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Fall Salmon Are on the Run

Happy young man with his Astoria Coho Salmon

It’s mid-September and fall salmon are on the run. With fishing opportunities at the coast and the upper Columbia River, we expect to be fishing for salmon through Thanksgiving. September often offers some beautiful weather, and the salmon are biting. It’s a great time to get out on the water.  Upper Columbia River Chinook The […]

Klickitat River Salmon- Still Going On

klickitat river salmon

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 […]

Klickitat River Salmon Rendevous

A Spectacular Klickitat River Salmon Season Right Around the Corner. A brilliant start to the Columbia River Fall Salmon season has me giddy about the possibilities for the next month.  This weekend marks the start to my month long stay on the Klickitat River fishing for Salmon and I can hardly wait to get the […]

The end of Buoy 10. Next up….Klickitat River Salmon Fishing

The end of Bouy 10. Next up…Klickitat River Salmon Fishing Buoy 10 stands as a sign of good things to come for Klickitat River Salmon fishing What a great year in Astoria fishing for Salmon.  Lots and lots of Salmon made their way through the area known as Buoy 10 and it was great ending […]