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Pat Abel Fishing Guide Service fishes the
following areas during the following times.
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Spring Chinook
March-May Columbia, Willamette
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Spring Sturgeon
June-July Lower Columbia Estuary
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Ocean Coho
(Silvers) June-July Tillamook
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Fall Chinook &
Coho Buoy 10 & Columbia
August-September
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Fall Chinook
Ocean Tillamook Bay
September-November
and local rivers
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Portland Area
Fishing for spring Chinook on
the Willamette and Columbia
Rivers, just 20 minutes from PDX
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Spring
Sturgeon-Astoria
The fishery is a short, direct 2
hour drive to the Astoria area
via Hwy. 30 or Hwy. 26. Astoria
is at the mouth of the Columbia
River which is the historic,
largest river west of the
Rockies. Thousands of sturgeon
move into the Columbia River
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Ocean
Coho-Tillamook
The majestic Pacific Ocean at
Tillamook is 60 minutes from
Portland. During the warm summer
months this fishery is one of
the best for Pacific Northwest
Coho via Hwy. 26. |
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Fall
Chinook and Coho-Buoy 10
This summer fishery is world
class with thousands of fish
funneling towards their native
rivers. This fishery offers a
wide range of fish and areas to
fish near Astoria. This location
is 80 miles west of Portland,
via scenic Hwy. 30 or Hwy. 26. |
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Tillamook-Bay & Ocean
This late summer/fall fishery
combines nice weather with fish
that can tip the scale at over
50 lbs. Tillamook Bay has five
rivers that drain into it and
the fish run are some of the
regions highest in numbers. 90
minutes from Portland, via
scenic Hwy. 6. |
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Winter
Steelhead
The fight and power of these
magnificent winter steelhead is
second only to the beautiful
river scenery, which are both
amazing and memorable. The
Wilson, Trask and Nestucca
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