Willamette Valley – The lower Columbia fall Chinook fishery is well underway. Catches from Bonneville to Longview are impressive on days and although there is an occasional blip on the passage at Bonneville Dam, strong catches will continue for the next 2 weeks. Peak passage at Bonneville is commonly the first week of September so the next few days should produce good catches. Trollers are taking the bulk of the fish but veteran wobbler plunkers are taking their fair share as well. This will be the week to fish!

The few fish crossing at Willamette Falls are not worth noting at this time. Water temperatures remain in the mid-70s, making it ideal for warmwater fishing. Bass are biting well.

Clackamas anglers have endured low water through summer steelhead season and what there was of a springer season here. With a coho run starting up sometime later this month, it is hoped that upcoming rain showers in the weather forecasts will improve the odds.

Pro fishing guide, Jeff Stoeger of O2BFISHN Guide Service (503-704-7920) reports that Sandy River anglers noted a slowing in hookups this week. There are plenty of fish yet to come, though, and with rain in the future, optimism is high.

While the waters of the McKenzie were effected by hot weather as were all waterways in Oregon, but not so much that fishing was negatively impacted. The McKenzie is expected to remain fishable.

Despite the peak of salmon and steelhead fishing starting to decline, it still worth the trip to the North or South Santiam rivers where jigs are most popular.

Northwest Oregon – With catch rates rather pathetic for most of the Buoy 10 fishery, state fish managers extended the season through September 14th for the retention of any Chinook. Coho started to show in better numbers earlier this week but limits are still far from the rule. Tides this weekend are such that an early morning start would be foolish. Target the last hour of outgoing tide through the first hour of outgoing after high slack for best results. Anglers do have better options upriver however, coho will likely start to dominate the catch in Astoria for the next several weeks.

Anglers are starting to report good catches of fall Chinook in north Oregon Coast estuaries. Tillamook and Nehalem are producing fairly with some good days interspersed. There are a few hatchery coho falling to trolled herring and spinners as well.

Upper Tillamook Bay as well as the ocean are producing fish and this is only the beginning of the season. Softer tides next week should make for productive fishing in the lower reaches of the Nestucca, Nehalem, Tillamook, Siletz, Salmon and Alsea estuaries and rivers.

Bay and ocean crabbing should be good too but you’ll still have to count on some soft shells in the mix.

Albacore tuna action is starting to heat back up again. Trolled gear becomes less effective this time of year so you’ll have to start looking for jumpers and casting iron or dropping live bait overboard. The tuna coming in now are certainly sizeable.

Another round of all depth halibut opens tomorrow (Friday) but seas look a bit rough until Saturday. There isn’t much nearshore halibut quota left so prepare yourselves for a closure in the near future.

Rain and cooler water temperatures may spur some summer steelhead in the Wilson and Nestucca to respond. River levels aren’t expected to rise much but it won’t take much after such a long, dry period to stimulate activity. Sea-run cutthroat trout fishing should improve as well.

Central & South Coast Reports – Bottom fishing out of central Oregon ports has been mostly great although it showed a little slowing mid-week. Crabbing has remained good.

Author of several fishing books, Pete Heley (peteheley.com) reports, “The halibut update through August 21st is as follows: Columbia River Subarea — All-Depth and Nearshore—are both closed for the remainder of 2016 as the he entire subarea quota has been caught.

“As for Central Oregon Coast Subarea – The next summer all-depth opener will be Friday (Sept. 3rd) and Saturday (Sept. 4th).”

Tuna fishing has improved along with ocean conditions. It’s still a very long trip for albacore but far easier without high winds.

Bottom fishing is excellent out of Gold Beach when boats can safely launch. Trolling for Chinook in Rogue Bay has been quite good lately. The lower Rogue, where water temperatures remain high, has been slow. It’s somewhat better in the middle river and still worthwhile on the upper Rogue.

South coast halibut may be taken any day of the week from any depth. This fishery, south of Humbug Mountain, is the target of Brookings anglers but catches have been slow.

Trout fishing has slowed at Diamond Lake but some big ones have been caught regardless.

Central & Eastern – Trout fishing remains good and is expected to improve on the lower Deschutes. Hopefully, the worst of the eastside scorchers has passed.

Although the actual calendar change to fall is weeks away, change is evident on streams and rivers. On the Metolius, for instance, summer hatches are beginning to transition to fall.

Kokanee fishing is good at Paulina Lake where jigging has been the better option.

In addition to kokanee which are being caught in fair to good number, East Lake also offers some good trout fishing, particularly for fly anglers.

Green Peter has been producing fair catches of kokanee but they remain smaller than in other popular kokes destinations.

SW Washington – Steelhead action on the Cowlitz has slowed but Chinook action is picking up. Anglers on this district mainstay will start to switch focus to Chinook and later, coho, but steelhead will remain an option for several more weeks.

Drano Lake anglers are starting to find better success for Chinook. Steelhead numbers are dwindling but so is the interest.

