Columbia River Wide Open for Fall Salmon Fishing
The Columbia River is reopening earlier than scheduled, with an increased daily bag limit. Salmon retention will be open for the remainder of 2020, beginning this Saturday, September 19th. That gets us out on the water 4 days earlier than scheduled! The bag limit is being increased to 2 salmon per day, 1 of which […]
The Gift of a Guided Fishing Experience
December has arrived, and many of us are on the hunt for a unique gift. Giving an experience instead of a gift is becoming more and more popular. Time spent with loved ones is priceless and can create memories that last longer than something that comes wrapped in a box. Lance Fisher Fishing offers gift […]
Columbia River Spring Chinook Forecast
In the first of many forecasts to come over the next couple months, the Columbia River Spring Chinook run forecast numbers were released. The 2014 run looks to be significantly better than 2013 and I know that’s a relief to all of us. Shortly, Willamette River numbers will be released and if the Willamette parallels the […]
Klickitat River Salmon- Still Going On
Coho, Chinook and great weather on the Klickitat. After 2 weeks fishing Tillamook Bay and tidewater I was ready for a change of scenery. So I called Mike, Joe and Russ to see if they would join me for their planned trip in Tillamook at the Mouth of the Klickitat River. I had intel that […]
Final Few Days in the Columbia River Gorge
White Salmon, Klickitat and Deschutes River Salmon fishing shines, even through the storm. This past week has continued what’s been a very special run on the Columbia River. Whether the White Salmon, Klickitat, or Deschutes, the fishing has been supberb. Last weeks storm threatened fishing and frankly, I wasn’t sure how the significant pressure changes […]
Klickitat Deschutes and White Salmon fishing continues to impress
The wake of this year’s Columbia River Salmon run has made fishing East of Bonneville very impressive. This past week we experienced similar gaudy results in what might have been the best fishing I’ve ever seen in the lower 48. Doubles, triples and more opportunities than you could count as Columbia River Salmon at the […]
Columbia River Salmon Fishing- Smashing Records in 2013
It’s a great time to be a fishing guide on the Columbia River Columbia River fisheries managers met again today and decided to lift the remaining restrictions on Columbia River sport fishermen. This years run has continued to beat all expectations and like previous meetings, fisheries managers again upgraded the run. With some 800,000 Fall […]
Columbia River Salmon Fishing- Best Run in 75 Years
The “Good Old Days” for Columbia River Salmon Fishing is Now. As many of you know, predictions don’t always turn out the way folks that make them plan. Fortunately for fisherman however, this year’s underestimation of the run means a boon for NW fisherman. Yesterday, the states of Oregon and Washington again upgraded the Columbia […]