by Bob Rees | Oct 18, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – It’s been a back to fall normal on the Clackamas, with low, clear water hampering success for most anglers. Effort has shifted to the upper reaches of the Clackamas, which aren’t easy for most anglers to access. Fish...
by Bob Rees | Oct 11, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – Rain last week predictably inspired coho to start on the bite. Of course the river has now receded and fish have moved upstream. Although there is a lot of public access to the upper Clackamas, coho often concentrate in select...
by Bob Rees | Oct 4, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Reports – The Clackamas has coho spread throughout reports manager Robert Campbell from Fishermen’s Marine and Outdoor in Oregon City. Robert stated spinner casters working Clackamette Park (at the mouth) are taking fish daily both...
by Bob Rees | Sep 27, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – Effort for coho remains robust in the lower reaches of the Clackamas River. The old bowling alley hole and down to the mouth is inundated with spinner and bait casters and even fly fishers are working the lower reaches. Catches...
by Bob Rees | Sep 20, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – Pressure continues to escalate on the lower Clackamas as anxious coho anglers head to this home water for peak fall coho fishing. Catches remain somewhat subdued, but that is to be expected with often lock-jawed fresh water coho...
by Bob Rees | Sep 13, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Sandy River Fishing Report – Pro guide Jeff Stoeger (503- 704-7920) reports, “This week we finally saw our first good rains. The forecast is more rain and should bring up the river over the next couple of days. We are not going to see huge amounts of rain,...
by Bob Rees | Sep 6, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – It’s still early for catchable numbers of coho, but anglers are trying their hand at the Bowling Alley Hole on the lower Clackamas. Most effort goes unanswered, but hatchery fish should start to show in better numbers into...
by Bob Rees | Aug 30, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – It’s still early for Clackamas River coho but water temperatures in both the Willamette and Clackamas have cooled considerably, allowing for migration to get underway. Clackamas and Sandy River coho start showing in numbers...
by Bob Rees | Aug 23, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – Much the same on the Clackamas River, rafters and swimmers have inundated the river, making for challenging conditions for anglers to target summer steelhead. Effort continues to wane, but fish remain available and may get more...
by Bob Rees | Aug 16, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – From the ODF&W web site: Flows and temperatures have improved slightly on the Clackamas after several days of cooler temperatures. The flows are still too low for boats at this point so the few anglers working the river for...
by Bob Rees | Aug 9, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – From the ODF&W recreational report: CLACKAMAS RIVER: winter steelhead, spring Chinook Flows and temperatures have improved slightly on the Clackamas after several days of cooler temperatures. The flows are still too low for...
by Bob Rees | Aug 2, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – Summer steelhead remain the best option as few spring Chinook are making it back to the hatchery. There is some worry that the hatchery won’t make broodstock this year. Wild fish numbers are ok, around 1,600 fish so far at...
by Bob Rees | Jul 26, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Reports – Same story, different day here. Summer steelhead are high in the system, and not that interested in biting past sun-up on this system. The hot weather has the rafter hatch on so you’re out of luck come 10 o’clock....
by Bob Rees | Jul 19, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – Not much has changed in the Clackamas River, except that flows are getting lower and warmer, only exacerbating the flotilla of beer drinking, trash talking tubers and sunbathers. That doesn’t do much for fishing, especially in the...
by Bob Rees | Jul 12, 2018 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Sandy River Fishing Report – Pro guide Jeff Stoeger of O2BFISHN (503-704-7920) reports, “This week’s report is that the Sandy has started it’s glacial melt and the river is off color with about a foot and half visibility. The river is running between...
