Since kayak fishing on the Columbia River for salmon and steelhead is no longer an option, we are trying to figure out how we are going to spend the last few kayak fishing weeks of the year. The weather is generally cooler and wetter every day, but as long as the wind isn’t too bad … Read more
We thought this salmon season would be a short one and, unfortunately, we were right. Salmon and steelhead fishing on the Columbia River will close on October 22, 2016. Should have been here yesterday…
Even though the fishing was not very good the day before, with the salmon season just about over and bad weather on the way, we had to give it one more shot. It may have been the last day of kayak fishing for 2016. With the fact it mind that it could be the last … Read more
The Columbia River salmon fishing report from this morning is not very good. The water in Columbia tributaries is still running a little high and fast, pretty murky as well. The off color water reaches out into the main river until the depth reaches about twenty feet or so. The fish are still in the … Read more
As is usually the case here in the Columbia River Gorge, almost everything changes all the time, especially the weather. The days are getting shorter, it’s getting colder, and of course we’ve got rain. At least it’s not snowing(yet). We’ve had a run of windy weather, so no kayak fishing. It looks like the next … Read more
It was on and off rain yesterday, today was all rain with a few breaks. The wind stayed calm and it wasn’t too cold, so it wasn’t bad, just completely wet. Stumbling over wet rocks in the dark adds a little more excitement to the already pretty exciting business of kayak fishing for salmon on … Read more
The weather forecast was looking sketchy, but it turned out to be a pretty decent day of kayak fishing for salmon on the Columbia River. It rained on and off all morning, but the wind stayed calm and turned out to be good fishing conditions. As expected, the fishing was slow, but not quite hopeless. … Read more
An illegal weighted gill net was discovered at the mouth of the Klickitat River on September 28. If you witnessed this event, especially if you have photos or video, please contact reportpoaching@dfw.wa.gov.
This morning we were out kayak fishing for salmon on the Columbia River hoping for a little better luck than we’ve had for the past few fishing days. Salmon fishing is great, but it isn’t around for long and the fishing is definitely slowing down early this season. The fish counts kicked up a bit … Read more
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 … Read more