Willamette Valley/Metro – With Chinook season closed down in the Portland/Metro area, the primary focus for urban anglers will be coho, which are starting to show up in better numbers as the season progresses. Coho on the mainstem Columbia will also soon be a good option, especially if the numbers materialize as predicted. The Sandy…
North Coast Fishing Report â With lots of options on the table, north coast anglers have a bevy of fisheries to choose from. Ocean salmon, coastal fall Chinook, halibut, albacore and good crabbing are all at our doorstep. Starting with the ocean âany 2 salmonâ fishery, I must say, itâs a bit surprising action isnât…
Weekend cancellations have me scrambling to fill seats, it’s a FIRE SALE! Pro guide Bob Rees (503-812-9036) has open seats on Saturday and Sunday: 1 seat open on Saturday, September 7th… $175.00 4 seats open on Sunday, September 8th,…$175.00/person or if you book all 4 seats, $150.00/person. 6 seats open on Wednesday, September 11th…$175.00/person or…
Willamette Valley/Metro – With the looming September 8th closure from Warrior Rock to Bonneville Dam, anglers are hoping for a strong finish to an abrupt season. This reach of river is full of Chinook, but has often times been volatile so fishing is on one day, a miss the next. That has been the case…
Willamette Valley/Metro – The mainstem Columbia is not a fair option for fall Chinook. Trollers working Davis Bar and downstream areas are taking a few fall Chinook using Pro Trolls and spinners or bait. Anchor fishers are finding a few fish as well. Coho are starting to show at the mouth of the Sandy River,…
This weekend is the perfect time to take a friend or family member fishing. It’s Free Fishing Weekend, Aug. 17-18, which means they won’t need a license, tag or endorsement to fish, crab or clam anywhere in Oregon (that’s open to fishing, crabbing or clamming). Willamette Valley/Metro – Reliable reports are coming from the mainstem…
Willamette Valley/Metro – With the mainstem Columbia now open for fall Chinook, most metro anglers are flocking to the coast for fishing opportunity that we haven’t seen in quite some time. The river is now open by Portland but even with rumors of fish being taken around Longview recently, anglers remain focused on estuary fisheries…
Willamette Valley/Metro – With the Willamette largely a warm water fishery now, effort is light for salmon and sturgeon. It’ll be that way for quite some time. The Columbia River opened back up for Chinook salmon on August 1st and like the summer steelhead fishery that has been underway for a while now, will continue…
Willamette Valley/Metro – Traditionally, summer steelhead anglers are creel deep in success on the Columbia River, but a depressed return this year has limited angler’s ability to bring home a prize. Passage at Bonneville is fair but warm water conditions and far fewer fish than normal will continue to challenge anglers for the remainder of…
Willamette Valley/Metro – With metro area fisheries entering summer doldrums, anglers are looking west to coastal fisheries to satisfy their itch. Moderate temperatures however have kept trout fisheries on the table, and the Columbia River summer steelhead run is peaking for metro area anglers. The summer steelhead run is down from even last year’s dismal…
Willamette Valley/Metro – With the Willamette winding down, metro anglers will have to rely on tributary spring Chinook or summer steelhead opportunity, lake or reservoir trout or warm water species in local area lakes and rivers. With a depressed return of spring Chinook to the Clackamas and Sandy Rivers, most will focus on coastal opportunities…
Willamette Valley/Metro – We are entering the final phase of opportunity for spring Chinook on the Willamette River. Portland Harbor trollers continue to see sporadic success at the head of the Multnomah Channel. Pro Trolls with size 3.5 spinners behind them should continue to produce results through the 4th of July holiday. After that, the run…
Willamette Valley/Metro – An occasional flurry of spring Chinook activity is being reported from the Portland Harbor for trollers working spinners and Pro-Trolls during early morning and around high tide. This fishery typically produces into the July 4th holiday, with fish destined for the upper Willamette and Clackamas River systems. Expect another week of opportunity here,…
Willamette Valley/Metro – The doldrums of summer are setting in for metro area rivers. The Willamette continues to produce mediocre late-season spring Chinook fishing in the Portland Harbor and effort for salmon saw a jump at Willamette Falls as well. Counts at Willamette Falls remain depressed, not even half of what the predicted pre-season prediction has…
Willamette Valley/Metro – The Willamette River continues to produce fair-at-best results for spring Chinook, but trollers working the river downstream of the St. Johns Bridge have been doing fair recently. No matter how poorly the overall spring Chinook season has performed through the traditional peak season period (late April – May), there seems to be…
