North Coast Fishing Report – It’s just a bit past peak spring chinook season on the north coast. Anglers are out in earnest as Chinook are slow to migrate upstream in the current low water…
Columbia River fishing report – Nothing much has changed on the mainstem Columbia. Passage numbers at Bonneville remain at around 2000 Chinook a day and catch rates have slightly improved in the Columbia River Gorge….
Willamette Valley Fishing Report – Columbia River salmon anglers continue to be the beneficiaries of a larger than predicted spring salmon run. Department officials ok’d an additional fin-clipped Chinook in the daily bag limit so…
Golden Stones are on the wane on the lower Deschutes with perhaps another week during which trout will readily take imitations. Often they response continues even after the bugs have gone. On the middle river,…
The spring all-depth halibut fishery off central Oregon is scheduled to be open June 11-13 and June 25-27 with a second, summer season scheduled to begin in August. Fishing was good over the opener near…
Low clear conditions and higher than normal water temperatures on the Clackamas River are not a great combination for fishing. Of note is the 1,000 springers which has shown up in the trap at the…
Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7, will be Oregon’s Free Fishing Weekend for 2015. No licenses or tags are required to pursue any fish, bivalve, shrimp or carb critters. Expect to see a some…
Rare Rogue Wilderness Area trails to open: Fake Willy: Why This Whale Will Fail Portland Orvis Carpocalypse Poach Fish, Get Caught, Keep Your License ODFW Photo contest Free Fishing Weekend events around the Willamette Valley Free Fishing Weekend events around Oregon’s north coast
North Coast Fishing Report – The springers are in. For about a week now, spring Chinook fishing has been consistent but far from explosive. Late last week, the upper bay produced fair catches throughout the…
Columbia River Fishing Report – With salmon still on the table, and an additional opportunity for boat anglers above Beacon Rock, things continue to look up for Columbia River anglers. Let’s start with the most…
Pikeminnow Bounty Increased for 2015! Details here: Free Fishing Weekend events in Southern Oregon: *Fishing events Bull Shoals Reservoir Produces Another Giant Striper: *Giant striper Deschutes Whitehorse Rapids the wrong way (Advisory – this is a dangerous run!): Here ‘Saw this on the local news, laughed, but hope it works. Fake Willy: *Fake Willy Or…
Central & Eastern – Despite naysayers claiming the Big Bug hatch is over on te Deschutes, a report earlier this week indicated stone fly nymphs remain active and redsides are responding in kind. Salmon Flies,…