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FISHING REPORT: November 28, 2011

Happy Holidays Everyone…!!!

Hi Everyone…
     It’s been awhile since I’ve updated my report, this has been a very, very busy year for me and now with things winding down I’m able to catch up on a few things…I wanted to say “Thank You” to all the customers I had this past year, We had a great time with lots of memories. I’m pretty much done fishing for the year, as I have other commitments during the late fall and winter months. However, I am Booking Trips for the Upcoming 2012 Spring Chinook Season and plan on starting around mid March, so don’t hesitate to send me a message if you’re interested in a trip.

  2011 Alaska Photos

These are just a few photos from our Alaska Fishing Trip of 2011.

     This past year was one of the best seasons for me, we caught plenty of fish through the spring season, primarily mostly on herring and prawn spinners on the Wind River and Drano Lake areas….After the spring season I went to Alaska for 4 weeks and ran a guide boat on the Nushagak River for Alaska King Salmon Adventures. You know, a person can get pretty spoiled up there, there were tons of fish.!!! We had lots of doubles, triples, and an occasional quad (four kings on at the same time), it was unbelievable, just loads of fun..!!!
     When I arrived home, it was time for the Summer Steelhead…Again there was a big summer run, but the water temperature on the Columbia River was not warm enough to pull the fish into the usual places, Wind River or Drano Lake areas…so we had to fish mostly in the Columbia River itself to catch them, and the fishing was good…
     Then it was time for the Priest Rapids/Hanford Reach areas. I’ve fished this area for many years and have not missed a season since I was 18 years old..!!! I generally like to fish the holes from the Vernita Bridge down to the White Bluffs areas. I like to use divers and bait and wrapped flatfish…(The new Yakima Bait Hawg Nose Flatfish did very well for me, especially when I added a wrapped sardine fillet)….We had some awesome days early in the season, and it pretty much leveled out for the remainder of the season…All in all the fishing was very good at the Hanford Reach this past fall…
     Again “Thank You” everyone for your support who fished with me, I hope we get to see and fish together again…I had a great time and I’m looking forward to next year, for more memories and more catching….!!!!!

Tight Lines,
Dave @ Hooked On Fishing Guide Service
503-997-2279


FISHING REPORT: December 28, 2010

Happy Holidays Everyone…!!! Dec. 28th 2010

I want everyone to know that we are Booking Now for the 2011 Salmon, Steelhead and Sturgeon Season, so don’t hesitate to book early..!!!

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With the New Year approaching fast, I would like to take a moment and say “Thank You” to everyone that fished with me this past year. I had a fantastic and enjoyable time with my customers and this was far my best year ever, “ThankYou..!!!”

I haven’t posted anything since I arrived back from Alaska in mid-July, but I did have an awesome time there, on the Nushagak River, running a guide boat for Alaska King Salmon Adventures. I plan on going back again this summer, feel free to visit there web: www.alaskakingsalmon.com

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Finished off with a Great Spring Chinook Season at Drano Lake/Wind River areas, then after arriving back from Alaska, I immediately started running summer steelhead trips on the Columbia River above and below Bonneville Dam, the Drano Lake area, from mid-July through Mid-September…fishing was very good the first half of the season but slowed after the full moon was really showing up in the evening…The fishing at night was “Red Hot”…Its like this every year…So new this year, I’m thinking of running some night time summer steelhead fishing trips!!!!!…hmmmm...should be interesting :-)

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From the last week of September through the end of October, I moved up to the Priest Rapids/Hanford Reach area for the Upriver Fall Chinook…I really like fishing this area, and look forward to it every year. I’ve fished this area every year for over 30 years, since I was 18 years old…and every year this area has produce fished. Divers and eggs is all I used this year and have done exceptionally well…However seemed like the majority of all the fishermen were using the Superbaits charged with tuna in oil, with downriggers, they did well all also.

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Now, I’m looking forward to this coming spring..!!! The Spring Chinook season is my favorite time of year…I will be booking trips from March 20th through the end of May for Spring Chinook on the Columbia River from the I-5 area up to the Drano Lake/Wind River areas….this also includes Sturgeon fishing….

