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02/23/2016
2016 Columbia River Fishing Report:
The Columbia river over the last week has been high and green with about 2-3 feet of visibility. There is a ton of smelt in the river as well as a few Spring Chinook. I would definitely focus around the Holding flats from Kalama to Mouth of Lewis River all the way up to Vancouver.
Method of choice. Troll Herring with a 1 foot dropper and make sure you shorten your leaders up 4-5ft, You want to tap the bottom every 5 seconds or so to keep it in the Zone.
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This concludes our 2016 Columbia River Fishing Report
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