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Saturday we caught 7 or so and missed a few more. Today, Sunday, we caught 13 and hooked up on about 18. 2/3 of the ones we caught were on Dave Deem's custom copper shad spoons with red paint.... NICE! Fun times on a Father's Day. C.W.

Certainly the Yamahas are a better engine than the Honda. That is the view of folks around here anyway. Even if the price was even or more for the Yami. C.W.

Wow, beautiful fish. How deep was he fishing? What kind of bait or lure? Circle hooks? Reel? I didn't go out for halibut this spring for the first time in four years.... oh well, nice to see they're still biting. C.W.

Byrdman, wow, sad to hear the news and relieved to see you're already typing in good form. Boating won't be long in following. I'll be surrounded by family this weekend as they come down to visit for my son George's high school graduation Friday night, one of those milestones we never forget...

Though not from spring/summer 2008, here is a nice video clip of shad and large june hog chinook swimming past the viewing window at Bonneville Dam on June 21 a couple years ago. The numerous smaller silver fish are shad. The big chinook appear at 1:00 minute and 3:00 minutes into the video...

The shad are crossing Bonneville Dam at 40,000 per day... should skyrocket in the next week to well over 150,000 per day. Going out Saturday taking a boat full of relatives down for my son's high school graduation Friday. I'm thinking of rigging up a couple nine foot long flyrods with...

I concur, eat at the Ark restaurant located up north on the peninsula, on the east side is the best out there. Their hours are limited so call ahead. Do not eat at the "Crab Shack" or "Crab House" in town....ugh, don't let the crowds there fool you -- a bad lesson learned more than once. The...

D.D. - Dave, Wow, thanks for the many (30?) shad lures. It is really something when two "strangers" connect across a continent about a topic of mutual interest and one sends the other a particular kind of gift few others even know about. The power of the internet and this C-Brats site in...

Thanks for the comments, both here and the private messages. Be careful out there; there is so much to live for. C.W.

I know, it is a skosh heavier etc. but I got a great used Johnson 7.5 horse 2-stroke (1980s version) that had bright yellow, unstained foam inside the cowling indicating near-new condition for $569. It runs great, trolls great and can (unlike a 6 hp) get my 12 ft. aluminum Mirrocraft duck boat...

Well, I for one won't be jumping on the ethanol bashing wagon just yet. I happen to think it is a great use for corn and, when intentionally mixed on a hot day with solidified water, creates a pleasing mix that actually enhances one's day out fishing. Austin Nichols seems to have it right with...

It looks like a weedeater with a prop... If it is a Stihl engine, I bet it would work great on a light inflatable or dinghy. I know the use of weedeater engines has also revolutionized the cost of remote controlled model airplanes. C.W.

Knot Home: Actually, optimum "Speed" by definition, IS inherently related to "how long (in time) a trip takes" since rate or speed equals distance divided by time (e.g. miles per hour) C.W.

With time as important figured in, push it just past a plane. When time is not important, take plenty and poke along. Learn to use your ears as an rpm gauge and they can tell you things electronics won't. C.W.

Well, they figured out who she was.... with the car left on the I-205 bridge about 25 miles upstream and no obvious signs of distress on the body... I'm guessing she jumped. C.W. "Body discovered in Columbia identified as that of Vancouver woman Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:04 PM PDT By Leslie...

I'm going again tomorrow and just stocked up on a few more Triple teasers and Sabiki rigs. Now the WDFW wants me to catch them a couple 5 gallon buckets for a Biologist intern they've got. Chores, Chores.... Now that the word is out, I'm expecting company out there. Starcraft Tom, I'm hoping...

Dave: very generous, I look forward to getting it and fishing for more shad this weekend. CW

Dave deem, your rig sounds great. I'd love to see a pic of it and I'm sure it would work here. I fished today in 12 ft. of water in the Columbia across from the marina at Kalama at the upstream end of Sandy Island, anchored just below the wing dam on the Oregon side. Fishing with just the...

Dave, it sounds like you East coast folks have refined the art of shad fishing more than we have out on the left side. What size are your "gold herring hooks"? Can you post a pick? When salmon is open here in the late spring, it is often a toss up as to which to pursue.... the unlikely...

It is nearly shad season and I'm looking forward to catching some. Though I don't eat them, many do. I use them for crab and oversize sturgeon. They run about 3-5 lbs. and are easily caught from the shore or from a boat. Dick Nite spoons in gold or chrome with red or chartreuse are classic...