A run of 198,400 Spring Chinook are forecasted to enter the Columbia River in 2011 headed for upstream of Bonneville Dam, which is the 6th largest return since 1979. The forecast calls for around 40,000 5 year olds, which are larger and tend to be a bit earlier, and 158,400 4 year olds….All the final numbers are not complete, but looks like were in for a good spring fishery…

So again, don’t hesitate to book early for the upcoming season…..I will be looking forward to hearing from you!!!…We are starting our upcoming season beginning March 20th 2011 for Spring Chinook..!!!!

Take care and see ya on the water..!!

Dave @ Hooked On Fishing Guide Service 503*997*2279
 

FISHING REPORT: April 28th, 2010

Here we are a gain with another Spring Salmon season, and the fishing has been nothing short of spectacular.!!!

With potentially record breaking runs returning to the Columbia River system, we are catching these fine tasting Columbia River Salmon.!!!

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We've started the season around the I-5 Bridge area, and always limiting before noon...The bait of choice, of course, dyed blue herring.. rigged up with flasher, 6 oz of lead and dragging the bottom..!!!

With the season in this area closing April 18th, we moved up to the Drano Lake/Wind River area, Prawn rigs...seemed to be the bait of choice and a close second were the bait wrapped Mag Lip Flatfish ( formerly the M2-SP) in the lake itself...

I like to fish the mouth of Drano Lake early in the season for the fish that tend to nose around, before heading back out to the Columbia River.....but some fish tend to stick around and stack up in the lake itself....With the Prawn Rig, I'm fishing anywhere from 18 to 24 feet deep, and I noticed that some anglers are picking up fish just right off the bottom, but getting hung up frequently if not paying close attention...Early in the morning until around 9 a.m. the fishing in the Lake itself has been doing very well with bait wrapped Mag Lip Flatfish fished about 60 feet behind the boat...

The bank anglers have been doing extremely well, casting Fatfish (from Yakima Bait) and Magnum Wiggle Warts in Flo. Pink, Flo. Orange, Flo. Red and the Red Tiger....These colors seem to be the most popular and the fish are being caught..!!!! The guys on the Columbia River side fishing off the bank have been doing extremely well also, casting plugs when the wind is not blowing very hard, and plunking with shrimp and spin-glos.

The counts over Bonneville Dam have been consistent on a daily basis lately and the fishing at Drano Lake and Wind River should produce well until the end of May..

This year I'm heading back to the Alaska's Nushagak River around June 1st and plan on running a boat for Alaska King Salmon Adventures until Mid-July. The fishing is nothing short of Spectacular..!!! Feel free to visit their new website at www.alaskakingsalmon.com ....I can't say enough about the camp but you will be well taken care of....The scenery and wildlife is breathtaking.....they have heated Westport Tents with plenty of room with nice comfy beds, the food is awesome, hot showers, flushing toilets...you just can't go wrong..!!!

As of now I do have a few openings during the weekdays and a couple of weekend days open through the end of May, so if your interested in catching some springer's please feel free to give me a call @ 503-997-2279 or visit my web for more info @ www.hookedonfishingguideservice.com

Most likely I will not post another report until I get back from Alaska, so if you want to book a trip for after Mid-July, just shoot me an email and when I return I will contact you....I'll be booking for Columbia River and Drano Lake Summer Steelhead, Sturgeon, Columbia River Fall Chinook up to Priest Rapids/Hanford Reach areas and Klickitat River Coho..

Hope to hear from you and/or see ya on the water....
Dave @ Hooked On Fishing Guide Service
503-997-2279 


FISHING REPORT: December 1st, 2009
    
Hi everyone...Well I haven't posted anything for the past 5 months so i figured I better catch up with what has been going on.

     First of all I wanted to thank all of you who booked a trip with me. I really enjoyed your company, we shared stories, laughed, joked and caught fish. This has been one of the greatest years ever for me and I will treasure it always. "Thank You" !!!

