NorthWest Kayak Anglers
Kayak Fishing => Heroes On the Water => Heroes On the Water - Portland Chapter => Topic started by: Ling Banger on April 06, 2017, 06:01:22 PM
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It’s time again for our annual HOW-PDX Sturgeon Rodeo. This has always been amongst our most popular events.
April 29th will be a most special day for our chapter for 2 very awesome reasons.
Firstly, it is rumored that Jim Dolan, the founder and former CEO of HOW has plans to join us at this spectacular event.
Volunteers should arrive at Swan Island Boat Ramp at 7:30am, with Veterans arriving at 08:30.
We’ll have coffee and donuts ready for Volunteers and Veterans in the AM. We will fish until mid-day and take a lunch break. Then we’ll wrap up the fishing promptly at 3:00PM.
The 2nd reason that this day is so special is that the Carry The Load – West Coast Relay is coming through Portland.
At 7:00PM we will hook up with the Carry The Load folks in the parking lot of The Elks Lodge #142 (at 13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Oak Grove, OR 97222) for a meet and greet and a quick dinner, as they have to keep moving. Event volunteers and participants are welcome to attend the dinner. Just let us know so we have a fairly accurate head count.
Carry The Load is a non-profit dedicated to providing active, meaningful ways to honor and celebrate the sacrifices made by our nation’s heroes — military, law enforcement, firefighters and first responders.
What started as a mission to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day has broadened to include more than just our military heroes and more than just the one holiday. Carry The Load works to bring all American’s together to participate in honoring our nation’s heroes every day, and has raised $13.7M since 2011.
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I will be there for the fishing event but I don't know about the dinner at 7.
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I'll definitely be there for fishing at 7 as well. I believe I will have the in laws in town so dinner may not be an option. Should know sooner rather than later though.
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I am pretty sure I can make this event.
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Count me in! At least until 3.
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Does the parking pass you get from odfw cover ?
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Does the parking pass you get from odfw cover ?
Depends on which one you have... http://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/parking.asp
It kills me how many parking passes I buy, odfw, Oregon State Parks, Multnomah and Washington county parks, national parks, and likely many more. Probably $300 all told into just parking passes.
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Sounds lile a blast & a day i should be able to make. Thanks again for all your efforts LB!
Hugh
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Does the parking pass you get from odfw cover ?
Depends on which one you have... http://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/parking.asp
It kills me how many parking passes I buy, odfw, Oregon State Parks, Multnomah and Washington county parks, national parks, and likely many more. Probably $300 all told into just parking passes.
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I get the SportsPac, the permit is like the one linked, and says Sauvies. They don't ave an additional one, do they ?
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Count me in! Also, planning on attending the Carry the Load dinner as well. Should be an amazing day!
Does the parking pass you get from odfw cover ?
Depends on which one you have... http://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/parking.asp
Assuming this is handled the same way as last year, I have a little PSA for those of you with kids. I learned this last year AFTER Nate helped me acquire a $10 daily wildlife parking pass...
The Youth Combo License is $10 (plus $5 for a combined angling tag) for those within the 12-17 age group. Since this is a combo license, it includes the annual wildlife pass for free! As I don't see it specifically called out in the above link (nor the following link), I am only assuming this will be handled the same as last year.
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/licenses_regs/licenses_fees.asp
-Sam
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Does the parking pass you get from odfw cover ?
Depends on which one you have... http://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/parking.asp
It kills me how many parking passes I buy, odfw, Oregon State Parks, Multnomah and Washington county parks, national parks, and likely many more. Probably $300 all told into just parking passes.
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I get the SportsPac, the permit is like the one linked, and says Sauvies. They don't ave an additional one, do they ?
As far as I understand it, if you have any combo license (including the SportsPac), it should come with the wildlife are permit. It appears that you should be covered (especially since it specifically calls out Sauvies).
-Sam
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Assuming this is handled the same way as last year, I have a little PSA for those of you with kids. I learned this last year AFTER Nate helped me acquire a $10 daily wildlife parking pass...
The Youth Combo License is $10 (plus $5 for a combined angling tag) for those within the 12-17 age group. Since this is a combo license, it includes the annual wildlife pass for free! As I don't see it specifically called out in the above link (nor the following link), I am only assuming this will be handled the same as last year.
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/licenses_regs/licenses_fees.asp
-Sam
That is pretty awesome if it works for the youth pass as well, the way the website is worded it should be.
Does anyone want to let me "sponsor" their teenager in exchange for the parking pass? They get a free license and I get $20 off the year pass rate.
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Assuming this is handled the same way as last year, I have a little PSA for those of you with kids. I learned this last year AFTER Nate helped me acquire a $10 daily wildlife parking pass...
