Fishing the Columbia

[Alderman]

Finally able to get to the beach after Summer steelhead. The beach is two miles from home so no real excuse for not going more often.
In order to access the beach we have to enter through the paper mill where I used to work.
Only present and former employees are allowed to enter so not unusual to have the whole beach to myself.
In the old days there would be 50 or more poles lined up and down the beach.
Video isn’t exciting as there was a lot of wind and no fish caught.

 

[DrMike]

Sounds like an ideal place to invest an afternoon, even when the action is slow. Anticipation is the spark that keeps us heading to these old haunts.

 

[Teknys]

Brings back memories! I used to plunk the Kalama beach over 25 years ago when I lived near by. Plenty of Steelhead made it to the smoker, especially using a slider like that. I usually had a small X5 red Flatfish on it.
Good luck on putting more in the freezer!

 

[Guy Miner]

Finally able to get to the beach after Summer steelhead. The beach is two miles from home so no real excuse for not going more often.
In order to access the beach we have to enter through the paper mill where I used to work.
Only present and former employees are allowed to enter so not unusual to have the whole beach to myself.
In the old days there would be 50 or more poles lined up and down the beach.
Video isn’t exciting as there was a lot of wind and no fish caught.

Best of luck! I should get out and do more fishing this summer & fall.

Guy

 

[Alderman]

Brings back memories! I used to plunk the Kalama beach over 25 years ago when I lived near by. Plenty of Steelhead made it to the smoker, especially using a slider like that. I usually had a small X5 red Flatfish on it.
Good luck on putting more in the freezer!

I’ve seen people catching fish with a flatfish on a slider but I never had any luck with one. Might have to give it a try again.

 

[salmonchaser]

Best of luck, I made it out a few times on the lower Grande Rhonde to practice my fly casting. God does not subtract time fishing from our time on earth!