What's the earliest you have caught a spring chinook on the Columbia or the Willamett?

Got one a few years back in the Kalama on March 1st.

Typically a couple are caught off meldrum bar near the mouth of the Clackamas in Jan., while winter steelhead fishing, usually no good numbers until April - May.

My ealiest was mid-Feb. up at O.C. ... Fishing the lower Columbia before the commercial nets go in can be good in February, but it really gets going a week or so after they come out; early March or so - don't know when yet for this spring. The Willamette run is just a little earlier than the upper river Columbia runs. - RT

i was wondering does anyone know of any spots on the columbia that can be fished from shore besides wind river for the springers? and can ya throw me a few ideas on what i might try for them and all that..so springers come into the kalama river? thanks **schitzo**