Lance Fisher
Columbia River bent rods never get old
We see lots of bent rods on the Columbia River throughout the year. This shot took place recently with a crew of clients that fish with me regularly from a Portland based corporation. I’m behind my 5d Mark iii camera sporting a 16-36L series Canon lens. When fishing is good, clients regularly net fish on […]
Columbia River Fall Salmon tracking ahead of predictions
This year’s fall Chinook run was slated to go big. Nearly a million Fall Chinook were slated to come back, but it’s always good to see the actual returns line up with the forecast. Last week Columbia River fisheries managers upgraded the run by 10% to nearly 1.1 million Fall Chinook slated to return. Anyone […]
Columbia River at Astoria- fishing ahead of schedule
“Ahead of schedule” might be an under statement with good fishing having started in July. The river has been loaded with Chinooks with a while and it’s quite amazing how many Coho/Silver Salmon have made their way into the river. The official start of my Astoria Buoy 10 Salmon fishing season was Saturday, but apparently […]
Columbia River Salmon Fishing- Going on now in Astoria
I was able to get out to Astoria to fish the Columbia River the last few days and get in on some of the early Salmon fishing. According to fishery managers fall fishing doesn’t start until August 1, but I’m not so sure that date means much. Unless the Summer Chinook run is 10x’s bigger […]
Warm water and fall fishing on the Columbia River
The good news is that none of these closures have anything to do with our Fall Salmon fishery that is just around the corner. The first I heard of emergency action in the region was a call from FM News 101.1, KXL looking for comment on the just imposed closures. I scrambled, heart racing, to read […]
Columbia River Fishing- Great months ahead
The fishing on the Columbia River is providing anglers with a great opportunity for success right now. There are lots of Salmon and Steelhead moving through the river below Bonneville Dam right now, plus the opportunity to keep non clipped Summer Chinook Salmon as they make their way east. Bonneville Dam Salmon With the ability […]
Good year to be Charter fishing at Winchester Bay
I don’t know that I had ever experienced consistent, world-class, ocean King fishing until fishing the Ocean waters off the Umpqua River. I’ve had good chinook fishing in the ocean around Tillamook and even occasionally off the mouth of the Columbia River, but nothing like the charter fishing I get to experience at Winchester Bay. […]
Klickitat River Fall Chinook- A guide’s paradise
The last two years at the mouth of the Klickitat River have been quite amazing. Characterized by doubles, triples, beautiful weather and lots of happy customers, the Klickitat has quickly turned into one of my most popular fisheries. The Klickitat can be broken down into two sections. The river flows out of Mt. Adams and […]
Columbia River Buoy 10 Double with Guide, Lance Fisher
In my previous post, this same crew and just finished up their limit of Columbia River Salmon. As I was looking through my videos I noticed another video of the same trip that shows how getting your limit in 3 hours can actually happen as the boys are hooked up with a double in an area known as Blind Channel […]
Columbia River Buoy 10- Final Fish
The Columbia River at Buoy 10 is known for really good fishing. Folks from all over the country come to hang out with me during a month that 1.5 million and 2 million Salmon decide that they’re going home. Buoy 10 is known to be quite the crowd spectacle, but I regularly tell people that it’s not […]