Hawthorne Bridge Chinook

Sweet! Great pictures! I'm gearing up to try for springers this year, and I appreciate the stoke.

Sweet! Great pictures! I'm gearing up to try for springers this year, and I appreciate the stoke.

Right on! you don't catch one every day but when you do it makes you feel like a champ.
I was out at Sellwood again today and only saw a few fish caught. I got another springer today but it had that unattractive fin sticking out near the tail. I heard a kayaker named John got one right above Sellwood Bridge too. Don't wait for the big fish ladder counts and definitely don't wait for the water to hit 60 because plenty of biters are already and have already been here. Good luck and I can't wait to see the pics!

Were you under the Hawthorne bridge today? I ran over it around 620pm and saw a kayak down there, slightly up river of the bridge.

Were you under the Hawthorne bridge today? I ran over it around 620pm and saw a kayak down there, slightly up river of the bridge.

That would have been me.   

Were you under the Hawthorne bridge today? I ran over it around 620pm and saw a kayak down there, slightly up river of the bridge.

That would have been me.   

Since you didn't say No bites I presume?

Were you under the Hawthorne bridge today? I ran over it around 620pm and saw a kayak down there, slightly up river of the bridge.

That would have been me.   

Knew I should have stopped and yelled. 

Were you under the Hawthorne bridge today? I ran over it around 620pm and saw a kayak down there, slightly up river of the bridge.

That would have been me.   

Since you didn't say No bites I presume?

Jojo he did get a bite, but not the one he wanted. Check his FB page.

Netted a beautiful native.  Sad to see it go but I hope it makes lots of babies!  That thing had good genes for sure.

Netted a beautiful native.  Sad to see it go but I hope it makes lots of babies!  That thing had good genes for sure.

Awesome looking fish! I bet that native had a lot of HP under the hood. Nice job. You mind me asking where you launch? I steamed down and back from Sellwood last time and that really cut into my fishing time.
Thanks dude

Netted a beautiful native.  Sad to see it go but I hope it makes lots of babies!  That thing had good genes for sure.

Nice!

Some of us are trying to work here jeez.

Some of us are trying to work here jeez.

And some of us (me in particular) are goofing off and checking the forum when we should be working.

Netted a beautiful native.  Sad to see it go but I hope it makes lots of babies!  That thing had good genes for sure.

Awesome looking fish! I bet that native had a lot of HP under the hood. Nice job. You mind me asking where you launch? I steamed down and back from Sellwood last time and that really cut into my fishing time.
Thanks dude

I launch off the paddle craft dock near OMSI. Down and back from Sellwood would turn your day into a kayak trip instead of a fishing session for sure.

Some of us are trying to work here jeez.

Wait.......what? A cowboy complaining about work?
That's a nice looking salmonoid I like the fish selfie pic.

Netted a beautiful native.  Sad to see it go but I hope it makes lots of babies!  That thing had good genes for sure.

It's been a good week for you Rawky!

-Mark-