Let’s talk a little bit about how Marvin’s Guides Service rigs up for Spring Chinook Salmon on the Columbia River, and Willamette River.

I use a Lamiglas rod, with a Okuma line counter reel filled with 65 pound test Tuf Line braid. Line counters are the way to go; you always know how deep you are fishing, and that is key in salmon fishing.

I put a slider on my main line for my dropper weight, then I slip 2 or 3 beads on the line. Then I tie a bead chain to the end of the main line. Next I tie about a 2 foot leader from the bead chain to a flasher, then I take a 2 foot piece of line from the flasher to another bead chain. Then I take my mooching rig which is around 4 to 5 feet and tie it to the bead chain. I use anywhere from 8 to 12oz of lead depending on the speed of the river.

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How Marvin Rigs Up For Spring Salmon Fishing is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

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COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Astoria/Megler Bridge upstream to Oregon/Washington border

Open for retention of sockeye, adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon (adults and jacks), and adipose fin-clipped steelhead.
Daily bag limit is two adult salmon and steelhead in combination, and five jacks. Sockeye salmon must be tagged as adults regardless of size.

seasons may be subject to in-season modification. Check with the Oregon department of fish and game, or the Washington department of fish and game before fishing.

Marvin’s Guide Service will be fishing Summer Chinook Salmon, and summer Steelhead on the Columbia River just below Bonneville Dam.

July day’s are going fast so call today and let’s go fishing for summer Chinook Salmon, and summer Steelhead.

Summer Salmon season is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

June Shad – the Columbia River gets a ton of shad in June, following the end of the Spring Chinook salmon migration. This is a great fishery for kids because there is always a lot of consistent action. I also like to use shad for Sturgeon bait. Shad fishing with light tackle always ensures a good time.

Summer Dinos – If you are after a monster fish over 8 feet and 400 pounds or more, well, then, let go do some Sturgeon fishing. You will catch these Sturgeon on the Columbia River all the way into September, with fishing just 30 minuets from down town Portland Oregon.

Summer Steelhead – fishing on the Columbia river is great, we also fish Steelhead just 30 minuets from down town Portland Oregon.

August Salmon – Now you should be really excited. Astoria, Oregon, Buoy 10 salmon fishing at the mouth of the Columbia River just might be some of the best salmon fishing Oregon and Washington have to offer. King salmon can get up to 50 pounds. And believe me when I say there is good salmon action, I mean good. Astoria is about a 2 hour drive from Portland, Oregon.

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Columbia River Fishing In The Summer! is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

The Willamette rises in three separate forks in the mountains south and southeast of Eugene, at the southern end of the Willamette Valley. Formed by the confluence of its Middle and Coast forks near Springfield, the main stem meanders generally north for 187 miles to the Columbia. The river’s two most significant course deviations occur at Newberg, where it turns sharply east, and about 18 miles downriver from Newberg, where it turns north again. Near its mouth north of downtown Portland the river splits into two channels that flow around Sauvie Island. The main channel enters the Columbia about 101 miles from the larger stream’s mouth on the Pacific Ocean, and the smaller Multnomah Channel, a tributary, enters the Columbia about 14.5 mile further downstream near St. Helens in Columbia County.

Multnomah Channel also Provides some great Salmon, Sturgeon, and Walleye Fishing.
Be sure to check ODFW web site before fishing on the Willamette River or the Channel. As they open and close it all the time for fishing.

Communities along the main stem include Springfield and Eugene in Lane County; Harrisburg in Linn County; Corvallis in Benton County; Albany in Linn and Benton counties; Salem in Marion County; Newberg in Yamhill County; Oregon City, West Linn, Milwaukie, and Lake Oswego in Clackamas County, and Portland in Multnomah and Washington counties. Significant tributaries from source to mouth include the Middle and Coast forks and the McKenzie, Long Tom, Marys, Calapooia, Santiam, Luckiamute, Yamhill, Molalla, Tualatin, and Clackamas rivers.

