Category: Fishing Reports
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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 but the Coho encore is about to start. The soft tides have shifted the bite away from the mouth of the river and up towards Tongue Point. That’s where we picked up this beautiful 20lb…
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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! We now have two people consistently bringing home limits, and the fridge was getting full. It was time to mix up some brine and start up the smoker. With the freezers already near bursting, I…
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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. These guys have been through it all together and it shows. They remind me of what I enjoy most about being a guide. I get to go fishing with great people and be part of…
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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 some fireworks of their own! Getting an early start didn’t seem to matter with these guys. Counting travel time we had 4 nice coho in the boat within about 2 hours of leaving the dock.…
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Sturgeon Report: Granddaddy’s On the Line
I went out with my son as well as a repeat client and his dad for father’s day. The Spring Chinook didn’t want to play so we went to chase some granddaddy sturgeon. Our smallest fish was around 5 feet long with a big one of nearly 7 foot deciding join us. He even gave…
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First Sturgeon Fishing Report!
It’s nice to have good news in my first sturgeon fishing report of the year! I went out to scout some of my favorite spots near Astoria for sturgeon today and got into them! Four of these dinosaurs decided to play in about an hour’s worth of time. Each one tried to circle the boat,…
