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Portland is the place to be when it comes to Spring Chinook fishing. Both the Columbia River and the Willamette River are right in our backyard, giving us several options for our guided fishing trips. We usually chase spring salmon through May, and

Hey Fishermen We had some good rain and strong wind lately which caused me to cancel a few trips. I made it out yesterday in between rain storms. I was eager to check the system out after all the rain. I have to say it was good a week ago and has im

Hey Fishermen I just finished up 3 trips in a row. The first 2 days we challenging due to the weather but my guys were troopers. We have very good numbers of sturgeon in our system but as sturgeon fishing goes you have to put a lot of time on them to

Fishing has been fair to excellent the past two weeks now that the Fraser is open we are able to fish for salmon and sturgeon on all charters. Good numbers of Coho and Chinook have been migrating up the Fraser and this past week Chum numbers have gre

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Hey Fishermen It is not that often you can claim limits on a sturgeon trip! I had a 2 man charter today. We found fish near the Benicia Bridge in 48 feet of water. The fish took plain eel during the flood tide. We also had some other good bites but t

Hey Fishermen The sturgeon fishing took a turn. The day before yesterday the whole fleet got skunked. Yesterday It was still tough but improving. I know of 3 keeper sturgeon landed for the whole fleet. We fished hard and long and released 2 sturgeon

Hey Fishermen I took the week off due to the slower tides. I was back on the water yesterday sturgeon hunting. I had a light load with only 3 fishermen. This is my 2 nd trip of the season so I was anxious. The day started off a little slow but with

Hey Fishermen I did my first sturgeon trip yesterday since I returned from my vacation. The sturgeon conditions have changed since my last trip a week and a half ago. On the way out I noticed more fish in the 32 to 36 foot range of water. I anchored

Hey Sportsmen My vacation is over and I am back to work. As most of you know I take 2 weeks off and go hunting in Idaho and Wyoming with some good friends. My atelope hunt was a lot of fun. I filled my 4 tags in one day and a few hours the next morn

Hey Fishermen I did my first sturgeon trip of the season today. I had 3 gentlemen that won the trip at the Coastside dinner. We had fair to good action. We fished Big cut Gas well the creek and the corner of the Benicia Bridge. The top bait was eel.

Hey Fishermen We did our first shark trip today. I had a fun group from back east. We got in 2 hours of fishing due to the fact that they had to make the ball game. We that was enough time as the action was very very good.8 large leopard sharks 2 la

Hey Fishermen   We are catching halibut and bass now! See photos of yesterday’s ½ day trip with Captain Joe. We are booked today tomorrow and Friday. Saturday has some room and Sunday also has room on Flash II. I am keeping Flash I in

Happy New Year Sportsmen I hope everyone had a great start to the New Year. We had a slow finish the last few days of the year. I did some Shark trips on Flash I and the leopard sharks are few and far between. We did have a lot of small seven gill s

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Hey Fishermen I fished the last 2 days after Christmas and have today off to do a quick report. We are still getting good sturgeon action even though the tides are just ok. I believe it is due to the rain we have had. I am fishing the same areas and

Hey Fishermen The sturgeon and bass fishing is picking up! Check out the more detailed reports on my my Facebook page. (Steve Talmadge). Enjoy the photos from the last 2 days. Captain Steve Talmadge

Wheeler’s Point landing is now open! Wheeler’s Point landing is just a mile away from the lodge. Many great fishing opportunities opening daily! Check out the view from the lodge 3-27-2017 Walleye season open through April 14 reopening M

You still have time to reel in some walleyes before the season closes for 30 days.  The Rainy River and Lake of the Woods offers a unique season running through April 14.  What happens after walleye closes?  Monster sturgeon and aggre

Hey All Well hunting season is over for me. I had a great season and my freezer is full! Grilled elk and antelope on Flash during sturgeon trips (WOO HOOO). So now it is time to get back in the groove and back to posting reports. In fact Flash I is b