Columbia River Summer Steelhead Fishing
June and July are prime time for Columbia River Summer Steelhead fishing in the Portland/Vancouver area. Fish started showing up as usual at the end of May, and this past week we’ve seen a significant increase in steelhead moving through the system. To add to the catch, we also have a Sockeye Salmon season this […]
2026 Columbia River Summer and Fall Salmon Seasons Set
The 2026 Columbia River Summer/Fall Salmon and Steelhead seasons have been set. This is a joint effort between ODFW and WDFW which takes some coordination each year. Based on this year’s forecast, we have a summer salmon/steelhead season, an uninterrupted Buoy 10 season, and months of Columbia River salmon fishing opportunities. We’ve been waiting for […]
NW Steelhead
The 2026 winter steelhead season is just getting started and we’re excited to see what it brings to the multiple rivers and locations that we fish. It’s still early in the season, but some we’ve already brought some nice fish to the boat. We had some nice rain systems that brought a lot of water […]
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 […]
Tillamook Winter Steelhead
Tillamook Steelhead Winter Steelhead fishing in Tillamook provides some incredible days of fishing. The Steelhead are mere miles out of the ocean, and with several rivers to choose from, it’s a great place to fish. This time of year I’m always keeping an eye on the river levels and while we fish in all sorts […]
Winter Steelhead Fishing- Yes it’s time for another year
Small rivers and the opportunity to fish them for steelhead is one of my favorite things. They fight hard of course and not everyone can catch them. It makes it all interesting, challenging and even rewarding. Last year’s early run was nothing to write home about, but the late run offered up some pretty incredible […]
Wilson River Steelhead Fishing- January 27, 2013
Success while Wilson River Steelhead Fishing This past few days, a combination of river levels and the time of year is starting to make for some pretty decent steelhead fishing on the Wilson River. The low pressure moved in on Friday and dropped a little precipitation. The graph didn’t show the river doing much of […]
Cold and Clear, No Problem
These past couple weeks have been rather trying as we’re in between the arrival of some of the early run fish and the big return of Native Broodstock and Native Steelhead that February and March is so famous for. Many just quite fishing, but we actually enjoyed some pretty decent fishing on the South Fork […]
Christmas Time Steelhead
I’ve been doing some Christmas time steelhead fishing the last couple days. I guess you could say it was time to shake the cobwebs a bit. Typically I take a couple weeks off after a marathon year of incredible fishing. You know a guy has to rest every now and then, but not very long […]