Columbia River Fire Up: Springers, Sturgeon, and Walleye Bite Hard Sunday

About this episode

The episode provides a detailed fishing report for the Columbia River, highlighting the best spots and techniques for catching springers, sturgeon, and walleye.

Hey folks, this is **Artificial Lure** comin' at ya with your Columbia River fishin' report for Sunday, May 3rd, right here around Portland. Dawn's breakin' at 5:45 AM, sun sets around 8:30 PM—plenty of light for a solid day on the water. Weather's lookin' prime: highs in the low 70s, light southwest breeze at 5-10 mph, mostly sunny skies per the National Weather Service forecast. Tides are slackin' out now at low around 3 AM, floodin' up to 4.2 feet by noon, then ebbin' strong by evenin'—NOAA tides say hit the incoming for best bites. Fish are fired up! Sturgeon are stackin' in the deeper holes below Bonneville Dam, with reports of 5-8 footers boated on sand shrimp and cut bait. Springers—those chrome kings—are runnin' hot too; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife logs 200+ caught last week from the mouth to Multnomah Channel, mostly 15-25 pounders. Walleye are aggressive in 20-40 feet off Hayden Island, smallies hammerin' rockpiles near Sauvie Island. Cutthroat and rainbows tearin' it up in the Willamette sloughs. **Top lures:** Kwikfish or Brad's Super Bait for springers in green/chartreuse—troll 'em slow. For sturgeon, 8-inch worms or Ghost Minnows on a spreader bar…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing report
• Columbia River
• springers
• sturgeon
• walleye
• outdoor activities

Keywords

• Columbia River
• fishing report
• springers
• sturgeon
• walleye
• outdoor fishing
• Portland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Weather Service, NOAA, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Places: Columbia River, Portland, Bonneville Dam, Hayden Island, Sauvie Island, Willamette sloughs, Cathedral Park, Kelley Point

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