Oregon free fishing 2024

A crab trap full of freshly caught Dungeness crab on oregon free fishing weekend

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...

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.
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