Membership - WWFG TV mdashmdash
FREE INFORMATION 1-800-545-5917 Or (619) 275-7884
United States Alaska Oregon
Washington California
Idaho Montana Wyoming Colorado
Utah
International British Columbia
Northwest Territories Saskatchewan
Alberta Manitoba Mexico
Costa Rica Caribbean Bahamas
27 Local Fisherman News 503-255-5958 May 2005 Anniversary
Donrsquot Forget Your Shellfish License When Crabbing Clamming or Collecting Sandshrimp
BEST BETS FOR MAY
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 Fish-ing Regulations Pamphlet Information provided herein is for the readerrsquos 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
SalmonSteelhead mdash The Willamette River in Portland is heating up liter-ally in the area of both water temperatures and catch As of May 2 water temperatures were hovering near 57deg F Passage over the Willamette Falls has increased averag-ing about 1000 fish a day and angler success had im-proved dramatically Over 2000 salmon have passed the falls at Oregon City to date With a projected run size of 116000 fish and the run being a bit later than usual anglers should expect good fishing through May and possibly into June Thatrsquos as-suming 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 Nes-tucca 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 bet-ter 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 espe-cially 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 mdash 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 an-nual migration TroutWalleyeBassShad mdash 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 John Day Dam Bass are begin-ning to bite in the sloughs of the Willamette River Best catch is downstream of Salem Catch is improving in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island also Shad fishing will provide plenty of action and family fun this month on the Willamette near Oregon City and on the Columbia near Cascade Locks The Oregon record for shad is 66 pounds Washingtonrsquos record stands at only 34 pounds This fishery is great for both boat and bank an-glers
(Photo) Amy an outdoorsy and energetic 3 year old recently experienced her first fishing trip on April 22 2005 She hooked and landed her first fish ever Amy was fishing at Harriet Lake near Estacada with her mother and grandparents Amyrsquos mother Michelle said Amy had her line in the water and was keeping her-self occupied handing out bait (balls-a-fire eggs) to her grandparents as she watched them reel in fish Then she said ldquoI want to do itrdquo She proceeded to reel in her line repeatedly each time exclaiming ldquoI got a fishrdquo even though she did not Then suddenly the pole jerked and the line went tight Amy had hooked a Rainbow trout She was happy yet a bit apprehensive quickly asking her grandmother if she would reel it in for her Grandma said no you do it Amy then proceeded to bring the fish to the boat where her grandmother removed the hook as Amy looked on Nice fish Amy Congratulations on your first catch
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
3 Sun Rise 558 am Sun Set 819 pm
4 Sun Rise 554 am Sun Set 820 pm
5 Sun Rise 553 am Sun Set 821 pm
6 Sun Rise 552 am Sun Set 822 pm Clam 607 am
7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
10 Sun Rise 546 am Sun Set 827 pm Clam 854 am
11 Sun Rise 545 am Sun Set 828 pm Clam 932 am
12 Sun Rise 544 am Sun Set 830 pm Clam 1012 am
13 Sun Rise 542 am Sun Set 831 pm
14 Sun Rise 541 am Sun Set 832 pm
15 Sun Rise 540 am Sun Set 833 pm
16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
18 Sun Rise 537 am Sun Set 837 pm
19 Sun Rise 536 am Sun Set 830 pm
20 Sun Rise 535 am Sun Set 839 pm
21 Sun Rise 534 am Sun Set 840 pm
22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
25 Sun Rise 530 am Sun Set 844 pm Clam 842 am
26 Sun Rise 529 am Sun Set 845 pm Clam 930
27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
28 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 847 pm Clam 1115 am
29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
How to read best fishingclammingcrabbing calendar mdash
(AstoriaIlwaco area - minus one hour from clamming times) Best Fishing Days Good Fair Best Crabbing am pm
Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
copy
ldquoThe Local Fisherman NewsrdquoldquoThe Local Fisherman Newsrdquoregreg 503 503--255255--59585958
Providing honest up-to-date
local fishing news amp late-breaking
reports for NW anglers
LFNLFNrsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR rsquos MAY 2005 FISHING CALENDAR -- OR WAOR WA
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 53-55 519-521 amp 531
$250 Thank you for your support
wwwWorldWideFishingcom
mdashndash Charters - Guides - Lodges - Tackle - Membership - WWFG TV mdashmdash
FREE INFORMATION 1-800-545-5917 Or (619) 275-7884
United States Alaska Oregon
Washington California
Idaho Montana Wyoming Colorado
Utah
International British Columbia
Northwest Territories Saskatchewan
Alberta Manitoba Mexico
Costa Rica Caribbean Bahamas
28 wwwlocalfishermannewscom May 2005 Anniversary
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sun Rise 559 am Sun Set 816 pm
2 Sun Rise 557 am Sun Set 817 pm
3 Sun Rise 558 am Sun Set 819 pm
4 Sun Rise 554 am Sun Set 820 pm
5 Sun Rise 553 am Sun Set 821 pm
6 Sun Rise 552 am Sun Set 822 pm Clam 607 am
7 Sun Rise 550 am Sun Set 824 pm Clam 652 am
8 Sun Rise 549 am Sun Set 825 pm New Moon
9 Sun Rise 547 am Sun Set 826 pm Clam 815 am
10 Sun Rise 546 am Sun Set 827 pm Clam 854 am
11 Sun Rise 545 am Sun Set 828 pm Clam 932 am
12 Sun Rise 544 am Sun Set 830 pm Clam 1012 am
13 Sun Rise 542 am Sun Set 831 pm
14 Sun Rise 541 am Sun Set 832 pm
15 Sun Rise 540 am Sun Set 833 pm
16 E Sun Rise 539 am Sun Set 834 pm First Qtr
17 Sun Rise 538 am Sun Set 836 pm
18 Sun Rise 537 am Sun Set 837 pm
19 Sun Rise 536 am Sun Set 830 pm
20 Sun Rise 535 am Sun Set 839 pm
21 Sun Rise 534 am Sun Set 840 pm
22 Sun Rise 533 am Sun Set 841 pm Clam 628 am
23 A Sun Rise 532 am Sun Set 842 pm Full Moon
24 Sun Rise 531 am Sun Set 843 pm Clam 756 am
25 Sun Rise 530 am Sun Set 844 pm Clam 842 am
26 Sun Rise 529 am Sun Set 845 pm Clam 930
27 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 846 pm Clam 1021 am
28 Sun Rise 528 am Sun Set 847 pm Clam 1115 am
29 Sun Rise 527 am Sun Set 848 pm Clam 1212 pm
30 C Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 849 pm Last Qtr
31 Sun Rise 526 am Sun Set 850 pm
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Clamming - Best to arrive one hour before low tide
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