
The fishing started a little slow, but this past week has been nothing short of fantastic. We still have a few dates left to fill so if looking to book a trip make sure to get ahold of our office at 20 and Dani will help get you booked.īarry has been down in the Columbia gorge since the 20th of April and has been fishing for Spring Chinook on Drano Lake and the Wind River. This is when Sockeye mania will start in earnest. Summer Chinook and Sockeye Report 7/5/22: Hot tips to catch more fish!Īs of this writing it is currently 100 degrees and the Brewster Pool will likely be setting up and fishing very well within the next few day. If looking for a rundown on how we rig this system up click on the video below. This set up allows us to very effectively target both species at the same time. We have been having great action on both Summer Chinook and Sockeye pulling 360 flashers and prawn spinners. The upside is that as soon as we have been able to get into the zone we have been in the fish.

Spill from Wells Dam is highly variable, and completely unpredictable, making it necessary on some days to patiently wait for the rollers to subside so we could access the best fishing areas. This area has provided some incredible fishing, but has also lead to a lot of frustration as the high flows are causing some very rough river conditions. Fishing has been absolutely amazing, and we are just now starting to see the bulk of the Sockeye run hit the Brewster area.ĭue to a later than normal arrival of summer we have been spending most of our time downriver from Brewster in one of our favorite Summer areas near Wells Dam. We have been on the Upper Columbia River fishing Sockeye and Summer Chinook since it opened on July 1st.