     After I arrived back home from Alaska, in mid-July, we were right into some great steelhead action, mostly at Drano Lake. We've had some record numbers of Steelhead pouring up and over Bonneville Dam, and with the warming temps of the Columbia River, these fish were pulling into the mouths of the rivers which flowed into the Columbia. Cooling themselves off, before heading back out and up the big river. We concentrated our efforts at Drano Lake, It was like fishing in a trout hatchery, had tons of fun, caught many limits and this area remained very productive until mid- September.

     But then it was time to chase the fall Chinook upriver, we fished the area at the mouth of the Klickitat River for about a week and did well on some early silvers and some nice looking fall Chinook. Then I was committed to start running trips on the 24th of September at the Priest Rapids/Hanford Reach areas for about a month straight. The upriver season started off with a bang and never let up, we had non-stop action for several weeks. We then had 3 days that it had slowed down some but the action picked right back up until the season was closed a week early because of to many fish being caught, leaving me with no choice but to try and convince my customers to fish for silvers at the mouth of the Klickitat. I was able to convince some groups and it was a good choice, because yet again the fishing was excellent. We fished up in the mouth of the river itself pulling plugs. Once the fishing slowed down for the day we tried some drift fishing for Sturgeon out on the Columbia just to keep the action going through the rest of the day.

     For now, I'm done fishing until the Spring Salmon Season begins and from I've heard were looking at a banner 2010 season!!!!! Spring Chinook are my favorite to fish for and I can't wait for this coming spring to arrive.!!! So I will be taking Bookings Now for the upcoming season and begin fishing around the end of March until June. I will also be booking for Sturgeon, Summer Steelhead, Fall Chinook and Silvers for the remainder of the year.

So get in touch with me, book a trip or two and we'll have a great time for the upcoming season..!!!
See ya soon
Dave 503-997-2279
Hooked On Fishing Guide Service


October 1st, 2009

Hello Everyone...
     It's been pretty busy for me after I came back from spending 6 weeks in Alaska...I had a great time and met many people and had the opportunity to meet old friends also...
     After I arrived back home, it was straight to Steelhead fishing at Drano Lake. With the record breaking returns, the opportunity was there, to easily catch these fish. Trolling with spinners and bobber fishing, were the go to method in putting limits in your boat.... After that, we chased the fall Chinook and Coho, from Astoria all the way up to the mouth of the Klickitat, then headed for the Priest Rapids/Hanford Reach areas. We had action all day long in the Upper Columbia, and still continue to do so....Anglers are saying that the fishing has slowed down there but I haven't seen it yet....It has been very well for me and my other partner.....Wrapped Flatfish/Kwikfish, Superbaits, herring, and eggs are the way to go, but with the low water flow, be prepared to change your tactics.
I have only a few days open and a couple of seats open, so give me a call if your interested.
Hope to hear from you,
Dave @ Hooked On Fishing Guide Service
503-997-2279


June 1, 2009

     Well it's that time of the year again....Spring Chinook winding down. We had a good season, this past season, in order to be able to get fish in the boat, you had to be prepared and ready to be able to fish with different baits.....One day it was prawn spinners, next day was herring, plugs, wrapped flatfish and sand shrimp....you name it, you just had to have everything with you to be able to be successful...It was totally a different year.....
     Now, I'm focusing on Heading to Alaska, as a matter of fact I'm leaving June 1st, and scheduled to return July 16th. I will be running a boat for Alaskan King Salmon Adventures....and I can't wait to go after the fish, we should have a banner year...     By the time I arrive, the Summer Steelhead will begin to show in steady and increasing numbers over Bonneville Dam, and I will be fishing for them below Bonneville and in the Drano Lake area....and of course oversize sturgeon as well...Beginning August 1st, we'll be able to fish above Marker 85 up to the Boat deadline below Bonneville....

