Oregon has some of the most spectacular cold-water fishing in North American, in any season. The mighty Columbia River is every avid fisher’s go-to location for Fall Chinook salmon, sturgeon and winter steelhead, and is a dream destination for a world-class fishing Read More
Season: Area: Allowable Catch: Additional Regulations: Saturday September 21 and Saturday September 28, 2-days Mainstem Columbia River from the Wauna powerlines upstream to Bonneville Dam, including the Cowlitz River Up to 1,230 white sturgeon Legal size: 44-inch minimum and 50-inch maximum Read More
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Fisheries managers from Oregon and Washington today announced that recreational Chinook salmon retention in the Columbia River between Warrior Rock and Bonneville Dam will close effective Friday, Sept. 6 at 12:01 a.m., three days earlier than originally scheduled. Read More
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Recreational fishermen will have two days in September to get out on the Columbia River to catch and retain white sturgeon under rules approved by the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife. The two-day recreational fishery will Read More
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Retention of all steelhead (hatchery and wild) will remain closed through Sept. 30 in the mainstem Columbia River from the mouth at Buoy 10 upstream to The Dalles Dam due to poor projected returns. The states of Oregon Read More
SALEM, Ore.— It’s free to fish, crab or clam in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17-18. During these two days, no fishing licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement) are required to fish, crab or Read More
The number of legal-sized white sturgeon (38 to 54 inches in fork length) in the Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam declined in 2018, while the number of sturgeon large enough to spawn (over 65 inches FL) — adults — remained steady Read More
It’s the early crack of dawn as brilliant orange hues crest across the sky. Mist rises off the cool water, as thick damp air sends a chill to the bone. Swaying back and forth the planks of the dock grown as Read More
Sturgeon are migratory fish that swim up and down Oregon’s rivers looking for the best conditions and the best sources of food throughout the year. In the summer months, the water temperature is a key factor in finding the best places sturgeon fishing Read More
In any season, Oregon’s rivers are “must go” destinations for the world’s most avid anglers. Providing great freshwater fishing all year long with seasonal runs of salmon, sturgeon, Steelhead, Walleye, Coho and more, most fishing trips in Oregon are exciting, memorable adventures. Read More
