Some people like to have there Salmon smoked, Which is very good but I say a fresh Columbia River Spring Salmon is too good of a fish to be smoked.

I like to filet the salmon, then take it and lay it on some foil, put some butter on the meat. I like to cut up some potato and carrots and maybe a onion. Really any vegetables you like, then I put the vegetables and potatoes on and all around the meat, now take that and set it on the BBQ, cook for around 15 to 20 minutes.

Now you have fresh Columbia River Salmon, potatoes and vegetables. Serve with a salad and garlic bread and you have a great dinner.

The Spring Salmon always taste better if caught with Marvin’s Guide Service….

Have your jet diver on about 18 inch line with a snap swivel hooked up to the jet diver, then on the other end of the line, I like to have a bead chain swivel. Slide the bead chain on to your line, now place 2 or 3 beads, what ever color you like. Then take a bead chain swivel and tie it to the end of your line.

Take some line I like to use 30lb test tie it to the bead chain, make this line 4 foot, now you can tie a quick fish to the end of the line or a spinner whatever you like.

The first Spring Salmon of 2010 on the Columbia River has been caught.

I do believe we are going to have a great season on the Columbia River for salmon!
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Squid was the bait they were biting. I did here of some fish caught on fresh smelt!
I was fishing on the Channel were it meets the Columbia river. One thing I saw which I did not like at all, was the abundance of sea lions.

Now a little story that happened to us on the Chanel while we were Sturgeon fishing, we had a little Sturgeon on, and all of the sudden the fish got big and I mean big, then it came off the hook, well that’s what we thought anyway. When we landed the Sturgeon, the tail of the fish was just hanging there, so you know what that meant, a Sea lion hit the fish.

Not cool!! When is Oregon and Washington going to do something about the sea lions in the river? They are called sea lions, Not river Lions!!

I look foward to the Sturgeon fishing getting beter every weekend.

Don’t forget ,they are saying we are going to have a great Spring Salmon season on the Columbia river this year. So call now and book your Trip!!

Remember the fish and wildlife can change rules at any time, so before you go out check and see the current rules for the area you will be fishing.

Here is what I found out

Below the Wauna Powerlines at River Mile 40 to Buoy 10 witch is at the mouth of the Columbia, including Young’s Bay and Washington tributaries, fishing will open seven days a week for sturgeon.

Sturgeon have to be between 38 inch and 54 inch. That is fork in tail to tip of nose.

Above Wauna to Bonneville Dam, and the Willamette River up to Willamette Falls, including Multnomah Channel, Sturgeon fishing is open Thursdays, threw Saturday, with the size limit also between 38 and 54 inch.

The Columbia River above Bonneville will also opens Jan. 1 for sturgeon fishing seven days a week with a 38- to 54-inch slot limit in the Bonneville Pool, and a 43- to 54-inch slot limit in the John Day Pool.

I expect Sturgeon fishing to be great at the first of year.
more information call Marvin’s’ Guide service today
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Here is one way to cook Sturgeon.

Put 1/2 cup of soy sauce in a zip lock baggie

Add one table spoon of Worcestershire sauce

Add one teaspoon of lime or lemon juice

Marinate your Sturgeon fillets in the
closed baggie for 45 to 60 minutes prior to use.

Preheat your oven or grill to 350 degrees F.

Make an appropriate sized tray of aluminum foil

Place the Sturgeon fillets in the aluminum tray
and cover and seal with another piece of aluminum foil of ample size.

Bake or grill the package of fillets at 350 degrees F. for twenty minutes.

Carefully remove the aluminum package and open —- be careful of entrapped steam.

Serve with a bake potato (one hour at 350) , spinach and/or green salad and beverage of
choice.

I will be adding some more of Marvin’s fishing guide service recipes soon, so share yours today.

If you are looking to catch some fish in Oregon check out my home page.

