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Welcome to Portland Fishing Guide.com
Experience Pacific Northwest salmon fishing at its finest! Book a trip today with
Portland Fishing Guide.com and professional fishing guide Scott
Nichols. We offer quality productive guided fishing trips for Chinook
Salmon and Sturgeon (as well as other popular fish) on the Columbia River
and the Willamette River near Portland, Oregon as well as the upper
Willamette, and the Columbia River from Astoria where it enters the Pacific
Ocean all the way up to Bonneville Dam.
Year Round
Fishing on The Columbia River, Willamette River and at popular nearby rivers
and streams in Oregon For Salmon, Sturgeon, Steelhead and Shad.
Scott has been fishing these rivers for over 16 years. Up to six clients
will enjoy fishing from the comfort and safety of his 24 foot Alumaweld Jet
Boat.
You will be fishing with the finest rods, reels, and tackle the industry has
to offer. Weather you’re a seasoned fisherman or just a beginner we have
trips tailored to meet all your needs, so give us a call and book that
Oregon Salmon or Sturgeon fishing trip today. [ Fishing Trip Request Form ]
Oregon Chinook Salmon
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.
When hooked, Oregon Chinook like to slug it out, while Coho's are acrobatic and
quick. Chinook are also known as King Salmon.
Chinook are powerful swimmers that migrate
hundreds of miles up Oregon 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.
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