Buzz Ramsey took this spring chinook recently by plunking below Bonneville Dam. Photo courtesy Buzz Ramsey Columbia springers closed, not likely to reopen anytime soon. A few spring chinook showing…
Guide Bill Monroe Jr with a Columbia River springer-photo by Buzz Ramsey Columbia River Spring Chinook looking up just in time, tributary steelhead finishing up, trout and warmwater fisheries doing…
Springers ticking up-slowly, steelhead peaking–sort of-and trout fishing still very good. Sturgeon retention to open May 10. Vancouver Metro Area Springer fishing in the Columbia is starting to pick up, and catch rates, while still very low, are getting better. Lower Columbia bank anglers are getting a surprising number of bright steelhead from the beaches….
Springers trickling into lower Columbia, steelhead still slow to nonexistent. Trout bites solid in local Lowland Lakes. Vancouver Metro Area A few Columbia River spring Chinook have been caught this week, mostly from Cathlamet down, but with success rates hovering near one percent fishing is still very slow. Steelhead fishing is slow to non-existent, although…
Bill Monroe Jr and a friend with a springer from 2020 Springers still tough in Columbia, while steelhead runs start to peak. Trout and panfish picking up. Vancouver Metro…
Guide Bill Monroe Jr and a friend with a Columbia River springer from last year Springers still slow, while river conditions hampered steelheading. Heavy trout stockings last week boosted the…
Bill Monroe with a Columbia River spring Chinook from last year-Photo Bill Monroe Jr Springer season set, steelhead improving, while local rivers recover from high water Vancouver Metro Area The…
Covd-19 Update—With the Covid-19 virus spiking in Washington State, anglers are reminded to please fish only with members of their own household, avoid crowded areas, and use social distancing and…
Vancouver Metro Area Steelheading is picking up in some tributaries, but low, cold water could affect the bite, especially in the smaller tribs. Trout stockings continue to boost fishing in the local lowland lakes, and kokanee anglers continue to do well. There is a winter advisory in effect for this week and into the weekend,…
Covd-19 Update—With the Covid-19 virus spiking in Washington State, anglers are reminded to please fish only with members of their own household, avoid crowded areas, and use social distancing and…
Winter Steelhead Action Still Sparse, Anglers Pursuing Spring Chinook Willamette Valley/Metro – Between the Willamette coming into fishable shape, and a strong desire to catch a January spring Chinook, a few anglers have been out in pursuit of Willamette River spring Chinook. The “Sultan of Sellwood,” coined by Oregonian’s outdoor writer Bill Monroe, has 3…
Covd-19 Update—With the Covid-19 virus spiking in Washington State, anglers are reminded to please fish only with members of their own household, avoid crowded areas, and use social distancing and…