I had a few emails about how to pull your anchor up safely.

I hope this will answer all of your Questions.

Fist of all you should put on a life jacket. I always have a knife at the stern of the boat and one in the bow of the boat.

The first thing I do is turn my steering wheel all the way to one direction, Wait a few seconds and let the boat swing that way, Then I start going forward not real fast, make sure you swing around your buoy and keep it away from the prop.

Keep going and as the buoy gets farther behind the boat, keep an eye on the rope. Keep it away from your prop.
When you see the anchor is up next to the buoy, turn the boat toward the buoy and take the boat out of gear, now as you drift back you can pull the rope in.

Remember, this is how Marvin’s guide service pulls his anchor, there are other ways but this is what works best for us.
Good luck out there and be safe.

How Marvin Pulls the Anchor Safely is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

You can also fish on the Washington side of the Columbia River just above the Washougal River, Again in 12 to 20 feet of water.

My favorot spot on the Columbia River is up by the Dam ,where the locals call the “shad Rack” The water is is very fast,but I believe this just might be the best place on the Columbia River to fish for Shad.

I like to use light gear for shad, they range in size, from 2 pounds all the way up to 5 and even 6 pounds..
I anchor my boat in the current, and then i tie my line up with a spreader and a Tripleteaser.
Just let it out and let the current do the work.

When the Shad hits it like having a salmon or Steelhead hit, they are great fighting fish for there size, some people call them the “poor man Steelhead”.

Shad fishing is great for kids because there is plenty of action in May and June.

I don’t like to eat Shad. Some people might but not me. I use the shad for Sturgeon bait. I think shad is the best bait you could have. I also use Shad for crab bait it is great.

Columbia River Shad Fishing is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...