Wow, what a fall it’s been! And the good news is, it’s not over yet! This has been a year to remember so far, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon!
The Columbia River fall chinook run has been gigantic this year! We started in Astoria, Oregon, in August, and judging by what we saw there, we all knew it was going to be above the forecasted run. Dam counts were impressive early on in the month and just stayed strong the entire time.
Now it’s nearing the end of September, and the days are finally cooling down, but fishing remains hot on Columbia. Big fish and plenty of them have been the theme all season. We are starting to get to that time of the year when fishing gets really, really good!
October is one of the most productive months of the fishing season. We have fall chinook still entering the Columbia, and also the “B” run Coho show up as well. “B” run Coho Salmon are the second component of the Coho run. The B run usually comes with larger and better biting fish as well.
Having the two runs come into the Columbia together gives angler’s a much higher chance of limiting out on both Coho and Chinook. This is the time of the year where the weather is perfect. Not too hot, not too cold, maybe a little rainy at times, but hey, it’s the PNW.
The next couple months is the last chance to get out for the season, so get ahold of me and let’s get out and do some catching! See you on the water
