Targeting Sockeye Lower Columbia

Anybody have luck targeting these fish in a kayak?  it's now open for the next two weeks.  Got one of these tasting fish last year bank fishing off Sauvie Island. 

   I'd like to get some of them babies too   Can anyone help a guy out ?.

I was thinking of trying Kokanee rigs, such as little hoochies with spin n glows, but I got the one last year on a prawn while fishing for chinook.  I understand they like relatively shallow water 10 to 20 feet deep.

That other fishing forum suggests red anything. Red hooks, red yarn, red spinny flashy stuff. I, too, am intrigued. Close to shore, too. The 10 to 20 seems legit...which given the depth at which red fades, jives with bait/lure selection. July seems to be the time. Gonna try my luck off Sauvie.

Multnomah Channel? That'd be fun...

I caught one on a walleye worm harness with a night crawler after giving up on targeting them with all the above-mentioned items.  Then, I gave up on the worm harness and caught one on a deep running walleye crank bait (long and skinny).  I lost that one at the boat.  So...

I have only targeted them once from a friends PB years ago in the Barkley Sound.  The boat owner rigged us up much like for silvers with Dodger flashers followed by 4 feet of leader, but only trailed a red hook.   I was surprised at how well it worked.   At the dock,  we seemed to have fared as well if not better than most of the other boats.  I can't remember our average trolling speed or depths though.   

I have repeatedly tried and failed to catch a sockeye from my kayak.  This year I set up a bunch of very small pink spin-n-glows with red hooks.  I plan on adding, shrimp, worms and gulp maggots to these rigs until I find what they like. 

I tried the dodger and red hook deal here in AK last week. Didn't catch any reds but I have more confidence it looks like food to at least some fish.  Caught a few small cod.


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That other fishing forum suggests red anything. Red hooks, red yarn, red spinny flashy stuff. I, too, am intrigued. Close to shore, too. The 10 to 20 seems legit...which given the depth at which red fades, jives with bait/lure selection. July seems to be the time. Gonna try my luck off Sauvie.

Multnomah Channel? That'd be fun...

I understand you can't retain them after June.  Check Columbia reg updates. Also, since they're bound for upriver Columbia, I wouldn't expect to find them in the Channel.

I've done decent off the bank at Jones beach using blue/white spin n glows.  see alot of guys rig up orange for the sockeye run out there too.  and don't let your hooks rust, lots of WD   .

Well I have been on the Columbia since the first caught my limit of sockeye most days easily.  Everyone that is targeting them is using red coon shrimp. 12 inch leader double 0 flasher.