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Willamette River, OR
River spanning Multnomah/Clackamas/Marion counties, Oregon. Oregon's largest in-state river runs north through the heart of the Willamette Valley from Eugene to its confluence with the Columbia at Portland. It is famous for its spring Chinook salmon run, summer steelhead, and a strong warmwater fishery for smallmouth bass and white sturgeon, especially in the Newberg Pool and around Willamette Falls at Oregon City.
Overall bite score
Scored 8 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
9 tracked species in Willamette River, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Public ramps throughout the Portland metro and valley (Willamette Park, Meldrum Bar, Bernie's). Spring Chinook is the marquee run, peaking April-May below Willamette Falls. Smallmouth and sturgeon available year-round. Combined-angling tag required for salmon/steelhead.
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