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     As the season moves on then there will be the Fall Chinook and Silvers from Astoria's Buoy 10 all the way to the Priest/Rapids Hanford Reach areas, and this fall season it is forecasted for over a million silvers to enter the Columbia River system...So this is good news for all of us, and hopefully this number materializes....
     This last spring by far has been the busiest for me, and I wanted to thank all of you who fished with me. I've enjoyed everyone's company and we all had a great time..."Thanks Again"
     So if your interested in fishing for anyone of the fisheries that I have mentioned please feel free to give me a call or better yet shoot me an email fishinfool1025@comcast.net and when I get back from Alaska, I will get back to you....
Take care everybody and see you soon...!!!
Dave @ Hooked On Fishing Guide Service
503-997-2279

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January 19th, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!

RIGHT NOW WE ARE BOOKING FOR THE 2009 SPRING CHINOOK SALMON SEASON ON THE COLUMBIA AND WIND RIVER, DRANO LAKE AREAS...APRIL 1ST THRU MAY 31ST!!!! ALSO BOOKING COLUMBIA RIVER STURGEON THRU MID JUNE!!!

A recent projection of nearly 300,000 Spring Chinook are expected to return to the Columbia River this coming Spring. If this happens, this would make the run the third largest on record!!! With exciting news as this, our hopes are high for a decent return this spring. These fish are highly prized and sought after for their excellent tablefare!!!
My advice is to book early with me or one of the areas guides because once these fish begin to return, it'll be crazy!!!! I cant wait!!!
We finished, our 2008 season, fishing the Priest Rapids/Hanford Reach areas....Most days we had some great fishing with weather cooperating and on some days we had to scrounge around for a few fish.
Most of all, I would like to say "Thank You" to my all customers for the fun, laughs and great times we have shared!!! We all had fun, and to me, that was the most important!!!
To great times and hope to see you on the water,
Dave @ Hooked On Fishing Guide Service
503-997-2279

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Aug. 15th 2008

I'm finally back from Alaska, after spending almost 5 weeks, running a guide boat for Alaska King Salmon Adventures...I had a great time there, this is a world class fishery and the fishing was just awesome..!!! Feel free to visit their website: www.alaskakingsalmon.com

I took some time off, spent time with my daughter, friends and now I ready to start running some serious fishing trips on the Columbia River System.

Right now, I'm booking for Salmon, Steelhead and Sturgeon, but will be focusing on this years run of Fall Chinook. It is forecasted that there will be anywhere from 100,000 to 150,000 more Chinook Salmon entering the Columbia River, than last year, so there should be ample oppurtunity from Buoy 10 up to Bonneville Dam to get into some good fishing action.

Also now, I am booking for the Priest Rapids/Hanford Reach Fall Chinook....for the later part of September through October. These dates go pretty fast, so make your plans, set a date and give me a call ASAP!!!

Remember to Respect the Water and Boat Safely!!

Dave
503-997-2279

pictures below are from the Alaska's Nushagak River

June 1st, 2008

BOOKING NOW.........COLUMBIA RIVER KEEPER/OVERSIZE STURGEON & DRANO LAKE SUMMER STEELHEAD!!!!!

The final day of the Drano Lake Springer season, I was able to make a trip with my 9 year old daughter and we had a great time!!! We were able to boat 4 fish but had to release one large native....and ended up 3 for 4 by 10:30 am!!!

Now, it's the best time to concentrate and fish the Columbia River keeper and oversize sturgeon below Bonneville Dam along with the shad fishery......These prehistoric fish (sturgeon) will test your ability,endurance and fishing tackle to the upmost extent. Sturgeon retention is Thursday-Sunday, we are catching many Keepers (42-60in)and this is prime time to experience the Columbia River Sturgeon with the oversize strictly catch and release any day of the week. The go to bait for oversize, of course, is whole shad and primary bait for keepers are smelt, scented squid and live sandshrimp.
I only have a few days open during the week of the 8th of June.
After the 16th of June, I am heading to Alaska to help guide on one of the most premier fisheries, the Nushagak River. The river camp is "The Alaskan King Salmon Adventures"..... visit their web: www.alaskakingsalmon.com for more info, I'm very excited to be a part of this fishery and cannot wait to be there...
Feel free to give me a call and don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have......
I will not have any cell phone service there, So drop me an e-mail or a phone message and after the 16th of June, as soon as I get back (July 16) , I will get back to you.......!!!!!!!!!
Boat Safely.!!!
Dave @ Hooked On Fishing Guide Service
cell; 503-997-2279


