the run is typically over around then but still a decent shot.  It is typically best now thru end of July.  But who knows the salmon are running super late this year and maybe shad are aswell.

We typically cut through on 97 and come out at Biggs Junction since it shaves a few hours off of our trip. I was considering taking 5 to get to the Cascade Locks area but if they won’t be there I will stick to my usual route and try below the John Day. I have fished the Deschutes a couple times around Warm Springs and have done pretty well in the past.  Possible for the shad to be that far up by July or do they ever make it that far up the Deschutes?

For Steelhead. I’ve never fished for Shad until last week on the Sacramento River and that was nearly a skunk. I did catch two Largemouth bass early but nothing after that.

I’m not sure if I will have a kayak with me or not when we head up north. I just bought a used kayak this evening since I don’t have any of my kayaks down here in Ca. I will eventually add it to my family’s fleet at our place in Idaho. My plan is to start up a kayak rental with kayaks that are completely setup for fishing once I move back up there permanently. That is a story for a different thread though… I am probably going to take a day off this week and hit the American River down here and hopefully kind of figure out how to catch them before we take off for our trip in a few weeks. This is off topic for the Shad fishing but our the salmon running up the Columbia right now and if they are is the season open this year for you guys?