Fishing on the Columbia River has been pretty darn good the past couple weeks for Summer Steelhead and Summer Chinook! Luckily the Summer Chinook and Summer Steelhead season reopened after it was closed for a period of time, but after enough fish went over Bonneville Dam, they opened the season for us and it’s been game on!
Recently, we’ve been switching back and forth between Chinook/Steelhead and Kokanee. Finally, after a short hiatus, Lake Merwin is kicking out limits of the nicest Kokanee we will see all year! The Fish we’ve been seeing have been 14 -18 inches and are super fat! There’s still time to get out and do some catching, but my Kokanee season will officially end Aug 6th when it’s time to hit the ocean for Fall Chinook and Coho salmon.
On August 15, our Buoy 10 season out of Astoria Oregon will begin, and from there through mid November, it will be non stop fish killing action everyday! I just had a cancellation for Aug 26th which is a day before that season ends and it WILL be fantastic fishing. If inquiring for that date, just know that the boat will be full very soon so you’ll need a group of 6 to secure the boat for yourselves.
Immediately after the 27th, we will be heading back to our home port of Woodland Washington which is where the Fall Chinook fishing headquarters will be for the remainder of the year. I still have some great dates left for September and October and fishing will be great then too!
Fishing season is in full swing and I’m so glad that we are able to get out and enjoy our PNW fisheries to the fullest. After being in covid lockdown I can safely say that there’s no better way to soothe the soul than a great day on the water! Looking forward to fishing with you all!