Tuesday, May 20, 2008

May 20th, 2008

I was able to take my daughter, Alissa, out fishing this past Sunday to Drano Lake....And again she outfishes Dad!!! I enjoy taking her fishing very much and she looks forward to these trips with Dad!! We were able to bring 4 fish to the boat but had to release one because it was a native.
For those of you that were able to make it to Drano Lake this past spring, we all know that the huge forcasted return didn't materialize as we expected......Fishing was tough, and many of us were wondering if the Springers would ever show up, we had a couple of days of exellent fishing, but as soon as the Tribal nets went in above Bonneville Dam, it completely shut down the fishery at Drano Lake and even after the nets were removed the fishing at Drano never really recovered.....
The counts over Bonneville Dam were unusal this year....usually we see a steady incline in numbers and peaks for a week or so and then a steady decline in numbers. This spring, the numbers were all over the place....you would see it building then drop back down to low numbers...it was like this most of the season..with the highest count being around 9600 then dropping back down to 1800 in a matter of days.....
I'm sure that many of us "regulars" live for only for these Springers at Drano Lake and after to talking to several others, they themselves plan there vacations around this fishery and look forward to it each and every year. For myself, this is my favorite fishery year after year, I meet many great people and enjoy their company. I will keep fishing it spring after spring as long as we are able too.
Now, I am Booking for the Keeper/Oversize Sturgeon with Shad fishing below Bonneville Dam and the Summer Steelhead at Drano Lake.......However on June 14th, I will be heading to Alsaka to help out guiding on one of the river camps on the Nushagak River and return around the 15th of July....

Shoot me an email if your interested in booking a trip....for sturgeon or steelhead..
Hope to hear from you soon,

Dave
Call: 503-997-2279

Posted by dave @ 10:33 AM PST

Friday, April 11, 2008

April 10th, 2008

NOW BOOKING COLUMBIA RIVER, DRANO LAKE SPRING CHINOOK.....!!!!! DAYS ARE FILLING FAST!!!
I have the 16th, 17th and the 18th of April open for Bonneville Springers, and some days open in May for Drano Lake area Springers....Call as soon as possible if you want to get in on this years record run!!!
These beautiful fish are crowding the lower Columbia River and there is more coming everyday....These fish are being caught and it is just the beginning of the run....!!!
Today we fished below Bonneville with a boat limit, even the guide was able to take home a fish!!! With all these fish being caught in the lower Columbia, I am hoping that the season at least stays open until the end of April.....But we shall see and hope that it does..!!
I am planning on fishing the Drano Lake area beginning April 20th, but I will have to keep a close eye on the fish counts over Bonneville Dam and stay in contact with some of the area guides.
The picture above was a springer that my daughter had caught at Drano Lake last year...She's quite the pro now and she is looking forward to catching more this year!!!
If you haven't booked a trip yet for this record run...you need to do it now because all of my other guide friends are booking dates with only a few days left....So hurry and book now!!!

Boat and Fish safely....

Dave 503-997-2279

Posted by dave @ 09:26 PM PST

Saturday, January 12, 2008

January 12, 2008


NOW BOOKING SPRING CHINOOK TRIPS APRIL 1ST THRU MAY 30TH !!!!!!!!!!!

Monster Drano Lake spring chinook run is forecasted for this coming spring!!!!!!

This years spring chinook forecasted run over Bonneville Dam is 269,300, which strongly surpasses last years run of 86,000. The fish this spring are compromised of mostly 4 year olds, so there will be some nice sized ones to be had.

A record high 36,800 spring chinook salmon are predicted to enter Drano Lake...........
The last time we had a huge return was back in 2002 with a return of 20,600 spring salmon.....I remember that year very well, we had limited the boat for 3 weeks straight with numerous doubles...
The fishing was just downright awesome!!!

