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Date	19-Nov-09
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Conditions : WILLAMETTE RIVER: Coho crossings at Willamette Falls are continuing, but at fairly low daily numbers. The counts are typically under 50 fish per day, with some days in single digits. This years migration is now officially an all-time high, with each day only adding to the record book. The latest tally from ODFWs fish counting station at Willamette Falls shows a total of 25,003 adult coho and 2,082 jacks had crossed the falls as of Nov. 12.

Hydro readings at Willamette Falls on Monday showed flows holding steady at 23,000 cfs, temperature down to 49°, and the visibility down slightly to 2.5 ft.

Sturgeon season reopened for retention Oct. 1 in the Willamette and Columbia from Wauna power lines to Bonneville dam. Reports show some good catches of keepers and shakers, with the Portland harbor downstream to Multnomah Channel providing good opportunities. The Oregon City area has also been producing, with bank anglers finding success at The Wall.

A successful sturgeon trip can often be dependent on what bait is offered, and location. Anglers should carry multiple baits and be prepared to switch until finding one that brings a bite. It can sometimes be helpful to move to different spots, locating the fish rather than waiting for them to locate you.

Reported by: Oregon D.F.W

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About: - The Willamette offers many warm water fishing opportunities to turn to when salmon or sturgeon are not available. Look for bass, crappie, or bluegill around rocky outcroppings and other structure such as old pilings or fallen trees. The local tackle shops should be able to set you up with the gear you need, as well as provide some expertise on the best places to try.

Misc Info: - Anglers are now allowed to keep up to three coho per day under a new bonus bag rule that took effect Sept. 1. Below Willamette Falls, anglers on the Willamette were already permitted under permanent rules to keep two fin-clipped adult salmon or steelhead in any combination. The new bonus bag rule allows retention of a third fish, as long as it is a hatchery coho, denoted by a clipped adipose fin.