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Columbia river fishing for Sturgeon,
Salmon, Shad and steelhead in Oregon
and Washington. The
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Columbia River is home to a huge
population of White Sturgeon. The
section below Bonneville Dam is a
major spawning area for these giant
fish. In the summer months we offer
fishing trips for the giant sturgeon
that come in from the Ocean to spawn
in the Lower Columbia River. The
Giant Sturgeon or Oversized sturgeon
as we call them can reach lengths in
excess of 12 feet and weigh over
1000 pounds. The big sturgeon are a
match for any angler putting on
quite a show with many jumps and
line peeling runs. The Columbia is
also home to millions of smaller
sturgeon and keeper sturgeon and is
one of the only places you can still
catch and keep a sturgeon for the
table. Keeper sturgeon fishing is a
blast and always provides lots
of action. Keeper fish are of a
certain length that varies
depending upon which section of
river usually in the 42 to 60 inch
range. Our keeper sturgeon fishing
trips run from October to June in
the Portland Oregon area. We also
fish for the keeper's in Astoria
Oregon in May - June. Columbia River
salmon fishing is second to none.
The river has runs of King Salmon in
the Spring, Summer and Fall months.
The spring Chinook or Springer's as
we call them are the best eating
salmon of all. The Fall Chinook and
Spring Chinook runs are the most
popular and productive salmon runs
as huge numbers of wild salmon make
there way up the river to the
spawning grounds. Coho Salmon or
silver salmon also run in the fall.
months. The mouth of the river in
Astoria is home to the world famous
"buoy 10" salmon fishery. This
fishing season is famous for limits
of both coho and chinook 
