Oregon free fishing 2024
When crabbing near Astoria in November, full traps are the norm. It’s a lot of fun, but wear gloves to protect your hands from the crabs’ claws.
Columbia River Springer Season – Now Open Select May & June Dates!
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...Portland Fishing Report (2024 Spring Salmon Season)
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...2024 Columbia River Spring Chinook Season (May/June Update!)
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...Fishing in Cascade Locks
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.Columbia River Sturgeon Season 2024: When to Catch a Keeper
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...Sturgeon Fishing Report 10/26/2023
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).Your Guide to Fishing in Hood River, Oregon
For fishing enthusiasts, Hood River, Oregon, is a destination not to be missed. Located on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge and just a 45-minute drive east of Portland, Hood River is renowned for its orchards and vineyards as well as being the windsurfing capital of the world. However, for anglers, it’s the exceptional fishing opportunities that make Hood River an essential visit.
For fishing enthusiasts, Hood River, Oregon, is a destination not to be missed. Located on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge and just a 45-minute drive east of Portland, Hood River is renowned for its orchards and vineyards as well as being the windsurfing...My Favorite Restaurants in 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. In this article, I’m going to put together a small list of my favorite restaurants in Portland, Oregon. Of course, Portland has too many great restaurants to list in one article, so this list is strictly my opinion, and not in any specific order.
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. In this article, I’m going to put together a small list of...Columbia River Fishing Report (2023)
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.It’s Salmon Season!
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