Thank you
Marvin

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Course of the Columbia RiverThe Columbia enters eastern Washington flowing south and turning to the west at the Spokane River confluence. It marks the southern and eastern borders of the Colville Indian Reservation and the western border of the Spokane Indian Reservation. The river turns south after the Okanogan River confluence, then southeasterly near the confluence with the Wenatchee River in central Washington. This C-shaped segment of the river is also known as the “Big Bend”. During the Missoula Floods 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, much of the floodwater took a more direct route south, forming the ancient river bed known as the Grand Coulee. After the floods, the river found its present course, and the Grand Coulee was left dry. The construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in the mid-20th century impounded the river, forming Lake Roosevelt, from which water was pumped into the dry coulee, forming the reservoir of Banks Lake.

The river flows past The Gorge Amphitheatre, a prominent concert venue in the Northwest, then through Priest Rapids Dam, and then through the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Entirely within the reservation is Hanford Reach, the only U.S. stretch of the river that is completely free-flowing, unimpeded by dams and not a tidal estuary. The Snake River and Yakima River join the Columbia in the Tri-Cities population center. The Columbia makes a sharp bend to the west at the Washington–Oregon border. The river defines that border for the final 309 miles (497 km) of its journey.

The Deschutes River joins the Columbia near The Dalles. Between The Dalles and Portland, the river cuts through the Cascade Mountains, forming the dramatic Columbia River Gorge. No other river completely breaches the Cascades—the other rivers that flow through the range also originate in or very near the mountains. The headwaters and upper courses of the Klamath River and Pit River flow through much of the Cascades; in contrast the Columbia cuts through the range nearly a thousand miles from its source in the Rocky Mountains. The gorge is known for its strong and steady winds, scenic beauty, and its role as an important transportation link.[13] The river continues west, bending sharply to the north-northwest near Portland and Vancouver, Washington, at the Willamette River confluence. Here the river slows considerably, dropping sediment that might otherwise form a river delta. Near Longview, Washington and the Cowlitz River confluence, the river turns west again. The Columbia empties into the Pacific Ocean just west of Astoria, Oregon, over the Columbia Bar, a shifting sandbar that makes the river’s mouth one of the most hazardous stretches of water to navigate in the world.

Columbia River has some great salmon and sturgeon fishing
call Marvin’s fishing guide service for a great fishing trip on the Columbia river!!!!!

Even when i saw the van come in to the parking lot I still could not believe channel 12 fox was going fishing with me.

Andy’s cameraman Mike and I talked for a few minutes about were we would fish and how things would work.

Now Andy and I are talking about fishing and stuff. Then be for I knew it Andy says are you ready we are going to be live in 2 minutes?

Next thing I know there I am with Andy and were live and he is telling the world he is with a professional fishing guide Marvin.

We did the first 6 or 7 live shots from the bank of the Columbia river because it was to dark to go out in the river.

Finley we get in the boat and now I am feeling good about the live shots.

Then it happened we are live and fishing then all the sudden we get a bite! I set the hook.
the Sturgeon was big I hand the pole to Andy he is trying to do the weather report and fight this 8 foot Sturgeon at the same time.

He gives me the pole back and I start to fight this sturgeon and we are still live on TV.
Andy is doing the weather and I see the Sturgeon is going to jump so I say watch Andy,
When this fish came out of the water, Andy could not believe it he was so happy.

Sorry to say the Sturgeon came off the hook.
We only got to fish in tell 9 am.

One thin I can say for sure that is a day fishing on the Columbia River I will never forget.

Some people say everybody has there time to shine in the spot light, Maybe just maybe that was my time.

I want to thank fox 12 and Andy Carson for everything.

Marvin Henkel

Marvin’s Guide Service

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We got enough shad for bait and headed down the river.
I started fishing in about 25 feet of water. We caught 3 or 4 small sturgeon and then we finally landed a keeper of 43 inches.

It was not real big but it was a nice and fat sturgeon.

Today overall was kinda of a slow day but i will be back on the river tomorrow and will report back on how we do.