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By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/15/2019
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/11/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Columbia Gorge Springer fishing continues to be excellent for Rising Son Adventures! We fished Saturday and had 8 fish on, killing 7 for our day on the water! The run is quite a bit smaller this yea...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 9/28/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I wanted to give a quick update on the Hanford Reach Salmon fishing from this past weekend. Munden's Rising Son Adventures fished on the lower Reach around the Ringold area. Like most years on the R...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 3/13/2017
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/11/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Northwest Fishing Reports and I chased keeper sturgeon again on the Columbia in the John day pool. With the low quota of only 105 fish for sport anglers, we are forced to fish for keepers even when ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 8/1/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/31/2019
Hot Spots: 0
I was able to get my dad out for a few walleye today! The morning bite was good but quickly slowed when the sun came up! Right now in the heat of the summer, it is important to take advantage of tho...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/29/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
It seems like all my reports are the same lately!!!! Well, I guess they are! The walleye bite is phenomenal and we are averaging 30-50 fish a day! I am fishing below McNary Dam in the John Day Pool...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 9/24/2019
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/21/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Now is a transition time for us as we target Fall Kings. I like to start fishing the Hanford Reach the 3rd week in September, but some years depending on conditions, the fish lag behind a bit and I w...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/6/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/6/2021
Hot Spots: 0
We had a good day on the Columbia yesterday. The wind was a bit much, but we managed and got some nice fish for our efforts. The water was down, and flow up, which indicated to me that we may need t...
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: 9/6/2022
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/3/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Fall King fishing is off to a great starts with limits of bright fish every day! We were able to bait fish and troll this weekend which gave us a good variety of action for our clients. The counts ov...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 6/22/2020
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/19/2020
Hot Spots: 0
With the shad run thick in the river, the oversize sturgeon bite is on! I fished the morning before it got hot with fresh shad chunks for bait and was 9-13 by noon! Lots of nice big fish caught and g...
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: 5/22/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/22/2021
Hot Spots: 0
We had some pretty wild Spring weather this weekend making the fishing pretty tough. The fish are there, but 20-30 mph winds make presentation pretty tough. We were able to harness for our fish and ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 8/22/2022
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/20/2022
Hot Spots: 0
We started our Fall King Season in the Columbia Gorge this weekend! Fishing was steady and we got our kings! We would like to see a few more fish over the dam to really heat things up, but we can't ...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/18/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/14/2018
Hot Spots: 0
This weekend we were able to take a break from the Spring Salmon and run a couple walleye trips! What a great time we had! The fishing was excellent and the weather was pretty decent overall! We la...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 7/1/2020
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/1/2020
Hot Spots: 0
The King Opener on the Upper Columbia did not disappoint! We fished July 1-5 and limited the boat on sockeye all 5 days and were hooking 5-10 kings a trip! The wild to keeper ratio was not great for...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/29/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/29/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Great weather this weekend on the Columbia! Fishing was great using harnesses and jigs both. We were still targeting fishing deeper water from 40-65 feet. Fish were spread out a bite due to the slo...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 8/31/2022
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/27/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Our Columbia Gorge Fall season is off to a great start! We fished this last weekend and limited on kings each day! Fish were great quality and action was non-stop for us. Trolling superbaits and sp...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 4/23/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/21/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well we started our Columbia Gorge Springer trips this weekend with some great weather and some good opportunities to get the boat and gear all dialed in! We are about a week away from some really go...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 2/6/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Winter pre-spawn walleye fishing is going strong in Eastern Washington! We fished the John Day Pool on Saturday and got into lots of 18-20 inch eater sized walleyes, as well as a few bigger 4 lb fish....
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: 5/25/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/24/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I had one last Springer trip booked and my clients decided to bail! They are going to regret that decision! Fishing remains solid in the Gorge! I was able to take my father and son out for a fun f...
By: Rising Son GS
Posted: 5/15/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/15/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing was a little tougher on the Columbia Saturday for walleye. There was a huge high pressure front that moved in the area bringing a rising barometer and high heat for a few days. The walleye d...
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: 6/11/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We started our summer walleye trips off with a bang on Thursday! The weather was calm and we were able to fish effectively for the first part of the day. Action was great with our boat landing 30 wa...
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...
