Count over Bonneville went up to 445. It might be the real start. The Duck

I stand by my contention that the run is simply late. This is the beginning now. Look for numbers in the many thousands in couple weeks--right after WDFW closes our season!

If I read the graph right, the numbers didn't jump up until about this time last year either.

All the nipple twisting in the world won't change the fact that the run was over estimated... You'll be shut down on tuesday.. They ain't that late.. they are not there.

B-Run thanks for being so optimistic. We'll never make it, we're all going to die. Take away all hope and dreams, The Duck

Just being real... I wish it was all sunshine and bunnies coated in love.. But don't worry.. the commercials got theirs right off the top, and from what I can gather, thats whats "really importaint". I am willing to bet the run is less than half of the prediction. 445 on April 18.. thats not late thats just pathetic.

Where are you guys getting your numbers? The largest single day count so far has been 398 and it was on Saturday. B-Run, today is the 18th how can you have a count for today?

Stalmass, some reason the count was 445 and the next day they had the same day at 398. It's happened before and it will happen again. The Duck

B-RUN
You must be god and mother nature all in one
you must be able to see the depths of the Ocean and to the bottom of the Columbia all
at once?? Not they will come so just do us a
favor and hold your breath until they arrive!!

No... but I did stay at a Holiday inn last night..

Tell me all about it wednesday

I dont think they will close the whole thing.I think it will be a partial closing.Maybe I-5 to Bonny. Just my thoughts.

Stlhdr1 and FishBait (he might not post on this board) are up there now.

Said there's about 600 rods out fishing in a ton of boats. In the 45 mintues they have been there, they've seen a bout 4-5 fish landed. One of those coming in their boat, but they released it as they wanted to keep fishing.

Regardless of how many (or few) fish are going throug the dam, your odds are still not all that good up there now.

Oh, and if there fish were truly below the dam, you'd see a ton of springers coming in to the rivers below the dam already. Places like the Kalama and NFL are gettin a few springers, but nothing like they should have. Not like there are a ton of sealions at the mouth of the NFL preventing these fish from coming up.

I'm betting that the fish are just not there. They are not late. A few will pass over the damn, but nothing like the state(s) estimated. I'd be surprised if the fishery on the CR remains open.

I talked with a high ranking guy at WDFW this morning. The counts at Bonneville over the weekend are nowhere near what they need to keep the river open. They are meeting on Tuesday and will close the river sometime this week. They are not sure when. The run size forecast will also likely go down considerably as well. Tuesday might be your last day on the river

I was on the river all day Friday without a strike. I fished the mainstem Columbia between the PDX and I-5 Bridge. We marked alot of fish but they weren't hitting. We pulled herring mostly. Nadda thing......

Aw right, are you guys saying that if the actual number of springers in the river is really low, that you would just want the States to just let people keep on fishing ?

I thought we like the fish, and want to do what is best for the runs...

If I had hand raised and babysat one of those hens for all 3 years of her life...the last thing I would want would be for some guy to hook her in the mouth or throat, and fight her to the boat for a picture, rub a little slime off her, then send her off to the sea lion patch at the bottom of a major obstical..............that sport fishing, even if catch and release, doesn't help the individual fish which get caught...

Hope they keep it open, had a good day sunday. Went 4/10 had a couple of first time salmon fishermen with me.

Disregard my last post.

I will be down there tomorrow, if that tells ya anything!

Actually, Stlhdr1 had a *good* day down there today.

Get them Groceries while you can boys and girls!

Shoemaker,
Were you wearing the exact same clothes on Sunday as you were on Aug 13th of last year as seen on your avatar? I don't think so, Sunday was raining cats and dogs, not very good tee-shirt weather.
I'm calling bs on your "Sunday" springer trip.

Head hunter, looks like you caught him.

Looks like the same T shirt, but on one day (photo) he had a thermal shirt under it...

I wouldn't get all your panties in a bunch.. We fished the last 2 days combined 15 hours or so and boated 34 springers and that's not counting the 15 or so bites we missed...

My take on it is there is something that is holding them back from going over the dam. My guess to what that is is the fact that they haven't jumped the flows yet (since the fish have been here)... I would wager to say the counts will sky rocket within the week...

Keith

A lucky shirt and some grundens goes a long way anytime of year.