Fisheries managers have set the ground rules for early 2025 spring chinook salmon fishing on the Columbia River.
This year’s season on the lower river (downstream from Bonneville Dam) will run through April 6, which pics up the early part of the year’s best fishing.
Fisheries managers have set the ground rules for early 2025 spring chinook salmon fishing on the Columbia River. This year’s season on the lower river (downstream from Bonneville Dam) will run through April 6, which pics up the early part of the year’s... Fishing for walleye on the Columbia River during winter can be highly productive. This January, February, and March, Marvin’s Guide Service, along with his good friend Ed Chin with All About Adventure Excursions, will be teaming up and offering winter walleye... If you are seeking a fishing guide or charter in Portland, Oregon, you may be interested in knowing what fish species are currently in season. The local rivers and streams offer a variety of species, including Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, white sturgeon, walleye, and assorted panfish.
If you are seeking a fishing guide or charter in Portland, Oregon, you may be interested in knowing what fish species are currently in season. The local rivers and streams offer a variety of species, including Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, white sturgeon, walleye, and... Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is offering a free fishing weekend on June 1–2, 2024. Anglers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in this special event. No license or tag is required to fish for salmon, sturgeon, crab, or any other species in the Columbia River or any Oregon waterway.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is offering a free fishing weekend on June 1–2, 2024. Anglers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in this special event. No license or tag is required to fish for salmon, sturgeon, crab, or any other species in... Fisheries managers in Oregon and Washington once again added more fishing days to the spring chinook salmon fishery on the lower Columbia River.
Anglers will now be able to fish for salmon below Bonneville Dam during several brief periods in May and June.
Here are the newly opened days:
Fisheries managers in Oregon and Washington once again added more fishing days to the spring chinook salmon fishery on the lower Columbia River. Anglers will now be able to fish for salmon below Bonneville Dam during several brief periods in May and June. Here are the... Welcome to my 2024 and 2025 reports for the Portland/Vancouver area, with a focus on the nearby Columbia and Willamette Rivers.
This report will primarily address spring Chinook salmon fishing, which is just commencing for the year. I will present my first-hand experience guiding on these rivers, as well as insights from my network of guides and friends that I have cultivated in the local fishing community over the past twenty-five years.
Welcome to my 2024 and 2025 reports for the Portland/Vancouver area, with a focus on the nearby Columbia and Willamette Rivers. This report will primarily address spring Chinook salmon fishing, which is just commencing for the year. I will present my first-hand... Oregon and Washington fisheries managers have now extended the 2024 Columbia River spring chinook fishing season a third time.
Here are the newly added days you can fish in the river from the boat and bank deadlines below Bonneville Dam down to the lower river at Tongue Point:
Oregon and Washington fisheries managers have now extended the 2024 Columbia River spring chinook fishing season a third time. Here are the newly added days you can fish in the river from the boat and bank deadlines below Bonneville Dam down to the lower river at... Cascade Locks is just 45 minutes east of Portland in the breathtaking Columbia River Gorge, and it’s right in the heart of some great fishing for salmon, sturgeon, walleye, shad, smallmouth bass, and more.
Cascade Locks is just 45 minutes east of Portland in the breathtaking Columbia River Gorge, and it’s right in the heart of some great fishing for salmon, sturgeon, walleye, shad, smallmouth bass, and more. NOTE: Last January, the sturgeon retention season closed within days as anglers quickly caught the quota in this increasingly crowded fishery. So keep an eye out for last-minute changes before fishing.
Oregon and Washington Fish and Wildlife departments recently set the Columbia River sturgeon harvest season for early 2025.
NOTE: Last January, the sturgeon retention season closed within days as anglers quickly caught the quota in this increasingly crowded fishery. So keep an eye out for last-minute changes before fishing. Here is my sturgeon fishing report for 10/26/2023.
I met a family of three generations at 7:00 a.m. at the James Gleason Boat Ramp, which lies on the Columbia River near the Portland International Airport (PDX).
Here is my sturgeon fishing report for 10/26/2023. I met a family of three generations at 7:00 a.m. at the James Gleason Boat Ramp, which lies on the Columbia River near the Portland International Airport (PDX). 
