Oregon Fishing
Oregon Fishing- A guide to news, reports and information for Salmon, steelhead and sturgeon fishing for Oregon rivers and ocean.
Monster Fish of Summer: Astoria Sturgeon Fishing
The recent warm weather makes it feel like summertime already and has me itching to get out on the Columbia River in Astoria to chase our local monster fish – Sturgeon. While the Pacific Northwest offers year-round Sturgeon fishing on both the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, nothing can compare to the experience of fishing for […]
Astoria Summer Fishing – Options Galore!
As the daily temps begins to rise and we start to see more sun than rain in the Pacific Northwest, I can’t help but think of the plethora of fishing options Astoria offers all summer long. Salmon, sturgeon, and bottom fish are available in Astoria, and sometimes multiple species on the same day. We’ll start […]
Portland Springers Are Here!
The flowering cherry trees that line Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park are in full bloom. To many, that is a sign that spring has come to Portland. The Spring Chinook Salmon, known as Springers, are arriving as well. These local favorites are stunning, in color, texture, and taste. If you’re looking to fire up the […]
Astoria Ocean Salmon Season Proposed
The 2026 Astoria Ocean Salmon Season details are still in the works and will be announced shortly. The Pacific Fishery Management Council is working with three proposed alternatives for the ocean seasons, which include Astoria. All three proposals have retention for both Chinook and hatchery Coho from late June into September. Opening day for Astoria […]
Buoy 10 Fishing Forecast
This is the time of year when 2026 Buoy 10 Salmon and ocean abundance numbers for Astoria begin to get tossed around in the Buoy 10 forecast. While numbers aren’t official, I’m hearing some good things for this year’s possibilities. More numbers and information will be coming soon, but let’s start off with the 2025 […]
It’s Time for Tillamook Steelhead!
Bright chrome fish, straight from the ocean…what could be better this time of year? Not much, and it looks like the winter steelhead run is off to a good start in Tillamook. The fish we have seen so far are bigger and brighter than last year’s fish. And the fishing has been incredible. Like we’re […]
Buoy 10 Salmon Fishing Continues
Buoy 10 Update August 7th, 2023 – Chinook retention reopens tomorrow, September 8th, at the Buoy 10 fishery, and it’s not just open. It’s wide open! For the rest of the Buoy 10 season on the Columbia River, we can retain both hatchery and native Chinook as well as hatchery Coho salmon. We currently have […]
Astoria Ocean Salmon Season Opener
Astoria Ocean Salmon Fishing We took Legion’s Mercy out for the opening weekend of the 2023 Astoria ocean salmon season and had a blast! Everyone had their chinook in the ice box by 7:30 am and then we went hunting for coho. We’re expecting to have some pretty incredible fishing through July and then we […]
Newport Ocean Halibut Fishing
Update: 2 Halibut Daily Limit Begins June 12th That’s right! It’s normally a 1 halibut daily bag limit, but beginning on June 12th, that will bump up to a 2 fish limit. We don’t guarantee limits, but we always do our best to put our customers on fish. 2023 Newport Halibut Fishing Right now we’re […]
Introducing Legion’s Mercy
The past few weeks we’ve had some amazing fishing out of Astoria. I haven’t seen early ocean fishing like this for awhile – a flat ocean, beautiful weather, and mostly limits of salmon make for a perfect day on the water. But we decided to throw in something new while we’re out on the ocean […]