Has anyone been fishing the lower Columbia recently. I am leaving on friday and am new to the area. Help!

JTD, In what area are you looking for,so I can give you a update.You know it is hammer time on the lower river now!.

I will be fishing out of Ilwaco for the weekend. Any info would be great!
Thanks

I fish on sunday around Portuguese Point around 70 to 75 feet of water. With four people in the boat we got into 25 that were to small .We took four home that were in the mid 50's as well as fought an oversize that never did show it's self to us. All were cought on sand shrimp but take a lot as you will get ate up like you have never seen. When the water get moving in this area you need a good bit of lead to hold you down ..We used from 12 to start to 16 at the fast part of the tide. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the help. I was planning on trying a variety of baits. I had heard that sandshrimp were hard to keep on because of bullheads. So is it still worth the trouble?

From ilwaco go straight over to Warrenton area,There are some great areas around. Also fish the sand bar area up by the bridge on the astoria side. that should help you alot. tight-lines.