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September:21st

What a month I have been chasing Salmon from Astoria To the Deschutes river and now back up to Mcnary Dam. The fishing was good at Astoria and fair at the Deschutes. Spent the last week at the third annual Western writers camp (Fish Camp) Over at Peach Beach (Mary Hill) taking writers from around the country out fishing.We had walleye guides Salmon guides Sturgeon,Bass and Steelhead. This is quite the event put on by a guide friend of mine Ed Iman and sponcered by some of the top manufactures in the outdoor world. The food was amazing the drinks and the fishing storys flowed through the week leaving everyone not wanting the week to end. I took my sons Austin and Tanner down for a couple days.There highlights were getting a supply of bass gear shirts and hats from Outlaw baits and meeting Chuck from Cabela's. Not to mention the clubs that they started with the writers like the clamsters,whitch to join you had to eat clams the kids and myself had a great time. Thanks Ed and to all the Sponers Like Lamiglas Rods,Yakima Bait Company,Cabela's,Worm Glo,Outlaw Baits,Garlic Gourmet,Foulby Rod holders,Duckworth Weldcraft,Coast knifes,Daiichi hooks,Columbia sports and Nates Baits. Sorry if I forgot someone trying to remember all of the sponcers is kinda over wellming. It was a great time and I will see you all again next year same time same place. I will have my new boat the end of the week. It was supposed to be done before the writers camp but they told me they were taking there time on this boat because there is not going to be any flause in a Customweld boat. This is why I am buying Customweld there attention to detail. They could have hurred through it and got it down there and got the press off of it but that was not there goal. There goal is to build a boat that is first class and that when other people see it thay are going to say thats a sweet ride. Cant wait to see it.I dont even sleep at night. Ok enough of the bull time to try to do a long over do report.

Salmon,: Fish are all through the system from the lower river to the Hanford Reach its just a matter of were you want to fish. Drano the Deschutes Umatilla river Behind Mcnary the Yakima river should all be a good bet. Fishing techniques will very depending on the areas that you are fishing. Best bet is to ask one of the local sporting goods shops what is being used or email me and I will try to tell you. Lower river Spinners Drano Plugs Shrimp, Deschutes flat lining plugs Same at mcnary area. Hanford reach they are back on the herring just like down river Astoria. This I have not quite figured out. Lower river there on Bait still feeding,up through the mid Columbia we cant get them to take herring get up to hanford there back on the herring go figure.

Steelhead: Same as Salmon they are all over the Columbia river system. The bigger fish should start to show any time. The Lower sandy right at the mouth, Drano lake with shrimp and a bobber or the mouth of the Deschutes and up the river using plugs, jig and bobber or spinners is my choice for this month.

Walleye: The walleye bite slowed from late August through mid September. This is a shock to a lot of people. I have been getting emails wanting to know were all the fish went. They never went anywere there full of shad smolt. This happens every year thats why I dont guide walleye from the middle of August through late September. You can catch them but consistency can be tough.By late September as the smolt flush through I can catch them again and it usully stays good the rest of the fall. Look for fall walleye to be in the 21 to 26 foot range and as the water cools into November look for them back down in the 30 foot range. I run deep diving cranks in the morning till about nine or ten then go back to the down river spinners and worm rigs. November I will be back to using more of the blade baits and jigs.

Bass: Fishing for bass this time of year can be great. Look for them in fifteen to twenty five feet of water. Same places that you found them this summer just move out a little bit. I know some guys that are getting them on top water late morning and evening,as they move up to feed. If you can get in on the top water bite your going to have a great time. Good Luck See you on the water Bob Roberts CBGS