Fishing Guides Columbia River

The easiest way to catch king salmon on the Columbia River is with a fishing guide.  Fishing guides are licensed by the Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife to operate fishing charters on the Columbia River.  Fishing Guides on the Columbia River are numerous and offer a wide range of skill and experience.

We recommend you always choose a guide who has been legally guiding for several years and has good reviews and good standing with the BBB.

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Columbia River Spring Chinook 2017 Season Under Way!

Two Chrome Bright Spring Chinook Salmon Caught on the Columbia River 

The Columbia River Spring Chinook 2017 Season is well underway.  After a slow start to the season hampered by flood stage waters on the Columbia, the water has receded and it's now time to catch lots of delicious king salmon.

The 2017 Columbia River King Salmon Season has already been extended.  The 2017 Columbia River Chinook Forecast that there would be 6,905 spring chinook that recreational anglers could keep from going above bonneville dam.  

As of April 7th, a day after the season was originally scheduled to close, less than 100 of the 6,905 fish have been caught.

This means that there will likely be another extension past this coming Monday so we will have the opportunity to catch the recreational quota.

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Spring Chinook 2014

With the first Spring Chinook of the season making their way over Bonneville Dam, we are really starting to get excited for the 2014 Spring King Fishery!

Numbers vary from report to report but basically we're expecting about 100,000 MORE fish this year!!  Our staples are of course the Columbia and Cowlitz and both should be very productive this year.

	Total:	Cowlitz	Kalama	Lewis	Willamette	Upriver Total
2013	209000	5500	700	1600	141400	59800
2014	308000	7800	500	1100	239900	58700

The Lower River opens March 1st and the season is set to run now through April 7th.  We will switch over to the Cowlitz and go back to the Columbia when it re-opens if fishing is better there than on the Cowlitz.

We will be fishing the Columbia starting March 16th and invite everyone to come down, enjoy a reduced room rate at the Red Lion Vancouver and fish a day or two!

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See you all soon!

Casey - 253-389-0359