Willamette Valley/Metro - The Willamette River continues to kick out a few shad, sturgeon and late spring salmon, despite being past peak time for all the species mentioned. Definitely on the back side of the shad run, a few stragglers will still be caught through July 4th. Mid July's sturgeon opener (July 11 - 13) will give up a few fish, but don't expect a barn burner, as most fish have left the Willamette for the Columbia's greener pastures. A salmon or two a day are taken below Willamette falls at Oregon City by a few dedicated local fishermen. Bass fishing is always decent, if not good through the summer months and walleye are also available in the Multnomah Channel.

Summer chinook fishing below Bonneville Dam remains slower than expected, though fish are present for the taking. Catch and release sturgeon fishing remains a strong option and the shad run is still in full swing. A handful of summer steelhead are showing up in the lower river catch.

There are spring chinook in the Clackamas, but most anglers are struggling to scratch out a fish. For any success, low water tactics are a must, as well as knowing where the springers prefer to hide out in the low, clear water. Best success is found from Carver upstream. The occasional summer steelhead is also available but it's apparent that 2013 is a low return year for the Clack.

On the Sandy River, anglers are having a tough time as well. Spring chinook and a few summer steelhead are present, but you have to work hard for a bite or two. Low water tactics and a stealthy approach are necessary for success and getting there early makes the difference. Most anglers doing any good are spending their time in the upper river.

McKenzie fly fishers will find the river in excellent condition this week. The McKenzie Green Caddis show is on the wane and fishing is likely to slow with nice weather but will certainly be worthwhile. Use nymphs in the absence of bugs hatching.

The Santiam system will be dropping slightly through the coming weekend. There are fair numbers of summer steelhead in the river which will yield similar fishing results. Boaters should exercise caution with water levels getting lower.

Northwest – A large number of anglers took advantage of calm ocean conditions on the salmon opener Saturday. Anglers were rewarded with easy chinook limits (1 per person, wild or hatchery) north of the Columbia River mouth in 30 to 50 foot of water. Chinook were readily taking trolled anchovies. Coho were present as well but limits were harder to come by. The chinook were ranging 10 to 17 pounds in size. The current low pressure system may scatter them for a while but ocean conditions won't allow anglers to verify that until at least Thursday.

Interest in sturgeon has disappeared with the recent closure to retention. Action remains good however with good catches reported from Jim Crow Sands to Hammond. Use fresh anchovies the lower you go in the estuary. Call bait shops in advance to secure bait as inconsistent demand limits availability.

Lower Columbia salmon and steelhead anglers are reporting mixed results. Chinook catches seem to be better than steelhead counts but that should change soon. Summer steelhead counts are less than half of the 10-year average.

Tillamook anglers are fishing over a pool of finicky spring chinook at the Hatchery Hole on the Trask. Although bites are sporadic, there are plenty of fish available. Light leaders with small clusters of eggs and shrimp remain effective both early morning and before sunset. Three Rivers and the Wilson River are also options.

Ocean coho south of Cape Falcon (Manzanita) opens up on July 1st. Fishing should be fair and the ocean forecast looks favorable.

Southwest- Fishing for surf perch on ocean beaches has been reported as spotty recently but with low swells in the forecast this week, catches are expected to improve along with the weather.

Halibut fishing was good over the three-day, all-depth opener last Thursday through Saturday. A meeting on June 28th will determine whether sufficient quota remains for another summer opportunity. If not, halibut anglers will have to fish nearshore or wait for another all-depth season in August.

Expect to find summer level low water anywhere on the Umpqua system this weekend. While this isn't good news for springer hopefuls, shad anglers will be taking fish and smallmouth bass fishing will be very good on the mainstem and South Umpqua.

Boats launching out of Gold Beach for bottomfish have been taking mostly limits. Trolling for summer chinook in Rogue Bay is expected to be excellent this year with low water and high river temperatures keeping salmon in the estuary. The lower Rogue rose this week but will drop back to low water conditions by the coming weekend. Chinook fishing has been slow in the lower and middle rivers. The upper Rogue continues to fish well for springers with summer steelhead numbers improving daily. Springers are favoring backbouncers over plug-pullers. A toxic algae advisory has been issued for Lost Creek Reservoir and the public is advised to avoid contact with the water.

Ocean salmon fishing has been very good out of Brookings with results expected to continue on an upward trend. Lingcod catches have been excellent as well as rockfish providing similar results. Lings in the 15 to 20-pound class are being landed regularly. Nearshore halibut are being taken with a 50-pounder reported recently.

Fishing was good at Diamond Lake over the past weekend when the annual Blackbird Derby was held. The $1,000 top prize went to Terry Konz for a trout which weighed in at 5 pounds, 2 oz.

Eastern – Fishing is fair to good on the lower Deschutes. Caddis patterns are effective but keep an eye out for Yellow Sallies hatching as well.

Trout fishing is good on the Wallowa River although wading has been out of the question with the river too high to do so.

Fishing has been excellent for both trout and bass on the Grande Ronde above Bogan's. It's much slower between Minam and Troy.