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08 - Lake Wallula Fishing Reports
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By: THester
Posted: 3/12/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Good day over all fishing the mouth of Casey's pond. Lot's of boat's, and seemed like most of them had a fish at one time. Our boat only got one though, a 23", 5lbs. Tight lines.
By: THester
Posted: 3/13/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Same as the day before, got on the water around 11 o'clock and by 12 we had our first fish. A 16 incher right off the cast. An angler next to me ended up hooking a stergeon on his Walleye pole (Probab...
By: THester
Posted: 3/27/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Woke up bright and early to rain and wind, but still wasnt enough to keep us off the water. Should have listened to the sign because in three hours we never got a bite. Tried Double Whammys on a botto...
By: cptlaurion
Posted: 6/12/2012
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to try our luck at Wallula this morning only to find that the bite was as cold as the water. The water temp was about 60 degrees or less. We fished shallow and managed to pull up one small SMB...
By: Wallula Walleye
Posted: 3/27/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/12/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Don't get out as much after losing my main fishing partner of 35 years. Son prompted me out, and fishing was fairly good for winter walleye. It was sunny on/off and approx 52 deg's. We targeted the...
By: aortbahn
Posted: 2/25/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/24/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Columbia just a bit downriver from where snake feeds in and got me a personal best 10+ pounder! (Which was safely released) And we got ourselves 4 nice eaters 17-19”, and an 18” cat to boot...
Posted: 2/27/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/26/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Made first walleye trip of the year and it was a blast! Fished bottom bouncers and several spinner combinations in every color imaginable. Slight edge to a red Macks lure smile blade. Caught fish ever...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/19/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/15/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to sneak out for a few hours and take advantage of Daylight Savings time! The weather was perfect and the river was glass! However, the rain blew out the Snake and the Wallula area was a bi...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 8/1/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/31/2019
Hot Spots: 0
I was able to get my dad out for a few walleye today! The morning bite was good but quickly slowed when the sun came up! Right now in the heat of the summer, it is important to take advantage of tho...
By: aortbahn
Posted: 1/19/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/16/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Went down to the columbia river this last weekend to chase some big walleyes. Was not too disappointed. Saturday caught 5 nice eating fish all around 20", and on sunday got 3 more for the fryer. An...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 1/7/2019
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/5/2019
Hot Spots: 0
With the slow John Day Pool sturgeon fishing, we decided to switch gears and go above McNary for some steelhead action. This section of river has been closed to steelhead fishing all fall. It opene...
By: sarelvd87
Posted: 10/5/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/2/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 5 30 am to noon with no luck what so ever. There was probably 50 people on the Columbia at the junction and we didn't see any fish caught in the time we where there. Fished the Snake the d...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 1/4/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Steelhead fishing above McNary Dam continues to produce. Slow trolling plugs or bobber and bait fishing are the methods of choice. This time of year, the fish are very spread out. Trusting good ele...
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 9/6/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Do to a mechanical problem with my boat.My fishing excursion started a little late today.Put in on the Washington side above McNary dam.The fish were down deep so I set up a downrigger with a spinner ...
Posted: 9/20/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
went out to McNary dam to do some steelhead fishing, got on the water around 6:30am and headed to the wall where you park your boats and bobber fish. No action for the first couple hours, but around 9...
Posted: 9/20/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
went out to McNary dam to do some steelhead fishing, got on the water around 6:30am and headed to the wall where you park your boats and bobber fish. No action for the first couple hours, but around 9...
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 10/16/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My early morning procrastination delayed my arrival at McNary dam until around noon.I had heard that there had been quite a few boats there lately so that says to me that the steelhead bite was probab...
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 10/16/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Looked at the weather forecast at 5 am. report was good so off to McNary dam with boat in tow I go.Launched off the Oregon side above the dam about 8:30.Red herringbone mag wiggle wart greased up with...
By: rojomojo
Posted: 7/30/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the Columbia for steelies at sun rise- not fast action but it beat driving five hours to Drano. Four keepers in the box, two nates, and five more bobbers down with nothing on the hook to show for....
By: rojomojo
Posted: 8/3/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Two fish for two straight days. Yesterday, was really windy and still found a way to get a friend her first steelhead (fish net survivor). Today, one really light bite and one hammered the rod and alm...
By: rojomojo
Posted: 8/7/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/6/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I like to keep short trips to a short post. Fished Sunday and Tuesday. Sunday was a weird day. The highest count of steelies over McNary lately, my uncle only caught one wild between us. I was beginni...
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 10/14/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Didnt get on the water till around 11am.Launched above McNary dam on the Oregon side.In the span of about 15 minutes I was checked by 2 sheriff deputies,and an Oregon trooper.Not to mention there was ...
By: rojomojo
Posted: 12/1/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished twice: noon on Friday and early Saturday.
Pulled plugs the first day and tried the maglips. Caught one wild working the buoy line near WA side.
Pulled bobbers the second day with the 60 ...
By: noops
Posted: 5/17/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Found a cove out of the wind.started off using jerkbait with no luck then tied on a splittail grub and caught fish .i was fishin in 6-10ft water along a brushy bank.water was pretty clear.
By: noops
Posted: 6/1/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/31/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished oregon side from hatrock to sandy beach.very good day.bite slowed down in the afternoon but still caught about 20 smallies.two 5 pounders and a 7 pounder and a 19 pound carp also hit my grub.go...
