**Columbia River Coho Hot: Full Moon Tides Push Spring Salmon Shallow** Character count: 139 characters (including spaces) ✓
From Columbia River Portland Fishing Report Today by Inception Point Ai
May 1, 2026 · 3 min
About this episode
The episode discusses fishing conditions and tips for catching salmon and other species in the Columbia River following a full moon.
Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things angling on the mighty Columbia River around Portland. It's early May 1st, 2026, and the river's callin' loud after that full moon last night bringin' massive tidal swings—prime time for fish chasin' bait in the currents, just like those pass reports from down south. Weather's lookin' mild: partly cloudy skies, temps hoverin' 55-65°F, light southwest winds at 5-10 knots, perfect for bank or boat time. Sunrise hits at 5:45 AM, sunset around 8:20 PM, givin' ya long daylight for those golden hour bites. Tides? Slack low around 4 AM now, floodin' strong mid-mornin' to push fish into shallows—check your local charts for exacts, but expect 6-8 foot swings today. Fish activity's heatin' up with spring runs. Recent reports mirror Great Lakes action: coho salmon trollin' hot off breakwalls and river mouths, mixin' with rainbow trout, steelhead, and browns pushin' upriver. Locals nailed limits of 20-inch coho shallow-trollin' spoons and stickbaits, plus perch schools on sonar. Sturgeon and shad are active too, with smallmouth bass fair-sized in eddies—echoin' bass forecasts sayin' highly active fish this weekend. Best lures…
People in this episode
Host: Artificial Lure
Topics covered
- fishing
- Columbia River
- salmon
- tides
- weather
- angling
Keywords
- Columbia River
- fishing report
- coho salmon
- tides
- angling tips
- spring runs
- weather conditions
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Places: Columbia River, Portland, Bonneville Dam
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