Anglers should start to see better opportunity on many Columbia tributaries as Chinook nose into cooler water, becoming susceptible to baits and lures. Check regulations for what rivers remain open and their respective bag limits.

From The Guide’s Forecast, Oregon’s most current fishing report resource.

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Willamette Valley – With counts at Bonneville starting to blossom, metro anglers are getting anxious to take on the fall run Chinook that are literally swimming past their doorsteps. Although these prized fish can be somewhat finicky, if the run comes through as predicted, there should be good action to be had in the coming 3 weeks. Wobbler anglers seem to be having the most consistency right now but trollers should come on strong when temperatures start to drop.

Lower Willamette water temperatures are in the mid-70s, making this an ideal environment for warmwater gamefish. Which we encourage anglers to try as long as this heat wave continues. Dave Neels of Fisherman’s Marine Oregon City (503-557-5600) let the cat out of the bag about an upcoming fishery here.

There is no change in level and flow forecast for the McKenzie. Trout fishing has remained fair but steady for quite some time, despite the weather.

Water levels are low on the entire Santiam River system. While this comes as no surprise at this time of year, that some fish are getting caught here raised an eyebrow or two.

Unchanged for some time now and showing no change in forecasts for early next week, the Clackamas River may have reached its bottom limit.

Hot weather finally caught up with the Sandy River which turned milky from glacial runoff this week. Fortunately, Pro guide Jeff Stoeger with O2BFISHN Guide Service (503-704-7920) gave us some inside information.

Northwest Oregon – Buoy 10 anglers finally found a short reprieve from the challenging fishing. Success on Tuesday and Wednesday improved, but fell flat again by Thursday. Despite promising numbers passing at Bonneville Dam, most fisheries downstream of Bonneville remain highly inconsistent. Coho are starting to show, but not in good number, as predicted.

Ocean fishing out of the Columbia is also sporadic, but with the run timing of both Chinook and coho, the CR Buoy or Buoy 1 may provide some of the more consistent options.

Fall salmon anglers are also getting excited about prospects in northern estuaries such as Tillamook, Nestucca and Nehalem Bays. The Necanicum, Salmon and Siletz are also strong options as we nudge into September and action has already been reported in some of these estuaries for fall Chinook to the mid-twenty pound range.

The Nehalem remains stagnant as anglers transition from summer to fall run Chinook. The softer morning tides should allow for some successful jaws fishing for late run summer fish or early run fall Chinook. Bay crabbing should also be improving.

There have been fish reported in Tillamook Bay, which isn’t unusual. Coho will be scarce this year however; there have been no confirmed reports for coho, but this is the time of year when anglers start catching early returning hatchery fish.

The Salmon River near Lincoln City is good early season option and Chinook should start to show in the Nestucca tidewater as well. Boaters working herring in the jaws should find some success this weekend. It should also be a good weekend to do some crabbing.

Bottomfishing remains consistently good but the quota for the nearshore halibut fishery is down to 10%. There remains a substantial quota for all depth fishing however (68%).

Central & South Coast Reports – Catches of nearshore halibut have been excellent the last couple of weeks. So good, in fact that we expect a closure announcement at any moment.

Albacore have moved far offshore along with the warm water they favor. Few private boats are equipped to make so long a trip out and back.

Central Oregon coast charters report good catches of bottom fish along with excellent catches of ocean Dungeness.

We share several indicators which point to a good showing this season for fall Chinook in coastal estuaries.

Reedsport resident and author of fishing lore, Pete Heley, (peteheley.com) tells of good and improving crabbing in Winchester Bay. He says the fishing ain’t bad, either!

Summer and fall Chinook are being caught on Rogue Bay, which has been a blessing as ocean charter boats have been fishing this as an alternative when it’s been too rough to get out. Fishing is best upriver as it has been fairly slow in the middle and lower Rogue.

According to the latest data posted online just today, August 25th, there is plenty of quota remaining for south coast halibut anglers south of Humbug Mountain to continue fishing seven days a week.

Central & Eastern – Escape the heat and catch some high lakes trout! Many of these lakes have just been stocked to so fishing should be easy.

Trolling for kokanee has been successful for anglers fishing Paulina Lake.

Kokanee fishing at Green Peter has remained reliable for good numbers of smallish fish although reports this year indicate there may be some improvement.

Boat anglers who have been trolling at Detroit Lake have been doing well.

SW Washington – Cowlitz River anglers are still cleaning up on summer steelhead and fall Chinook are starting to show in better numbers. In last weekend’s creel check, anglers averaged nearly a fish per rod average when accounting for wild and hatchery steelhead, as well as a few fall Chinook.

The only other quality fishery, besides the mainstem Columbia, is Drano Lake. Drano anglers are also spanking the steelhead and fall Chinook are starting to fall with more regularity. Anglers here averaged better than a fish per rod when accounting for wild and hatchery summer steelhead and a growing number of fall Chinook.

The Kalama and Lewis are quiet but some early returning hatchery coho have already shown at the Lewis River hatchery.

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