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| I just thought I'd pass this along.
43 teams battled for second place in this tournament because Doug Allen and Dave Gallagher ran away with this one leading wire to wire.
On Saturday the fishermen not only battled each other, but also fought with the wind. The fishing was still decent with 185 fish brought to the scales. More than half of the teams weighed in a full limit of fish on day one.
Big Fish on Saturday was 14.56 lbs and was caught by Gordie Olson of Spokane, and Bruce Hulse of Colville Washington. Doug Allen of Yakima, and Dave Gallagher of Hermiston dominated the scales on Saturday bringing in a 34.92 lb limit.
Sunday the conditions were much more accommodating. Two hundred and twenty fish were weighed in. Thirty-one teams weighed in a full limit. Allen and Gallagher blew away the competition again with a Sunday limit of 38.36 Lbs that included big fish of the day at 13.20 lbs. Allen and Gallagher also boated a 12.44 lbs walleye. “They ran away with this one” said Brian Henton who finished with 20+ lbs.
Allen and Gallagher set a new two-day tournament record for heaviest weight on the Columbia River Circuit; their total was an impressive 73.28lbs! At a 6.10 lb average per fish, that ranks right up there with some of the best walleye fisheries in the world.
The final tournament of the year the “ The Oregon Governor’s Cup” will be held on September 11th and 12th in Umatilla, for more information on the Columbia River Walleye Circuit you can contact the tournament director, Rod McKenzie, at 541-567-8419 or 541-567-3575.
To see the full results of this tournament, http://www.northwestwalleye.com/boardmanresults.htm | |
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Location: Rhinelander | You folks have some incredible 'eyes out there. A 14# or 13# fish would be news in most events in the east or mid -west, wow. | |
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| SO these big walleyes.....whens the best time of year to come out and persue a 15# fish? | |
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| In that area, a 15lber is possible year-round. However, they're a little bigger in the fall and obviously, the prespawn (March) fish are the largest. They're typically not as easy to find in early spring but they're bigger. We boated an 18.06 this Spring and when we took it to the Marina to have it weighed on official scales, we were told that 3 other over 18 lbs had been weighed that week. The Washington record is 18.9 and the Oregon record is 19.something. I think both came from this stretch of river. | |
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| Well, IMHO March is the best time to target big eyes with a chance to catch a 15+, but all you can really expect is 1 or 2 bites a day if that. You have to be ready, and focused...Its not easy fishing.
However, the summer/fall fishing can be good for some numbers and size. And they can get pretty big.
If your intrested in coming down, shoot me an E-mail.
Jason
[email protected]
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