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06 - Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam Fishing Reports

Posted: 9/10/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/8/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Munden's Rising Son Adventures had a great weekend chasing Fall Chinook in the Columbia River Gorge! If you haven't fished this section of the Columbia, you are missing out! It is by far my favorite...
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Posted: 9/7/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/1/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Columbia Gorge Fall Chinook is in full swing with limits for us coming daily! The limit is 1 king this year, but if you happen to catch a coho first, you can get your coho and a king. Once you get 1...
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Posted: 9/7/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We fished the Columbia gorge near the mouth of the klickitat and we had one boat below Bonneville dam. Both boats limited this morning with some very nice fish. Best rig was pro troll flasher with pin...
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Posted: 8/30/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fall Kings are here! We were able to get in on a great day of fishing this last weekend with several bright fish to the boat! Most of our action came on trolled 360 flashers and superbaits or spinne...
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Posted: 8/22/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fall Chinook are starting to enter the mid Columbia! We fished the Columbia Gorge and were able to get several Kings to the boat and keep some really nice fish! As the fish start moving up river, pass...
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Posted: 8/20/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/20/2018
Hot Spots: 1
We fished hard this morning for a few bites. We landed one nice king and our other boat landed one king. Definitely tougher but its just a matter of a little time before it heats back up again! We got...
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Posted: 8/13/2018
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/11/2018
Hot Spots: 1
The Chinook bite really slowed down this weekend. So we switched over to just steelhead on Saturday in one of the boats and had a fantastic day on with 14 fish to the boat. The best technique was bobb...
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Posted: 8/8/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/8/2018
Hot Spots: 1
We fished the Drano lake area and had a great morning. We hooked 8 kings and 2 steelhead by 10 a.m. we pulled pro troll flashers with 3.5 spinners and mini cutplug superbaits behind them. Pinks and or...
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Posted: 7/30/2018
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/30/2018
Hot Spots: 1
With having 2 boats gives us the luxury of fishing multiple fisheries. My other boat fished summer Steelhead out of Drano lake area today and had a ton of success! He reported 18 landed and 3 limits. ...
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Posted: 6/7/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Drano lake this morning. There are a few fish around but over all pretty slow bite. We hooked 2 and landed 1 fish in 5 hours. We got bit on pro troll flashers with mini cutplug superbaits in pi...
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Posted: 5/25/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/24/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I had one last Springer trip booked and my clients decided to bail! They are going to regret that decision! Fishing remains solid in the Gorge! I was able to take my father and son out for a fun f...
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Posted: 5/23/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Springer fishing continues to be good in the Columbia Gorge. Saturday we were able to have multiple hook-ups and ended up killing 5 nice adults. Sunday was a tougher day due to river conditions and ...
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Posted: 5/23/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/22/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Spring Chinook in the Columbia gorge just keep coming! The fishing has been consistently good. We had a boat both at Drano lake and mouth of wind river and both boats did well. We have been doing best...
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Posted: 5/16/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/15/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Spring Chinook in the Columbia gorge is still going Good! We are getting a late push of fish over Bonneville that should keep the fishing good through early June! The best bite has been on pro troll a...
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Posted: 5/14/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/12/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I was able to get my clients into another solid day of Columbia Gorge Springer fishing! This year has been a constant adjustment! This weekend we faced a huge spike in water and flood stage rivers! ...
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Posted: 5/9/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing has been very steady in the Columbia Gorge! This year, with fewer Spring Salmon opportunities, there have been some huge crowds in these top fisheries! It is important to go into these fish...
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Posted: 5/4/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/3/2018
Hot Spots: 1
We have been fishing the Columbia Gorge for Spring Chinook the past couple days. The fishing has been very consistent with plenty of action and a few limits. We have been trolling pro troll and Leo fl...
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Posted: 4/30/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/29/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We had a great day in the Gorge fishing for Spring Chinook. We were able to get each client a nice Springer to take home and let a wilds one loose. 5-6 is not bad for the numbers we have to work wit...
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Posted: 4/23/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/21/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well we started our Columbia Gorge Springer trips this weekend with some great weather and some good opportunities to get the boat and gear all dialed in! We are about a week away from some really go...
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Posted: 9/19/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Wow! It has been a while since Munden's Rising Son Adventures has reported here at Northwest Fishing Reports! The reason.....the fishing has been off the hook and I have not had time!! However, the...
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Posted: 7/26/2017
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Angler Innovations, Inc is the western distributor of Maruto Hooks of Japan. This week we received a field report from one of our fishing guide partners who writes: "Columbia River, dead bait on...
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Posted: 5/22/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Munden's Rising Son Adventures is still fishing The Columbia Gorge for Spring Chinook! Saturday we had a great day of fishing, we were able to get a limit for my guys and lost several fish in doing so...
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Posted: 5/16/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Springer Fishing the Columbia Gorge this weekend was fantastic! Time was spent mostly at Drano Lake trolling flashers and bait. Fish were caught on spinner, herring, and Superbaits, so having a vari...
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Posted: 9/18/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for four days of fishing, one at the mouth of the Deschutes river and three off the mouth of the Klickitat. Myself, Aaron Borg, and Rob Holman were at Ed Iman's Fish Camp 2016 enjoying ...
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Posted: 5/16/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/14/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Took a bank fishing trip down to the big C for some Springer action. Went 2 for 2 over two days. The first 9# hen came while plunking at the pine tree hole. Second came at an upper tributary, a 12#...
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