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The Fish & Rivers

Learn more about the techniques we use during each season of fishing in Oregon.
For additional details, visit the separate season pages as well as our Reports section.

Winter Steelhead

  • Tillamook Area
  • Trask, Wilson, Kilchis, Nestucca Rivers
  • Spacious 18ft & 20ft Drift Boat
  • Heated Seats
  • Scenic Variety

Techniques

  • Side Drifting
  • Bobber Fishing

Spring Salmon

  • Tillamook Bay, Nestucca Bay
  • Columbia and Willamette Rivers
  • 28ft Willies Nemesis Boat
  • Heated Seats
  • 8 – 30 lbs

Techniques

  • Trolling
  • Back Bouncing Bait
  • Anchor Fishing

Summer Kings / Ocean Salmon

  • Columbia River, Tillamook Bay in Garibaldi, Nehalem Bay
  • 28ft Willies Nemesis Boat
  • Heated Seats
  • Kings & Coho
  • Laid Back Fishing – Summer Kings
  • High Action Fishing – Ocean Salmon

Technique

  • Trolling

Buoy 10

  • Columbia River
  • 10 – 20 Catch Per Day
  • Coho/Silver and Chinook Salmon
  • 28ft Willies Nemesis Boat
  • Heated Seats
  • Great Weather

Technique

  • Trolling

Fall Salmon – Bay

  • Tillamook & Nehalem Bay
  • 28ft Willies Nemesis Boat
  • Heated Seats
  • Average 20 – 30 lb Chinook
  • Trophy 40 – 45 pounders Yearly
  • Combined Crabbing Trips Available

Power Sled Technique

  • Trolling

Fall Salmon – Rivers

  • Wilson, Trask, Kilchis, & Nestucca Rivers
  • 18ft & 20ft Drift Boat, 21ft Sled
  • Heated Seats
  • Average 20 – 30 lb Chinook
  • Trophy 40 – 45 pounders Yearly

 

Drift Boat (Small Sled) Techniques

  • Back Bouncing Eggs
  • Bobber Fishing