The Youth Combo License is $10 (plus $5 for a combined angling tag) for those within the 12-17 age group. Since this is a combo license, it includes the annual wildlife pass for free! As I don't see it specifically called out in the above link (nor the following link), I am only assuming this will be handled the same as last year.
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/licenses_regs/licenses_fees.asp
-Sam
That is pretty awesome if it works for the youth pass as well, the way the website is worded it should be.
Does anyone want to let me "sponsor" their teenager in exchange for the parking pass? They get a free license and I get $20 off the year pass rate.
That's the spirit!
BTW, the youth license has become a _REALLY_ great deal compared to pretty much everything out there. Note that it includes the Columbia River Endorsement AND a shellfish license all in one!
Compared to the youth license that I was buying for my son just a few years ago (and the adult fees that he's now paying), this is pretty sweet!
-Sam
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Ok, I think I'm in.
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I'll be there! My Super Secret Sturgeon Hole will provide many good memories for those involved! On the anchor or on the sleigh ride! Carry The Load is icing on the cake! And having the HOW founder there will also be a great experience!
I'm stoked and proud to be a veteran and volunteer for HOW. Special thanks to Anthony for his leadership and dedication to this endeavor!
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I just stumbled upon the eventbrite for this, and it says sold out. Do volunteers have to sign up through eb or just the vets ?
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I just stumbled upon the eventbrite for this, and it says sold out. Do volunteers have to sign up through eb or just the vets ?
Just vets.
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I just stumbled upon the eventbrite for this, and it says sold out. Do volunteers have to sign up through eb or just the vets ?
Just vets.
Thanks, I'll be there.
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OK, we should pretty much call this one good for Volunteers. All the kayaks we are hauling out should be spoken for by a Veteran or family member. We'll have around 8 Veteran Volunteers (Vets that bring their own kayaks), and around a dozen Civilian Volunteers. That puts our total number at around 40, which is probably a good place to cut it off.
Thanks to all the NWKA Volunteers for the awesome support! It's going to be a fantastic day.
We would just ask that the Volunteers check back on this post a day or two before the event. Early reports are that the road is still under some water, so the event site may shift to an alternate depending on how much precipitation/snowmelt we experience in the coming week. Stay tuned.
Thanks,
Anthony
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Ugh! I just got off the phone with the ODFW manager that is in charge of that part of the island and he said that they are going to be CLOSING the GILBERT RIVER starting Monday April 24th. We will need to find an alternate event site.
The closure is due to poachers and rough handlers of fish. The Gilbert will reopen June 15 when the fish move out to feed on shad.
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Well that sucks, the sturgeon event is one of the best... I guess better to find out now and not the day before or something. Is swan island too much of a paddle?
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Well that sucks, the sturgeon event is one of the best... I guess better to find out now and not the day before or something. Is swan island too much of a paddle?
That's the likely spot to move the event to I reckon.
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Well we aren't going to find another place to fish with less current so let's move the event to Swan Island.
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What about the mouth of the Columbia? ::)
Judging by pictures I see on the interwebs, they will probably close Swan Island due to the rough handling of fish there too.
General Regs:
11.All undersized, oversized, prohibited species or unwanted fish or shellfish should not be removed from the water and must be immediately released unharmed.
Angling and Harvest Methods, Hours and Restrictions:
• Restrictions: It is unlawful to:
» Remove sturgeon greater than 54 inches fork length totally or in part from the
water.
» Not immediately release, unharmed, all fish not legal for retention, this includes tethering or tying a sturgeon to any object, including the shore, for take at a later time.
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Sounds good. It's a bit longer of a paddle but should have some good fish.
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It's never good to be caught between the Russian mob and a hungry pack of sea lions.
http://www.opb.org/news/series/wildlife-detectives/worlds-appetite-for-caviar-sends-poachers-after-columbia-river-sturgeon/ (http://www.opb.org/news/series/wildlife-detectives/worlds-appetite-for-caviar-sends-poachers-after-columbia-river-sturgeon/)
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So for those of us who have guided before, and yeah that's our primary function, but who haven't gone for sturgeon before, what's the setup to bring ?
Heavy boat/bottom fishing rod ? Or is a salmon trolling rod heavy enough ?
50# braid mainline, slider with 2 oz cannonball to a swivel and a 2' leader with an 8/0 circle barbless and a herring rig on 65# dacron ?
Am I in the right neighborhood in the gear ?
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I'll be there, serving up lemongrass pork banh mi sandwiches and Chinese chicken salad. Need a head count and an address of the destination. Scott
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So for those of us who have guided before, and yeah that's our primary function, but who haven't gone for sturgeon before, what's the setup to bring ?
Heavy boat/bottom fishing rod ? Or is a salmon trolling rod heavy enough ?
