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Experience World-Class Chinook Salmon Fishing at Buoy 10 – Book Your Guided Trip from Astoria, Oregon

If you’ve ever dreamed of battling a hard-fighting salmon on the legendary Columbia River, August is the time to make it happen — and Astoria, Oregon is the place. Every year, the Buoy 10 fishing season draws anglers from across the country to take part in one of the most productive and exciting salmon fisheries in the Pacific Northwest.

And this year? It’s shaping up to be epic.

2025 Salmon Forecast: A Season to Remember

This August, nearly 750,000 fall Chinook salmon are expected to return to the mouth of the Columbia River. That’s right — three-quarters of a million Chinook will surge past Buoy 10, offering prime opportunities for anglers looking to hook into these powerful, ocean-bright fish.

Alongside this massive Chinook run, 350,000 coho salmon are also forecasted to enter the system — making 2025 one of the most promising salmon seasons in years.

If you’ve been thinking about booking a guided fishing trip out of Astoria, now is the time.

Why Fish Buoy 10 in August?

Buoy 10, located where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean, is famous for its unmatched access to fresh-run fall Chinook and coho salmon. These fish stack up near the mouth of the river, feeding aggressively before heading upriver to spawn.

Astoria serves as the gateway to this fishery, making it the perfect launching point for your Columbia River salmon fishing trip. During August, the action is fast and furious, with many anglers catching limits before noon.

Whether you’re chasing a 25+ pound Chinook or a feisty, fast-jumping coho, Buoy 10 offers unforgettable fishing experiences — especially when you’re out with an experienced guide.

Guided Salmon Fishing Trips from Astoria with Jones Sport Fishing

At Jones Sport Fishing, we specialize in fully guided salmon trips during the Buoy 10 fishing season. Our expert captains have years of experience fishing these waters, and we know where to be — and when — to give you the best chance at success.

What to expect when you book a guided fishing trip in Astoria with us:

  • Safe, clean, and fully-equipped boats
  • Professional, friendly fishing guides
  • Top-tier rods, reels, and tackle
  • Up-to-date knowledge on current salmon movement
  • Instruction and support for all skill levels
  • A great day on the water — and fish to take home!

We cater to everyone — from hardcore anglers to families and first-timers. Our Astoria Oregon fishing guides are passionate about helping you create memories and land fish you’ll be proud of.

Don’t Miss the Peak Season – Book Your Buoy 10 Fishing Trip Today

Because of the strong salmon returns and limited season, guided fishing trips at Buoy 10 fill up fast. With a run of this size expected, now is the time to secure your spot before it’s too late.

👉 Check out our calendar: We Have Three Boats in Astoria this year, So chances are we have the date you want!

Or give us a call and let’s talk fishing.

Whether you’re chasing the fish of a lifetime or just want an incredible day on the water with friends or family, Jones Sport Fishing will get you there.

Tight lines,
The Jones Sport Fishing Team
Your go-to source for Buoy 10 salmon fishing guides

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Buoy 10 update, only a few days left to go!

Today marks the start of our final week chasing Fall Chinook and Coho in the Columbia River estuary for 2020. This has been an awesome season so far, and it has been a pleasure to spend some great days on the water with such great people. Our customers are the absolute best and our business would not be growing without their support.

While we have seen some amazing fishing, this season has also had plenty of challenges. We have had some days where we struggled to get fish only to have our day saved in the 9th inning, and other days that we just couldn’t quite come up with the magic formula. Some years this fishery is difficult and this is one of those years, but despite having to work extra hard for fish this year the payday is seeing a 30 pound black and chrome specimen hit the deck.

With the tides setting up great it’s looking like we will have the opportunity to end our season with a bang. The next few days we get soft tides, and great fishing should follow.

While this season is winding down others are just starting to ramp up! We are beyond excited to get back to our side of the mountains and chase fall chinook and steelhead in our favorite fisheries. September will find us both on the Hanford Reach and at the Confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers. We consider both of these locations to be home waters, and we are so looking forward to this season.

Once fall is officially here and the nighttime temps get crisp, you will know October has arrived. October will find us fishing for fall Chinook and steelhead on two of our favorite rivers. The Clearwater and Snake Rivers in October are two rivers everyone should have a chance to fish. We will be targeting the 1-2 punch while side drifting small baits on light rods for both acrobatic steelhead and hard pulling Fall Chinook.

We still have openings during both September and October, and with access to some of the best guides in the inland northwest we can find a way to get you on the water almost every day.

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Astoria / Buoy 10 Fishing Report!

