Good luck to you all over there and represent well!!!

Riverside Motel directly across the street from Marine Park  360/693-3677

Smitty

I found a room at the Quality Inn in Vancouver.  There was some rooms available at the Comfort Inn as well but they couldn't guarantee a first floor room to charge my boat.

rob is my columbia river guide...look out fellas!

troy

Joel is  right  if  you  get there before the fee  taker  your  day will be free  i am sure  5:00  will be plenty  early..   The columbia  is very easy to run  just one rule you need to follow.. run in the channel   and  come off pad   when you leave the channel and idle to the bank you  want to fish..  This of course  should be true on any unfamiliar body of water..   I'd be willing to bet  that  you'll not  see much competition from the Hawg HUnter open out of scappose  most of  them will  run up the Wilamette and  a few may  go largemouth hunting in the  Multnomah channel.   a couple boats may  go as high as the I 205 bridge..
  the most likely  place where your two tournaments  are likely  to  compete is at Kelley point ( where the WIlematte meets the Columbia.   Anyway  I welcome  you to my home  waters  and I hope  you guys have a great time....

I also noticed that it seems that if you get there early in the morning you get in for free because the people aren't there taking launch fees yet! 

Page 8?

Thanks for the update!!

I can't believe it.  I was out of town for a few days and we actually pushed this darn thread to 7 pages.

Smitty

Just an update to the tournament specifics on the off-limits areas.  Only the Williamette is off limits all other Oregon waters are fine although you will need to purchase a Oregon fishing license.  Driver's meeting is at 5:30 AM.

Its open 24/7

I was talking about the launch change to a buddy and he made the comment that that launch may not be open until 6:00am, anybody know if there's any truth to this?

Well, there goes a weekend of pre-fishing at camas........ , no biggie, I can take some of the stuff as far as patterns with me.  If we are able to get this kind of stuff put in stone earlier for the coming years, and stand by it, I'm sure there will be a whole lot less pages discussing launching and other accomidations.

I like Troy's idea about the Sturgeon swim baiting. Now that would be a blast to hook one of those on a flipping stick.

The I would really be saying YeeeHaw.

Russ

i think i'ma get a oregon liscense and see what is so special about the willamette since we are launching so close.  plan on gettin a limit by eightish and sturgeon swimbaiting all day anyway 

troy

I'm game...PAGE 7 (Or at least I tried ),  hope you guys knock em dead while Larry Sullivan and I are trying to win a BRAND NEW RANGER that weekend....Oh Larry,,Flip you for the winning ticket..........HA HA HA

Good Luck WBC......

Chuck P