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07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla) Fishing Reports

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Posted: 6/15/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/14/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We started our summer sturgeon fishing today with some great action and lots of sore arms! The day starts with us going out and catching a bunch of fresh shad to use for bait! After we have fun doi...
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Posted: 6/13/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/12/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Yesterday i had my youth fishing camp out and was able to get two groups of kids on over 100 shad, walleye, and even some kings! Fishing is great in the river right now, and if you can find a nice day...
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Posted: 6/12/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/12/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We fished below John day dam today. Walleye fishing was very consistent. We landed a dozen fish in 4 hours. They were good healthy fish all in the 18 to 23 inch range. We consintrated on trolling dark...
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Posted: 6/11/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We started our summer walleye trips off with a bang on Thursday! The weather was calm and we were able to fish effectively for the first part of the day. Action was great with our boat landing 30 wa...
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Posted: 5/29/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/26/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Even with the high flows on the Columbia, there are still plenty of walleye to be had! I had a group on Saturday that specifically wanted to walleye fish these conditions! We were able to work hard...
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Posted: 5/17/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We had a great day today on the Columbia River Walleye fishing. We landed the pile below with 3 rods fishing. Best colors today were chartreuse to start the morning then moon jelly smile blades when t...
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Posted: 5/14/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/11/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Walleye fishing was good. Caught several nice eaters. Seemed green Wally Pops worked best for me with 1 oz. bottom bouncer. Water that was a surface temp of 60 or better and depth about 15 feet seemed...
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By: KMC
Posted: 5/6/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing was pretty slow. Picked up 6 on worm harness in about 30 FOW. Good day though no wind to speak of.
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Posted: 4/24/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/14/2018
Hot Spots: 0
The current was really fast at 2.5-2.7 mph today and water was a little high a dirty. We started the morning launching at Mary Hill state park. Ran across and drifted a few times managed to pick up on...
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Posted: 4/18/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/14/2018
Hot Spots: 0
This weekend we were able to take a break from the Spring Salmon and run a couple walleye trips! What a great time we had! The fishing was excellent and the weather was pretty decent overall! We la...
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Posted: 3/31/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/31/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We started the morning launching at Maryhill State Park. The morning was slow we where seeing the guys jigging catch a fish here and there but no one was catching on the troll on the peach beach side ...
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Posted: 3/20/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We had another fantastic day of Walleye fishing yesterday on the Columbia River. We fished the past few days in the area around John Day Dam. Both jigging and trolling are producing lots of fish for u...
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Posted: 3/19/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/17/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Saturday was the type of walleye action I like to expect in March! I was able to do some scout fishing with great friends and we found a good number of fish in some new water! We harnessed in deeper...
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Posted: 3/17/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/16/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Caught 36 using bottom walkers and work harness.
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Posted: 3/16/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/16/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Had a great day jigging Walleye! We found fish today from 60 to 35 fow. We were looking for fish to take home for dinner and we did very well. Our average size today was around 20 inches. We have ope...
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Posted: 3/12/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/10/2018
Hot Spots: 1
We fished above The Dalles dam by Biggs junction area on Saturday. It was a decent day of fishing. We landed 7 nice Walleye and had the opportunity at a few others. There were quite a few boats and w...
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Posted: 3/6/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/4/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Sunday, Munden's Rising Son Adventures fished between McNary Dam and John Day Dam on the Columbia River for walleye. The weather was cold and the fish were not too eager to bite, but we ended up find...
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Posted: 2/28/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/27/2018
Hot Spots: 1
We fished Walleye in the The Dalles dam pool. I rated the day average even though we only got 8 Walleye. The water is still fairly cold 34 degrees and we worked a bit for those fish. Our biggest fish ...
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By: stor892
Posted: 2/19/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/18/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Launched out of Irrigon on Sunday morning 2/18. I like this boat launch as it is out of the wind. Fought the waves as we boated across to the Washington side, and attempted to drift, but wind coming o...
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Posted: 2/16/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/11/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Sunday was our last day of Keeper Sturgeon Fishing in the John Day Pool! We didn't find any legal fish on Sunday, but we had a ton of action and a great time releasing over and under sized fish all d...
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Posted: 1/22/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/20/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Keeper sturgeon season on the middle stretches of the Columbia is wrapping up! This year, mainly because of a milder winter, the bite has been decent since the season opened on January 1st. The Dall...
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Posted: 1/16/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/13/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well with the warmer weather and less flow in the Columbia this winter versus last, we are having some awesome sturgeon days! I was able to get into a great pod of fish on Saturday and we landed abou...
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Posted: 1/8/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Hey Guys and Gals! 2018 is starting with a bang! Our first trip of the year was for keeper sized sturgeon in the Columbia River! I was able to fish a great group of clients on Saturday the 6th of Ja...
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By: Asianju
Posted: 8/6/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy and I decided to target some walleye at boardman. Launched at crow butte state park and made the 10 mile trek up to boardman. Used chartreuse beads and smile blades and nabbed 9 walleye with ...
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By: Zamouie
Posted: 7/9/2017
Species: Other
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/8/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished for Shad. Launched from the Umatilla boat launch around 17:00 or so, went across to the Wash side by the Plymouth park boat launch. We anchored up but were not seeing any action. Some nic...
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