Tag: Sturgeon
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Why I fish Astoria in the off-season
Fishing in Astoria Oregon is extremely popular. Buoy 10 and ocean salmon fishing typically get the headlines. The popular and “famous” fisheries really only cover the months of July and August though. Fishing for 2 months of the year sounds really great to most people. It doesn’t make for a good business model as a…
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How I fish: Sturgeon Fishing Tips
In my fishing career I’ve had the opportunity to hear a lot of stories from other fishermen about their experiences. They often talk about how “they got wrecked” or “that fish hit like a freight train”. Usually those superlatives are used to describe the fight with prime specimens of more common species. Salmon, steelhead, trout,…
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What’s up with Sturgeon in the Lower Columbia
I’ll admit it, I was a late bloomer when it came to sturgeon fishing. I had unsuccessfully tried fishing for them on the Rogue when I was a teenager. I eventually became too distracted by other things and moved on. Sturgeon fishing in Oregon eventually shut down almost everywhere. The few limited retention days that…
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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,…
