Shad Fishing (Landed a Giant) at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River! We Caught 40 Fish in 2 Hours!
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We hit Bonneville Dam at Bradford Island for some early season Shad and surely hit them hard! We caught fish after fish for about 2 hours and ended up with around 40 in total. Kailey found a giant, which is now her personal best and a target for us to beat this season and beyond. What makes this fish the most impressive is that it will be a few weeks before the females start running (besides a few here and there), so this was a caught amongst thousands of males. Stick around to the end of the video to see the length and weight of the big Shad.
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Wow you guy killed it! Great fun had by you both. Thanks much for the video. I enjoyed it!
@northwestweekenders
Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! This one was fun to make and glad you enjoyed it 🎣
So awesome we will be there in 2 weeks. Love catching shad
@northwestweekenders
Ай бұрын
So much fun! It's been a great early season. It is fishing like mid June already 🎣
Nice! What day was this on? Trying to see how fish counts relate to the catches, will be my first year shad fishing.
@northwestweekenders
Ай бұрын
This was last Saturday 5/25. We are newer to shad fishing too and it isn’t overly complicated. Definitely switch up retrievals until you find a pattern and then stick to it! Thanks for watching, we will have more shad content as the season goes on 🤙
@rickyyym
Ай бұрын
I forgot the name but there is a website the post the runs so you can see when it gets good. Last year I fished close to the dam and caught 86 of them. I think I was fishing either a 1/2 or 3/8 weight and I would let it sit for 7-10 sec before a reeled it in slow
@rickyyym
Ай бұрын
I was also using a 5-6ft leader, I hope this helps you out
@northwestweekenders
Ай бұрын
@@rickyyym Yes, we use the Fish Passage Center to find the counts and keep a close eye. Last year we went when the run was over 100k which was wild. I (Danny) actually just got back from Shad fishing today and still haven't got a count yet but I'm guessing I caught around 100. Pretty fun and pretty dang easy! Amazing crab bait for us for the whole year. 🤙
@northwestweekenders
Ай бұрын
@@rickyyym We usually run 1/2 oz to 1 oz and do exactly that. We've let it sink until we feel like we're in the strike zone and then reel it slow. We find some days they are biting deeper down and others we catch with a quicker top water retrieve. But more often than not it's been the slow play like you said.
How do we keep on running into you guys?😂😂
@northwestweekenders
Ай бұрын
It's bound to happen! How did it end up going for you guys?
Do you eat them
@northwestweekenders
Ай бұрын
Some family and friends do but we use them as crab bait 🦀
Any suggestions on a good camping spot with good trout fishing? Looking to go late June or July.
@northwestweekenders
Ай бұрын
Detroit Lake, Trillium Lake, Devils Lake in Lincoln City. There are lots of good places further East like Crane Prairie, Pine Hollow, Paulina, Prineville and more. All should produce fish. We're most familiar with Detroit and Devils, and then Trillium. So many great options though from the coast to the mountains, so take your pick and enjoy!
I don't like o eat this fish either, what's the limit per person? Isn't Bonneville quite a drive?
@northwestweekenders
Ай бұрын
No limit. Bonneville from Salem/Keizer is about 80-90 minute drive. I make it from my place in about 1 hour and 15 mins without traffic. Really not a bad drive!
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@northwestweekenders
Ай бұрын
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