Bank Fishing for Shad in the Willamette River

The best time for shad fishing in Oregon is from mid May to the end of June. I used a Carolina rig for my setup with a 1 oz weight. The shad run wasn't very good during this trip, but still had a blast fishing with Nic and Gere from Northwest Open Season.
Nic's channel: / @northwestopenseason

[@lorenvanlandingham4003]

I haven't fished for shad for years. Used to have some epic days at the popcorn hole on the Umpqua.

[@outdoorlifewithv4510]

Hi PK Thanks for the video. See you having fun fight with them. The best way to eliminate the snags is to cast out 12 o’clock or 1, and also having lots of bites too. Fishes are biting when the lure heading down stream.

[@oregonlife]

Thanks for the tip.

[@joevales6775]

Well Done PK! So anxious for the border to open up and hit south for some good coarse fishing. I'm sure Shad season will be over by September but I'm sure there will be other species. thanks for sharing the video!

[@iamkhmertoo]

Shad are best bait for crabbing. We do well with it in Washington.

[@davidmcdonald654]

I never got a chance to go fishing for shad here in Nova Scotia due to covid restrictions and my brother had to have a cancerous tumor removed and I needed to help out with the yard because his wife could not operate the mower and tiller. You should try out shad darts like the ones we use here. Keep the great videos coming.

[@NorthwestOpenSeason]

We had a great time fishing with you out there PK, let us know if you wanna get back out again before it ends.

[@oregonlife]

Me too. Yup, I hope to get back to Oregon soon.

[@christopherleemcn3776]

Nice catching Carp on a jig. Only you on film 🎥. Tight lines

[@Le_Fish29]

It’s free fishing weekend this weekend in Washington if Oregonians don’t wanna pay for a weekend license. bonneville is always on fire during the run.

[@dillonspenst1795]

Those are some huge shad

[@inmotion81]

Good crab bait

[@Hairongwuuuu]

Bonneville dam at columbia tons of fish Best spot for shad fishing

[@lemon-iu7bo]

Yeah but packed on weekends

[@trex3852]

Look COLD, It's sunny in san Diego.

[@richardc2803]

not good eating.. my wife is Filipina. She knows how to cook them up but I don't care for them. They do make excellent crab bait.!

[@tranli04]

The bite shuts off pretty good around 10:30-11am every day in ORegon city. Picks back up around 2 ish. Boat or bank. I’m not sure if it the same on the Columbia or Umpqua.

[@jonathand2226]

same bite shut off time range in Sacrimanto river in CA.

[@dr6278]

Sweet video man. How’d you rig the jigs? I assume you needed to add some weight in order to cast a 1/16 jig head out there ?

[@oregonlife]

It was a Carolina rig with a 1 oz slider weight.

[@BrianMonticello]

New subscriber here! Love the local content man. Curious what you use for your GoPro microphone or what you do it sounds really good

[@oregonlife]

I use the old Hero 3+ with a Saramonic mic with a dead cat. It's one of the best way to get clear sound and that's why I keep using the old Hero 3+

[@BrianMonticello]

@@oregonlife awesome!! Just ordered a rode lavalier+ with a dead cat the other day. If that doesn’t sound good I’m definitely gonna try yours out next

[@BrianMonticello]

@@oregonlife thanks for the info!

[@henryashbridge3141]

pk you were right by my house at clackamette park 😭

[@westcoaster3763]

How far up the Willamette do shad go?

[@kelleyabitbol6156]

Are shad good eating?

[@MrAcuta73]

They're basically big herring.....if you like pickled herring, do so, you won't be disappointed! But really the best thing about shad is you can magically turn them into crabs (and they are BLAST to catch). LOL

[@NorthwestOpenSeason]

They’re actually not bad, just boney. We made fish tacos last year with shad, it was a lot of work, but worth it.

[@kelleyabitbol6156]

@@NorthwestOpenSeason thanks..ill pass.

[@josephtrueax5358]

What are you going to do with a shad

[@NorthwestOpenSeason]

Mostly crab bait or sturgeon bait, but you can eat them.

[@joshwestfall8750]

@@NorthwestOpenSeason I use them for halibut bait

[@vinhha6073]

Hi guys give me location please.. thanks bro