Any one out there fish the Columbia or Snake rivers near the Tri-Cities WA?  Any input will be helpful.

I fished the BASS western divisionals there this year.  The tournament was is May.  That river is incredable and I can't wait to get back there.  Those smallies fight like they are on steroids.

Both rivers are filled with big smallies. However I would give the Yakima River a try too. It's much smaller and gets less pressure and holds lots of pig bronzies. It's small enough to be wadeable too.

Depends on the time of year.  Right now, forget about the flats and sloughs.  You have to be right IN the channel or right NEXT to it on the drop.  Fish bridge pilings, for instance.  Look for sharp drops right into the channel.  Also, marinas can be good sometimes.

As for baits - flish plastics (tubes, grubs, spider jigs, dropshots), topwaters and rat-l-traps right now.

And in the summer, I don't have  clue where the beefy largemouth go.  I've searched for them and can only find their babies.  

Your lures and locations will change in the spring and fall.

i like fishin the rocky drop offs and bridge pilings,down around maryhill is good along the rocks.

Both rivers are filled with big smallies. However I would give the Yakima River a try too. It's much smaller and gets less pressure and holds lots of pig bronzies. It's small enough to be wadeable too.

The Yakima is great fishing in the springs.  Most of the guys in the top of the standings at the western divisionals were fishing there.  They were all running jet boats.  I would be VERY careful (actually I would not suggest it at all) running up there in a bass boat.

I would also be very careful in the Yakima. I tore up two props there last year. One while prefishing for a NW Bass tournament, and then the second during the tournament. Expensive couple of days

Both rivers are filled with big smallies. However I would give the Yakima River a try too. It's much smaller and gets less pressure and holds lots of pig bronzies. It's small enough to be wadeable too.

The Yakima is great fishing in the springs. Most of the guys in the top of the standings at the western divisionals were fishing there. They were all running jet boats. I would be VERY careful (actually I would not suggest it at all) running up there in a bass boat.

Most true, free flowing rivers are best run in a jet boat because of shallow shoals. The Yakima also runs less water below Prosser Dam than above due to an irrigation diversion. The Columbia is so big that's it not an issue, plus most of the Columbia is reservoir rather than river. The first few miles below the dams have massive current though. All of the Snake in Washington is pretty much reservoir so is thus fine in a bass boat.