Fishing Reports

Fishing on the Columbia River for Spring Chinook this year has been an interesting one to say the least. Fish were in no hurry to show this year due to ever changing water conditions. Finally, around [...]

Fishing for Spring Chinook is starting to pick up on the Columbia River finally! Lately we have been fishing for sturgeon on the Columbia River, and kokanee (land locked sockeye) on Merwin Lake with g [...]

The time we’ve all been waiting for all year is nearly here! Columbia River Spring Chinook! In 2014, the upriver Columbia River spring chinook prediction is 308,000 fish! Last years forecast of 141,40 [...]

Fishing for Winter Steelhead is heating up in a big way on the Cowlitz River in recent days! This is a very fun fishery due to the unpredictable actions of steelhead after they get hooked. One second [...]

Fishing for Chinook ended with a bang in 2013! Catching the Winter Chinook in good numbers until late December made for an easy transition period from salmon to steelhead this year. Hatchery run Winte [...]

Fishing through the month of October was one for the record books! Now that the month is nearly over, fishing is starting to slow down a bit. We are still catching 5 to 10 fish a day, and on a normal [...]

Fishing for Fall Chinook continues to be incredible this year! Starting on Oct 1st we’ve been able to start keeping non hatchery Chinook on most of the Columbia River tributaries. Now that the Sep fis [...]

As of September 30th 2013 over one million Fall Chinook have passed through Bonneville Dam! Now that the Columbia River has slowed down, we have focused our attention on its tributaries. Fishing for F [...]

Fishing on the Columbia River thus far has been phenomenal to say the least! The projected run of Fall Chinook for 2013 was estimated at 650,000 Chinook over Bonneville Dam. So far, as of the 11th of [...]