Weekend on the columbia

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Barr on April 19, 2009 at 6:50pm

Nice work! Have you had a chance to hit the lower Yakima for smallies yet? It should be starting to heat up.

Permalink Reply by Damon Hollandsworth on April 19, 2009 at 7:58pm

Yeah a little bit but its way behind this year for some reason. Last year we were whacking em by this time of year.

Permalink Reply by Zach Chandler on April 19, 2009 at 8:17pm

Nice Pigs, my buddy went out and hit the lower Yak yesterday and said it was pretty slow. Little longer, and a little more nice weather and it should get decent.

Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on April 19, 2009 at 10:48pm

Those are some nice smallies!

Permalink Reply by Jeff Grimes on April 27, 2009 at 9:03am

The Yakima IS a little behind this year, but the fish are there. I talked to a guy the other day that went way up in Richland and caught some good ones. I have been hitting my usual areas and getting a few males. I figured something out last Wednesday before work. I got into a school of 3 pounders on a place I never would have fished normally. They are there, but you may have to try new stuff. I will give you a hint.......there were no rocks where I was catching them....it was all mud. I have been busy....fished the Yak Wednesday, Thursday, fished Moses Lake Friday, and the ABA at Banks on Saturday.......Moses Lake Open this coming weekend......then I get a week to fish for fun !

Permalink Reply by Eric DeLay on April 27, 2009 at 10:26am

That is ridiculous. I would like to say on behalf of everyone who works....BOOOOO. Now stop making the fish so hard to catch for the rest of us Jeff.

Jeff Grimes said:

The Yakima IS a little behind this year, but the fish are there. I talked to a guy the other day that went way up in Richland and caught some good ones. I have been hitting my usual areas and getting a few males. I figured something out last Wednesday before work. I got into a school of 3 pounders on a place I never would have fished normally. They are there, but you may have to try new stuff. I will give you a hint.......there were no rocks where I was catching them....it was all mud. I have been busy....fished the Yak Wednesday, Thursday, fished Moses Lake Friday, and the ABA at Banks on Saturday.......Moses Lake Open this coming weekend......then I get a week to fish for fun !

Permalink Reply by Jeff Grimes on April 27, 2009 at 11:43am

I DO work too.....I fish in the morning, work in the afternoon, have Friday and Saturday off and if there is a 2 day tournament on the weekend, I am usually SICK on Sunday.

I think it is funny how people are snadbagging already about their pre- fishing at Moses. I know the fish have been pounded....and the conditions are a little different than last year,....but a few guys are saying they are struggling, when they are really whacking the fish. I guess it is all in the mind games....but I don't buy it this time. It won't take the same amount of weight this year to make the top 10 or win, but some good bags will be brought in again.