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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam Fishing Reports
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By: igotfishon
Posted: 6/22/2023
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/15/2023
Hot Spots: 0
With the Shad run at its peak, I took a trip to Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River to fish. I fished on the Washington State shoreline.
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By: nerka nailer
Posted: 7/8/2022
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/21/2022
Hot Spots: 0
I headed down to Bonneville for some American shad fishing. The fishing was lights out, non-stop action. 1/16th ounce Chartreuse crappie jig heads got it done. Shad fishing is so much fun! Tight lines...
By: igotfishon
Posted: 6/12/2022
Species: Other
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/12/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Finally, made the annual trip to Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River to target Shad in the middle of the month of June. I fished on the Washington State side below Bonneville Dam. The weather was not...
By: brianmonticello
Posted: 6/24/2021
Species: Other
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/24/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Drove down to the dam from Seattle, and boy was it worth it! Fish almost every single cast. I decided to film a little challenge where I put the Shad dart up against a crappie jig to see which could c...
By: nerka nailer
Posted: 6/9/2021
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/9/2021
Hot Spots: 0
So I decided to head to Bonneville for the first time to fish for American shad with my friend Warren. We arrived around 5:45 in the morning to meet 100-200 of our closest friends. I noticed that peop...
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 5/21/2021
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Only 2000 to 3000 shad going over the dam daily but thought I'd give it a shot. Fishing started out slow in the morning with low flows but got better as the current picked up later in the day. By 1 PM...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/28/2021
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/28/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Early Spring Chinook fishing will test even the most seasoned veteran! The run seems to be late this year and fish are just now starting show up in decent numbers. We fished the Portland area from ...
By: brianmonticello
Posted: 6/23/2020
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/20/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Went down to the Columbia with some friends this weekend while the Shad fishing was really hot! Bank fished for sturgeon right above the dam, and managed to hook about 10 but only landed 3 really smal...
By: brianmonticello
Posted: 6/9/2020
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Pretty fun weekend at the bonneville dam! Was my first year going out for shad, and I had learned some lessons (snagging constantly) the hard way, but overall caught a lot of shad and had a lot of fun...
Posted: 8/27/2019
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/27/2019
Hot Spots: 1
We fished today right below Bonneville dam. It was s consistent morning averaging a bite an hour yielding a limit of nice kings for my customers. We trolled using pro troll flashers and 3.5 spinners. ...
Posted: 9/10/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/10/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We had a great morning with lots of bites and a quick limit. I was running vip and hildebrandt 3.5 spinners in pink and green behind pro troll flashers. The leader length has been best at 36 inches an...
By: jechicdr
Posted: 6/18/2018
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Shad were hitting well below Bonneville Dam. I probably could have hit 100 fish had I not been retying and casting for my kids. They had a blast catching 2-5 lb Shad. Chartreuse was best color but ...
By: san
Posted: 6/12/2018
Species: Shad
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/11/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Report for last Tuessday and yesterday
Shad
Last tuesday caught 105.
Yesterday, 90.
It was a fun couple of trips.
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/9/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well my 2018 Lower River Springer Season is in the books! We fished the Portland area from April 2-6th, catching fish every day! The fishing was a bit tougher than in past years due to the fish comi...
By: san
Posted: 6/18/2017
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing for Shad. It was raining and a little windy the whole time. Forgot my boots, so my feet were soaked.
Treacherous decent down the wet rocks. Still learning how to catch'em. Lost so...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/25/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Munden's Rising Son Adventures finished the Lower Columbia Spring Salmon season with a bang! In two days of fishing we were able to battle 13 fish and put 8 in the box! A few wild releases and a few...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/20/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I just wanted to give a quick update on the Spring Chinook season below Bonneville Dam. This weekend is the last opportunity to fish for Springers in the Columbia below Bonneville Dam, and as of this...
By: drhookem99
Posted: 9/17/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Fished all day Saturday and half day on Sunday on the waters around Camas. We jigged, pulled spinners, crank baits and fished blade baits. Only managed 6 smallmouth and 2 pike minnows. Fished 35 ft ...
By: REELTIMEGS
Posted: 6/26/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/23/2016
Hot Spots: 0
We have been averaging 10 to 15 hook ups per day mostly Summer Chinook with some Steelhead mixed in when targeting the Chinook we have been fishing the I5 area of Portland trolling herring with lead d...
By: san
Posted: 6/6/2016
Species: Shad
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/4/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Target Species: Shad
Number of Shad passed through the Bonneville Dam: 50625
We got there at 4:45am and there was already a long line waiting for the gate to open.
Got 2 in the first 20 mins,...
Posted: 4/16/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/1/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Got this pair on the I-5- 205 troll..had 2 others to the boat on 4 passes..hope we get another crack at them this year.
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 4/6/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/6/2016
Hot Spots: 0
We had another fantastic day on the Columbia River out of Portland today. I had 3 great customers and we managed to pick up 4 chrome spring chinook and we ended our day with a boat limit. We are still...
By: Kyle Jones
Posted: 3/28/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing is really starting to pick up down here in the Portland area for Spring Chinook. A fellow guide buddy and I snuck out for a little fun fishing this morning and we're handsomely rewarded with a...
By: tyee4me
Posted: 3/27/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/26/2016
Hot Spots: 0
We stayed at Red Lion Inn at on the River Jantzen Beach. This is a great location Our guide picked us up at the Hotel Dock which was 150ft from our room. We started to fish at 7am fishing next to I-5...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/14/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/14/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Aaron and I are at Ed Iman's "Fish Camp 2015" where we get to see new products from outdoor recreational companies and fish the mighty Columbia. It's a fun event we've participated in for several year...