Spring Chinook Fishing Guide
In the Northwest a Spring Chinook fishing guide knows the most popular places to fish
Columbia River from the mouth where it flows into the Pacific Ocean all the way to the Canadian border in the Roosevelt Lake stretch and all spots in between like Umatilla River, the Hanford reach area, Buoy 10, Westport and Astoria, Bonneville dam the Vernita bridge area the Dalles Hood River Spring Chinook Salmon in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington.
 
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Huge Columbia River spring Chinook run expected

Posted by Mark Yuasa
     The technical committee advising Columbia River fishery managers has released its forecast for the 2010 spring Chinook run. If the fish show up as projected, the forecast of 470,000 spring Chinook would be the largest return to the Columbia since 1938.
     The forecasted run is up significantly from last year's final run of 169,300 fish.
     Because of challenges in forecasting the spring Chinook returns in recent years, members of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) had to reconsider the model they have used in past years to predict the number of returning fish.
     According to Stuart Ellis in a news release, current chair of the TAC and fisheries scientist of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC), committee members were leery of the record number of spring Chinook "jacks" counted at Bonneville Dam in 2009. Jacks are immature, precocious males that return after just one or two years in the ocean. CLICK HERE to read the rest of this story about the Columbia River Spring Chinook.
This year looks to be one of the best return runs of Spring Chinook Salmon to the Columbia River in recorded history. Contact a local area Spring Chinook fishing guide and book a trip now. This season is relatively short and the best guides fill their bookings early. EDITORS' NOTE: It's always a good idea to book a trip with a good Spring Chinook fishing guide early. Once the runs start they will not have any seats available in their boats. There will always be room in the boats of part time guides who are not familiar with this fishery. If you book with them, you could end up being the ones who end up taking photos of the people in other boats landing thee Columbia River Spring Chinook instead of catching the Spring Chinook yourself.

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Columbia River spring Chinook season
reflects projection of strong runs

OLYMPIA - Anglers will be able to fish for spring Chinook Salmon fishing guides from the mouth of the Columbia River to Bonneville Dam through mid-April under initial seasons adopted Wednesday, Feb. 11, by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon.

Anticipating a strong run of spring Chinook to the upper Columbia River and improved returns to the Willamette, the two states agreed to provide significantly more days of fishing - particularly below Hayden Island - than last year.

According to the pre-season forecast, nearly 300,000 upriver spring Chinook fishing are expected to enter the Columbia River this year, which would make this year's return the third highest since 1977.

An additional 37,000 "springers" are also expected to return to the Willamette River, up from 27,000 last year.

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Dave Maroon's Fishing Adventures

Dave Maroon's Fishing Adventures Oregon Fishing Guide Service Salmon Fishing, Sturgeon Fishing and Steelhead Fishing on the Columbia River. Everybody else says "let's go fishing" and Dave Maroon says Let's Go "Catching" 

 Guide Service Northwest

Brad Hadfield of “Guide Service Northwest” has been fishing the Columbia & Willamette Rivers for 20+ years. His years of experience have given him the expertise needed for fishing Salmon, Sturgeon and Steelhead. Brad fishes the Columbia River from the Ocean to Bonneville dam depending on where the fish are, so you can be assured a great experience!
Steve's Guided Adventures

Steve's Guided Adventures has over 20 years of fishing experience in Washington and Oregon and on the Columbia River and can take you to the premier fishing spots and provide a great outdoor experience. Come ride with us in our 21 foot large Willie Predator power boat down to the 16 foot drift boat, all fully equipped with everything you need to catch that big one.

Hooked On Fishing Guide Service

Hooked On Fishing Guide Service fishes the Northwest runs for Salmon, Steelhead and Sturgeon at Buoy 10 (Mouth of the Columbia), for Kings and Silver Salmon, the Cowlitz and Lewis Rivers,  & areas immediately below Bonneville Dam for Spring Chinook. We also fish from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Priest Rapids/Hanford Reach areas, near Kennewick, Pasco, & Richland Washington.

"This is shaping up to be a very good year for spring Chinook fishing in the Columbia River," said Cindy LeFleur, Columbia River policy coordinator for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). "The first fish have just begun to arrive, and we hope to see a lot more of them in the months ahead."

Below Hayden Island, the new season provides 30 days of spring Chinook fishing in March and April, compared to just 12 days last year. During those two months, anglers also will have 39 days - up from 36 days last year - to catch and retain spring Chinook from Hayden Island upriver to Bonneville Dam.

LeFleur noted that the fishery could extend beyond April, but that late-season regulations have not been set because of differences between the fish and wildlife commissions of Washington and Oregon over how to allocate the catch.

In March and April, Columbia River anglers will be able to fish for spring Chinook Salmon at the following locations and times:

West power lines on Hayden Island downstream to Buoy 10: Seven days per week from March 1-15. Beginning March 16 through April 18, fishing will be limited to three days per week, Thursdays through Saturdays.
West power lines on Hayden Island to Bonneville Dam: Seven days per week from March 1-22. Beginning March 23 through April 22, fishing will be limited to four days per week, Wednesday through Saturday.
Tower Island power lines above Bonneville Dam to McNary Dam: Seven days per week from March 16 through April 30. The Washington and Oregon bank fishery will also be open from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Tower Island power lines.
Until March 1, the spring Chinook fishing is open under regulations described in the 2008-09 Fishing in Washington rule pamphlet. Anglers fishing for spring Chinook Salmon may also retain shad and hatchery steelhead, as outlined in the rule pamphlet.

In all areas, anglers are required to release any Chinook Salmon not clearly marked as a hatchery-reared fish, since a portion of the wild upriver spring Chinook run is protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. Unmarked steelhead must also be released. Hatchery fish can be identified by a clipped adipose fin with a healed scar.

Under a new rule approved by the Washington commission, anglers fishing below McNary Dam may retain two hatchery-reared adult Salmon or steelhead (or one of each) per day. However, only one adult Chinook Salmon may be retained per day downstream from Bonneville Dam.

LeFleur noted that standing rules limit incidental mortality of wild spring Chinook intercepted and released in all state fisheries - recreational and commercial - to 2.2 percent of the total run.

"It's essential that anglers observe the rules requiring the release of wild Salmon and steelhead," LeFleur said. "Our ability to continue these fisheries depends on it."

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