by Bob Rees | Aug 16, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
No report on the Willamette until coho start to show The remaining content is for paid members only. If you are a member, please log into the site. If you are logged in and are receiving this message your membership may have expired or may need to be repaired, please...
by Bob Rees | Aug 9, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
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by Bob Rees | Aug 2, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – Nothing to report until fall coho start. Warmwater fishing is likely good. The remaining content is for paid members only. If you are a member, please log into the site. If you are logged in and are receiving this message your...
by Bob Rees | Jul 26, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – We’ll be on Willamette River hiatus until some coho start to show in September here. The remaining content is for paid members only. If you are a member, please log into the site. If you are logged in and are receiving...
by Bob Rees | Jul 19, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – We’ll be suspending the Willamette River report until September, when coho begin to arrive. The remaining content is for paid members only. If you are a member, please log into the site. If you are logged in and are...
by Bob Rees | Jul 12, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – The spring Chinook fishery on the Willamette River is functionally over. Effort and success have slowed dramatically on the Willamette as fish move into tributaries of the Willamette. Waters are warming and fish are present in...
by Bob Rees | Jul 5, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – It appears as if the Willamette River fishery is finally fading. After several good weeks of fishing in the Portland Harbor, action is finally tapering where trollers working the St. Johns and downstream areas came up short on...
by Bob Rees | Jun 28, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – Spring Chinook fishing is still going in the St. Johns area of the lower Willamette. Catches remain consistently good for anglers trolling pro-trolls and spinners and there are reports of some guides getting fish on red label...
by Bob Rees | Jun 21, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – Lower river trollers continue to find consistent success for spring Chinook. The head of the Multnomah Channel to St. Johns is producing fair to good success with Pro-trollers taking both hatchery and wild fish on spinners. The...
by Bob Rees | Jun 14, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – Despite a downturn in effort, catches went up this week on most reaches of the Willamette River, except the Milwaukie Railroad Bridge to Willamette Falls. That said, catches aren’t explosive, but as has happened in recent...
by Bob Rees | Jun 7, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – The relatively poor season we’ve seen on the Willamette is only getting poorer. Catches for Willamette spring Chinook remain depressed, and the rivers bright spot continues to fade as mainstem Columbia flows start to drop...
by Bob Rees | May 31, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – The lower reaches of the Willamette remain the most productive for anglers, likely due to the high water that anglers are taking advantage of near St. Helens. It was a dismal week for Willamette River anglers however, with just...
by Bob Rees | May 24, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – It’s still slow going for salmon fishers on the Willamette River. Trollers and anchor anglers working the Multnomah Channel are still posting the best numbers. Anchor anglers working plugs on the outgoing tide downstream of Coon...
by Bob Rees | May 18, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – Lake Willamette is not performing like one would think for mid-May. Catches in the upper reach have gone stagnant. Sorry for those that read last week’s report, I was reading the ODF&W stats backwards. The better...
by Bob Rees | May 11, 2018 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – Great water conditions on the Willamette continue to produce mediocre results for Willamette River anglers. Oregon City anglers remain perplexed as to why they aren’t seeing better catches, because the fish are clearly...
