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Portland Oregon Spring Salmon Guides
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Columbia River and Willamette
River Spring Salmon Trips
The Willamette River
flows through downtown Portland Oregon and each year (February-May) it
supports a healthy return of 50,000 to over 100,000 Spring Chinook Salmon.
The Columbia River also near Portland receives, on average, nearly 1,000,000 springers
each year.
Fish
Counts Willamette and Columbia River
Portland spring salmon
are wonderful eating and contain some of the highest amounts of healthy
Omega 3 oils of all the species of salmon.
Spring salmon put up a
tremendous battle many times leaping far into the air. In Portland
trolling spinners and
bait is one of the most popular methods to fish for these salmon.
Anchoring
and plunking bait wrapped lures can also be productive at times. April is
typically one of the top months to catch these spring Chinook on the
Columbia
and Willamette rivers near Portland.
Peak fishing:
Willamette River (Portland area) - April through May. Willamette River
(Salem area) - May through July, depending on water conditions. On the
Columbia River (Portland / Vancouver upstream to Bonneville Dam) - April
though May. Above Bonneville Dam - May through July.
Willamette River Trips river condtions
Locations:
Willamette
River Salmon Trips are conducted in
the Willamette River from
Salem to Oregon City, from Oregon City to the
rivers mouth at Kelly Point Park, and
in the Multnomah Channel from Portland to
St. Helens.
Trips on the
Columbia River are from Bonneville
Dam to Rainer, from Rainer to Astoria (Buoy 10) and also from the John Day Dam to
Bonneville Dam. Salem area trips and locations above Bonneville Dam are run
May-July. Salmon
Trips Oregon
Salmon
Trips Washington
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37 Pound Willamette River Springer
Split Trips, very
popular. Fill your cooler with a limit of Chinook salmon then (time
permitting) your guide will switch gear and target keeper White sturgeon
(34-60 inches).
Split trips and
half-day trips are available on a limited bases and may not be available at
all locations.
Oregon Salmon
Fishing Reports
Book your salmon trip now
Book your trip now e-mail
us
Call 503-720-9033 summer, or
970-871-4803 winter
Hours of operation 8:00 am to 8:00 pm (PST)
seven days a week. "Best to contact us by e-mail"
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Columbia River Springer Salmon
(March-June)
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Willamette River Chinook
Salmon (March-May)
Book your trip now e-mail
us
Call 503-720-9033 summer, or
970-871-4803 winter
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Willamette River Spring Salmon
Of the five species of
Pacific salmon, the
Chinook and Coho are the most
important to anglers. The two are often found in the same waters and
pursued in much the same way, but the Chinook is the larger of the two
and highly prized among anglers. The Willamette River in
Portland is a prime
area to target Chinook salmon. When hooked, Chinook like to slug it
out, while Coho's are acrobatic and quick. The Columbia supports several
species of anadromous fish that migrate between the Pacific Ocean and fresh
water tributaries of the river.
Coho
salmon
and
Chinook salmon (also known as "king") salmon, and
Willamette River
steelhead, all of the genus Oncorhynchus are ocean fish that migrate up the
rivers at the end of their life cycles to spawn.
Chinook are also
known as the king salmon or spring salmon. Chinook salmon
are powerful swimmers that migrate hundreds of miles up northwest rivers to
their spawning grounds, and they can grow huge. The rod-and-reel world
record was taken in Alaska's Kenai River in 1985 and weighed 97 pounds,
4 ounces. Most fish caught by Portland Oregon anglers, however, range from 15 to 40 pounds. At the end of
a fishing line, Chinooks are absolute brutes - hard-running, stubborn fighters
that will give you all the challenge you can handle, and sometimes more.
Starting in March, the
Spring Chinook are the most desired of all the fish for their excellent
taste. The average Chinook salmon weighs 15-20 pounds. Then in August the
Upriver Brights make their way upriver, they are hard fighting and a joy to
catch. By mid to late September, Fall Chinook are present. The largest
of the salmon species, the Fall Chinook, will certainly get your heart
pounding. Coho Salmon enter Oregon rivers in September, a great fish to eat
and catch.
Willamette River
salmon fishing is a major tourist draw for Washington and Oregon
fishing guides and once you experience Willamette River salmon fishing just once
you will not want to ever leave this productive Oregon river. Salmon fishing
Oregon Washington
Columbia River
Fishing Regulations
For
additional information, please visit
www.dfw.state.or.us
To book Willamette
River Fishing Trips call
503-720-9033 summer, or 970-871-4803 winter
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