Boating & Sailing

Boating is very popular in the area. From Troutdale you can access the Sandy River and the Columbia River at Lewis and Clark State Park, Sundial Marina and Chinook Landing on the Columbia River.

Fishing

The Gorge offers some of the best freshwater fishing in the United States. It is truly a fisherman's paradise with with trout, bass, perch, crappie, catfish, sturgeon, steelhead, whitefish, shad, salmon and other species living in three primary habitats: free-running tributaries to the Columbia River, slow-moving reservoirs of the mainstream river itself; and enclosed bays of the Columbia or upland lakes in Oregon and Washington. Regulation books are available at sport shops and hardware stores.

Fishing spots are abundant in and around Troutdale. The Sandy River is considered to be the top producing steelhead stream in the state of Oregon, with great runs of spring and fall salmon. Drift boat and raft trips are available. The Columbia River has the largest runs of salmon and steelhead of any river in the continental United States, with great populations of walleye, bass, shad and sturgeon.

Fish with professional guide Jack Glass on the beautiful and scenic Columbia River or Sandy River for spring and fall salmon, 60-300 pound sturgeon, winter and summer steelhead, and Oregon's "world renowned trophy walleye."

Click the link for more information: Jack Glass (Pro Guide)