by Bob Rees | Dec 28, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Following the wintery blast, temperatures warmed and coupled with a good batch of rain, caused metro rivers to rise and become out of reach for most steelheaders. Action wasn’t great anyway, as most of the metro steelhead stocks have switched...
by Bob Rees | Dec 21, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – With little to fish for on the mainstem Columbia and Willamette Rivers, anglers are biding their time for more abundant winter steelhead runs, and a reasonable chance at a spring Chinook, which won’t come for at least another 2 months. The...
by Bob Rees | Dec 14, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Fishery biologists came out with the 2018 spring Chinook forecast last week, and although far from the previous highs of the early 2000’s, it’s a respectable 166,700. That is about 51,000 more returning adults then what actually returned in...
by Bob Rees | Dec 7, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – There remains no activity on the lower Columbia River. The Willamette River is still harboring sturgeon, and in good numbers. Few still pursue them however, despite the good action and quality size. We’ve become a keeper society. We hope to...
by Bob Rees | Nov 30, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Although the Columbia is done for the season, the Willamette is yielding good catches of sturgeon for this interested in this great catch and release fishery. Sturgeon to 5 foot are not uncommon, but the action is good throughout the Portland...
by Bob Rees | Nov 23, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – With the Columbia all done for the year, the Willamette high and muddy, with a chance for a sturgeon, and the Sandy and Clackamas Rivers too high, we’re getting off pretty easy this week here at The Guide’s Forecast. Moreover,...
by Bob Rees | Nov 16, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – There are no options on the Columbia River, you won’t see any quality reports in this section until mid-February at the earliest for the Columbia River section. Hatchery coho options are next to nil on the Sandy and Clackamas Rivers....
by Bob Rees | Nov 9, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
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by Bob Rees | Nov 2, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – With salmon and sturgeon fisheries on the mainstem really winding down, Columbia River anglers will be hard-pressed to find excitement until late March, when the season’s first spring Chinook should start to arrive in abundance. Until...
by Bob Rees | Oct 26, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – With the Chinook fishery over on the mainstem Columbia, the recent catch and keep sturgeon fishing opportunity swiped all the recent attention. Following poor catch rates last Saturday, fishery managers opted to give anglers another day of...
by Bob Rees | Oct 19, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Chinook and coho counts at Bonneville have dropped below 500 fish per day. That said, persistent anglers are still catching both species on Pro Trolls and spinners from Bonneville to Longview. One recent participant stated the bite is over...
by Bob Rees | Oct 12, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Columbia River anglers must be highly motivated to pursue salmon downstream of Bonneville Dam. Although the Chinook run is largely over, persistent anglers are consistently catching coho downstream of Rooter Rock. Pro Trolls with spinners...
by Bob Rees | Oct 5, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – With passage at Bonneville fading, success rates for Chinook downstream of Bonneville is as well. Pro trollers are still posting the best numbers, using spinners or Brad’s Super Baits behind them. There isn’t much time before this...
by Bob Rees | Sep 28, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Chinook passage at Bonneville is starting to slip, and so is consistency in the below Bonneville troll fishery. Catch rates remain good enough to justify effort however, persistent anglers are still taking 2-fish limits of Chinook with some...
by Bob Rees | Sep 21, 2017 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – With declining dam counts, come declining success rates. Chinook counts at Bonneville have consistently dipped below 10,000 fish a day, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t catchable numbers of fish around. Trollers working Pro...
