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Lower Columbia River

Buoy 10 Fishing Plan

Updated Sep 5, 7:04 AM PDT

Saturday, January 2, 2027 fishing strategy

Base rotation

TIDE PLAN READY

Church Hole / Red Roof

Medium exchange 7.7 ft

Daily center near RM 11.6

Opening move

Base the rotation around Church Hole / Red Roof near RM 11.6 for this 7.7 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 7.7 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 - 7:41 AM

Flood (incoming)

RM 9.8

Gear

During 5:00 AM - 7:41 AM at Green line, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 9.8; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone upriver from Green line when the flood strengthens or marks leave RM 9.8.

Why this move

From 5:00 AM - 7:41 AM on the flood (incoming), work Green line near RM 9.8, with Checkerboard as the nearby option. This 7.7 ft exchange calls for working upriver as the incoming current builds.

7:41 AM - 9:11 AM

High slack

RM 13.6

Gear

During 7:41 AM - 9:11 AM at Astoria-Megler Bridge, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 13.6; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Follow the first ebb downriver from Astoria-Megler Bridge when marks stop holding near RM 13.6.

Why this move

During high slack from 7:41 AM - 9:11 AM, center on Astoria-Megler Bridge near RM 13.6, with Church Hole / Red Roof as the nearby option. This is the upriver turn for today's 7.7 ft exchange.

9:11 AM - 2:51 PM

Ebb (outgoing)

RM 12.8

Gear

During 9:11 AM - 2:51 PM at Church Hole / Red Roof, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 12.8; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone downriver from Church Hole / Red Roof when the ebb strengthens or marks leave RM 12.8.

Why this move

From 9:11 AM - 2:51 PM on the ebb (outgoing), work Church Hole / Red Roof near RM 12.8, with Astoria-Megler Bridge as the nearby option. On this 7.7 ft exchange, step downriver as the outgoing current builds.

2:51 PM - 4:21 PM

Low slack

RM 9.7

Gear

During 2:51 PM - 4:21 PM at Green line, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 9.7; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Hold near Green line, then work one zone upriver when the flood establishes above RM 9.7.

Why this move

During low slack from 2:51 PM - 4:21 PM, reset around Green line near RM 9.7, with Checkerboard as the nearby option. This is the lower turn for today's 7.7 ft exchange.

4:21 PM - 9:00 PM

Flood (incoming)

RM 9.8

Gear

During 4:21 PM - 9:00 PM at Green line, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 9.8; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone upriver from Green line when the flood strengthens or marks leave RM 9.8.

Why this move

From 4:21 PM - 9:00 PM on the flood (incoming), work Green line near RM 9.8, with Checkerboard as the nearby option. This 7.7 ft exchange calls for working upriver as the incoming current builds.