Arising at 438 feet above sea level, the main stem loses 428 feet in elevation between source and mouth or about 2.3 feet per mile.The gradient is slightly steeper from the source to Albany than from Albany to Oregon City. At Willamette Falls, between West Linn and Oregon City, the river plunges about 40 feet. For the rest of its course, the river is extremely low-gradient and is influenced by Pacific Ocean tidal effects from the Columbia. The main stem of the Willamette varies in width from about 330 to 660 feet.

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Some people like to have there Salmon smoked, Which is very good but I say a fresh Columbia River Spring Salmon is too good of a fish to be smoked.

I like to filet the salmon, then take it and lay it on some foil, put some butter on the meat. I like to cut up some potato and carrots and maybe a onion. Really any vegetables you like, then I put the vegetables and potatoes on and all around the meat, now take that and set it on the BBQ, cook for around 15 to 20 minutes.

Now you have fresh Columbia River Salmon, potatoes and vegetables. Serve with a salad and garlic bread and you have a great dinner.

The Spring Salmon always taste better if caught with Marvin’s Guide Service….

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Have your jet diver on about 18 inch line with a snap swivel hooked up to the jet diver, then on the other end of the line, I like to have a bead chain swivel. Slide the bead chain on to your line, now place 2 or 3 beads, what ever color you like. Then take a bead chain swivel and tie it to the end of your line.

Take some line I like to use 30lb test tie it to the bead chain, make this line 4 foot, now you can tie a quick fish to the end of the line or a spinner whatever you like.

The first Spring Salmon of 2010 on the Columbia River has been caught.

I do believe we are going to have a great season on the Columbia River for salmon!
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How to rig up with a jet Diver on the Columbia River is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

Squid was the bait they were biting. I did here of some fish caught on fresh smelt!
I was fishing on the Channel were it meets the Columbia river. One thing I saw which I did not like at all, was the abundance of sea lions.

Now a little story that happened to us on the Chanel while we were Sturgeon fishing, we had a little Sturgeon on, and all of the sudden the fish got big and I mean big, then it came off the hook, well that’s what we thought anyway. When we landed the Sturgeon, the tail of the fish was just hanging there, so you know what that meant, a Sea lion hit the fish.

Not cool!! When is Oregon and Washington going to do something about the sea lions in the river? They are called sea lions, Not river Lions!!

I look foward to the Sturgeon fishing getting beter every weekend.

Don’t forget ,they are saying we are going to have a great Spring Salmon season on the Columbia river this year. So call now and book your Trip!!

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Remember the fish and wildlife can change rules at any time, so before you go out check and see the current rules for the area you will be fishing.

Here is what I found out

Below the Wauna Powerlines at River Mile 40 to Buoy 10 witch is at the mouth of the Columbia, including Young’s Bay and Washington tributaries, fishing will open seven days a week for sturgeon.

Sturgeon have to be between 38 inch and 54 inch. That is fork in tail to tip of nose.

Above Wauna to Bonneville Dam, and the Willamette River up to Willamette Falls, including Multnomah Channel, Sturgeon fishing is open Thursdays, threw Saturday, with the size limit also between 38 and 54 inch.

The Columbia River above Bonneville will also opens Jan. 1 for sturgeon fishing seven days a week with a 38- to 54-inch slot limit in the Bonneville Pool, and a 43- to 54-inch slot limit in the John Day Pool.

I expect Sturgeon fishing to be great at the first of year.
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Here is one way to cook Sturgeon.

Put 1/2 cup of soy sauce in a zip lock baggie

Add one table spoon of Worcestershire sauce

Add one teaspoon of lime or lemon juice

Marinate your Sturgeon fillets in the
closed baggie for 45 to 60 minutes prior to use.

Preheat your oven or grill to 350 degrees F.

Make an appropriate sized tray of aluminum foil

Place the Sturgeon fillets in the aluminum tray
and cover and seal with another piece of aluminum foil of ample size.

Bake or grill the package of fillets at 350 degrees F. for twenty minutes.

Carefully remove the aluminum package and open —- be careful of entrapped steam.

Serve with a bake potato (one hour at 350) , spinach and/or green salad and beverage of
choice.

I will be adding some more of Marvin’s fishing guide service recipes soon, so share yours today.

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Good Recipes for Cooking Fish is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...