Astoria Fishing News and Updates
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Astoria’s fishing is at it’s best … and it’s not even Buoy 10 yet!
The term “Christmas in July” was written for this time of year in Astoria. In just 5 days the boat has seen limits of rockfish, lingcod, and salmon come on board. Massive sturgeon have also come alongside with literal “out of breath” action. As if things couldn’t get even better, we even got to see…
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Ling Cod, Rock Fish, and Sturgeon, Oh My!
Astoria in June gives so many fishing options that it’s hard to pick. This weekend we landed on giant sturgeon, 6 different species of rockfish, Cabezon, Kelp Greenling, and Ling Cod.
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Columbia River Salmon Fishing an Iconic Experience
Salmon Fishing is the first thing people think of when they think about fishing in the Pacific Northwest. Columbia River Salmon fishing has sustained native peoples along the river for millennia. The Lewis and Clark expedition relied upon the salmon runs to survive the winter and make it home. Whole towns along the Columbia River…
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No Joke, Springers are back..again..
If I had bet on whether or not I thought we’d get another Spring Chinook season I would have lost money. The compact has surprised me with a late opener for Spring Chinook. June 5-the 15th will now be open with a 1 hatchery fish limit below Bonneville. This time of year we will likely…
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What an Early Spring Chinook Trip is Like: My First Published Article!
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to go fishing with me, my article just got published as the cover in this month’s issue of Northwest Fishing Magazine.
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Spring Chinook are Back On the Hook for 2026!
Columbia River Spring Chinook has a limited opener this weekend (May 15-17) and for Memorial Day Weekend (May 23-25). I can’t wait to get some more of these awesome fish on board. UPDATE Added 7:24 PM: Fishing Plans The tides for the first weekend are looking a little challenging with minus tides increasing during the…
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Astoria May 2026 Fishing Update: Lingcod and Rockfish Time!
Bottom Fishing is the main event in Astoria for May 2026. Lingcod and Rockfish are here and limits are coming on board.
More Astoria Fishing News and Updates
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Fall Coho: An Early Thanksgiving on the Columbia
Yesterday’s trip was a great reminder of how amazing fall fishing can be. We left the dock from Hammond at…
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Buoy 10 Surprises and More to Come!
The fish are still in Astoria and the Buoy 10 surprises keep on coming! Chinook Retention ends on the 6th…
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Smoked Salmon when the fishing is smoking hot!
The ocean fishing has been awesome this year. Buoy 10 is firing up. This means one thing: Smoked Salmon time!…
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Buoy 10 and Beyond
We had a fun non-traditional day on the Buoy 10 opener!
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Halloween in July – Spooky Rockfish Bonanza!
I had the chance to meet a great set of brothers that came down for a day of bottom fishing.…
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Ocean Coho Explode For Holiday Fireworks!
Ocean Salmon Fishing Report – July 5th, 2025. The day after the country celebrated independence day the coho put on…
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Bottom Fish Report: Lingcod and Rockfish on the mouth of the Columbia River
Bobby had the day off from school so we spent some son and dad time picking up limits of lingcod…
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And now for more Spring Chinook
The dam counts are looking good and the Columbia River Springer season has been extended to June 15th. Catches have…
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Spring Chinook Fishing is Back on the Lower Columbia
The Columbia River Compact has announced a new opener for Spring Chinook. Fishing is now open with a 1 Chinook…