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07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla) Report
Washington

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02/04/2017
31° - 35°
Bottom Fishing From Boat
Walleye
Other
White
Mostly Sunny
Jig
All Day
Under 40°
02/06/2017
5
3295

Winter pre-spawn walleye fishing is going strong in Eastern Washington! We fished the John Day Pool on Saturday and got into lots of 18-20 inch eater sized walleyes, as well as a few bigger 4 lb fish. This time of year, patience is key. We fished several hours in the morning with no success working hard to find the fish. Once the fish were located, slow jigging presentations were the key to get them to strike. Spectrum and Kits Tackle Jigs were the hot jigs, tipped with Berkley Gulp plastics. Forage this time of year are small 3-4 inch shad smolts so match the hatch with your plastics and jig colors and you will be in the game. Fish a lot of water and be patient and you will be rewarded with some fine fish tacos!

Jacob Munden
Munden's Rising Son Adventures
509-492-8852

High quality tackle, local expertise, USCG licensed and insured, guiding for Salmon, Steelhead, Sturgeon and Walleye. On a trip with Jacob, you can expect to not only catch fish, but to learn throughout the day.

Munden's Rising Son Adventures509-492-8852


Comments

fishinChristian
2/6/2017 5:05:00 PM
Last time I was down there the lower landing was pretty slick. How was it there?
Rising Son GS
2/7/2017 1:11:00 PM
It has thawed nicely. We had freezing rain Saturday morning so it was dicey, but by noon it was dried out.
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Phone: (509) 687-0709