Portland/Metro Fishing Report – Following the “dumping” of water coming from upstream impoundments of the Columbia River, more robust Chinook numbers are starting to show in the Multnomah Channel and the lower Portland Harbor. Anglers are taking fair numbers on 360° flashers and small sized 3.5 spinners with more regularity. Early mornings typically produce the best…
It’s Worlds Ocean Day, Celebrate Our Opportunity for Catch and Conservation My wife is an accomplished writer, and certainly wiser than I, so I take her words seriously when she says, “If you write it down, it can no longer own you.” I’m not so sure that’s true, when talking about what lies ahead for…
Spring Chinook Peak Season But Anglers Await Bountiful Coho Numbers North Coast Fishing Report – Since spring Chinook is always all the rage, we’ll get that out of the way…
Clack kicking out some summer steelhead, springers on the Sandy Clackamas River Fishing Report – On the Clackamas, effort remains light and although 7 spring Chinook have been reported in…
Columbia River Spill Equates to Willamette River Back-up, Springer Bite Has Improved! Willamette River Fishing Report – Creel reports indicate what we’ve been hearing from the lower Willamette in recent…
Spring Chinook Still On Tap, Estuary Sturgeon Ramping Up Columbia River Fishing Report – With the mainstem Columbia spring Chinook season still underway, anglers can’t help but put forth the…
Portland/Metro Fishing Report – Willamette River spring Chinook success took a dive this week. Tried and true guides working this fishery are packing it up, in hopes of finding greener pastures somewhere else. Sure, there’s still plenty of salmon yet to return and a June – early July fishery is still likely to produce, it’s just…
Still Peak Spring Chinook Season, Seas Finally Laying Down For Halibut North Coast Fishing Report – It’s still peak spring Chinook season on Tillamook Bay. Not many are surprised that…
Willamette River Spring Chinook Fishing is Slowing, Noticeably Willamette River Fishing Report – Willamette River anglers came away much more disappointed this week than any other for spring Chinook. Although…
Late-season Springers Slow, One More Day of Catch-and-Keep Sturgeon Columbia River Fishing Report – Despite expanded opportunity for spring Chinook on the mainstem Columbia, catch rates largely went as expected,…
Portland/Metro Fishing Report – Spring Chinook angling is holding up in the lower Willamette River. The Multnomah Channel remains the reach with the highest amount of effort and catch, but Oregon City anglers fared surprisingly well last week as well. Evenings near Willamette Falls can pay dividends this time of year. Shad fishing is getting really…
Spring Chinook Catches Still Holding Up; Oregon City Sees A Surge Willamette River Fishing Report – Spring Chinook fishing on the Willamette River is holding up for the ho-hum year…