Today, salmon fishing in Astoria has a new face, and that facToday, salmon fishing in Astoria has a new face, and that face is sportfishing. Still producing the region’s largest returns of Chinook and Coho salmon, the Columbia River near Astoria is home to a large fleet of Astoria sturgeon and salmon fishing guides and Astoria sturgeon and salmon charter boats. e is sportfishing. Still producing the region’s largest returns of Chinook and Coho salmon, the Columbia River near Astoria is home to a large fleet of Astoria sturgeon and salmon fishing guides and Astoria sturgeon and salmon charter boats.