With these numbers for this years spring run, the fishing should be nothing short of spectacular!!!!
So give me a call or e-mail me and let me know if you're interested in booking a trip....At this point and time we have plenty of prime dates available, but I know that they won't last long....
Contact me for your day on the water and we'll get you "Hooked Up"!!!!!

Dave
cell: 503-997-2279
www.hookedonfishingguideservice.com


Posted by dave @ 05:44 PM PST

Monday, September 10, 2007

September 10, 2007

NOW BOOKING FOR PRIEST RAPIDS/HANFORD REACH SALMON!!!

At this point and time we are currently booking trips for the Hanford Reach Upriver Brights...
We do very well in this area and expecting the same results for this coming season. Dates are starting to fill, so if you are planning and would like to fish this area please feel free to contact me and leave a message I will get back to you promptly. If I can't schedule you for your requested date, I know of other area reputable guides that may have open dates to schedule you in..............

Hope to see you on the water!
Dave @ Hooked On Fishing Guide Service
home phone: 360-693-7521 cell: 503-997-2279....

Posted by dave @ 08:02 PM PST

Monday, March 26, 2007

March 26th, 2007

BOOKING NOW FOR SPRING CHINOOK SALMON!!!!

Hello everyone.....Wanted to let you all know that we are now booking trips for Spring Chinook....I am very limited on the availability of open days. The only days, as of now that are open, are Sundays and Mondays....Special pricing for these two days for a party of 4 will be $500 or $600 for a party of 6, for a full days fishing.
Drano Lake is my favorite to fish....so I am looking forward to this season
The Spring Chinook run this year will be over 40% lower than last year, but Drano Lake (16 miles above Bonneville Dam) will have the best "springer" returning numbers from the rest of the tributaries above Boneville Dam with a 2 hatchery fish limit. Wind River is predicted to only have about 2,000 fish return, with only a 1 hatchery fish limit, last years return was 4,700.
Action is picking up from Cathlamet to Vancouver, the commercials have caught their fish quota so with these guys done for now we should see more fishing activity taking place with catches improving.
Feel free to contact me to reserve a fishing day....
See you on the water.....
Dave.........cell: 503-997-2279

Posted by dave @ 02:30 PM PST

Monday, October 2, 2006

OCTOBER 2nd, 2006

We are now fishing the Hanford Reach area for Fall Chinook and the fishing has been fair.....we have been putting a few fish in the boat, with a few sturgeon. With other reports that I have been hearing from the anglers fishing a little further downriver, the area that we are fishing at, should start producing some very good catches, it is just a matter of time before fishing becomes exceptional.....
I personally like to fish when the water flows are high, unlike other guides which like it when the flows are lower....Fisherman are using a variety of baits and lures the entice the chinook, with the go to lure being the sardine-wrapped Kwik-fish or Flatfish. Cut-Plug Herring works well also along with spinners and Magnum Wiggle warts. Most of the presentations are made by either downriggers or jumbo jet divers.
At this point I have limited seating available, so if you would like to have a chance at this fishery give me a call ASAP.

See you on the water
Dave
cell: 360-921-7668
cell: 503-997-2279

Posted by dave @ 02:17 PM PST

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

August 15th, 2006

BOOKING NOW!!!!! COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON!!!! PRIEST RAPIDS/HANFORD REACH SALMON!!!!!

474,000 salmon are expected to return to the mouth of the Columbia River this year, which means we should have some pretty good fishing this fall!!! I will be concentrating my efforts immediately below Bonneville Dam beginning the second week of September, for several weeks. Then I will plan to move upriver to the Hanford Reach area, the later part of September through the end of October. Last year we had some very good fishing at the Reach and expecting this year to be the same!!!
Before I forget, I will be running a brand new 25ft Alumaweld powered by 225 Mercury....this boat is sweet!!!
My days are beginning to fill, so if you want to get in on this fishery, please feel free to contact me on my cell: 503-997-2279, if I don't answer, please leave me a message....

Hope to hear from you and take care............Dave

Posted by dave @ 07:04 PM PST

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