Oregon & Washington Fishing Guide & Charter

Columbia River Steelhead,
The Columbia River summer Steelhead runs June through September in the Portland Oregon area.
With July being my favrrot time to fish for them.
I fish on the Columbia river right below the dam in 12 to 15 foot of water.
I like to get in some prety fast water so my #5 spinner blade is moving good.
These fish range from 5 to 20 pounds and are a great fighting fish on light tackle.

Columbia River Salmon Fishing opens back up June 22nd.

I know I was going to talk about Steelhead fishing but I thought this was better.
The June salmon are great these fish are known as the June Hogs.
I fish for these salmon on the Columbia River right by the dam.
the days will book fast so if you would like to take a guided trip you need to cal me asap!

First of all we have Salmon, Steelhead, Sturgeon, Walleye and bass.These are some of the most targeted fish in the Portland Oregon area.

In my next few blogs we will talk a little bit about each one of these fish.

But since i am gearing up for Sturgeon now lets start with them.

Sturgeon AS of Jan. 1, 2009, the new way of measuring sturgeon to keep will take effect statewide.
Under the new rules, sturgeon will be measured from the tip of the nose to the fork in the tail (rather than the tip of the tail).
The resulting allowed retention measurements are slightly shorter than the old method. As a result, the 2009 slot measurement for sturgeon caught in the Columbia River downstream of The Dalles Dam to the Wauna Power lines, including tributaries, will be 38 to 54 inches FORK LENGTH. Upstream of The Dalles Dam to the Oregon/Washington border, the fork length for sturgeon retention will be 43 to 54 inches beginning on Jan. 1. Below the Wauna power lines, the fork length will likely change to 41-54 inches after April 2009, although those rules have not yet been adopted (see emergency rule changes for exact dates as the season approaches for sturgeon fishing below the Wauna power lines). Remember, all of these figures are simple conversions of the old method of measuring sturgeon. It does not mean you can keep smaller fish, only that the method of measuring “keepers” has changed. So, from Jan. 1 on,
Good luck on the columbia river should be a gteat year.
Look for lot of action with the shad come in on the river.

Today I had 3 people fishing for sturgeon on the Columbia river!

None of these guys ever fished for sturgeon before
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We left the dock at Troutdale and went up the Columbia river to Roster Rock
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I put are line out, with smelt and sand shrimp.

What you need to know to catch Columbia River Sturgeon.

I like to use a ugly stick rod. With a pen gti 320 with 100 pound tuff line.

I use a slider for my weight the to my hook witch is a size 10.
I use 130 pound leader. I like my leader to be about 4 foot long.

Today I had 2 guys on the boat Brandon and Mike.We met up at Chinook landing,Which is in Troutdale at 6:30 am.

I headed up the Columbia river to the rooster rock area.

Walleye season on the Columbia River IN portland Oregon is practically year around.
These Walleye range 5 to 15 pounds and just may be one of the hardest fish to find.
They are aggressive elusive and sly, making them an incredible catch.

Today I had three clients on the Columbia river fishing for Salmon.

We started off just below the 205 bridge, which is located in Portland, Oregon. We were there about 20 minutes, when we got our first salmon on. It was twelve pound keeper salmon.

Well salmon fishing is closed after tomorrow.
So now it is time to start thinking about Sturgeon Fishing on the Columbia River.
Wont be long and the shad will be in to.
The shad fishing always has lot’s of action. and of course the Shad is great Sturgeon bate.
The Columbia River in the Portland Oregon area has some great fishing in it.
call me today and book you seat for Columbia River Sturgeon fishing.