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Astoria Fishing Charters and Guide Service

92163 Aspmo rd

Astoria, Oregon

503-436-2845 call or text

jeff@astoriafishing.com

Astoria Fishing Charters and Guide Service

Charter Fishing Seasons

Spring Chinook fishing (2024):  Lower Columbia Spring Chinook Salmon season dates are March 1 through April 5.  This is a normally a challenging fishery, so please call before booking, unless you already know what you're getting into.  121,000 spring Chinook salmon are expected to return to the river this year.  This should make for fairly good fishing at the peak of the season (Last week of March, first week of April).  While its known as the most challenging fishery in the region, the prize is awesome!  Best eating salmon in the world.  Email, call or text to book your trip. 

 

Bottom Fishing (Rockfish):  (2024) January 1 through December 31.  We nearly always limit when conditions allow us to fish the ocean!  Seabass are most common, also Ling Cod, Kelp Greenling and Cabezon (Cabezon can only be retained July 1 through December 31}.

 

Summer and Fall Ocean Salmon Fishing: (2023) June 24th - September 30th.  Ocean salmon fishing charters are normally very good.  Early morning depatures and typically a mid day finish.  2 salmon limit, only 1 can be a Chinook. 

 

Buoy 10 (Columbia River) King salmon fishing:   (2023) August 1st - September 4th, but closed in the river August 21, 22, 23, 28 and 29.  Typically, a million Chinook pass right in front of Astoria on their annual migration up the Columbia river.  Anglers best chance all year of catching king salmon.  Book early because this fishery is very popular.  

 

Catch and release Sturgeon fishing(2023) Always open, starting mid May for best results, through early August.  The closer you are to July 4th, the better fishing, it seems.  Sturgeon fishing in the lower Columbia river is nearly unbelievable.  People get off the boat saying its the best day they have ever had fishing.  Biggest fish, most fish. Its incredibly fun!

 

Summer Chinook Salmon Fishing: (2023) Based on preseason Forecast, we can expect Summer salmon fishing in the Columbia River starting June 16.  Fisheries managers haven't yet confirmed this, but I'm 99% sure it will happen.

 

Fall Coho Salmon in the Columbia River(2023) Coho salmon begin showing up in the river in late August and continue through mid October.  We will have a three fish limit after September 7th for Coho.

 

Dungeness Crab fishing:  (2023) September, October, November and December.  And this year January too! 12 delicious Dungeness crab per person.  You will not find better crab anywhere in the world.  Sweet, delicate and incredibly delicious. 

 

Keeper Sturgeon fishing(2023)  Unfortunately, it appears that we will have no keeper sturgeon season below Bonneville dam in 2023.  Hopefully next year!

 

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