Columbia River
Fishing Guide
Salmon – Steelhead – Walleye
- Columbia River
- Biggs Junction
- Tri-Cities Washington
- Hanford Reach Washington
- Snake River – Hells Canyon
George Preszler has been fishing the Columbia River out of the Tri-Cities area for over 30 years. He consistently has the ability to put people on fish.
Preszler’s Guide Service
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COLUMBIA River Fishing Opportunities
Walleye Fishing
The Columbia River is quickly being recognized as a world class fishery. Fishermen from all over the world are coming to SE Washington to fish for these plentiful and delicious fish.
It has been predicted that the next World Record Walleye will be caught in the Columbia. We are regularly seeing fish over 15 pounds and some getting close to 20 pounds.
Steelhead Fishing
The Columbia, Snake Rivers and there tributaries have some of the best Steelhead fishing that you can find anywhere. Hundreds of thousands of Steelhead call these waters home and return each year to spawn.
There are a couple different runs of Steelhead that return to these waters which includes the early A run and later the B Run. The B run fish are huge and full of fight with many tipping the scales at 10 to 15 pounds.
Salmon Fishing
Chinook or King Salmon
Coho or Silver Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
About george preszler
George Preszler is a highly regarded fishing guide based out of the Tri City area in central Washington. George’s peers describe him as the “Silverback” when it comes to being a NW Fishing Guide/ . He has guided such rivers as the:
– Cowlitz River
– Rogue River
– Lewis River
– Snake River
– Columbia River
just to name a few.
George’s love for fishing the Columbia River started when he was 10 years old. He frequented its banks with his rod and Mitchell 300 where he quickly mastered the art of fishing for Salmon and Steelhead.
Geroge with a 30+ pound Chinook Salmon
SEASONS
Spring chinook salmon are next on our agenda, coming from the ocean in early spring. These fish range in size from twelve to twenty pounds.
Closely following the spring chinook fishery are the sockeye salmon and summer chinook salmon. Sockeye range from two to five pounds, but are some of the hardest fighting fish for their size. The summer chinook are ten to thirty pounds on the average.
September brings our largest fish known as the King Salmon to the Columbia River. These monsters can weigh upwards of forty pounds and can be quite a workout.
Once King Salmon wraps up we head back to the beautiful Hells Canyon for some more steelhead action. These very acrobatic fish are exciting to catch on our light spinning rods!
The delicious tasting walleye are available to catch from February to September. We fish for these in the Columbia River, which is the home of the largest walleye in the United States!
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Testimonials
Enthusiastically Give Preszler’s Guide Service a 5 Star Rating
We have used Preszler's Guide Service for a couple years for our family and friends fishing outings. George is an outstanding guy and he knows fishing. His boat and fishing equipment are top notch. ' He wants you to catch fish (probably as much as you want to) so do...
Great Guided Trip
if you're looking for a great guided trip George Preszler is an outstanding guide. he knows the river and how to fish it. We always have a great time. I knew we had the right guide when you see how well kept his equipment is and how organized he is. thanks...
Thanks again for the fun trip
Hi George,Thanks again for the fun trip, I can't wait to go again. Sorry it took a couple days for this, wanted to make sure I got it right...The other day I was lucky enough to get to go sockeye fishing with George. I have heard a bunch of stories from my dad about...
My first real salmon fishing trip
Hi Mr. Preszler, First of all, I wanted to thank you for a great day! This was my first real salmon fishing trip and my first guided trip ever and it's hard to imagine it could have been any better. I'm going to have to go home to Fresno in central California pretty...
Four Thumbs Up!
Went out with Preszler fishing on the hells canyon a few years ago had great time. Four thumbs up! T. Fricke
You Won’t Regret It
Go out with George you won't regret it. Great personality and fun. He took the time to show me how to rig the gear. Two thumbs up!!! D. Brooks
Fishing Reports
Steelhead Return To The Snake River
Steelhead have returned to the Snake River after a bleek couple years! The fish counts are up and October thru January is the prime time to catch the hard fighting fish. These fish can easily get to 12 pounds and put on a speckluar battle for the fisherman that...
June 2020 Fishing Report
Sockeye fishing in the Hanford Reach is excellent and we are catching lots of Reds. We are still in Phase 1 of the Covid cirus here and it only allows us to have two clients on a boat from the same household. With that said if you are looking for the opportunity to...