Columbia River Fishing Trips - Your Chance To Get Some Fine Trophies

Columbia river fishing trips offer the seasoned as well as the experienced angler the very best fishing experiences they can get any where in the fishing world. There is something to lading a fierce wrestling Steelhead or reeling in that sixty pound Sturgeon that measures close to five feet long. The sheer delight of landing the American Shad is just out of this world, and you can get all this and more on your Columbia river fishing expedition.

The rivers of Columbia are untouched by humans and twist and curve through twelve hundred miles from America's Pacific Northwest and wind their way through the country to flow into the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia River been featured in many documentaries and Hollywood productions through the ages. Such is the attraction of this river that thousands of anglers visit the river every month to try their luck at luring and hooking the giant fish the river is home to.

The force of the river has got it the nick name "The Mighty Columbia". This river has been carved by glaciers that melted over ten thousand years ago and is believed to be the forth largest river in North America.

It was only in 1872 that the river was named the Columbia after a fur trader's ship that sailed the river. Since the river was renamed it has attracted millions of anglers from various countries of the world. The river is home to vast populations of the mighty Sturgeon and Salmon, but sporting fishermen also come in search of the other species of fish that inhabit the mighty Columbia.

The fishing season officially begins from Memorial Day and continues through the month of June. This is the time of the year the American Shad, known as the "poor mans Salmon" are on the run - or running as it is known. The Shad is believed to be on of the world's best gaming fish. This is because it is one of the fish that can put up quite a fight when the angler tries to land it after hooking it. Anglers can hook and land as many as forty Shad in a single day from the Columbia river.

The best bait to lure the Sturgeon fish include; sand shrimp, smelt and anchovies. The Shad has acquired a reputation of being the most difficult fish to land. It is capable of putting up quite a fight when it is hooked, and most of the time it manages to get away even if it means tearing its mouth where the hook is lodged. The Sturgeon can weigh in at as much as 40 pounds and measure over 5 feet long. It is no wonder that the anger had best be strapped to his seat when reeling this giant. You will have a better chance of hooking your Sturgeon trophy if you plan a fishing trip from May through June any year.

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