2026 Columbia River Salmon Fishing Forecast – Spring and Summer
December 8th, 2025: In the first of many forecasts to come over the next couple months, the 2026 Columbia River Spring and Summer Salmon preseason forecast has been released. The preliminary numbers for the 2026 Columbia River Spring Chinook run are looking better than the 2025 forecast, bumping up to around 222,000 fish expected. Most […]
Give the Gift of Time Together
The holiday season has arrived and for many of us that includes exchanging gifts as we celebrate with friends and family. Shopping for and giving gifts may seem a bit trickier right now, but Lance Fisher Fishing can make it easier. Give the gift of a guided fishing experience! It doesn’t matter if the recipient […]
Best Late Fall Portland Area Fishing
Fall certainly arrived in the Portland/Vancouver area. While we’ve had some good rain showers, we’ve also had some blue skies and some great times on the water. Late Fall Portland area fishing is going strong, with our sturgeon season already underway and another month of salmon fishing to look forward to. Portland Area Salmon By […]
Columbia River Fall Fishing
We’re currently fishing for Chinook and/or Coho salmon on the Columbia River and its tributaries. There are fish throughout the system, giving us guided fishing trip options for anglers of all ages and abilities. We’ve had some great days on the water and we’re not done yet. Fall options include Astoria, the Portland/Vancouver area, and […]
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 […]
Lewis River Winter Steelhead
Spring may be right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean that we’re done fishing for winter steelhead in Oregon and SW Washington. The Lewis River is only about 30 minutes out of Portland, making it a great option for anyone in the Portland Metro area. And if you are thinking about coming in from […]
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 […]
Columbia River Spring Chinook Update
ODFW has just announced the closing of Spring Chinook fishing on the Columbia River. The original season was extended twice before being closed on May 31st, and we’re always appreciative of more water to fish. We’ll continue to fish for Chinook on the Willamette River, which offers some of the best Springer fishing in the […]