The Buoy 10 salmon fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River has been a victim of its own success. The states of Oregon and Washington closed the fishery to the retention of Chinook salmon on ...
Just about every salmon angler in the Northwest knows about the famous fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River, commonly known as Buoy 10. The actual big red Buoy 10 marks the boundary between the ...
Sep. 14—Fishery managers have decided to reopen salmon fishing on the Columbia River at Buoy 10 and in the Gorge from Reed Island to Bonneville Dam starting on Thursday. Buoy 10 anglers will be ...
We had only been on the water for a few minutes when my fishing rod started bucking. I hollered “fish” and tried to run to the pole but the winds, currents and tides of the Columbia River pushed the ...
Columbia River steelhead fishing remains strong, with early morning bites keeping shorelines busy. Tributaries are seeing solid steelhead movement, and ocean coho and chinook continue to provide ...
A fine Buoy 10 Chinook salmon caught while fishing with guide Cameron Black. Black reports that before it was closed this past Wednesday, the Chinook bite had been fantastic. Black has been trolling ...
The largest salmon fishery in the Lower 48 kicks off Aug. 1 at Buoy 10 of the Columbia River, but the season and limits have been reduced because of poor projections for returns of Chinook and coho ...
Anglers will no longer be allowed to keep fall chinook salmon at Buoy 10 beginning Wednesday morning. State managers hurriedly met by telephone Monday after reviewing weekend catches and came to an ...
Due to the warmer weather, anglers were less successful at catching salmon. Those fishing early in the mornings at the Cheboygan Dam spillway had the most success when floating or bottom-bouncing ...