Salmon Fishing
Buoy 10 in Astoria, Oregon, is the heart of the Oregon and Washington Chinook Fishery. Every fish that goes up the Columbia River passes through this beautiful stretch that offers some of the best fishing in the world!
2026 Salmon Fishing Charters – Astoria, OR, Buoy 10, Columbia River
Keep up to 3 fish from your trip! And, if you get on our boat, you will be leaving with 3 beautiful Coho Salmon!
Save your seat on the boat by booking your trip now before it is too late! You must experience fishing in Astoria with First Pass Outfitters’ native captain Curtis Bunney.
Learn salmon fishing tips specific to the Columbia River and Astoria, Oregon, by reading the article recently written by the captain of First Pass Outfitters, Curtis Bunney.
Coho ‘Silver’ Salmon
Silver Salmon are so much fun to fish. It’s not uncommon to reel in 20-30 on a single fishing trip or to have multiple Coho Salmon biting your line at the same time!
Coho ‘Silver’ Salmon can range from 4-20 pounds.
Chinook ‘King’ Salmon
The prized King Salmon is often our target when fishing for Salmon on the Columbia River.
Chinook Salmon can range from 8-40 pounds with an occasional scale tipper of 50 pounds!
Learn more about King Salmon fishing in Astoria.
Salmon Fishing Pricing
Per Person
$250/$300 Per Person
It’s $250 per person for our half-day 4 hour guided Salmon fishing tours and $300 per person for a full, 8 hour tour.
Your payment saves your seat on our boat for the date you select for up to 8 full hours! First Pass Outfitters requires a minimum of a 30-day notice of cancellation to be eligible to receive a full refund.
Non-fishers are welcome!
It also includes us providing everything we will need to have a blast fishing for King Salmon and Silver Salmon on the Columbia River!
Salmon Fishing Pricing
Book The Boat
$1,500/$1,800 Books The Boat
The boat seats up to 6 of your friends and family. It is $300 per person, and you get to enjoy a fishing adventure with your private party on our fishing trip.
$1,500 books the boat for a 4-hour, half-day fishing charter. $1,800 books the boat for an 8-hour, full-day fishing trip.
Non-fishers are welcome!
Your payment saves 6 seats, with fishing, for all on our boat for the date you select for your fishing adventure.
All the bait and fishing gear you will need to attract and catch salmon is included.
What you need to bring...
Most importantly, anyone who would like to partake in fishing while on our boat needs to have a valid Oregon or Washington Fishing License, Columbia River Basin Endorsement, and Harvest Card. This is the law, and we play by the rules!
Learn how to get your licensing.
We recommend bringing snacks, lunch, and drinks, if you’d like.
Other items you should consider bringing, considering we will be on a boat and outdoors, include sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat, chapstick, rain gear, and waterproof boots.
Bring a camera if you’d like to take photos or video!
Seasickness medicine is recommended if you know or think you may get seasick while on a boat.
We provide an ice chest for fish storage while on our boat. If you’d like to transport fish back to your home or wherever you are staying on your visit to Astoria, please bring a cooler to properly transport your catch.
What we provide...
First and foremost we provide a licensed, experienced, and qualified caption to guide you on your trip.
Learn more about First Pass Outfitters and Curtis Bunney.
We provide a family-friendly guided fishing tour of the Columbia River on a modern and safe boat.
We also supply all the bait and all the fishing gear.
We will also provide storage for your catch while on our boat and offer to clean your catch upon our return to the dock.
Salmon Charter Photo Gallery
Location
Columbia River | Astoria, OR
Half-day Salmon fishing trips are available. They last 4 hours. Morning and afternoon trips are available!
Our full-day Salmon fishing trip lasts 8 hours and depart in the morning.
Best Time For This Trip
March-April for Spring Salmon and Late June-September
‘In-Season’ Rating By Month
- March 40%
- April 40%
- June 20%
- July 60%
- August 80%
- September 60%
Contact Info
Book Your 2026 Fishing Charter!
What are you waiting for? We are ready to schedule your Astoria fishing trip on the Columbia River today!
Do not miss this Salmon fishing adventure of a lifetime with your captain Curtis Bunney and First Pass Outfitters.
First Pass Outfitters Knows Salmon!
The famous Buoy 10 salmon fishery out of Astoria, Oregon provides an excellent opportunity for anglers to target the notorious Chinook (King) Salmon. Once you have hooked into one of these beauties and felt the pulling power of a mighty King taking line off your reel, you will be hooked forever.
Fall salmon season opens on August 1 and can run into late September. In the first portion of the season, we will be mainly focused on catching these large kings. Each incoming tide brings new batches of fish heading to the spawning grounds of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
The Chinook fishery is usually decent in early August and ramps up every day. By the middle of the month, King fishing is in full swing, producing lots of opportunities for limits of these prominent fish. Chinook Salmon can range from 8-40 pounds with an occasional scale tipper of 50 pounds.
When going after these majestic treasures, we will be using anchovies, herring, and custom-made spinners. These fish are biters, so we base our approach on the weather and tide conditions. A lot of times it’s a trial-and-error method to hone in on what the fish want that particular day.
