Meet your guide
Coby Cates
Fish Pharm Guide Service
A West Linn, Oregon guide fishing the Columbia River from the spring run to Buoy 10.
Buoy 10
Filmed with Addicted Fishing in 2025 and 2026
The guide
Local, hands-on and all about the fish
Coby Cates runs Fish Pharm Guide Service out of West Linn, Oregon, fishing the Columbia River for spring, summer and fall Chinook, steelhead and sturgeon, and running bottom fishing and crabbing trips too.
Every trip is a full day with all the gear provided. Coby handles the boat and the details, teaches the technique, and works to put every angler on fish, from kids catching their first salmon to groups chasing limits at Buoy 10.
- Columbia River salmon and steelhead
- Buoy 10 every August
- Sturgeon, bottom fishing and crabbing
- Families and first-timers welcome
On the water with Addicted Fishing
Watch Coby at Buoy 10
2026 Buoy 10 season
2025 Buoy 10 season
Let’s go catch some salmon.
Pick your date and lock it in online. Coby reaches out before your trip with the launch, the timing and what to bring.