Spring Chinook Heat Up on the Columbia Below Bonneville

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to guy for anglin' on the mighty Columbia River around Portland. It's Thursday, April 10th, 8:36 AM Pacific, and we're lookin' at a solid day to wet a line. Sunrise hit around 6:20 AM, sunset's at 8:00 PM—plenty of daylight to chase 'em. Weather's mostly cloudy, mild temps in the 50s, light winds off the water, maybe a shower later per local forecasts. Tides are runnin' moderate today; expect low around 5 PM near the mouth, with incoming pushin' baitfish upriver. Fish activity's pickin' up nice—spring Chinook are showin' stronger, especially below Bonneville Dam where the season reopens Friday for three days, accordin' to ODFW's Columbia Zone report from April 9th. Down from Wallace Island to Buoy 10, boats kept 84 Chinook and a couple steelhead last check, with more released—bank guys nabbed three steelhead too. Sturgeon quiet in the lower stretches. Shad and steelhead mixin' in, hittin' as water warms. Recent catches? Slow but improvin'—Chinook leads in the lower river, Gorge area slim pickins. Best baits: egg sacs, beads, or worms for steelhead; try bloodworms or chunks for shad. Lures shinin'—stick with paddletails in green/white, bucktails, metal lips, or shads mimickin' bunker—those're pullin' fish river-wide. Natural bait like minnows or roe sacs on three-way rigs if you're bottom bouncin'. Hit these hot spots: Wallace Island for boat driftin' Chinook, or bank it at Buoy 10 where action's hottest. Below Bonneville if you can swing the run. Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for daily updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.