Columbia River Salmon Fishing Report

Sorry, there are no photos or video today because the salmon fishing on the Columbia River is really poor. Out of 20-25 boats, which is about half of what it was this time last week, I saw three fish caught. I had a couple weak bumps, nothing even close to a hookup, in about six hours. The fishing has been slowing down in the past few days, not sure what the deal is. I’ve talked with a few guys who said there is virtually nothing happening on the Columbia River tributaries that would normally be kicking out a lot of fish. On the main river, some spots are better than others, but the fishing seems to have dropped off to almost a dead stop yesterday afternoon. It looks like the salmon are just passing through.

Windy tomorrow and rain the day after. When the weather is too nice, the salmon don’t bite. Maybe a little rain will wake the fish up.

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