Fishing Reports

Outdoor Report 10/19
Outdoor Report 10/19

The Fishing on the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam has still been quite productive for chinook and coho. Anglers fishing in the lower river have still been finding success with using 360° flashers and small 3.5 spinners or B …

Outdoor Report 10/26
Outdoor Report 10/26

  This last week we finally had some substantial rain!  As a matter of fact, we had just a bit more rain than we really wanted.  Tillamook rivers neared or went above flood stage as well as local Portland area rivers.  The …

Outdoor Report 11/2
Outdoor Report 11/2

Locally the coho fishing is starting to slow down, however, there are still bright fish being caught.  Most anglers have narrowed down their techniques to either casting twitching jigs or spinners, or bobber fishing eggs.  The w …

Outdoor Report 11/9
Outdoor Report 11/9

Coastal fall Chinook is still going and this week’s rain and large tides should bring in another wave of fresh fish. Tillamook Bay is still producing some Chinook, but this late in the season the fish are feeling the urgency to …

Outdoor Report 11/16
Outdoor Report 11/16

A lot of the chinook have moved into the rivers now, but you can still find fall chinook at the coast. The rivers will continue to fish for the next few weeks, as the water level starts to go down plug fishing will be the go-to. …

Outdoor Report 11/24
Outdoor Report 11/24

Rain, rain, rain, that has been the name of the game these last few weeks. It is getting late in the season, but anglers that are still in search of fall chinook can find them in most of the Tillamook area rivers.  While there m …

Outdoor Report 11/30
Outdoor Report 11/30

Looks like we are finally getting a reprieve from the rain this week.  It’s time to start thinking about winter steelhead.  We are getting reports daily of steelhead being caught in most of the local tributaries.  We expect to s …

Outdoor Report 12/7
Outdoor Report 12/7

Winter steelhead are here!  Virtually every river system has had a few winter steelhead caught in them.  The smaller tributaries such as Big Creek, Gnat Creek, North Fork Nehalem and Necanicum River typically have early returnin …