The Observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1968-current, April 03, 2021, Weekend Edition, Page 8, Image 8

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    OUTDOORS & REC
2B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
WALLEYE
Continued from Page 1B
Following introduction to Banks Lake
and Lake Roosevelt in the 1960s, wall-
eye migrated downriver to fi nd a home
throughout the Columbia and Snake
River system. Wide-open fl ats between
Wallula Gap and the Snake-Columbia
River confl uence remain as one of the
best places to fi nd large walleye in the
United States. Both the Oregon and
Washington State record walleye have
been caught in McNary Dam Pool (Lake
Wallula) at 19.96 pounds and 20.30
pounds, respectively.
In the lower Snake River, Lower
Monumental pool has the most to offer,
with walleye found from the mouth of
the Palouse River upstream to Little
Goose Dam. Winter anglers from the
upper Columbia region favor Lake Roo-
sevelt, Lake Rufus Woods and Banks
Lake. Moses Lake and the Potholes are
popular spots for anglers following the
ice-out period.
Walleye don’t favor strong current
and move to slower water off the main
Dennis Dauble/Contributed Photo
A variety of plugs for walleyes.
current when river discharge is high.
Trolling is the most effective way to
fi nd fi sh when they are scattered in
open water. Once a school of biters is
encountered, anglers might switch to a
vertical presentation with lead head jigs
or blade baits. Universal colors of silver,
white, and chartreuse provide improved
visibility at deeper depths.
SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021
Washington and Oregon fi sheries
managers recently removed size and
harvest limits on walleye in the Colum-
bia and Snake Rivers, citing a need to
reduce predation on juvenile salmon
and steelhead. However, devoted walleye
anglers release larger females and limit
their take of smaller fi sh.
Walleye feed on juvenile shad, salmon
smolts, lamprey ammocoetes, and bot-
tom-dwelling resident fi sh that include
sculpin and sandroller. A unique layer
of light-gathering tissue in the back of
their eyes, the tapetum lucidum, allows
them to detect prey at low light. Conse-
quently, night fi shing increases the odds
of hooking trophy-size walleye that move
from deep water to the shallows to feed.
No wonder anglers are willing to drive
hundreds of miles to fi sh in the dark for
a chance at a “walleye of a lifetime!”
Dennis Dauble is a retired fi shery scientist,
outdoor writer, presenter and educator who
lives in Richland, Washington. For more
stories about outdoor adventure, including
Dennis Dauble/Contributed Photo
fi sh and fi shing in area waters, see Walleye have large eyes with a light-gathering layer that
DennisDaubleBooks.com allows them to detect prey in low-light conditions.
SKI SEASON
uses a single adjective to
in less than two weeks is not an demic, her family enjoyed the
describe the 2020-21 season
easy feat,” he wrote.
ski season.
Continued from Page 1B
at Anthony Lakes.
Fletcher said that despite
“We had a lot of good powder
The resort also was able to
“Fantastic.”
the changes due to the pan-
days this year,” she said.
open its retail shop, with lim-
And after a relatively placid
ited occupancy, during March, January and early February, a
she said.
series of blizzards in the middle
That said, Judy said resort
of the latter month bombarded
offi cials are eager to return to a Anthony Lakes with snow
normal operation next winter. depths that ranked as notewor-
“The lodge is an awesome
thy even for an area renowned
amenity, and we’re looking
for its prodigious dry powder.
forward to getting that back in
In a season update posted
action,” she said.
on the resort’s web page in
mid-March, Johnson wrote that
‘Fantastic’ conditions
about 10 feet of snow fell in the
Ultimately, it’s not pandem- middle of February.
ics or lodge schedules or lift
Johnson lauded the resort’s
lines that defi ne a ski season. snow-removal crew.
It’s snow.
“Keeping nine miles of road
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