Dani Jones showing that she too can get into the action on the Columbia River out of Astoria, OR. We absolutely love this time of year and have a few open dates left for this August. We have a full boat open the 8th, and 16th. We also have 2 open seats on the 21st, one seat the 22nd, and 3 seats open the 23rd. Book online by clicking Here!

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Buoy 10 fishing Report

Buoy 10 Salmon

Fishing has really picked up the past two days down here in Astoria fishing on the Columbia River. Today was especially good. We managed to put double digit numbers into the net today and with the upcoming tides this week should see lights out fishing.  I have 2 seats open for fishing on Wednesday 8/24 and 2 seats open on the 30th and 31st. These are my last available dates for fishing down here at Buoy 10 for the 2016 season. Our next stop is the Hanford Reach starting the 15th of September, and bg the looks of things it will be a fantastic year in Eastern Washington on the Columbia River. 20160822_142101

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Buoy 10 Fishing Report

Buoy 10 Salmon

This report is for the past two days, as we had a very long day in on the water yesterday. Fishing over the weekend has been tough for most boats. Some people found decent succes, but for most it was a grind. On Saturday we had a real grinder of a day. For three customers we only landed two chinook, and it took us until 6pm to make that happen.  There were plenty of fish to be caught, but they just did not seem to want to play.

Today was a much better day. We were able to limit out on our hatchery Chinook. We ended up with three nice keepers. We did not get a lot of bites, but we really made them count and we were very fortunate to find hatchery fish as our biters. Today we fished all over the place and never really had a consistent bite anywhere, but we got fish almost everywhere we fished. Our fish today came on both anchovies and herring pulled behind shortbus and Fish flash flashers.

Judging by the action today I really expect this next week to fish well. There are a lot of fish around and the bigger tides we have coming this week should push a bunch of fresh fish into the river. This fishery is a great one and we all have our ups and downs, but by fishing hard and using all the information in front of us we are usually able to get our gear in front of some biters.

We still have some openings! August 17th for up to 4 people, 18th -19th we have 2 seats open, 24th we have 2 seats open, and we have the 30th and 31st open for up to 4 people.

Also don’t forget to get your Hanford Reach fall chinook dates booked. It’s going to be another fantastic year in the “reach” and now is the time to get your dates lined up.

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Buoy 10 Fishing Report

Buoy 10 Salmon

Today was another great day out on the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon. We had to work hard for our fish today and we ended up one shy of a limit, but the fish that we did get were fantastic fish. We bonked a 28 and 24 pound fish today.

The bite never really materialized for us today, but we got our fish from the church hole and picked up some on the Washington side of the river above the bridge. Also all our fish were caught on herring today, which is a change from the past few days.

We still have some great dates open. August 15th,17th, 30th, and 31st are still open for up to 4 people, and we have seats open the 16th, 18th, 19th, and 24th. Get in touch with us or book online by clicking on the book now button on our homepage. 20160812_124317

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Buoy 10 fishing Report

Buoy 10 Salmon

We had another fantastic day on the Columbia River out of Astoria, Oregon today. We had four customers on the boat and we landed a total of 5 chinook and lost a few more than that.

We started our day fishing above the bridge on the Oregon side and the bite was decent, but not as good as yesterday.  We picked up a few fish here before moving up above Tounge Point. The Tounge Point bite never materialized today as it had yesterday. At about 11 am we moved over to the Washington bank at the ship and got into a decent bite at the tide change.

All in all we had a great day on the water and our customers ended up taking home all of their chinook. We still have some openings down here so give us a call at 208-861-0654 and let’s get you set up for a Buoy 10 fishing trip.

 

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Buoy 10 Fishing Report

Fishing out of Astoria, Oregon was fantastic again today. We started on the Oregon side just above the bridge and found ourselves in a wide open bite. I had two customers today and we had 10+ bites in the first hour and a half. We killed two very nice Chinook and culled through a few smaller fish trying to get one big one to round out our boat limit of Chinook.

After our first few hours the fishing slowed down for us and we landed one more nice Chinook that we also decided to send back in search of just one big fish. We ended our day without finding a third fish that we wanted to end our day on, but all in all it was an absolutely fantastic day of fishing.

I still have some openings I have August 15th, 17th, 21st, 30th, and 31st open for 4 seats, and the 16th, 18th, 19th, 24th open for 2 seats. Please check go to the book now button on out home page or give us a call or text at 208-861-0654 and let’s get you a seat booked for this fantastic fishery!  20160810_144455.jpg