Oregon Fishing Blog

This is Captain Don Koskela with Pastime Fishing Adventures. I offer ocean salmon trips on the Oregon Coast and river trips on the Columbia including the Buoy 10 fishery near Astoria. Every summer the same question comes up. Do I go now for ocean coho or wait for Buoy...

I am Captain Don Koskela with Pastime Fishing Adventures. I take people on guided fishing trips along the Oregon Coast and on the Columbia and Willamette rivers. I fish out of Newport and Depoe Bay. Every August people ask me the thing. They want to know which port is...

My name is Don and I'm the captain of Pastime Fishing Adventures in Oregon. Willamette River spring Chinook 2026 is a guide to how the season generally works, what is new this year, and how I run a springer trip. I've been guiding on the waters of Oregon for over 15...

I'm Captain Don Koskela, and I run Pastime Fishing Adventures here in Oregon. The most significant change for anglers this year is the new Oregon Ocean Endorsement 2026 and many guests are asking me what it is and if they need it. Here I will give a description of it...

I don't do a ton of steelhead fishing. A lot of my steelhead charters I pass on to my friends over at Hookem Up Guide Service. However, I have had a ton of experience fishing for Steelhead and it's one of my favorite things to do and I have a lot of advice on the...

Only a handful of states have the option of catching halibut out in the morning, driving 2 hours, and setting off for Columbia River sturgeon the next morning. It's that variety that attracts serious anglers from all over the country, making it more difficult to plan...

I know that some of the best fishing in the Pacific Northwest is right here in Oregon, but anglers looking for true success on the water insist on the best. My team and I at Pastime Fishing Adventures have spent the last 15 years earning that exact trust. I offer...

Sandy River is 56 miles that drain Mt. Hood to the Columbia. It is only 40 minutes away downtown Portland. It is a favorite river of the anglers, and one of the best managed urban rivers in the world. Four runs of anadromous fish use its water every year. The wild...

The Beaver State offers some of the best fishing in America. An abundance of more than 360 named river systems, 6,000 lakes, and 363 miles of Pacific coastline means that anglers are out fishing year-round. But the right timing means a cooler full of fish, or an empty...

Landing a salmon, a steelhead, and a sturgeon in a single outing is the ultimate achievement for Pacific Northwest anglers. This feat is known as the Triple Crown. It utters a master's level of prowess and knowledge of the river systems in this region. The direction...