Had heard reports that fishing was very slow due to large amounts of bait, squid, in the water. This proved to be true. Managed to land two nice ling cod, which promptly emptied their stomachs of squid on the deck of my boat,
News: Oregon Fishing Forecast - June 21, 2018
By Bob Rees
The summer Chinook season starts on June 22, and water conditions are looking favorable for a fair run through the 4th of July. Passage numbers at Bonneville are already climbing. Summer Chinook commonly run larger than their spring cousins, and action should be fair from Longview to Bonneville Dam using plugs and small spinners either on anchor or trolling.
News: Summer ocean salmon season set to open off southern Washington coastlines
By Terry Otto, Columbian staff writer
The ocean salmon season will kick off this weekend in Marine Area 1, and it opens in Marine Area 2 on July 1.
News: Fishing Report
By Terry Otto, Columbian staff writer
Spring Chinook angling on the Columbia River is open through Friday to both boat and bank anglers from Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam; and from Tower Island Power Lines upstream to the Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam, plus the banks only between Bonneville Dam and Tower Island Power Lines. The bag limit is two adult salmonids.
News: Free Fishing Weekend! June 9-10, 2018
"Free Fishing Weekend" is June 9-10, 2018, when fishing licenses are not required of anyone to fish in Washington. Free Fishing Weekend in Washington is always the first weekend after the first Monday in June.
News: Salmon, sturgeon fishing extended in lower Columbia River
By Bill Monroe For The Oregonian/OregonLive
The river will remain open Thursday below Bonneville through June 15, then will close to chinook until June 22 but remain open for summer steelhead.
Fishing Report: Two keeper ling cod at once and unexpected Salmon
Given local conditions, and slow reports from the coast, decided to bottom fish on Sunday, June 3, 2018. Well, about 10 seconds into fishing, Jeff has a fish on, a beautiful Chinook, took a jig on his first drop!
News: WDFW Fishing Rule Change - Salmon and Steelhead
Update Columbia River salmon, steelhead fisheries listed in the 2017-18 Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet
Action: Update Columbia River salmon and steelhead seasons listed in the 2017-18 Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet.
Effective dates: June 16 through June 30, 2018. Species affected: Salmon, steelhead.
News: June 2 & 3rd are the next Oregon Free Fishing Weekend
On Free Fishing Weekends, you don’t need a license to fish, crab or clam anywhere in Oregon.
That’s no license, no tag, no endorsement needed.
Fishing Report: Early morning and ling cod...Black Rockfish hard to find.
Last Sunday out of Garibaldi. We got our six ling cod in fairly short order, and released a few orange fish and small lings. Weird thing is, never caught even one black rockfish.
News: Hagg Lake Stocked
Hagg Lake was stocked couple days ago with over 14,000 fish ranging in size from 4 - 24 inches.
Great weekend to get out there and enjoy the lake and the fishing with friends and family.
News: Spring chinook fishing to reopen on Columbia River
By Bill Monroe For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Spring chinook salmon fishing will reopen Friday on the Columbia River from Tongue Point, near Astoria, to the Oregon/Washington border.