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Lower Columbia River

Buoy 10 Fishing Plan

Updated Sep 5, 5:36 AM PDT

Sunday, December 27, 2026 fishing strategy

Base rotation

TIDE PLAN READY

Checkerboard

Large exchange 10.0 ft

Daily center near RM 9.3

Opening move

Base the rotation around Checkerboard near RM 9.3 for this 10.0 ft large exchange.

Fish it right

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

Move with the tide

A 10.0 ft large exchange favors a lower-river rotation toward the mouth from Checkerboard, moving upriver toward high slack and...

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Move with the tide

Tide-stage plan

Times are Pacific local time.

5:00 AM - 8:08 AM

Ebb (outgoing)

RM 10.5

Gear

During 5:00 AM - 8:08 AM at Green line, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 10.5; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone downriver from Green line when the ebb strengthens or marks leave RM 10.5.

Why this move

From 5:00 AM - 8:08 AM on the ebb (outgoing), work Green line near RM 10.5, with Desdemona Sands as the nearby option. On this 10.0 ft exchange, step downriver as the outgoing current builds.

8:08 AM - 9:38 AM

Low slack

RM 7.4

Gear

During 8:08 AM - 9:38 AM at Chinook, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 7.4; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Hold near Chinook, then work one zone upriver when the flood establishes above RM 7.4.

Why this move

During low slack from 8:08 AM - 9:38 AM, reset around Chinook near RM 7.4, with Hammond as the nearby option. This is the lower turn for today's 10.0 ft exchange.

9:38 AM - 2:15 PM

Flood (incoming)

RM 7.5

Gear

During 9:38 AM - 2:15 PM at Chinook, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 7.5; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone upriver from Chinook when the flood strengthens or marks leave RM 7.5.

Why this move

From 9:38 AM - 2:15 PM on the flood (incoming), work Chinook near RM 7.5, with Hammond as the nearby option. This 10.0 ft exchange calls for working upriver as the incoming current builds.

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

High slack

RM 11.3

Gear

During 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM at Desdemona Sands, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 11.3; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Follow the first ebb downriver from Desdemona Sands when marks stop holding near RM 11.3.

Why this move

During high slack from 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM, center on Desdemona Sands near RM 11.3, with Church Hole / Red Roof as the nearby option. This is the upriver turn for today's 10.0 ft exchange.

3:45 PM - 8:49 PM

Ebb (outgoing)

RM 10.5

Gear

During 3:45 PM - 8:49 PM at Green line, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 10.5; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone downriver from Green line when the ebb strengthens or marks leave RM 10.5.

Why this move

From 3:45 PM - 8:49 PM on the ebb (outgoing), work Green line near RM 10.5, with Desdemona Sands as the nearby option. On this 10.0 ft exchange, step downriver as the outgoing current builds.

8:49 PM - 9:00 PM

Low slack

RM 7.4

Gear

During 8:49 PM - 9:00 PM at Chinook, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 7.4; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Hold near Chinook, then work one zone upriver when the flood establishes above RM 7.4.

Why this move

During low slack from 8:49 PM - 9:00 PM, reset around Chinook near RM 7.4, with Hammond as the nearby option. This is the lower turn for today's 10.0 ft exchange.