Fishing Report: Walleye..for a change of pace...

With hearing about only poor fishing reports from salmon, to bottom fishing, to tuna, from the Oregon coast, decided to stay local and pursue some walleye, in the lower Willamette River. I am a novice at walleye fishing, have only been a few times, but have a friend who is I would say a pretty darn good walleye fisherman. We took his boat out with his two sons on Sunday, started fishing about 8:00 a.m. Over the next four hours or so, we landed eight walleye, one baby shad, a few baby yellow perch, and one very large catfish, which I caught, I was hoping for my biggest walleye ever, but still a good fight, and a nice fish, released the catfish unharmed. We were using bottom bouncers with small blades in front of a night crawler. The idea is to keep in constant contact with the bottom with the bottom of the bouncer. Holding the rod to make sure you do this is probably best, and it is very exciting when the fish hits, and you get to feel the take. All in all a very pleasant and relaxing way to spend a day fishing locally, plus no salt to clean up, no ninety minute drive home, etc.