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Lower Columbia River

Buoy 10 Fishing Plan

Updated Sep 2, 3:02 PM PDT

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 fishing strategy

Base rotation

TIDE PLAN READY

Church Hole / Red Roof

Medium exchange 7.5 ft

Daily center near RM 11.9

Opening move

Base the rotation around Church Hole / Red Roof near RM 11.9 for this 7.5 ft medium exchange.

Fish it right

At Church Hole / Red Roof, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight or boat speed so the presentation fishes cleanly...

Move with the tide

A 7.5 ft medium exchange favors a middle-river rotation from Church Hole / Red Roof, moving upriver near high slack and lower...

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Move with the tide

Tide-stage plan

Times are Pacific local time.

5:00 AM - 10:09 AM

Flood (incoming)

RM 10.1

Gear

During 5:00 AM - 10:09 AM at Green line, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 10.1; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone upriver from Green line when the flood strengthens or marks leave RM 10.1.

Why this move

From 5:00 AM - 10:09 AM on the flood (incoming), work Green line near RM 10.1, with Desdemona Sands as the nearby option. This 7.5 ft exchange calls for working upriver as the incoming current builds.

10:09 AM - 11:39 AM

High slack

RM 13.9

Gear

During 10:09 AM - 11:39 AM at Astoria-Megler Bridge, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 13.9; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Follow the first ebb downriver from Astoria-Megler Bridge when marks stop holding near RM 13.9.

Why this move

During high slack from 10:09 AM - 11:39 AM, center on Astoria-Megler Bridge near RM 13.9, with Church Hole / Red Roof as the nearby option. This is the upriver turn for today's 7.5 ft exchange.

11:39 AM - 3:47 PM

Ebb (outgoing)

RM 13.1

Gear

During 11:39 AM - 3:47 PM at Astoria-Megler Bridge, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 13.1; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone downriver from Astoria-Megler Bridge when the ebb strengthens or marks leave RM 13.1.

Why this move

From 11:39 AM - 3:47 PM on the ebb (outgoing), work Astoria-Megler Bridge near RM 13.1, with Church Hole / Red Roof as the nearby option. On this 7.5 ft exchange, step downriver as the outgoing current builds.

3:47 PM - 5:17 PM

Low slack

RM 10.0

Gear

During 3:47 PM - 5:17 PM at Green line, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 10.0; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Hold near Green line, then work one zone upriver when the flood establishes above RM 10.0.

Why this move

During low slack from 3:47 PM - 5:17 PM, reset around Green line near RM 10.0, with Checkerboard as the nearby option. This is the lower turn for today's 7.5 ft exchange.

5:17 PM - 9:00 PM

Flood (incoming)

RM 10.1

Gear

During 5:17 PM - 9:00 PM at Green line, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 10.1; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone upriver from Green line when the flood strengthens or marks leave RM 10.1.

Why this move

From 5:17 PM - 9:00 PM on the flood (incoming), work Green line near RM 10.1, with Desdemona Sands as the nearby option. This 7.5 ft exchange calls for working upriver as the incoming current builds.