Fresh Willapa Bay Fishing Reports

The Buoy 10 Fall Chinook have arrived in good numbers with good catches for the in the Ocean and the river. The Chinook are staging at the mouth and ocean and entering the river daily. I am keeping my calender open on the closed days for ocean opportunities. Fish On !!

Ocean opens for hatchery Coho & Fall Chinook. The run is fair to good with a smaller limit on Chinook. The Buoy 10 fishery is projected to be 554,000, But this year we will be restricted to hatchery fish only. The Coho return is projected to be strong with 595,300 with a slight increase from last year too. Please note the river will be closed for all Salmon fishing on the 21st thru the 24th and the 27th and 28th. Ill be fishing Ocean and summer Chinook June 27th till July 31. Buoy 10 fishery opens August 1 thru Labor day. Check my calendar for open seats and open dates Fish on !! Herman Fleishman Northwest Fishing Adventures LLC

This year the return predictions are in excess of 500,000 Coho returning to the Columbia River. The first run has been good but still waiting for the strong second run of these world class fish to show in October. These fish range from 8 to 15 lbs and can put up a battle for all anglers.

Wow, what a great start to the 2022 Columbia River fall salmon run! We are currently fishing out of Astoria Oregon near the mouth of the columbia river where these fish are fresh from the ocean. Fishing is off to a great start and is only going to get better. I still have plenty of dates available if you are looking to get out and fish the famous bouy 10 fishery.

The Chinook and Coho returns are looking good. The opener was fair to excellent with a lot of chrome Chinook landed. There will be hatchery only for Chinook this season. The river closing on August **hidden content** & 28 for additional protections of the native returns. We will be fishing out of my new 23' Alumaweld Columbia! I provide all quality fishing gear and bait. Fish On !!

The Buoy 10 Fall Chinook have arrived in good numbers with fair to good catches for the fleet in the river. The Chinook are staging at the mouth and ocean and entering the river daily. The fishing should just get better through the end of the month for these quality Fall Chinook. Fish On !!