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Oregon
Chinook and Coho Salmon Fishing
Of
the five species of Pacific salmon, the Chinook and Coho are the most
important to anglers. The two are often found in the same waters and
pursued in much the same way, but the Chinook is the larger of the two
and highly prized among anglers. The Columbia River is a prime
area to target both Chinook and Coho salmon. When hooked, Chinook like to slug it out,
while Coho's are acrobatic and quick.
Trip Prices: $115.00 to $175.00 per angler
depending on type of trip, charter boat or guided. Trips are 7 to 8
hours in duration. Half-day trips are available at some
locations. All fishing gear and bait is provided. Many of our guides will also clean and filet your catch at no extra charge.
These trips are run in 26-25 foot jet sleds (guided) and on the coast in
30-50 foot boats (charter).
Chinook are also known as the king salmon or spring salmon. Chinook
salmon are powerful swimmers that migrate hundreds of miles up northwest
rivers to their spawning grounds, and they can grow huge. The
rod-and-reel world record was taken in
Alaska's
Kenai
River
in 1985 and weighed 97 pounds, 4 ounces. Most fish caught by northwest
anglers, however, range from 15 to 40 pounds.
At
the end of a fishing line, Chinooks are absolute brutes - hard-running,
stubborn fighters that will give you all the challenge you can handle,
and sometimes more.
Starting in March, the Spring Chinook are the most desired of all the
fish for their excellent taste and high Omega3 oil content. The average Chinook salmon weighs 15-20
pounds. Then in August the Upriver Brights make their way upriver, they
are hard fighting and a joy to catch. By mid to late September, Fall
Chinook are present.
Season information:
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/OSCRP/CRM/index.asp
The
largest of the salmon species, the Fall Chinook, will certainly get your
heart pounding. Coho Salmon enter our rivers in September, a great fish
to eat and catch.
Columbia River
salmon fishing is a major tourist draw for
Washington
and
Oregon
fishing guides and once you experience
Columbia River
salmon fishing just once you will not want to ever leave these fertile
fishing grounds of the
Columbia River.
Chinook salmon are easily the largest of any salmon, with adults often
exceeding 40 pounds (18 kg); individuals over 120 pounds (54 kg) have
been reported.
GUIDE BOAT
Chinook salmon are very similar to Coho salmon in appearance while at
sea (blue-green back with silver flanks), except for their large size,
small black spots on both lobes of the tail, and black pigment along the
base of the teeth.
Adult
Chinook salmon migrate from a marine environment into the freshwater
streams and rivers of their birth. They spawn only once and then die.
Guide boat Chinook fishing provides the best success rates for
Portland
Oregon
salmon.
CHARTER BOAT
Juvenile Chinook may spend from 3 months to 2 years in freshwater before
migrating to estuarine areas as smolts and then into the ocean to feed
and mature. Chinook salmon remain at sea for 1 to 6 years (more commonly
2 to 4 years), with the exception of a small proportion of yearling
males (called jack salmon) which mature in freshwater or return after 2
or 3 months in salt water.
Astoria Fishing Guide
Portland, Oregon
503-720-9033 Email
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