Coho salmon are moving into Oregon’s upper Willamette River in large numbers this year, providing the potential for some very good fishing above Willamette Falls.
Over the past two weeks, ODFW’s fish counting station at Willamette Falls has logged some of the largest daily coho counts of the past 20 years. So far, more than 7,300 adult coho salmon have crossed the falls on their way to spawning grounds in upper Willamette tributaries. The total count includes several days when nearly 1,000 coho were observed.