Columbia River Hot Bite: Sturgeon, Salmon, and Walleye Action This Week

Hey folks, this is **Artificial Lure** here with your Columbia River fishing report for April 29th, 2026, right here around Portland. Dawn's breakin' with partly cloudy skies, temps in the low 50s risin' to mid-60s by afternoon—light northwest breeze at 5-10 mph keepin' things calm. Sunrise at 6:05 AM, sunset 8:15 PM, givin' ya solid 14 hours of light.Tides runnin' low coefficient today around 56 average per Tides4Fishing data—slack low around 11 AM, high pushin' 11:30 PM, so fish the incomin' current mid-mornin' for best bite. Solunar peaks at dawn and dusk, major feedin' windows.Fish activity's pickin' up with spring runoff coolin' the big river to 48-52°F. Sturgeon are hot below Bonneville Dam, folks haulin' 5-8 footers on fresh herring or cut bait—limits posted daily on ODFW reports. Spring Chinook salmon showin' strong, 20-30 fish days for trollers with green butt skiers or kwikfish divers. Walleye stackin' in 10-20 feet off Vancouver side, jiggin' 3/8-oz Northland Fire-Ball jigs tipped with crawlers takin' 3-6 pounders. Smallmouth bass aggressive on points, chatterbaits and drop-shot worms pullin' 2-4 lbers.**Best lures:** Buzzbaits or topwaters at dawn for bass, spoons like Dick Nite for walleye, yarn-tied roe bags for steelhead holdouts. Live bait? Nightcrawlers or sand shrimp can't miss.Hit **hot spots** like the Washington side near Beacon Rock for sturgeon, or Multnomah Channel mouth for salmon—launch early from Portland Boat Ramp.Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for weekly updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1PnThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.