by Bob Rees | Jul 12, 2018 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – With the Columbia River steelhead run peaking right now, anglers working the mainstem are finding only mediocre success. A better set of tides are coming this weekend however, action for bank anglers should improve and the gorge should be...
by Bob Rees | Jul 5, 2018 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report
Willamette Valley/Metro – Although the mainstem Columbia closed a bit early for summer Chinook, catches weren’t impressive as the run size has been downgraded reflecting the continued downward trend for Chinook fisheries west coast wide. Hopefully, the fall run...
by Bob Rees | Jul 5, 2018 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, Soapbox Update
Seven Fish, Five Fish, Four Fish, More Fish. Where Do We Go From Here? Not even one year ago, the bag limit for rockfish was seven fish. Today, it’s four. As we experience a downturn in our salmon and steelhead stocks, bottomfishing is only becoming more popular....
by Bob Rees | Jun 28, 2018 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Catches of Willamette River spring Chinook continue to impress anglers down about the overall basin’s return. Trollers working the head of the Multnomah Channel are still taking salmon with some regularity using Pro-trolls with small 3.5...
by Bob Rees | Jun 21, 2018 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Although spring Chinook fishing on the mainstem Columbia closed on the 15th, the summer Chinook season starts on June 22nd, and water conditions are looking favorable for a fair run through the 4th of July. Passage numbers at Bonneville are...
by Bob Rees | Jun 21, 2018 | Free Reports, Soapbox Update
Besides walking Capitol Hill on the legislation on sea lion predation on our Northwest stocks of salmon and steelhead, myself (Bob Rees) representing the Association of Northwest Steelheaders, and two representatives from the NW Guides and Anglers Association chatted...
by Bob Rees | Jun 14, 2018 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Catches of spring Chinook have often improved on the Willamette during the middle of June in recent years. Anglers have been looking forward to this time frame and early reports are indicating that fresh fish are moving through the system...
by Bob Rees | Jun 14, 2018 | Events, Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, Soapbox Update
Do you want the good news, or the bad news? OK, bad news first. How would you feel about DRASTIC AND DRACONIAN CUTS to hatchery production for spring Chinook, summer steelhead and rainbow trout in the Willamette River and Willamette Valley, courtesy of the US Army...
by Bob Rees | Jun 9, 2018 | Free Reports, Links, Oregon Fishing Report
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by Bob Rees | Jun 7, 2018 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Fishing on the Willamette and Columbia remains challenging, and the Columbia is slated to close on June 6th, but managers met on Tuesday to discuss more options. Managers extended the season through the 15th of June, full details are...
by Bob Rees | Jun 7, 2018 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, Soapbox Update
World’s Oceans Day is Tomorrow, Let’s Honor Our Greatest Resource It’s always a mixed bag of emotions when I fly east to Washington DC. I’m headed east to talk about a range of fishery related issues I work on, on behalf of the Association of Northwest Steelheaders...
by Bob Rees | May 31, 2018 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Portland area action is fading, with the Willamette remaining high and the Columbia experiencing extreme snowmelt as well. Options opened up last Friday however, with the re-opening of the Columbia River salmon season and steelhead available...
by Bob Rees | May 24, 2018 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, Soapbox Update
KastKing Rods are HERE! When you launch a new product, you want to make sure it launches TIGHT! Well, you’ve been asking for weeks, and the new KastKing Krome series has now arrived and ready for purchase! These are the same salmon and steelhead rods that you...
by Bob Rees | May 24, 2018 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – With continued high water in the Willamette, interest and success have continued to wane, at least in the middle and upper reaches of the river downstream of Willamette Falls. The Multnomah Channel continues to churn out the best catches,...
by Bob Rees | May 17, 2018 | Free Reports, Soapbox Update
Baby Salmon Aren’t the Only Species Migrating West After 20+ years on the Oregon Coast, a depleted stock of sturgeon that contributed to the loss of a huge component of my guide business and an opportunity to work for the Association of Northwest Steelheaders, I find...
