Today was a perfect day for a Columbia River sturgeon fishing trip. The weather cooperated with minimal winds and pretty smooth water. More importantly, the fishing continues to be absolutely on fire. Today featured lots of big fish with multiple sturgeon above 7 feet long. The gymnastics were particularly impressive with large fish jumping and splashing close to the boat. The action was fast with very few times that we were able to keep all of the rods in the water. Multiple doubles and a triple hookup made for a lot of tired arms and big smiles. I love having kids on the boat and today we even managed to get smiles out of a couple of teenagers. I can't wait until my next trip!

These guys wanted to cap off their weekend in Astoria with a fishing trip. With a rough ocean the sturgeon made for an awesome day on the water. We easily had more than 20 to the boat with the largest at 7 1/2 feet long. I was a little worried at the beginning of the day about a 10 year old bringing in a sturgeon all on his own, but my fears were all put aside. This kid is an absolute pro! Multiple doubles made for fast action but these two had some amazing teamwork. I can't wait to get them back out on the boat again!

Today was another epic day of sturgeon fishing with over a dozen to the boat before noon. We had a broader mix today than the day before with a couple of small guys but the big boys still showed up. Catching these guys on the flats is always super fun with cartwheels and big jumps and runs. There's nothing quite like being on the other end of the line with a fish that weighs over 100 lbs when it decides to launch itself!

Catch and release sturgeon is on fire in the Columbia Estuary with over a dozen oversize fish to the boat The average size was around 5 1/2 feet long with a couple over the 7 foot mark. We had consistent action all day until everyone's arms got tired!

We headed out from Hammond early to catch the high slack and it paid off! The rockfish are in heavy already with some small ones and some very, very big ones hanging out. We found ourselves limited and releasing about two or three more limits while we tried for more Ling Cod. The Ling Cod are still working their way in, but made a decent showing with 3 released, one stolen by a sea lion, and 3 that were big enough to make it to the dock. We also released 2 cabezon and found a few jumbo kelp greenling. On top of all of that, Bobby somehow managed to catch a massive surf perch. As if the good fishing wasn't enough, we ended up doing some whale watching as a grey whale chowed down on some of the bait balls near the mouth of the river. While the Bald Eagle on the jetty seemed amused by the whole scene, the sea lions were not exactly happy with the whale's presence. All in all today was a great day, with a bit of rain in the morning but a relatively calm ocean. I'm looking forward to some more bottom fishing trips this year, I can't wait to put more of these tasty fish on the boat!

Today we had beautiful weather, awesome guests, and a really pretty early Columbia River Spring Chinook on the boat! While we couldn't get fish for everyone (spring chinook is hard after all), this beauty made it on board.