Willamette River Fishing Reports (June 2026)

Ken K.
Damascus, Oregon
Reported 1 month ago

It was a good day on the river. We got this 14lb Up River Bright early in the day. It was a beautiful sunny day on the river and the clients were great to fish with.

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Ken K. Damascus, Oregon Reported 1 month ago

It was a good day on the river. We got this 14lb Up River Bright early in the day.

It was a beautiful sunny day on the river and the clients were great to fish with.

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Ken K.
Damascus, Oregon
Reported 1 month ago

Good morning guys! We had a really fun day on the Columbia River today. Released a really nice native Chinook and got our hatchery limit all before 8:30 this morning.

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Ken K. Damascus, Oregon Reported 1 month ago

Good morning guys! We had a really fun day on the Columbia River today. Released a really nice native Chinook and got our hatchery limit all before 8:30 this morning.

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Caleb R.
Oregon City, Oregon
Reported 2 months ago

Spring chinook have started to show up in the local rivers around Portland. Targeting them with trolling tactics has begun to work well. A herring behind a flasher works well. Fishing will continue to improve for these amazing fish over the next few weeks and coming months.

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Caleb R. Oregon City, Oregon Reported 2 months ago

Spring chinook have started to show up in the local rivers around Portland. Targeting them with trolling tactics has begun to work well. A herring behind a flasher works well. Fishing will continue to improve for these amazing fish over the next few weeks and coming months.

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Rod S.
Warrenton, Oregon
Reported 3 months ago

We were given a one day keeper sturgeon on February 16th. Had a great crew out and they will be going home with some sturgeon. I'm not sure when or if we will get another keeper day this year. But we can always catch and release these fun hard fighting...

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Rod S. Warrenton, Oregon Reported 3 months ago

We were given a one day keeper sturgeon on February 16th. Had a great crew out and they will be going home with some sturgeon. I'm not sure when or if we will get another keeper day this year. But we can always catch and release these fun hard fighting fish.

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Matt M.
Portland, Oregon
Reported 9 months ago

Fishing in Astoria Oregon on the ocean and lower Columbia River. River trophy sturgeon is on and the fishing is great. Lots of big fish. This is a ton of action and fish average 5' and close to a 100lbs. Catch and release Salmon is open in the ocean. Lots...

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Matt M. Portland, Oregon Reported 9 months ago

Fishing in Astoria Oregon on the ocean and lower Columbia River. River trophy sturgeon is on and the fishing is great. Lots of big fish. This is a ton of action and fish average 5' and close to a 100lbs. Catch and release Salmon is open in the ocean. Lots of fish showing up. Pic of nice chinook today. Both coho and chinook are available. It'll stay steady and just get better.

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Caleb R.
Oregon City, Oregon
Reported 1 year ago

Lots of fun left to be had winter steelhead fishing. With rain in the forecast, we should see a fresh push of fish. We also have some spring chinooks starting to show up in our rivers. So be sure to get out this spring for some of the best-tasting salmon...

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Caleb R. Oregon City, Oregon Reported 1 year ago

Lots of fun left to be had winter steelhead fishing. With rain in the forecast, we should see a fresh push of fish. We also have some spring chinooks starting to show up in our rivers. So be sure to get out this spring for some of the best-tasting salmon on the planet.

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Caleb R.
Oregon City, Oregon
Reported 1 year ago

Have had some good steelhead fishing recently. Weather has been cold but the fish are still biting. The season is really just starting out we should see the best fishing in febuary and March. Most of the fishing we do is bobber fishing and it's very active and fun for...

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Caleb R. Oregon City, Oregon Reported 1 year ago

Have had some good steelhead fishing recently. Weather has been cold but the fish are still biting. The season is really just starting out we should see the best fishing in febuary and March. Most of the fishing we do is bobber fishing and it's very active and fun for just about who enjoys a good day on the water.

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Caleb R.
Oregon City, Oregon
Reported 1 year ago

Our winter steelhead season has kicked off. Some fish are showing up and we are hoping for a good season.

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Caleb R. Oregon City, Oregon Reported 1 year ago

Our winter steelhead season has kicked off. Some fish are showing up and we are hoping for a good season.

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