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Fall Salmon Astoria on the Columbia River	Combo Trips available Fall Salmon & Dungeness Crab	Fall Crabbing

The Columbia river is still the most famous river in Oregon, with well over One Million Salmon and Steelhead every year not counting Hundreds of Thousands of Sturgeon in the river pursued by anglers from all over the World.  These are the Trophy Fish that most people Dream about catching. If you're Looking for a fun vacation and want to catch and take home some nice Fish, then give Capt'n Larry a call, and make your Dreams come true. Be sure and check out Capt'n Larry's New Fishing Calendar for the Best Months to fish. 

Fall Chinook & Coho Salmon on the Columbia river
August 1 through October

Fall Chinook salmon and Coho salmon fishing starts around August 1st and runs thru October. Fishing for Chinook salmon is the ultimate thrill. Chinook salmon are very wild as they come right from the ocean. Larry follows these fish up river as the salmon migrate and knows the best fishing spots. The size of Chinook salmon vary from about 10 to 60lbs and the run this Fall will be close to 532,900 Chinook. 

The Columbia River Bouy 10 Salmon Opener August 1st is one of the most highly anticipated of all Oregon fisheries, with strong Coho-Silver Salmon numbers and plenty of fish off shore, anglers are especially optimistic this year. The Coho silver salmon run will be about 703,000 return for 2010.  Catches of Coho and Fall Chinook are expected to be fair.  The opener is expected to be slow but action will pick up as the season takes off.

Coho salmon is also known as Silver Salmon. Coho salmon range in size from about 5 to 20 lbs and are very active fish. They have been known to jump right into the net. The Coho salmon fishery runs into October and Larry is very familiar with their run as they migrate from the ocean up stream. Coho salmon run up river to all the tributaries of the Columbia River including the Willamette River and the Clackamas River.



 

Oregon Fishing
Now Catching Steelhead and Fall Salmon!! 

      Now fishing for Fall Chinook Salmon & Silver salmon from August 1st through October.  Fishing is now picking up for Fall Chinook Salmon on the Columbia River.

     I will be doing a lot of combo trips in Astoria for Dungeness Crab & Fall Chinook & Silver Salmon, ask about the combo rates depending on the amount of people. The Limit for Dungeness Crab is 12 per person & and you would need to pick up a shell fish License for $7.50 (Oregonians) & out of state license is $20.00, good for the year at one of the Local stores. You need to book up early so that you get the days that you would Like to fish on, so Let's go Fishing and have some fun, weather it's with me or someone else.

Early Numbers Point to Another Year of Excellent Steelhead Fishing followed by Large Summer and Fall Chinook Runs.

The forecast for this year’s summer steelhead run is expected to be strong. Last year resulted in historic highs with all-time daily records for fish passage broken at Bonneville Dam. Preliminary Steelhead passage over the Dam has started out even higher than in 2009 and the ten year average.

“And this is just the start. The northwest is expecting to see a full season for summer Chinook with no closures expected for the first time in 4 decades; some good offshore salmon opportunity; a very good Buoy 10 season; some great fall Columbia River fall Chinook fishing and better returns on the North Coast for Fall Chinook. If ever there was a year to buy a fishing license this is it.”

Summer Steelhead on the Columbia River
June, July & August

Be sure to book up ahead of time for 2010 Summer Steelhead on the Columbia river.  There will be alot of hatchery fish coming back this year, with a 2 fish limit. The run will be close to 300,000. These Summer Steelhead are a great fighting fish and very good to eat indeed!  We fish the Columbia River from Portland to the Mouth of Cowlitz River where the fishing is good for Summer Steelhead!  Now is the time to book a trip for 2010, you won't be disappointed.

Portland Sturgeon Fishing

Here are the dates to fish in The Portland area

Jan.-1-September 30: Sturgeon retention will be allowed Thursdays through Saturdays, with a 38-to-54 inch size limit.

Oct.1-Dec.31: Sturgeon retention will be allowed Thursdays through Saturdays, with a 38-to-54 inch size limit.

“So Let's go Fishin "

ASTORIA OREGON STURGEON FISHING

 
Catch and release only!

     Fishing for Sturgeon out of Astoria is productive and it is one of the hottest fisheries in Oregon. Sturgeon are the most powerful fish you will ever catch. Sturgeon fishing is regulated and the minimum length is 38 inches and the maximum is 54 inches. May 22nd, the minimum length changes to 41 inches to 54 inches in the Astoria area only.  Sturgeon are very good to eat and Limits usually prevail with a lot of catch and release, after you catch your Keeper, some are just too Big and have to be released, so Remember to book your trip early and get ready to have some " Reel " fun, and " Let's go Fish'n.

Nice catch of the day Ethan!

Here are the Dates to fish in Astoria Oregon

July 15 - August 1st: extended season: Sturgeon retention will be allowed seven days a week, with a size Limit of 41-to-54 inches.

Catch and release fishing will be allowed during periods when Sturgeon retention is closed.  

We offer 4 hour, 6 hour and 8 hour day trips upon availability. 
Arrangements can be made to accommodate large groups.
One day fishing licenses can be written on the boat for $16.75 per person
 

New Fishing Calendar

Larry is coast guard licensed and insured. He is very considerate of his clients' needs and places a priority on having a good time fishing. Safety always comes first with Larry.

His boat is first class with everything a fisherman or women would ever want. It is equipped with an inboard heater, and all the right electronics to take you to where the fish are, with seating for up to 6 people.

New Fishing Calendar

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