Salmon Fishing in Oregon and WashingtonSalmon fishing in the Pacific Northwest - fisheries - seasons - fishing guides - resources
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Salmon Fishing in Oregon and WashingtonSalmon fishing in the Pacific Northwest - fisheries - seasons - fishing guides - resources
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A
guide to Salmon Fishing in Oregon and Washington.
The species of
salmon found here in Oregon and Washington include Chinook Salmon (King Salmon), Sockeye Salmon , Coho Salmon (Silver
Salmon), and Chum salmon. The two main species of salmon pursued
by anglers are of course the Chinook and the Coho salmon . The Coho
salmon (
silver salmon ), chum salmon, and sockeye
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seasons are the Famous
"Buoy 10" Salmon season at the mouth of the Columbia
river which offers opportunities to fish for both coho and chinook
salmon on the Coast of Oregon and Washington at Astoria
Oregon and Ilwaco Washington. The Spring Chinook Salmon
season on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, Rogue
River and Tillamook Bay. In the Fall we have fishing for big king
salmon or fall chinook as they are known here in the Pacific Northwest
on the Oregon Coast and Washington
Coast at popular salmon fishing locations such as Tillamook Bay and Portland
Oregon.
opens on the Columbia River June 16. These fish once known as June Hogs
are some of the biggest best quality king salmon found anywhere, and the
best part is they are very aggressive biters. This years season is a
full 6 weeks long with a two fish limit. We do have open dates for
guided fishing trips with us for some summer kings, call us today.
salmon all have only one run a year.
The Coho fishing begins with there upriver migration beginning in July or
August and they continue there migration back to the spawning beds through the
fall months. The Spring Chinook salmon start entering the rivers as early as
late January and continue to run into June the Springer's as they are called are
by far the most highly prized fish for eating of any of the salmon found in
north America The best spring Chinook fishing is from
mid March to mid May. June and July is summer chinook time. Once known as June Hogs these are very big bright fish and are some of the best biters we have. The season for these is very short but one of the best. The Fall Chinook which are usually the biggest
Salmon
that we have here in Oregon and Washington start there upstream run in the late summer months
and usually run through December or early January depending on which river
system, each system has slightly different run timing. The Fall Salmon
gets going good by late September or
early October. The Tule Chinook and
Upriver brights begin there run in July and August with the opener of Buoy 10
in Astoria and Ilwaco,
these salmon move into the Columbia river system
and continue to offer salmon fishing opportunities into October or November. The Tule Chinook salmon are big fish but are of
lesser quality for eating, they are still good when bright but rapidly start to
turn dark when they get to the fresh water. The Upriver brights are just that chrome bright and
excellent eating. The so called summer Chinook are found in some of the coastal
river systems as well as the Columbia River and are really probably just late Springer's or early fall fish.
so on. We will get into the specifics or the different techniques in the other pages of the salmon
tips and tricks section. Click
on the links at the top right of the page to view our other salmon
fishing tips and techniques pages.