Starting to plan a trip toward Oregon or Washington and main interest is salmon fishing. Never been so would need guide service and maybe cabin in area for 4 people. When is the best time for this type of fishing. Any tips welcome--just use to bass fishing in Texas lakes. Posted this on general and was suggested that I post on Oregon Forum

There is no Oregon forum; the little box at the top is intended to help people search in the US forum for threads about Oregon.

Location, location, location, season, season, season. Salmon fishing is generally in coastal areas and most often on the ocean or in river mouth areas, not up the rivers or on lakes.

In general the peak season for silver (Coho) salmon is early autumn - say mid-September to the end of October - but it can vary quite widely. Other runs (King/Chinook) can be early in the year or later.

Have a look at this website from the WA fish and feathers people - a bit more helpful than Oregon's state DFW info - to see how the various habitats/seasons would work with your travel plans. (It will be similar times/conditions in most of OR as in WA.) http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/fish/salmon/w..._best_area.htm

Hi there! My husband and daughter enjoyed a full day of successful salmon fishing last summer out of Astoria, Oregon. They went with the Tiki Charters, their excursions leave from the marina by the Red Lion Inn. Have fun! ***kim***

Good info Gardyloo!
I seem to remember Oregon had a lot of restriction on salmon fishing this past year.

In Washington, we once fished for a day out of Westport, west of Olympia. It was a very good experience. I'd recommend Googling any number of Westport charters... I don't recall the name of the one we used.

Thanks, What kind of restrictions did Oregon have on Salmon

Virtually all the salmon fisheries in the Pacific NW are tightly regulated as to when the seasons are open, what species and sizes can be retained or caught, what sort of tackle is recommended/required, "catch and release" rules, etc. It's really a day-by-day thing in each location; some species in some areas are endangered, in others there are setaside quotas for the commercial fishers, the Native Americans, etc. In some places you can fish one day and not the next, or even parts of days. It's very confusing for a visitor who's not connected into the fish and game network locally.

My recommendation would be to decide if you want to go to northern or southern Oregon, then focus on major centers for sport fishing in those areas - Rogue River in the south, Columbia River or Depoe Bay farther north, then look to your friend Google or the local visitors' associations to help locate a charter operator or guide service.

There are great places to fish all over Oregon. Both inland and nearer the coast. I friend of mines father does guide trips on the Rogue River in southern Oregon. http://travel.yahoo.com/p-parks-3990...ional_forest-i

If you would like more info about the guide trips let me know and I will get some info for you.

Check this out:
http://www.morrisonslodge.com/

Panhandle,
get more info on the guide trips your friend's father company.
See if he knows any cabins--we have 3 couples and would like to stay in a cabin--has got to be cheaper than per person rate on morrison lodge. A lake cabin or similar--the men are going to take 1 trip with out wives fishing and they want to set around lake and watch eagles.I'd rather fish .

Ain't no salmon in no lakes, pardner.
If you want cheaper, look here-
http://www.southernoregon.org

http://www.roguerivertrips.info/acti...hing_Trips.asp

bbqboy, there most certainly ARE salmon in lakes! Kokanee are a type of landlocked sockeye salmon and can be found in Oregon lakes, including Odell Lake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sockeye_salmon
http://fwp.mt.gov/fieldguide/detail_AFCHA02040.aspx
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/d...#kokaneesalmon

They are very tasty fish and can be found in abundance in some Oregon lakes, including Odell Lake.

Agreed, but I doubt that's what he'd venture across the country for.
Thanks, B. T.
I was just bein' a smartazz.
I wish I had a cabin on a lake.

Me too. I believe the land around Odell Lake (whether or not that includes the lake itself, I don't know) belongs to one of the NA tribes; hence the cabins at Odell Lake Resort are raised up slightly rather than having dug in foundations. Also why they don't spend a lot of money making the cabins fancier...the newer ones are pretty decent but the oldest are on the grubby side.

Still, it's gorgeous there. One of my favorite places to be in the NW on a sunny, early summer day. We've been there in winter too, in the deep snow, where you have to take your belongings to the cabin by xc skis or by wheelbarrow...cars can only go as far as the entrance to the main lodge.