Astoria Fishing News and Updates
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It’s a Gold Medal Season for Silver Salmon
Fall Coho are now here in force. Who needs to chase Chinook when these silver beauties are large and plentiful.
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Buoy 10 is off and running
The first week of the 2026 Buoy 10 fishery is in the books and it’s been a crazy busy week! With trips every day, a lot of salmon have come into the boat and a lot of very tasty fillets have gone across the country. For me, this week was a slightly different mix of…
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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.
More Astoria Fishing News and Updates
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Spring Chinook Have Arrived!
After much waiting, the Springers are here. It was just me in the boat today when I tied up on…
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What I plan to fish for in Astoria in 2026
2026 is looking like it will be another good year for fishing near Astoria. Salmon, Sturgeon and Ling Cod all…
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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…