Columbia River smelt run
Oregon Fishing
Feb 15, 2024 17:15:55 #
rfishman47
Loc: Beaverton Oregon
Checking out there to see if any one knows if the smelt are in the river yet?
Feb 15, 2024 20:34:39 #
Welcome to the stage. I've only smelt fished in Chicago on Lake Michigan.
I thought it was just a Great Lakes thing.
Smelt fishing was from 9PM - 9AM. We threw in the net, built a fire, drank beer, BBQ'd, and hoped we didn't have to pull fish out of the net. We were young and dumb.
How does smelt fishing work out west in the river?
Ed
I thought it was just a Great Lakes thing.
Smelt fishing was from 9PM - 9AM. We threw in the net, built a fire, drank beer, BBQ'd, and hoped we didn't have to pull fish out of the net. We were young and dumb.
How does smelt fishing work out west in the river?
Ed
Feb 16, 2024 12:52:54 #
mistred64 wrote:
Welcome to the stage. I've only smelt fished in Chicago on Lake Michigan.
I thought it was just a Great Lakes thing.
Smelt fishing was from 9PM - 9AM. We threw in the net, built a fire, drank beer, BBQ'd, and hoped we didn't have to pull fish out of the net. We were young and dumb.
How does smelt fishing work out west in the river?
Ed
I thought it was just a Great Lakes thing.
Smelt fishing was from 9PM - 9AM. We threw in the net, built a fire, drank beer, BBQ'd, and hoped we didn't have to pull fish out of the net. We were young and dumb.
How does smelt fishing work out west in the river?
Ed
been a very long time for me but as I recall (1978) in Oregon a dip net from shore or wading on a 10 -12 foot pole with a 25 pound limit
Feb 16, 2024 14:18:22 #
Papabear65
Loc: Salem oregon
That's exactly how west coast river smelting works, long handled net dipped in the current and swept down stream
Feb 16, 2024 14:53:38 #
Feb 16, 2024 20:20:35 #
rfishman47 wrote:
Checking out there to see if any one knows if the smelt are in the river yet?
Welcome r47, according to my cousin who is from Longview, Washington who was visiting us here in central Illinois today, the smelt run has started.
Good luck and post some pics of netting those little guys. Always enjoyed eating good fresh smelt.
MAS fish
Feb 16, 2024 21:58:33 #
Neil Hopkins
Loc: Gresham, Oregon
The first opener was 1/2 day on Feb 15th on the cowlitz, no more scheduled as yet, maybe won't be, the only way to really hit it is to be on a web site that will notify you, or keep daily check on the odfw wdfw
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