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By Ian Carter The expected heavy rains for the weekend put us on a wait and see approach for most river levels and fishability for the foreseeable future. The Kalama is looking better, while the Lewis is loaded with reluctant Coho and the Cowlitz is looking good. REMINDER, please verify the regulations before fishing any…
Portland/Metro Fishing Report – With Willamette coho all but “passed” over Willamette Falls, metro anglers will be on a fishing hiatus until winter steelhead start to show around mid-December. There remains some catch and release fisheries for coho still, but most anglers are headed to their happy hunting grounds or Barco loungers for the remaining months…
Portland/Metro Fishing Report – With most of the hatchery coho now in their natal rivers, mainstem opportunity for hatchery coho (Chinook remains closed) is gone. It’s best to target salmon in the tributaries and crab in the estuary. It’s just time for the Columbia to go into fall and winter hibernation. It’s much the same with…
The Lewis is still fishing well and the Cowlitz is looking more promising by the day. If you don’t have any fluorescent pink Brads wigglers make sure you add them to your shopping list, deadly for coho right now. REMINDER, please verify the regulations before fishing any body of water BEST BET – Lots of opportunities…
Portland/Metro Fishing Report – There were some coho caught out of Chinook landing recently. Creel checks indicate some fair catch rates for what has been a dismal coho showing on the mainstem. Those fish seemed to have disappeared however, maybe an omen for the upcoming rainfall. The mainstem Columbia is effectively done for salmon for the season,…
By Bill Monroe When the rod tip wiggles do you get the tickles? But alas! No drug-from-the-tug since Chinook fishing closed and coho crashed? All that boat and nowhere to launch? Go fish. Not out for trout or look for Chinook. Who gives a hoot for an old fall boot? Tickle, tug and drug are…
Portland/Metro Fishing Report – With Chinook fishing closed, anglers are having a hard time getting motivated to target coho on the mainstem Columbia. There are fish available, but success rates have been slow river-wide for coho salmon. The mouths of the tributaries, particularly on the Washington side, are the best bet. Upper Willamette River anglers are catching…
Portland/Metro Fishing Report – With the closure of the mainstem Columbia for Chinook, and the reluctance of what may or may not be a fair return of coho, anglers will be looking elsewhere in the Willamette Valley to satiate their salmon desires. The fact of the matter is, for the “harvest season,” there doesn’t seem to be…
Photo above: Pro guide Rob Gerlitz (503-812-4950) with his crew of happy salmon anglers from September 26th fishing out of Garibaldi. The crew trolled at the 300-foot line scoring excellent results for the non-mark select fishery closing after September 30th. Portland/Metro Fishing Report – Coho are starting to stream past Willamette Falls and the fishery upstream is sounding off….
This week’s Oregon fishing report covering Oregon and SW Washington – Trollers still interested in fall Chinook are looking to the Columbia River Gorge as a strong option. Photo above, from Darryl Huff with a 16-pound hatchery steelhead Portland/Metro Fishing Report Trollers still interested in fall Chinook are looking to the Columbia River Gorge as…
Photo above: Mark Miller (AKA “Padre”) with just another magical fall Chinook from Nehalem Bay. Padre exudes reverence and deserves every fish he catches. This one was taken on Saturday, September 10th, while fishing with pro guide Chris Vertopoulos (503-349-1377) Portland/Metro Fishing Report – With anglers now back on the mainstem Columbia for fall Chinook, excitement and opportunity…
Portland/Metro Fishing Report – With the mainstem still restricted to all fishing downstream of Bonneville Dam, effort is high upstream of Bonneville, where action for Chinook remains excellent with coho just now starting to come on. A rare opportunity for catch and keep sturgeon fishing starts on Saturday, from the Wauna Powerlines (near Westport, OR) upstream to…