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FIELD DAY FISHING
Astoria, Oregon
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Fish stories, in photographs.

A window into a season on the water — the fish, the boats, and the places we take clients.

Captain Judd and a client holding a bright Chinook offshore
Two anglers kneeling in the river with a chrome wild steelhead
Aluminum jet sled anchored on the Deschutes River with dog on bow
Angler at the cleaning station with a long line of rockfish and lingcod
Running under the Yaquina Bay Bridge with wake behind the Yamaha 250
Clients on the beach with a pile of salmon beside a float plane
Two clients holding a huge Columbia River sturgeon on a cloudy day
Limits of Dungeness crab laid out next to the propane boiler
Fresh salmon in the boat's harvest bag on the Columbia
Captain Judd and client kneeling in the river with a huge chrome winter steelhead
Sunrise run across calm water from the boat with rods and net rigged
Three anglers on the ocean boat with a full haul of lingcod and rockfish on deck
Pink and purple sunset sky over the river with a barge and bridge in the distance
Three happy clients on the dock holding bright Chinook salmon after a trip
Two anglers holding a massive prehistoric sturgeon on the Columbia
Captain Judd and family with a huge spread of Dungeness crab at home
A salmon splashing at boatside during the fight on open water
Large wild steelhead being revived in the shallows before release
Three fresh Chinook salmon on the boat deck with rods and Yeti cooler
Two anglers holding lingcod and rockfish in front of the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport
Two anglers wading an Alaska river with the aluminum boat beached in the grass
Two clients on the boat holding three bright Chinook salmon offshore
Massive white sturgeon rolling boatside in green water
Cooler and buckets full of fresh Dungeness crab from an Astoria crabbing trip
Client holding a chrome Chinook on the Columbia River
Client on a drift boat photographing the misty Oregon river in falling snow
Captain running the jet sled with a bright salmon in the bucket
Three anglers on the ocean boat with a limit of rockfish and lingcod
Fiery orange sunset over the ocean from the boat
Three anglers on the ocean boat holding a bright Chinook salmon
Angler releasing a big Columbia River sturgeon back into the grass shallows
Two young anglers holding a big Dungeness crab on the boat near Astoria
Four clients on the dock with a limit of bright Chinook salmon
Client kneeling on the bank with a chrome hen steelhead
Jet sled on the Deschutes River with rods rigged and canyon walls behind
A table covered with cleaned rockfish and bottom fish at the cleaning station
Fresh salmon fillets on the cleaning table beside a float plane on the river
Captain Judd and a client on the boat holding a large chum salmon
Two anglers on the boat holding a chrome Columbia River sturgeon
Crab pot loaded with keeper Dungeness crab on the boat deck
Two anglers on the boat with a bright river Chinook
Client with a bright Oregon coastal steelhead
The Willie sled tied to the dock with Yamaha 250 VMAX main and 8hp kicker
Captain Judd on the Newport dock with a limit of lingcod and rockfish
Pink and purple sunset sky over the Columbia River with the bridge
Three anglers on the boat holding a large Columbia River sturgeon
Insulated bag packed full of fresh Dungeness crab next to crab pots and buoys
Three anglers on the boat with Chinook salmon under the Astoria–Megler Bridge
Bright chrome steelhead held over the water at release
Aluminum jet sled anchored on the Deschutes River with dog standing on the bow
A limit of black rockfish and lingcod on the cleaning table
Aerial view of winding Alaska rivers from a float plane wing
Sturgeon coming up boatside on a leader in the Columbia River
Deckhand kneeling behind a pile of Dungeness crab on the boat
Two anglers kneeling in shallow water with a bright salmon
Chrome steelhead being revived in the shallows before release
Anglers side-drifting under the Youngs Bay Bridge in Astoria
Anglers watching a brown bear cross the river at sunset
Angler holding a striped Columbia River sturgeon on the deck
Two chrome salmon bleeding out in a bucket on the boat deck
Chrome bright steelhead held boatside in the river before release
Garmin sonar showing fish stacked on the Columbia River
Fiery orange sunset over the Columbia River from the boat with a ship on the horizon
Bent rod battling a sturgeon coming to the surface on a sunny day
Two anglers on the boat holding a bright Chinook salmon on the river
Young angler smiling with a chrome winter steelhead on a mossy Oregon river
Sunrise sky from the bow of the boat leaving Astoria
Three anglers holding a keeper sturgeon on the bow of the Willie Nemesis
Family on the boat with a bright ocean Chinook salmon
Captain Judd and client kneeling in the Deschutes River with a chrome steelhead
Client photographing another angler hoisting a sturgeon on a bluebird day
Fish bag full of fresh salmon on the deck of the boat
Angler in the river with a huge buck steelhead
Angler kneeling in the water with a chrome bright Chinook salmon
Anglers landing a chrome steelhead in the rain below a mossy waterfall
Captain Judd and a client holding a large Chinook salmon on the boat
Guide and client kneeling in the Deschutes River with a chrome steelhead
Captain Judd kneeling in the grass holding a bright silver salmon at sunset
Steelhead in the net with a pink bead and hook at the corner of its jaw
A lineup of fresh Chinook salmon on the dock
Wild Oregon steelhead released boatside in the net
Family on the boat holding three bright Buoy 10 Chinook
Client and guide kneeling in the river with a bright steelhead
Three anglers on the boat holding a chrome Chinook salmon
Client kneeling on the riverbank with a huge chrome steelhead
Cut plug herring rigged for salmon trolling held in an orange fishing glove
Captain Judd and a client releasing a wild steelhead
Two anglers in Simms rain gear holding a bright Buoy 10 Chinook salmon
Client kneeling on the boat with a bright chrome winter steelhead
Five clients on the dock holding their salmon catch
Two anglers in rain gear with three big Chinook salmon on the boat
Client holding a huge bright Alaska king salmon
Two anglers on the dock holding a mixed bag of salmon in the harbor
Two anglers on the boat holding a massive Buoy 10 Chinook salmon
Angler kneeling in a field with a limit of bright coho salmon
Fresh salmon on the cleaning table on an Alaska river bank
Angler filleting a fresh Chinook salmon at the dock cleaning station
Two clients on the boat with a bright Chinook on a bluebird Columbia day
Client on the boat with a Columbia River Chinook on a bluebird day
Captain Judd releasing a bright silver salmon back into an Alaska river
Six clients on the boat with a salmon catch in Astoria
Clients unloading their Chinook catch on the Astoria dock
Clients on the boat with an ocean Chinook salmon
Fresh salmon bleeding out in a bucket on deck next to the Garmin sonar
Four clients on the dock holding a limit of bright Chinook salmon
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