Columbia

River

Fishing

NW Hawg Hunters

(503) 519-7972

Salmon – Sturgeon

Salmon Fishing

A typical day of fishing with Columbia river and Willamette river fishing guide Bill Gaither includes lots of action whether it’s catching limits of Columbia River Salmon, Willamette River Sturgeon or any type of fishing in the Northwest because your Columbia River fishing guide knows how to fish and how to catch Sturgeon, Salmon and the fish that clients love to catch in remote regions of the Northwest or on the World famous Willamette River where it flows right through the middle of downtown Portland, Oregon.  

Strurgeon Fishing

Columbia River fishing with Bill Gaither as your guide is an experience of a lifetime as he has spent his entire life fishing for Salmon, Sturgeon, Steelhead and Shad in the Northwest near the Portland, Oregon area on the Columbia River and the Willamette river and popular nearby rivers. Call today and book a trip now with one of the best known and popular Oregon fishing guides you will find. Bill knows the waters of this area like the back of his hand and he’ll switch fishing locations from day to day due to last second condition changes.

What We Fish For

Sturgeon

Most of the Sturgeon we catch in Oregon are under 100 pounds but there are also places we fish that the Sturgeon grow 200 – 3– pounds or more.  These fish are amazing to catch.

Chinook Salmon

Chinook Salmon, also known as King Salmon, are the largest species of salmon you will find in Oregon.   The Spring run Chinook Salmon are a bit smaller than the Fall run Chinook Salmon.

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What techniques Bill uses or what baits and rigs he uses, where he fishes, what depth of water he fishes in, what colors of lures he uses and several other things determine what he will use to catch fish the next day.

Bill calls his friends and competitors to see what has happened and what’s going on at hot spots all around the area. Then he factors in everything else he can to determine what he’ll use the next day and readies his boat and equipment accordingly. THE STEELHEAD, SALMON, STURGEON AND SHAD DON’T STAND A CHANCE!

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Northwest Hawg Hunters Fishing Adventures is booking trips on the Upper & Lower Columbia River, including Buoy 10, Willamette River, Tillamook Bay, Nehalem Bay & Clackamas River for Salmon/Steelhead, Shad & Sturgeon.

We specialize in Oversize sturgeon, these fish range in size from 6 feet to? and often break the surface of the water to make for an excellent photo. You’ll be fishing with Coast Guard licensed guide Bill Gaither in a 24’ Willie Raptor open sled. All the bait and gear is provided for the species of fish you are going after.

Fishing Guide Bill Gaither of NW Hawg Hunters is a proud sponsor of The Wounded Veterans Program. Photo above is of a recent Sturgeon fishing trip in which these veterans got a chance to fish for Sturgeon.

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Testimonials

Bill is a great guy and an amazing fisherman. His knowledge of the rivers and fish he goes after is hard to match. Bill works his tail off to make sure his clients get their fish!

Awesome guide! Bill took me and some buddies out sturgeon fishing. Was an incredible trip, we were hooking fish as fast as we could get our lines in the water. I highly recommend choosing Bill for all your fishing trips in this area

Had a wonderful trip with Bill today. Knowledgeable, patient, great sense of humor, and state of the art equipment. Bill made sure we all hit our limits and we did in less than 2 hours. Best of the bests!!! Highly recommended!!!