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Lower Columbia River

Buoy 10 Fishing Plan

Updated Sep 22, 11:25 PM PDT

Saturday, September 2, 2028 fishing strategy

Base rotation

TIDE PLAN READY

Church Hole / Red Roof

Medium exchange 7.8 ft

Daily center near RM 11.5

Opening move

Base the rotation around Church Hole / Red Roof near RM 11.5 for this 7.8 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 7.8 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 - 6:05 AM

Ebb (outgoing)

RM 12.7

Gear

During 5:00 AM - 6:05 AM at Church Hole / Red Roof, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 12.7; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone downriver from Church Hole / Red Roof when the ebb strengthens or marks leave RM 12.7.

Why this move

From 5:00 AM - 6:05 AM on the ebb (outgoing), work Church Hole / Red Roof near RM 12.7, with Astoria-Megler Bridge as the nearby option. On this 7.8 ft exchange, step downriver as the outgoing current builds.

6:05 AM - 7:35 AM

Low slack

RM 9.6

Gear

During 6:05 AM - 7:35 AM at Green line, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 9.6; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Hold near Green line, then work one zone upriver when the flood establishes above RM 9.6.

Why this move

During low slack from 6:05 AM - 7:35 AM, reset around Green line near RM 9.6, with Checkerboard as the nearby option. This is the lower turn for today's 7.8 ft exchange.

7:35 AM - 12:36 PM

Flood (incoming)

RM 9.7

Gear

During 7:35 AM - 12:36 PM at Green line, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 9.7; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone upriver from Green line when the flood strengthens or marks leave RM 9.7.

Why this move

From 7:35 AM - 12:36 PM on the flood (incoming), work Green line near RM 9.7, with Checkerboard as the nearby option. This 7.8 ft exchange calls for working upriver as the incoming current builds.

12:36 PM - 2:06 PM

High slack

RM 13.5

Gear

During 12:36 PM - 2:06 PM at Astoria-Megler Bridge, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 13.5; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Follow the first ebb downriver from Astoria-Megler Bridge when marks stop holding near RM 13.5.

Why this move

During high slack from 12:36 PM - 2:06 PM, center on Astoria-Megler Bridge near RM 13.5, with Church Hole / Red Roof as the nearby option. This is the upriver turn for today's 7.8 ft exchange.

2:06 PM - 6:11 PM

Ebb (outgoing)

RM 12.7

Gear

During 2:06 PM - 6:11 PM at Church Hole / Red Roof, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 12.7; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone downriver from Church Hole / Red Roof when the ebb strengthens or marks leave RM 12.7.

Why this move

From 2:06 PM - 6:11 PM on the ebb (outgoing), work Church Hole / Red Roof near RM 12.7, with Astoria-Megler Bridge as the nearby option. On this 7.8 ft exchange, step downriver as the outgoing current builds.

6:11 PM - 7:41 PM

Low slack

RM 9.6

Gear

During 6:11 PM - 7:41 PM at Green line, slow a spinner or SpinFish through the turn near RM 9.6; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Hold near Green line, then work one zone upriver when the flood establishes above RM 9.6.

Why this move

During low slack from 6:11 PM - 7:41 PM, reset around Green line near RM 9.6, with Checkerboard as the nearby option. This is the lower turn for today's 7.8 ft exchange.

7:41 PM - 9:00 PM

Flood (incoming)

RM 9.7

Gear

During 7:41 PM - 9:00 PM at Green line, start with a spinner or SpinFish and tune weight and boat speed to hold RM 9.7; bait remains a valid alternative.

Move when

Move one zone upriver from Green line when the flood strengthens or marks leave RM 9.7.

Why this move

From 7:41 PM - 9:00 PM on the flood (incoming), work Green line near RM 9.7, with Checkerboard as the nearby option. This 7.8 ft exchange calls for working upriver as the incoming current builds.