Northwest Fishing Magazine July 2025 Volume 4 Issue 9 - Flipbook - Page 30
You'll want to troll slowly
for these fish, often 1 mph
or less going up river.
Remember to speed up
a bit going downstream.
Levels and flows change
throughout the day, so
pay attention to the action
of your gear. You want a
side-to-side action on your
dodger. If it starts to turn
over and do a figure 8, then
you are going too fast.
Here are a few things to
note here fishing Brewster.
It gets HOT! Temperatures
are normally in the 90s and
triple digits. Drink plenty of
water and wear appropriate
sun attire. When fishing the
Brewster pool, keep your
head on a swivel.
It's literally combat
fishing with boats. Know
your limits. If you're not
comfortable with the main
pool, don't be afraid to fall
back to less crowded areas.
Be mindful when parking
your boat on shore. The
Columbia River is damcontrolled, and water
levels fluctuate rapidly,
sometimes within minutes.
Every year, boats get left
high and dry.
BAKER LAKE:
Ah, the Westside's beautiful
Baker Lake. I remember
the days of plunking for
sockeye on the Baker
River. Back then, a Sockeye
fishery in Baker Lake was
just a wishful thought.
Finally, in 2010, after
some hatchery and smolt
collection improvements,
the Baker Lake Sockeye
fishery was born and has
been an absolute hit ever
since. This year, there are
60,000 sockeye forecast
to the Baker River, and as
of the time of writing this
article, there have already
been a bunch trucked up to
