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  • Buoy 10 Surprises and More to Come!

    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… Read more

  • Why Being A Licensed Guide Is Important

    Why Being A Licensed Guide Is Important
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    Summer is heating up and it’s the busy time for licensed guides up and down the Columbia. The biggest event of the year, Buoy 10 is just around the corner. Crowds of people will be descending on Astoria. Each of them hoping to hook into a big fish during the Super Bowl of salmon. This… Read more

  • First Springer Season Announced!

    ODFW and WDFW have announced the first round of spring chinook seasons for 2025. Based on projections, it looks like we’ll have a few more fish in the system to target this year. In usual fashion the season has been announced for March 1 though April 6th. Salmon and Steelhead must be hatchery and you… Read more

  • It’s Winter and it’s Time to Get Ready!

    It’s Winter and it’s Time to Get Ready!

    Ok so that picture is from a previous year, but it is definitely winter outside. This is finally the year where the egg of an idea I’ve been incubating for years hatches into a “for real” guide service. It’s easy to think that all you need is some good fishing knowledge, customer service skills, a… Read more