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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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Buoy 10 is off to a Great Start

Our first day of the 2020 buoy 10 season was a huge success. We started off the day on the Oregon side of the River near Hammond. There was a good bite going but it only lasted about a pass, then we managed to just pick up one here and there, and had all our Chinook by 10 am.

Today our hot combinations were both anchovies, and 3.5 Colorado style spinner. We almost exclusively fish with rotating 360 style flashers. This is just a combination that we have a ton of confidence in, and we just like to roll our program.

This is setting up to be a great, although short season down here, and we are excited to se what happens over the next 13 day. Please stay with us on the journey and hopefully we can provide some insight to this incredible fishery. Look for a video from us soon that goes over our setup, and get the full rundown on what gear is working best for us.

Also don’t forget that even though we are full for this years Buoy 10 season, we do still have openings for our Snake/Clearwater Fall Chinook, and our Snake and Clearwater Steelhead season will be upon us before we know it.

Please let us know in the comments below, or shoot us a message on our social media pages with any questions you might have. We always love to help people be become more effective anglers.

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Astoria Fishing Report 8/22/18

Astoria Fall Chinook

Fishing has continued to be very good down here in the Astoria, Oregon area of the Columbia River near Buoy 10. We have been putting limits of salmon on the boat for our customers daily.

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Chinook Fishing out of Astoria is on Fire!

We had another fantastic day chasing Chinook down here on the Columbia River out of Astoria, OR.  The Chinook fishing has been on fire!  We still have one seat open on the 31st, this is our last available opening for our 2017 Astoria/Buoy 10 season before we pack up and move upriver to the Columbia River Gorge and the Hanford Reach. We have the 8th-14th open in the Gorge.

Our open Hanford Reach dates are as follows

September

15-17 open boat, 18th 2 seats, 19th 2 seats, 20th open boat, 21st Open Boat, 24th one seat, 25th one seat, 27 1 seat, 28th one seat, 29th 2 seats, 30th 2 seats

October

1,5,8,9,10 open boats

12-22nd Open Boats

 

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Chinook Fishing is Great in Astoria / Buoy 10!

We had another fantastic day of Chinook Fishing today out of Astoria, OR. We hooked around 20 fish today and kept 5 great Kings. All of our fish today came on pro troll flashers and superbaits, as has been our program for the entire season down here.

We have have 2 open seats this upcoming Saturday the 19th well as the 24th. Give us a call at our office at 208-669-1569 to get your trips booked.

Don’t forget we start our Hanford Reach Fall Chinook season in mid September and run all the way through October. Don’t miss this great opportunity to catch some really nice Chinook

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Astoria/Buoy 10 fishing is on fire!

Fishing has really picked up down here in Astoria the past few days! This is one of our favorite times of year when we get the opportunity to target ocean fresh fall Chinook and Coho as they make their fist appearance into the Columbia River. We have a few available dates left August 29th and 30th are open for up to 4 anglers and we have 2 seats available on The 19th, 24th, and 27th. Get in touch with us if you want in on this Astoria action.

Also it is looking like we will have another great year chasing big Columbia River Fall Chinook on the Hanford Reach. We still have some great dates open from mid September into early October.

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Astoria / Buoy 10 fishing wrap up

Late last week we wrapped up our Astoria / Buoy 10 fall salmon season. We had a great August out on the coast chasing these amazing fish. The fishing this year overall was very good, but we also had some days that we struggled to get into the fish. All in all this season is one of my favorites and I am already looking forward to next year. We are already taking booking for next August, and as many of you know the best dates for this fishery tend to go fast, so booking early is your best bet to get your preferred dates. Below are many of the pictures we took during this past August, and we thank all our great customers for spending time with us.

If you are looking to get in on our next fishing opportunity then you don’t have to wait long! We start our Hanford Reach Fall Salmon season on the 15th of September. This is your next chance to get a crack at the fish that may have made it past us at Astoria. We fish out of Vernita bridge and are able to put you on all the best salmon holes that this section of river has to offer.  This is a diverse and unique fishery where we fish many methods and cover a lot of water through out the day.  For more information check out our Hanford Reach information Page .  To view our available dates click on the Book Online Now button on our Home Page.

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Buoy 10 / Astoria fishing Report

Buoy 10 Salmon

We had another fantastic day down here on the Columbia River out of Astoria. We started our day with 14 takedowns on the first pass for 3 rods. We released several small Chinook and Wild Coho before finding all nice keeper Chinook and one Keeper Coho. I still have openings for two people on both the 30th and 31st. Give me a call or text at 208-861-0654 and we will get you out!

We also still have some openings for Hanford Reach Fall chinook in September near Tri-cities, WA. This is a great fishery with a 3 adult Chinook Limit!  Get in touch with us now to get in on this great fishery!20160825_142659.jpg