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Lower Columbia River

Buoy 10 Fishing Plan

Updated Sep 1, 12:48 PM PDT

Sunday, September 6, 2026 fishing strategy

Base rotation

UPDATED

Desdemona Sands

Medium exchange 8.1 ft

Daily center near RM 11.3

Opening move

Base the rotation around Desdemona Sands near RM 11.3 for this 8.1 ft medium exchange.

Fish it right

At Desdemona Sands, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight or boat speed so the presentation fishes cleanly; bait...

Move with the tide

A 8.1 ft medium exchange favors a middle-river rotation from Desdemona Sands, moving upriver near high slack and lower near low...

Wind: N at 3 mph, gusting 10 mph. Swell guidance is not available this far ahead. Updated Sep 1, 12:48 PM PDT

Move with the tide

Tide-stage plan

Times are Pacific local time.

5:00 AM - 9:42 AM

Flood (incoming)

RM 9.5

Gear

During 5:00 AM - 9:42 AM at Checkerboard, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 9.5; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone upriver from Checkerboard when the flood strengthens or marks leave RM 9.5.

Why this move

From 5:00 AM - 9:42 AM on the flood (incoming), work Checkerboard near RM 9.5, with Green line as the nearby option. This 8.1 ft exchange calls for working upriver as the incoming current builds.

9:42 AM - 11:12 AM

High slack

RM 13.3

Gear

During 9:42 AM - 11:12 AM at Astoria-Megler Bridge, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 13.3; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Follow the first ebb downriver from Astoria-Megler Bridge when marks stop holding near RM 13.3.

Why this move

During high slack from 9:42 AM - 11:12 AM, center on Astoria-Megler Bridge near RM 13.3, with Church Hole / Red Roof as the nearby option. This is the upriver turn for today's 8.1 ft exchange.

11:12 AM - 2:22 PM

Ebb (outgoing)

RM 12.5

Gear

During 11:12 AM - 2:22 PM at Church Hole / Red Roof, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 12.5; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone downriver from Church Hole / Red Roof when the ebb strengthens or marks leave RM 12.5.

Why this move

From 11:12 AM - 2:22 PM on the ebb (outgoing), work Church Hole / Red Roof near RM 12.5, with Desdemona Sands as the nearby option. On this 8.1 ft exchange, step downriver as the outgoing current builds.

2:22 PM - 3:52 PM

Low slack

RM 9.4

Gear

During 2:22 PM - 3:52 PM at Checkerboard, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 9.4; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Hold near Checkerboard, then work one zone upriver when the flood establishes above RM 9.4.

Why this move

During low slack from 2:22 PM - 3:52 PM, reset around Checkerboard near RM 9.4, with Green line as the nearby option. This is the lower turn for today's 8.1 ft exchange.

3:52 PM - 8:42 PM

Flood (incoming)

RM 9.5

Gear

During 3:52 PM - 8:42 PM at Checkerboard, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 9.5; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone upriver from Checkerboard when the flood strengthens or marks leave RM 9.5.

Why this move

From 3:52 PM - 8:42 PM on the flood (incoming), work Checkerboard near RM 9.5, with Green line as the nearby option. This 8.1 ft exchange calls for working upriver as the incoming current builds.

8:42 PM - 9:00 PM

High slack

RM 13.3

Gear

During 8:42 PM - 9:00 PM at Astoria-Megler Bridge, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 13.3; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Follow the first ebb downriver from Astoria-Megler Bridge when marks stop holding near RM 13.3.

Why this move

During high slack from 8:42 PM - 9:00 PM, center on Astoria-Megler Bridge near RM 13.3, with Church Hole / Red Roof as the nearby option. This is the upriver turn for today's 8.1 ft exchange.