Coho Winding Down, Winter Steelhead Still Weeks Away Clackamas River Fishing Report – The Clackamas remains high and colored, which makes for great migration conditions for late-returning coho that should be in the system. With most of the hatchery coho banging down the doors at the Eagle Creek Hatchery, anglers aren’t very motivated for catch…
Coho Still Present; Clackamas Clocks First Steelhead Clackamas River Fishing Report – Much to my surprise, a few hatchery coho were reported in the Clackamas this week. Traditionally, almost all of the hatchery coho are awaiting processing at the hatchery facility by this time, with very few fresh hatchery fish available. The hatchery continues to…
Sandy and Clack See Good Returns of Coho, Now the Wild Ones Show Clackamas River Fishing Report – With river conditions still in good shape for Clackamas River anglers, coho continue to be an item for this popular metro fishery. Effort isn’t explosive as most anglers (including us here at TGF) didn’t anticipate a robust…
Sandy Running Off-color, Wild Coho Plentiful Clackamas River Fishing Report – The Clackamas is in ideal shape for coho fishing but all the hatchery fish are already in the system are returning to the hatchery facility, largely out of reach for anglers seeking a consumptive opportunity. Of course Eagle Creek remains open for fishing, but…
Coho Running in the Sandy and Clack, Anglers in Hot Pursuit Clackamas River Fishing Report – The Clackamas is in ideal shape right now, after a nice mid-October rain freshet has drawn interested coho into Eagle Creek, where they now await their fate at the federal fish hatchery. The river has just now come down…
Clackamas and Sandy Coho Ready For Rain Clackamas River Fishing Report – The Clackamas should be well seeded with hatchery coho right now. Although just about 150 coho are staged just outside of the Eagle Creek Hatchery, more are certainly waiting for the opportunity to head up Eagle Creek to their final destination. The hatchery…
Metro Rivers Have Returning Coho, Clackamas Inundated with Wild Fish Clackamas River Fishing Report – Reports from the Clackamas are sure encouraging for the return of wild coho. PGE has their finger on the pulse of the river and projects a much larger return of wild coho that managers had first anticipated. That speculation is…
Coho Entering Metro Rivers, Conditions Are Good for Harvest Clackamas River Fishing Report – The Clackamas couldn’t have picked a better time to be on the rise and since the river didn’t bump up too high, fish should be moving upriver at a steady pace, versus bolting up and out of reach of lower river…
Clackamas and Sandy River Coho Start to Show Clackamas River Fishing Report – It’s time for Clackamas River coho to show, and although it’s predictably spotty fishing, there has been some fair activity from anglers working the lower Clackamas. Jason from Fisherman’s Marine and Outdoors in Oregon City reported some good action from the Bowling…
Clackamas River Fishing Report – Coho are starting to show in the lower reaches of the Clackamas River. Spinner casters are working the lower reaches of the river, but most anglers, at least those that have any sense about them, are paying more attention to the fires then they are about sportfishing right now. As…
Clackamas River Fishing Report – Although coho are still coming into the Clackamas system, most of them are wild, requiring release. That doesn’t mean there isn’t good sport for catching them, but most are opting for catch and keep opportunities in Eagle Creek or in the reach upstream of Barton Park. Early morning casters are…
Clackamas River Fishing Report – The Clackamas is still in peak fishing for coho right now although a strong push of fish have made it back to the Eagle Creek hatchery at this time. There’s still a sizable number yet to return, but given the bump in water height, it’s likely to happen this weekend:…
Clackamas River Fishing Report – The Clackamas remains low and clear, but anglers are showing up in greater numbers, anticipating a fair return of coho in the coming weeks. Low water has kept fish from moving fast so fish are well distributed throughout the Clackamas, downstream of Eagle Creek. Eagle Creek itself is an option,…
Clackamas River Fishing Report – A few more reports of Clackamas River coho are coming in as the run is just now getting underway. With the last rain freshet and hopefully another on the way, early run fish should be available in catchable numbers but anglers will still have to work hard to find success.…
Clackamas River Fishing Report – Robert Campbell of Fishermen’s Marine and Outdoor in Oregon City reports, “There are a few coho showing up on the lower Clackamas and at the mouth as well. Anglers are catching them on #4 Blue Fox spinners in chartreuse, blue or purple bodies. As is commonly the case, we start…
