Oregon Fishing: Summer Starts Now
May and June offer a variety of fishing opportunities. We try to run our guided fishing trips and charters where the fish are and currently that’s Astoria, Portland, and Tillamook. We’re fishing for sturgeon, salmon, steelhead, and bottom fish, which gives lots of options to choose from depending on where you live or are vacationing. Keeper […]
2019 Columbia River Summer Steelhead Season Begins
Columbia River Summer Steelhead Tomorrow, May 16th, we kick off the 2019 Columbia River Summer Steelhead Season. With a daily bag limit of 2 steelhead through June 30th, and 1 steelhead during the month of July, this has become a favorite fishery for many. Fishing the Columbia River below just Portland gives us the opportunity […]
So Many Options: 2019 Astoria Fishing Opportunities
Keeper Sturgeon The shortest fishing season in Oregon, but so worth it. The 2019 Keeper Sturgeon Season opens up on the Columbia River in Astoria next week, on May 13th. If you’re looking to take home a lot of fish, keeper sturgeon average 40-80 lbs each. That’s a work out! We’ll be out fishing each […]
May Brings Portland Fishing Opportunities
April showers caused some high, muddy rivers and kept us off the water in the Portland area for a few weeks last month. Not something that many of us would choose during Springer season and I’m sure it disappointed many. Luckily, toward the end of the month things started to improve and we were able […]
Buoy 10 Fish-Fest 2019
While we’ll have to wait a little longer before this is finalized by the individual state commissions, based on past experience, the proposed Buoy 10 Salmon season that the state of Washington released yesterday should be all the information we need to understand our upcoming opportunities on the Lower Columbia River out of Astoria. Anglers will get […]
Astoria, Ocean Salmon Season Proposed
While this isn’t official until May, experience tells us that this is very likely going to happen. The 2019 Ocean Salmon Season for Astoria has been proposed and it looks like we’re going to have very similar opportunities to the last couple of years. It’s slated to start on June 22nd for both Chinook and […]
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 […]
2019 Columbia River Keeper Sturgeon
Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife have just announced the dates for keeper sturgeon fishing on the Columbia River. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, from May 13th through June 5th, will be open for retention of white sturgeon in the Astoria Estuary. Keeper sturgeon legal catch size is 44-50” measured from the nose of the […]
Spring Break Steelhead
We’re enjoying the beginning of Spring in the Pacific Northwest. Most Oregon schools will be on spring break next week, with Washington schools out the first week of April. Getting away from the hustle and bustle of the city by heading to the coast is always a nice treat. While the kids may be begging […]
Snowpack – It’s Good for Springers!
Friday’s unexpected snow might have caused some issues for local drivers, but it packed snow on the mountain like icing on a cake. Just a month ago the Willamette Basin was at 58% of average snowpack. Thanks to the unusually cold and wet month of February, that number has jumped to 109%! While some may […]