50# braid mainline, slider with 2 oz cannonball to a swivel and a 2' leader with an 8/0 circle barbless and a herring rig on 65# dacron ?
Am I in the right neighborhood in the gear ?
That'll work. I'd bring some 4oz if you have them too. Don't bring a salmon rod you'd be upset breaking, I had one snap on an oversize there. Bottom fishing rod will work too, just not as sensitive.
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After much arm twisting from Islandson....I will be there too :)
What should I bring for stinky bait. I've been sturgeon fishing before but not here. Pickled squid? Rollmop Haring?
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After much arm twisting from Islandson....I will be there too :)
What should I bring for stinky bait. I've been sturgeon fishing before but not here. Pickled squid? Rollmop Haring?
Herring seems to be the flavor of choice for most fishing this specific area, with squid working very well too. I typically pick up a tray of herring and when the tray is done so am I :) I haven't tried rollmop in this stretch, but I bet it would work okay as well.
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HEADS UP!
I haven't been out there in a while (due to major surgery) but last fall there were naval vessels in dry dock and the security guys were pretty strict about keeping us out of certain areas and not legging over on the booms, assuming you don't go into the main channel of the Willamette, of course. The dock yard workers actually enjoy watching us get dragged around but the security guys can sometimes be ungracious. With that many yaks on the water you're bound to attract attention. (Wish I could join you but still on medical restrictions for a couple more weeks).
Happy sledding!
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So for those of us who have guided before, and yeah that's our primary function, but who haven't gone for sturgeon before, what's the setup to bring ?
Heavy boat/bottom fishing rod ? Or is a salmon trolling rod heavy enough ?
50# braid mainline, slider with 2 oz cannonball to a swivel and a 2' leader with an 8/0 circle barbless and a herring rig on 65# dacron ?
Am I in the right neighborhood in the gear ?
That'll work. I'd bring some 4oz if you have them too. Don't bring a salmon rod you'd be upset breaking, I had one snap on an oversize there. Bottom fishing rod will work too, just not as sensitive.
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That would actually make a decent fish story !
OK, I'll bring a veritable grapeshot canister of 2's, 3's, 4's and 6's
Picked up a tray of green label herring, tied half a dozen 8/0 barbless circle hooks on dacron, I'm ready to go.
I have heared (you heard that right) that the thing to do is cut them in halfs-ies and fish them that way. I should live so long as to run out of bait.
So, 7:30, unloaded, suited up, ready to launch ? Exactly where, other than the boat ramp ? What am I looking for and what magic words do I say ?
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Bring your anchors! Bring your charged VHFs! Pyramid weights work better than cannonballs, they don't roll around.
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Does the parking pass you get from odfw cover ?
Free parking
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Does the parking pass you get from odfw cover ?
Free parking
We were headed out to Sauvie Island before it was closed to all angling. So now we are going to Swan Island boat ramp and indeed the parking is free.
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That was a blast! I believe everyone hooked up with a big one at least once! The food was delicious as well. All in all, an awesome event.
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That was a blast! I believe everyone hooked up with a big one at least once! The food was delicious as well. All in all, an awesome event.
Agreed - was a great day for another awesome HOW Portland Sturgeon event! So many smiles and the excitement of a sturgeon sleigh ride is tough to beat.
Much thanks to Anthony and Dennis for organizing, Dino and gang for their support, and Scott for the wonderful food!
-Sam
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Thanks to all of you that gave up a springer fishing day to come and help out. Without all you awesome volunteers these events wouldn't be possible.
Thanks to Dino and the NWest chapter members that came down from the Evergreen state to help make the day such a success.
All of the Veterans came off of the water pretty stoked and our founder Jim and his wife seemed to be pretty impressed by the way we work together to pay tribute to our local Veteran community.
Thanks to Scott and Karen for providing a scrumptious lunch. They worked really hard to make a unique and memorable dining experience in the middle of the Superfund site.
Next up S5.E3 - Bonneville Bass Bonanza IV - June 3rd.
Anthony
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Awesome event once again Anthony and all who put it on and attended.
The vet I was fishing with had a great time and was a bit spoiled when he had an oversized on within 2 minutes of the first cast! We had to wait a bit longer for the next one, but he still managed to hook and "land" 4 or 5 over the course of the day. Much fun was had by all from what I could see. At one point 4 of us were hooked up within 50ft of each other, lines were crossed, and bumper boat kayaks was played, but everyone managed to touch the nose of their respective fish and send them swimming again. Awesome stories and smiles all around.
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Short video from Saturday's event...
https://youtu.be/7dn8WaCo4Is (https://youtu.be/7dn8WaCo4Is)
-Sam
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Nice video Sam!