Fisheries managers in Oregon and Washington have again added more fishing days to the spring chinook salmon fishery on the lower Columbia River.
Fisheries managers in Oregon and Washington have again added more fishing days to the spring chinook salmon fishery on the lower Columbia River.Welcome to my 2024 fishing reports for the Portland/Vancouver area, with an emphasis on the nearby Columbia and Willamette Rivers.
Right now, this report will focus mostly on spring chinook salmon fishing, which is just beginning for the year. I will share my first-hand experience guiding on these rivers as well as my network of guides and friends I’ve developed in the local fishing community after guiding here for a quarter century.
Welcome to my 2024 fishing reports for the Portland/Vancouver area, with an emphasis on the nearby Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Right now, this report will focus mostly on spring chinook salmon fishing, which is just beginning for the year. I will share my...Oregon and Washington fisheries managers have now twice extended the 2024 Columbia River spring chinook fishing season. It currently will run through Thursday, April 11.
The Columbia River Compact will keep track on the catch rates and run size and could make additional changes.
Oregon and Washington fisheries managers have now twice extended the 2024 Columbia River spring chinook fishing season. It currently will run through Thursday, April 11. The Columbia River Compact will keep track on the catch rates and run size and could make...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.UPDATE: Oregon and Washington fisheries managers quickly closed the sturgeon retention season in the Columbia River Gorge after anglers quickly caught close to the allowable quota by January 3, 2024.
ODFW attributed the increasing popularity of this rare keeper opportunity, along with nice weather, to the record-breaking numbers of anglers who, like us, were out there catching keeper-sized sturgeon.
UPDATE: Oregon and Washington fisheries managers quickly closed the sturgeon retention season in the Columbia River Gorge after anglers quickly caught close to the allowable quota by January 3, 2024. ODFW attributed the increasing popularity of this rare keeper...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).Just 45 minutes east of Portland, Oregon, you will come to the town called Hood River. this is a city on Oregon’s side of the beautiful Columbia River Gorge.
Some know Hood River, Oregon, for its famous orchards and vineyards. For others, it’s the windsurfing capital of the world.
Just 45 minutes east of Portland, Oregon, you will come to the town called Hood River. this is a city on Oregon’s side of the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. Some know Hood River, Oregon, for its famous orchards and vineyards. For others, it’s the...After a day of fishing with Marvin’s Guide Service on the Willamette or Columbia Rivers near Portland, Oregon, you might be wondering where to find good Restaurants in and around Portland, Oregon.
After a day of fishing with Marvin’s Guide Service on the Willamette or Columbia Rivers near Portland, Oregon, you might be wondering where to find good Restaurants in and around Portland, Oregon.As a Portland-based fishing guide, fishing on the Columbia River is my bread and butter. I’ve been fishing this river since I was a kid and guiding it now for well over two decades.
As a Portland-based fishing guide, fishing on the Columbia River is my bread and butter. I’ve been fishing this river since I was a kid and guiding it now for well over two decades.Here is my Portland salmon fishing report on the Columbia River for September 24, 2023.
I decided to meet my clients on the Columbia River at the M. James Gleeson Memorial Boat Ramp, which is located on the Columbia River, right by the Portland International Airport. We departed the ramp at 7:00 a.m.
Here is my Portland salmon fishing report on the Columbia River for September 24, 2023. I decided to meet my clients on the Columbia River at the M. James Gleeson Memorial Boat Ramp, which is located on the Columbia River, right by the Portland International Airport....
