Bonneville Dam Shad Fishing UNBELIEVABLE CATCH! What Lures to Use

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[@robertbrowning8725]

Great action! Love seeing the action when the fish bites! Thank you for the video and I’m planning to head down there this coming weekend and it’s going to be crazy with free fishing weekend

[@washingtonlife]

Thank you

[@Jd-rj1ut]

Very helpful video! I live in Seattle and someone told me about the shad run yesterday, hope to hit the river this week and try to catch some for the first time

[@washingtonlife]

Yes you have another good 2 weeks or 3 weeks left 👍. Thank you for watching and if you like to see how to rig up for Shad please check out my video kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmiVY6qVmpWGibssi=WXH_gI0avMWqHLro

[@sreysoriyaphnompenh9785]

That’s a lot of fish you caught in one day 😮. Now I know where you get your crab baits from 😃

[@jonp6347]

Thanks for sharing your video is their lots of females with eggs. Might head there next week

[@washingtonlife]

No they were mainly males and the females usually come in around mid June to the end of June. I really enjoy their eggs so good! Thank you for watching my man!

[@AshleyBanks-rz1lc]

@jonp6347 you eat the eggs?

[@jonp6347]

Yes

[@AshleyBanks-rz1lc]

@@jonp6347 how do you prepare them? Also, aren’t they fishy smelling?

[@jonp6347]

Roll it on flour with any seasoning you want and fry till done be careful it might start popping. Use butter and cook nice and low

[@leroyskinner4206]

I was fishing in the same area early this morning. There was enough catching to keep things fun, but nothing like your day yesterday. Green seemed to be the color of choice. Im still trying to figure out the weights and the drift, I spent way too much time hung up. Either way, its still a great time!

[@washingtonlife]

If you get snagged a lot it’s because your weight is too heavy or you’re letting it sink too far down and reeling in too slow. I tend to use half an ounce but it all depends on the movement of the water. If it’s moving too quickly I would use an ounce weight so it will help pull the dart down. If the current is pretty slow I always use half ounce. Yesterday I did not get stuck on any rocks and used the same dart all day. Hopefully this helps and glad to hear you had a good time today! Thank you for watching

[@leroyskinner4206]

@@washingtonlife thanks! I think it might be my count. I was using 3/8 oz or a 1/2 oz egg sinker and my retrieve was pretty similar to yours in the video. However, I was giving it a 10 count on average. I'll try shortening that up a bit the next time I go and see how that does. Thanks for the reply!

[@washingtonlife]

@@leroyskinner4206 hope you do well next time and good luck! Maybe I might see you out there!

[@JennyKim-vb5fp]

Great video! We will be out there tomorrow

[@washingtonlife]

Sounds good!

[@robcappa]

Will,you be doing a cooking video ? I’ve tried a couple different recipes but would love to see how you do it.

[@javimasdi1688]

Nice work. What size weight are you using?

[@washingtonlife]

I’m using half ounce depending on the current. If it’s a fast moving current I will move up to an ounce weight. Thank you for watching

[@javimasdi1688]

@@washingtonlife thanks 🙏🏽

[@washingtonlife]

@@javimasdi1688 your welcome 🙏

[@PercalTM]

Nice, do you think a Panther Martin or rooster tail will work?

[@washingtonlife]

Yes but it has to be a size 0 or 1. Any bigger the chance of them biting is very slim

[@AshleyBanks-rz1lc]

Wasn’t too bad on a weekday but too bad I have to work and can only go on the weekends when it’s packed of people 😢

[@washingtonlife]

Weekends aren’t too bad either depending on when you go

[@welcomier]

SO AMAZING MY FRIEND !!!😮✨️ SO MANNY FISHES YOU CAUGH !!!😃🐠

[@washingtonlife]

Hello my friend and I finally made it out to catch some fish. I will soon make a video of me catching them again and I will cook them 😃

[@welcomier]

@@washingtonlife I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU FINALLY MADE IT TO CACH THOSE BEAUTIFULL FISHES😃I LL BE GLAD TO SEE YOU COOK THEM !!!

[@washingtonlife]

@@welcomier they were extremely fun to catch and they were biting like crazy! Thank you for your time my good friend and have a good morning ☀️

[@welcomier]

@@washingtonlife I AM VERY GLAD TO KNOW THAT YOU HAD FUN TO CACH THEM !!! THANK YOU !!!😃 HAVE AN AMAZING EVENING FOR YOU !!!

[@godsbackcountryoverland]

Nice, great location.👍

[@washingtonlife]

Thank you! This is one of the best locations to get bite after each cast 👍. Right by the dam

[@ericn1487]

Nice job, how many shad did you caught on which day?

[@washingtonlife]

I caught around 50 Shad in an hour or so and this was taken yesterday. Thank you bro!

[@ericn1487]

@@washingtonlife We slayed about 300+ fish in a hour on a lucky day in the past bruh.

[@washingtonlife]

@@ericn1487 yea that’s when it’s really hot! I’ve never caught that much in an hour though that’s crazy!

[@ericn1487]

@@washingtonlife yea dude

[@washingtonlife]

@@ericn1487 you planning on going back this year?

[@backyahdbbq1254]

Like shooting fish in a barrel. Cool stuff dude!

[@washingtonlife]

Thank you so much my man!

[@dakang2341]

Any limit on shad?

[@washingtonlife]

No limit 👍

[@RaymondMullen-t9j]

Here on the East Coast We call the RIGS We use ''' SHAD DART'S ''' and They work Fantastic ... One COMPLANT about this Fishing Trip I'm not with You .haha How many did You Hook and I cant wait to see how You & the Bride prepare Them... Fantastic V-IDO...

[@washingtonlife]

I caught over 50 in around a hour or so and yes I’m planning to do a catch and cook this weekend on these American Shad. Thank you so much my friend

[@RaymondMullen-t9j]

I can't wait to see what You & the Bride come up with ....

[@washingtonlife]

@@RaymondMullen-t9j yes it will be a good one!

[@RaymondMullen-t9j]

They always are My Man....

[@washingtonlife]

@@RaymondMullen-t9j I really appreciate you Raymond 😃🙏

[@markgish6002]

The day you were there over 72k over the dam. The run is in will go over 100K soon. I have caught them on the 4th of July if the run is between 15K and 10K on the 3rd. Three years out of the last four. Stay safe

[@washingtonlife]

Thank you for watching and yes once it hits over 100k a day it should be really good fishing! 👍👍

[@americanminer1965]

Do people eat them? 🤔

[@washingtonlife]

Yes they do but a lot of people use it for bait. I really like eating them and especially their eggs. The eggs are so good when fried up. I will make a catch and cook video with them soon next time I’m out there. Thank you for watching

[@orlandoreyes4919]

How many can you keep

[@washingtonlife]

As much as you want, no limit

[@orlandoreyes4919]

Nice

[@washingtonlife]

@@orlandoreyes4919 thank you for watching and commenting

[@pacificnorthwestoutdoors8510]

Looks like they’re pretty close to the bank huh?

[@washingtonlife]

Yes very close, almost every time they bite I thought I got snagged on a rock lol