Lower Columbia River
Base rotation
TIDE PLAN READYMedium exchange 8.1 ft
Daily center near RM 11.3
Base the rotation around Desdemona Sands near RM 11.3 for this 8.1 ft medium exchange.
At Desdemona Sands, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight or boat speed so the presentation fishes cleanly; bait...
A 8.1 ft medium exchange favors a middle-river rotation from Desdemona Sands, moving upriver near high slack and lower near low...
Move with the tide
Times are Pacific local time.
5:00 AM - 5:14 AM
Low slack
RM 9.4
During 5:00 AM - 5:14 AM at Checkerboard, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 9.4; bait remains a valid alternative.
Hold near Checkerboard, then work one zone upriver when the flood establishes above RM 9.4.
During low slack from 5:00 AM - 5:14 AM, 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.
5:14 AM - 9:44 AM
Flood (incoming)
RM 9.5
During 5:14 AM - 9:44 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 one zone upriver from Checkerboard when the flood strengthens or marks leave RM 9.5.
From 5:14 AM - 9:44 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.
9:44 AM - 11:14 AM
High slack
RM 13.3
During 9:44 AM - 11:14 AM at Astoria-Megler Bridge, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 13.3; bait remains a valid alternative.
Follow the first ebb downriver from Astoria-Megler Bridge when marks stop holding near RM 13.3.
During high slack from 9:44 AM - 11:14 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.
11:14 AM - 4:48 PM
Ebb (outgoing)
RM 12.5
During 11:14 AM - 4:48 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 one zone downriver from Church Hole / Red Roof when the ebb strengthens or marks leave RM 12.5.
From 11:14 AM - 4:48 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.
4:48 PM - 6:18 PM
Low slack
RM 9.4
During 4:48 PM - 6:18 PM at Checkerboard, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 9.4; bait remains a valid alternative.
Hold near Checkerboard, then work one zone upriver when the flood establishes above RM 9.4.
During low slack from 4:48 PM - 6:18 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.
6:18 PM - 9:00 PM
Flood (incoming)
RM 9.5
During 6:18 PM - 9:00 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 one zone upriver from Checkerboard when the flood strengthens or marks leave RM 9.5.
From 6:18 PM - 9:00 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.
Named zones are approximate planning references.
Use current charts and navigation aids on the water. This image is not a navigation chart.