Fishing report 7-24

The ocean Salmon fishing has been off the charts! Pro, Josiah Darr, has been finding success fishing out of Astoria trolling anchovies and herring behind flashers. The Coho fishing has been great as well as some bonus Chinook in the mix. Pro, Bill Monroe jr., has also been fishing out of Astoria and finding his success trolling spin-n-fish behind pro-troll flashers. Again the Coho fishing has been stellar for him as well. Out of Garibaldi, Ted Teufel has been finding success on the Salmon grounds as well. He has found both fresh bait and hard plastic baits to be effective for both Chinook and Coho. This fishery should continue to be super productive for several more weeks as more fish will continue to stage just off of the Columbia River. 

Buoy 10 is right around the corner! This world famous fishery takes place from Toungue Point down to the actually Buoy number 10. These fish will be flying into the Columbia River on every tide set, giving anglers ample opportunity to fill their fish boxs with amazing quality Salmon. Trolling is the name of the game and there will be folks using every type of flasher or diver combination that you can imagine. You will see fish caught on all different types of baits from fresh anchovies and herring to small spinners, large spinners, Spinfish-n-fish, Brads Cutplugs, Superbaits, Spindawgs, hottails and hoochie spinners. Having several different combinations on board with you will be your best bet as different baits will work better during different tide sets. 

Summer Steelhead fishing has been very good for anglers around the local area. Pro, KC Talaro, has been finding fish on every tip he has had the past few weeks. And Robert Kratzer reports the same success. Back trolling coon stripe shrimp, side drifting or bobber dogging eggs or coon strip shrimp have proven to be the most productive baits and techniques. As we move into August we should start to see a bigger presence of Summers Steelhead in the lower Deschutes. These fish are ducking into the Deschutes to get a reprieve from the warm water temps of the Columbia River. These fish love to chase a well placed spinner or a wiggle wart swung through one of the wide tailouts that make up a good portion of the lower Deschutes. These fish will chasing drift fished gear or bobber fished beads. Fly fishermen will also find success swinging dark colored flies through fast moving rifles, targeting the most aggressive of fish. 

Tuna fishing has started to ramp up and rumors are that the Albacore are starting to move in closer. The troll g fishermen are usually the first ones to start picking up fish as they cover lots of ground in a short amount of time. Keeping multiple sets of rods on board will allow you to capitalize on stops when you hook up multiple fish

at once. Vertical jigs, butterfly jigs, live bait and swimbaits will all work well once you come to a stop and need to get the fish worked into a frenzy. 

Bottom fishing all along the Oregon coast has been lights out! We again have had Pro Staff find great success fishing out of many different ports. Down in southern Oregon Pro, Andy Martin, has been chipping away at the Lingcod population with Farrallon feathers, scampi tails and large curly tail grubs. Up north Pro, Ted Teufel, has also been doing g very well. Swimbaits, ChaseBaits, vertical jigs and shrimp flys have been accounting for most of his successe. 

Walleye fishing all along the Columbia River gorge has been another fishery that deserves mention. Many anglers are finding serious success trolling bottom walkers with worm harnesses. Pro, Steve Leonard, has been doing g quite well chasing these delicious fish. Bottom walkers with worm harness rigs have been keeping his clients in the fish. 

Trout fishing all across the region has slowed down some due to last weeks heat wave. These Trout tend to become very inactive when the lakes heat up. They will wait out the heat in the deepest parts of the lake, looking for the coolest water possible. Early morning and late evening, when the water temps will drop a degree or two, is when the Trout will be most active. Searching out easy meals near deep water drop off or cold water inlets. Try worms or Powerbait which seem to always work. Casting spinners or kastmasters along rocky ledges or near cold water creeks is also a great way to entice a bite