Trip: Spring Salmon fishing
Location: Umpqua / Siuslaw Rivers
Best times: March15^th- July 30^th
Number of anglers: 2-20 $150 per person per day.
Accommodations available

Spring Salmon

The Spring Salmon run begins in April on the Willamette River near Portland. I will fish here until the fish begin to migrate upstream, usually the beginning of May, then I will follow them to their tributaries, the Santiam, (near Salem) McKenzie, and Middle Fork Willamette Rivers (near Eugene). I will fish for spring Salmon here through June. Peak time for spring Salmon is April-Mid June. Spring Salmon average 15-25 pounds.

Trip description: Spring salmon trips are very popular for anglers wanting to tangle with Oregon’s most popular game fish, the Chinook or King Salmon.

Trolling and mooching are the most popular and effective methods of catching both Chinook and Coho Salmon.

These trips take place in some of the most scenic locations available on the Oregon Coast.

This is the best time of year to be at the coast as well, with the weather being as nice as it gets, cool mornings and warm afternoons.

Combine that with ocean fresh Salmon and you have a combination that’s hard to beat The Spring Chinook, or king, will average around 20-35 pounds with fish in the 40 pound range being very common.

The Coho, or silver Salmon, average between 8 and 12 pounds. They are very acrobatic fish and frequent jumps are common when fighting these feisty fish.

When the Coho are in, I like to find schools and throw spinners to them, they are very aggressive toward the spinners and very fun to catch this way.