Kayak Fishing

Kayak fishing for salmon on the Columbia River continues with pretty decent results and very nice weather for this time of year. The warm weather and warm water temperatures may actually be slowing the chinook salmon bite somewhat, but the coho salmon fishing remains pretty good. That doesn’t mean you will catch fish every day; … Read more

Put in a couple serious days of fishing with some pretty decent results. We tried one of our favorite salmon rivers off the Columbia, but it was muddy as it could be, visibility about two inches. Not sure what’s going on there, but it sure put a damper on what usually is a great chinook … Read more

We’ve been having pretty good success fishing for steelhead on the Columbia River this year; a couple big fish, probably the biggest steelhead I’ve ever caught. Most of these fish have been native steelhead, they are great fighters and fun to catch, but they are strictly catch and release. The good news is that for … Read more

We’ve been out kayak fishing for steelhead and salmon and were pleasantly surprised to catch two of the biggest smallmouth bass we’d caught all year. We caught them in a spot we would not normally fish for smallmouth bass and they both hit cast lures that we were using to try for salmon and steelhead … Read more

Kayak fishing for salmon and steelhead continues on the Columbia River. The weather has been favorable for kayak fishing and the fish are here. Unfortunately, the good fishing and nice weather have really brought out the crowds. Fishing spots are packed with boats making for tough fishing. Some of these guys are real jerks; crossing … Read more

The elusive steelhead are here in local waters and we’ve been fishing for them without a whole lot of success. When fishing for big trophy fish like steelhead and salmon, sometimes you don’t catch anything, but when you do land one of these big, hard fighting fish, you’ll remember it for quite some time and … Read more

We hit the jackpot and got three calm days to do a little kayak fishing for steelhead on the Columbia River. Of all the fish in the Columbia River Gorge, I have found the steelhead to be the most challenging to catch. I’ve caught a couple nice steelhead, but not that many at all compared … Read more

We finally had enough of the endless Columbia Gorge wind so we decided to pack up the truck and do a little kayak fishing in eastern Oregon. Eastern Oregon is much different than the western half of the state. The Oregon coast and Cascade Mountains have thick forests and snowcapped mountains, the eastern part of … Read more