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Columbia River Fishing Adventures
Columbia River Fishing Adventures

Columbia River Fishing Adventures

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Columbia River Fishing Adventures is a fishing charter and guide service based in Rufus, OR. They offer year-round fishing on the Columbia and Willamette rivers, from Astoria to Portland and Rufus, targeting Spring Chinook, Trophy Sturgeon, Fall Salmon, and Walleye. The areas fished include Buoy 10 near Astoria, Portland, Bonneville Dam, Hood River, and the mouth of the Klickitat River.

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Trip details

Fishing Types
Salmon & Steelhead, Walleye Fishing
Trip Durations
half-day, full-day

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5.0on Google, 76 reviews
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Around here

Around Columbia River Fishing Adventures

Rufus Landing · 0.7 miJohn Day Lock and Dam, Lake Umatilla3 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1898 to 2026

The water at Columbia River Fishing Adventures typically runs highest in April, at a median 6,745 cfs, and lowest in August, at 4,350 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 63,400 cfs, in 1996.

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Typical flow by month at Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, OR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5,9405,120 to 7,360
February6,3405,320 to 7,890
March6,5605,580 to 8,050
April6,7455,600 to 8,565
May6,0705,100 to 7,110
June5,1204,575 to 6,220
July4,5204,140 to 5,040
August4,3504,040 to 4,710
September4,4104,060 to 4,745
October4,6304,290 to 5,040
November5,1354,750 to 5,625
December5,5004,990 to 6,500

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 122 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, OR (site 14103000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

91Go/ 100

CloudyHigh 63°F, low 41°FRain 21%Wind 5 kt, gusts 9

Streamflow

4,350 cfs

Below normal (14th)

Water level

2.87 ft

Water

53°F

Air quality

56 Moderate

Goldendale-W Court St monitor, 16 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 8 ft. NWS reads 2.87 ft here.

NWS forecast: 2.87 ft by Sat 4 AM, below flood stage.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Washington Department of Ecology via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified. See full conditions →