PORTLAND, OR · PORTLAND · COLUMBIA RIVER
TODAY · 05:00

Portland · Columbia River fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Wind 4 m/s N.

BITE
60/100
SWELL
WATER
WIND
4 m/s
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Portland · Columbia River (Portland, OR) is rated HOLD · 60/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Sat, 19 Sept at 70/100. In season now: Salmon (coho/chinook), Albacore, Halibut, Rockfish, Lingcod.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

05:00–08:00 · 80/10017:00–20:00 · 82/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Portland · Columbia River: Sat, 19 Sept at 70/100.

7-day outlook for Portland · Columbia River: Wed 60 out of 100, Thu 60 out of 100, Fri 60 out of 100, Sat 70 out of 100, Sun 70 out of 100, Mon 70 out of 100, Tue 60 out of 100 60WedHOLD60ThuHOLD60FriHOLD70SatGO70SunGO70MonGO60TueHOLD
WED · TODAY
16
HOLD 60 · 05:00
THU
17
HOLD 60
FRI
18
HOLD 60
SAT
19
GO 70
SUN
20
GO 70
MON
21
GO 70
TUE
22
HOLD 60
Per-day detail
Wed, 16 Sept · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 9.6 mph N · Swell — · Water — · Rain 15%
Thu, 17 Sept · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 11 mph N · Swell — · Water — · Rain 1%
Fri, 18 Sept · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 9.2 mph SW · Swell — · Water — · Rain 1%
Sat, 19 Sept · GO
70 /100
Wind 4.0 mph NW · Swell — · Water — · Rain 0%
Sun, 20 Sept · GO
70 /100
Wind 6.3 mph N · Swell — · Water — · Rain 0%
Mon, 21 Sept · GO
70 /100
Wind 6.5 mph NNW · Swell — · Water — · Rain 1%
Tue, 22 Sept · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 10 mph NW · Swell — · Water — · Rain 7%

TIDES — PORTLAND MORRISON STREET BRIDGE

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Portland Morrison Street Bridge tide station, 0.7 km away — high reliability.

Wed, 16 Sept

Tide at Portland · Columbia River: Low 02:06 at 0.2 metres, High 07:36 at 1 metres, Low 15:36 at 0.2 metres, High 19:42 at 0.6 metres 06:0012:0018:00 02:06 · 0.2m07:36 · 1m15:36 · 0.2m19:42 · 0.6m
Low
02:06
0.6ft
High
07:36
3.2ft
Low
15:36
0.5ft
High
19:42
1.9ft

Thu, 17 Sept

Low
00:24
0.8ft
High
09:00
3.1ft
Low
17:36
0.6ft
High
21:18
1.5ft

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Portland (OR) waters for September. Verify current OR DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

Salmon (coho/chinook)AlbacoreHalibutRockfishLingcod
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Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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