2018 McKenzie River Spring Chinook Fishing

Our 2018 McKenzie River Spring Chinook Fishing is now well underway.  I apologize for the recent lack of posts, but a 6 month recovery period from knee surgery has had me off the oars.  The good news is that I’m back on the water and more than ready to Rock’n Roll.  With the July 4th Holiday now at our doorstep, it’s time to turn the page and move on to a new chapter.  Both Springers and Summer Steelhead continue to pour over the Willamette Falls fish counting station, many of which are destined for the McKenzie River & the Middle Fork Willamette River.  These fish have spent several years fattening up in the Pacific Ocean.  Many are of hatchery origin and make for wonderful succulent summer barbecues.  In the photo, Garry displays one of three Springers we tied into on his McKenzie River outing.  We generally employ a variety of methods when targeting these upper tributary salmon.  Drifted or Back-bounced baits, a diver-bait combo, and diving plugs constitute the most common methods we utilize to catch these Spring Chinook.