Later on in in May we hooked up with David again to fish on the Clackamas River. Again there are a number of fishermen that fish from the banks but a jet sled boat is the ultimate way to go. Prop driven boats are not recommended as many of the water passages are very shallow. We went to a location on the Clackamas where the water current was fast on one side of the boat and slower on the other side. Because of this we would use different weights for back bouncing our eggs depending on which side of the boat you were on.
Many people also use divers to get their bait down to the fish.
When we arrived we were not the first to get there. There was another guide boat and bank anglers there waiting for the pitch blackness to lift so they could cast their lines. James Acock fished with Dave Johnson and I this trip and at first light we made our initial pass through the first hole. Our next pass through the hole and I hooked into a big 24 pound Springer who laid on the bottom in the heavy current. Not bad, three fish in only 45 minutes.