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.
more information call Marvin’s’ Guide service today
also see are home page.

Course of the Columbia RiverThe Columbia enters eastern Washington flowing south and turning to the west at the Spokane River confluence. It marks the southern and eastern borders of the Colville Indian Reservation and the western border of the Spokane Indian Reservation. The river turns south after the Okanogan River confluence, then southeasterly near the confluence with the Wenatchee River in central Washington. This C-shaped segment of the river is also known as the “Big Bend”. During the Missoula Floods 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, much of the floodwater took a more direct route south, forming the ancient river bed known as the Grand Coulee. After the floods, the river found its present course, and the Grand Coulee was left dry. The construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in the mid-20th century impounded the river, forming Lake Roosevelt, from which water was pumped into the dry coulee, forming the reservoir of Banks Lake.

The river flows past The Gorge Amphitheatre, a prominent concert venue in the Northwest, then through Priest Rapids Dam, and then through the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Entirely within the reservation is Hanford Reach, the only U.S. stretch of the river that is completely free-flowing, unimpeded by dams and not a tidal estuary. The Snake River and Yakima River join the Columbia in the Tri-Cities population center. The Columbia makes a sharp bend to the west at the Washington–Oregon border. The river defines that border for the final 309 miles (497 km) of its journey.

The Deschutes River joins the Columbia near The Dalles. Between The Dalles and Portland, the river cuts through the Cascade Mountains, forming the dramatic Columbia River Gorge. No other river completely breaches the Cascades—the other rivers that flow through the range also originate in or very near the mountains. The headwaters and upper courses of the Klamath River and Pit River flow through much of the Cascades; in contrast the Columbia cuts through the range nearly a thousand miles from its source in the Rocky Mountains. The gorge is known for its strong and steady winds, scenic beauty, and its role as an important transportation link.[13] The river continues west, bending sharply to the north-northwest near Portland and Vancouver, Washington, at the Willamette River confluence. Here the river slows considerably, dropping sediment that might otherwise form a river delta. Near Longview, Washington and the Cowlitz River confluence, the river turns west again. The Columbia empties into the Pacific Ocean just west of Astoria, Oregon, over the Columbia Bar, a shifting sandbar that makes the river’s mouth one of the most hazardous stretches of water to navigate in the world.

Columbia River has some great salmon and sturgeon fishing
call Marvin’s fishing guide service for a great fishing trip on the Columbia river!!!!!

To stay on the right side of the law, you need to get yourself a license if you are 14 and over. The licenses are not that expensive , and they are available for three day or year long. This is for both in-state and out-of-state residents.

you can only keep the males. The females must be let go. You can determine a male from a female by checking their underside. Males have thin tail-like piece while the females have a round, wide piece. It’s pretty easy to tell them apart once you see them both.
The measurement of the crab will also determine a keeper. As long as the male crab measures five and three forths inches across the back of the shell, not including the points, consider him dinner!

Now, the adventure begins! Crabs are usually caught by using crab rings or crab pots. You can have up to three of these devices per person. Lower the baited (use chicken, fish, turkey, etc) rings or pots into the water, wait about 20 – 45 minutes, pull them up and see what you have. If you come up empty handed, move them to a different spot and try again. The ideal spots are ones with very little current. You can leave the crab pots in the water for a bit longer than the rings. The local bait shops in town will be able to hook you up with the gear you need. Once caught, they need to be cooked as soon as possible, preferably within the hour. The catch limit is 12 per day.

Come to Tillamook Bay in the fall and you can have a great day of salmon and crb fishing.

I like to drop my crab pots on the north side of the south jetty.

Then I start to salmon fish on the bar right by the coast guard tower.

If the tide is not to hard I will troll against it with about 10 to 16 oz of lead.

Trolling with the tide is always a good bet, Start trolling by the tower and work your way all the way in to the ghost hole.

Troll cut plug herring or hole hearring i like to use hole.

Go and check the crab pot’s every hour or so re bate.

have fun.
Marvin fishing guide service

If you want to fish for the salmon in the Portland area on the Columbia River you will have to wait for the end of August for best fishing.

I like to start fishing the last weekend in August on the Columbia river right Down by the Portland Airport.
I anchor my boat in about 25 to 40 feet of water on the Oregon side.
I use anything from a quickfish to a wobbler.

If you do not have any current then you can troll.

call Marvin’s Fishing Guide Service today.

The steelhead fishing on the Columbia River has been really good. I have been fishing at the oak tree in about 10 or 12 feet of water.

A red spinner blade has been the hot one for me. had some good luck on a blue one to.

There has been a few boats there so if you want the hot spot get there early.

Now for the Sturgeon fishing on the Columbia river. the fishing has been pretty hot.
with plenty of small Sturgeon. There are even some keeper sturgeon.
If you can find a floater shad you are almost sure you will hook up on a big sturgeon.

Don’t forget about Salmon fishing at buoy 10 the mouth of the Columbia river in August.
we are going to have a record run of salmon up the Columbia River this year.

Marvin’s Fishing Guide Service still has a few days left open for Buoy 10.
see you all on the River soon.
Marvin

We caught a few Shakers witch are small sturgeon and even caught a few Sturgeon just a inch short.
Just as it was time to go home we got a bite this time it was big and do I mean big.
45 minutes or so wen by before we got this big sturgeon to the boat.
This Sturgeon was a great fight all the way to the end.
hope you all enjoy the picture of the great jump.
Thank you Chris for the great pictures.
Marvin

Hey we even got a shad so that was great fo sturgeon fishing. on July 11 after I got done with steelhead fishing I had some people that wanted to go Sturgeon fishing in the afternoon.
So I put that fres shad on we caught and it was not long and the fight was on.
It was a 8 feet long.

Day 2 for steelhed started out to be good, we onley fished for a wile and then we went for Sturgeon again.
It was a great day for sturgeon on the Columbia river.

I like to fish at buoy 10 on an incoming tide.I troll with a delta diver, flasher and either a whole hearing or a cut plug hearing.

One of the other places i love to fish is right in front of the sawdust pile. Always seem to be a good number of salmon here.

I always prefer to troll with the tide and have had great success for salmon. If you want to know more about salmon fishing in astoria call marvin’s guide service or just see my home page.

There are about a 1000 salmon a day going over the dam.
this is a good time to do a half day salmon and a half day of sturgeon fishing.

call Marvin’s guide service for more information,