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By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/23/2017
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The keeper sturgeon season in the John Day Pool remains open. The quota of 105 fish is getting close to being reached. Regardless of the unfavorable river conditions, if you want a keeper sturgeon t...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 2/16/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/11/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Sunday was our last day of Keeper Sturgeon Fishing in the John Day Pool! We didn't find any legal fish on Sunday, but we had a ton of action and a great time releasing over and under sized fish all d...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/30/2017
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/29/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Keeper sturgeon retention in the John Day Pool closed to retention March 30th. Despite tough river conditions and a low quota, we were able to catch several keepers and many more over/under fish! It...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 7/10/2018
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/5/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well I have not been able to report as much as I would have liked, because I have been on the water every day the last few weeks. We have been targeting walleye and oversize sturgeon and the fishing ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 2/27/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/25/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Rising Son Adventures switched gears this weekend and chased steelhead on the Hanford Reach. The weather was good Saturday and the fishing was decent. The primary technique for these Spring fish is ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 1/7/2019
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/5/2019
Hot Spots: 0
With the slow John Day Pool sturgeon fishing, we decided to switch gears and go above McNary for some steelhead action. This section of river has been closed to steelhead fishing all fall. It opene...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 1/4/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Steelhead fishing above McNary Dam continues to produce. Slow trolling plugs or bobber and bait fishing are the methods of choice. This time of year, the fish are very spread out. Trusting good ele...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 7/16/2021
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/16/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Brewster Sockeye/King Report:
We have been in the Pool for several weeks now. Sockeye fishing was epic this year, but was closed early by WDFW. Fishing was as easy as it gets with the amount of fis...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 8/3/2020
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/3/2020
Hot Spots: 0
We fished August 1-5 in the Brewster Pool and the fishing was tremendous! Full boat sockeye limits every day for us and some great King fishing too! Coon shrimp dodgers for the sockeye trolled slow ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 7/8/2017
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
With rumors floating around of a sockeye closure, I wanted to get one trip in this year to fill the freezer. As a guide, I rarely get to keep or put any fish in my freezer! Sockeye is one fish I mak...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 7/27/2020
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/24/2020
Hot Spots: 0
We continue to have phenomenal fishing in the Brewster Pool! Sockeye are biting like crazy and the king fishing is not too bad either! Trolling dodgers and shrimp spinners is the ticket for the sock...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 7/1/2020
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/1/2020
Hot Spots: 0
July 1 opener was great! We got our fish quick with some great size this year. We trolled 6 oz at 12-16 ft on the counters using typical sockeye gear and tipping our hooks with coon shrimp. One tip...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 10/8/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I ran my last two trips on the Hanford Reach for Chinook this weekend! The fishing was great and the bite was on for sure! Both days, the morning bite was incredible with multiple hook-ups as the sun...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 9/9/2019
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/7/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Another fantastic weekend in the Columbia Gorge! Fall kings are coming by the thousands and the fishing is proving to be fantastic! We have been blessed to be in the fish every day and most days off ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 9/7/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/1/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Columbia Gorge Fall Chinook is in full swing with limits for us coming daily! The limit is 1 king this year, but if you happen to catch a coho first, you can get your coho and a king. Once you get 1...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 8/30/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fall Kings are here! We were able to get in on a great day of fishing this last weekend with several bright fish to the boat! Most of our action came on trolled 360 flashers and superbaits or spinne...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 9/17/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/16/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Yesterday was our first Reach trip of the season and it reminded me why I love the reach so much! We were fortunate to land all our bights and got our 6 fish boat limit by 11:30! The morning was de...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 8/22/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fall Chinook are starting to enter the mid Columbia! We fished the Columbia Gorge and were able to get several Kings to the boat and keep some really nice fish! As the fish start moving up river, pass...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 9/10/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/8/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Munden's Rising Son Adventures had a great weekend chasing Fall Chinook in the Columbia River Gorge! If you haven't fished this section of the Columbia, you are missing out! It is by far my favorite...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 9/6/2019
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/1/2019
Hot Spots: 0
It really can't get much better for action in the Columbia right now for Kings! Everywhere from Astoria to the Hanford Reach has kings in it! I think the States have underestimated the king run by a...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 8/7/2022
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/1/2022
Hot Spots: 0
We just completed our 2022 Sockeye season and man it was a good one! We limited the boat every trip we did! We did two trips a day and I think within the last 4 weeks, we landed close to 1,000 socke...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/4/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/2/2020
Hot Spots: 0
We decided to head to Chelan and give the Kokanee fishing a try! What an awesome fishery! We focused on the lower basin area right in town and trolled around Darnells to Lakeside. Fish were a bit s...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/15/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/12/2020
Hot Spots: 0
We took a family adventure with fellow guide and friend Tyler Stahl up to Chelan! The kokanee fishing continues to be phenomenal! We fished Brad's Kokanee dodgers and small squid spinners for limits...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 10/23/2021
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/23/2021
Hot Spots: 0
We are finishing up our Fall salmon season with Munden's Rising Son Adventures. the last couple of weeks has been awesome fishing. In fact, the entire season was a great success. From trolling spin...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 11/2/2020
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/1/2020
Hot Spots: 0
We finished up our salmon season fishing in the Columbia Gorge for coho salmon. Overall, the fishing was a bit tougher than I expected. There were a lot of fish in the area, but no one was really ca...
