Mid-winter Portland Sturgeon Intel

Heres a video of you brian. It's pretty badly aimed, i need to put another shim under the back of the clip to kick the front down more. The sound was horrible so i put a song over it.

I'll get it down and we'll get some killer video one of these days.

That movie maker program is easy to use, just some things i couldn't quite figure out or it couldn't do. I guess i didn't set a pic for the first screen or something.

[youtube=425,350]4p7sz-k_crE&rel=1[/youtube]

Nice work CBY. Good to see a video report on NWKA!!

Z

Hey nice to see the video.  I really do like seeing the my fishing rod bend, even if it is in a video.

I really hope FFTW figures out how to retrieve his photos of you Roy.

Although i like you're helmet cam-welders cap setup, I'm wondering if the more traditional next to the temple setup would give you more control over your POV problem.

Brian

this is the only footage of me catching one. Brian had one on , as i was filming him one took my drag, If the darn camera was just pointed down a little. I left the sound of the drag going, but had to put music over the rest, it sounded bad.

[youtube=425,350]v/O3hu_Q4b-8Q[/youtube]

For those who haven't seen this post from last year I'm bumping it up to the top. Take the time to read the earlier posts as we had a rather long discussion about catching sturgeon in the Willamette during the winter here in Portland.  We talked about tackle, anchors, location, etc.. and we eventually went out and caught some shakers.  This year I want to catch a legal slot-limit fish.


One of last winter's many "shakers".

Anyway, I thought I'd start a new thread to find out who's interested in doing this this year.   We're a little early right now and we're just waiting for the Columbia river to cool off relative to the Willamette and drive some fish in to their winter feeding grounds on the Willamette.

Allen, I promise to make this into an article one day soon.

Brian

Regarding temperatures... I just checked online for water temps at Willamette Falls and Bonneville Dam and they're both reporting 55 F so where getting close.

I bet my recently acquired rock fishing gear would work well for sturgeon. I can't wait to try for another species and get skunked some more...

Would a 3lb. sinker keep your kayak anchored in most river conditions? I've used one in the ocean with no problem. Tied it to 80lb dacron on a cut off rod and a Penn 4/0.

CBY (or anybody) - any intel on umpqua sturgeon fishing?

You mean, like this?
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/news/story?page=f_map_06_OR_Lower_Umpqua

You mean, like this?
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/news/story?page=f_map_06_OR_Lower_Umpqua

Yeh, lots of good info there. tried to link to the map, but that part went away. I'm saving the article. thanx

If anybody's interested, I finally did get the pics posted. Most are of CBY getting his skunk off.

http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=937.msg6489#msg6489

Would a 3lb. sinker keep your kayak anchored in most river conditions? I've used one in the ocean with no problem. Tied it to 80lb dacron on a cut off rod and a Penn 4/0.

That's similar to the rig I used smittiot. The biggest problem is how to dump it off quickly other than just cutting the line. Also the ball sinker will drag although some other shape might hold better if you really wanted a disposable rig.

 You really don't need a lot of anchor, but you do need something that grabs hold (and lots of scope). I have had good success with the 3' of chain and the smallest folding grapnel (1.5 lbs) using 100lbs braid as the anchor line. I don't consider that a disposable rig so it has a loop near the end of the line to clip it to 15' of 3/8 yacht braid with a float. That takes the line off the reel, makes it easier to handle, and I can secure it in a jam cleat to cast off quickly. I also have a 30lb mono "fuse" at the anchor. It all fits in a small bag, but can be a bit cumbersome to use.

Would a 3lb. sinker keep your kayak anchored in most river conditions? I've used one in the ocean with no problem. Tied it to 80lb dacron on a cut off rod and a Penn 4/0.

Some of the guys at NCKA have experienced drag with 3# claw anchors in SF Bay.  They usually add a couple pounds to the end of the anchor, or a chain above.  Myself I just use a 5# anchor when I'm expecting any current.

-Allen

I have a 3 lb anchor with another 3 lbs (~3 ft of 1/4" chain) or so of chain above it.  The nice thing about chain is that is causes the anchor to lie on its side for better traction.

Brian

I go with the same set up as B.

Z