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Dennis Dobson
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This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Thursday, May 30, 2002.
By this time next week I will have moved my base of operations north the Astoria for the summer. I will be working the great summer sturgeon run we get on the lower Columbia River during June and July and then the Buoy 10 chinook and coho fishery in August and September. Seats are filling fast for both seasons so if you want to book a trip you need to contact me soon. You might also check out the great specials I am running in conjunction with Local Fisherman News and Fishing and Hunting News. You’ll save a chunk of change on both the sturgeon and salmon fishing by taking advantage of either offer.
On a more personal note, I DESPARATELY need a new(er) computer. The one I am using now has a hard drive so full I can’t open multiple pages without triggering “User Resources Limited” messages and crashing my system. I would gladly trade a generous number of guided fishing trips to someone in trade for an upgraded system. Something with a Pentium 2 or 3 maybe? So, if you are an angler in the process of moving up to a state-of-the-art system and want to put your outdated system to work for you please contact me. You can reach me at the phone number and/or email address listed at the end of this column. On to the fishing report…
Halibut
There will be another two-day halibut season beyond the 30-fathom line on Jume 7 and 8. If you would like to fish it with any of the coastal charter services you need to book your seats now as they will fill quickly. If you don’t know who to call, contact me and I’ll be happy to provide a recomendation.
General Conditions
Although river levels are a bit low, steelhead fishing is still good to excellent. Recent rains have moved fresh steelies into local rivers and springers have moved into tidewater and the lower sections of most of our area rivers..
Salmon
Springer catch numbers in Tillamook Bay continue to remain low although last week’s rains did move some more fish into the bay. Fresh springers are being taken in Trask and Wilson rivers tidewater on bobbers and bait. Some chinook are also being taken by anglers trolling in the Memaloose (Oyster House) area. The most productive bite there has come from trolled red and while spinners with number four or five-sized blades. Trolled herring are also taking fish along the jetties. The Trask, Wilson and Nestucca tidewater sections are producing steady catches for bobber anglers.
Steelhead
There are still good numbers of steelies in local rivers. Both the Wilson and Nestucca are producing consistent catches. The lower Nestucca is seeing some summer fish headed for the Cedar Creek hatchery on Three Rivers. Your best bet for a chance to find a keeper steelie this time of year is the Wilson River or in Three Rivers. The stretch of Three Rivers just upstream from the mouth, behind the water treatment plant, has been producing well. The area between the bridge and Cedar Creek Hatchery, about two miles east of Hebo on Highway 22, has also been producing. The middle Wilson River really turned on this last week for steelie anglers. Some excellent catches have been reported.
The Trask, Wilson, Nestucca and North Fork Nehalem (opens May 25) will all produce steady catches well into July, weather and water conditions permitting.
Sturgeon
Both Tillamook and Nehalem bays are producing good catches of sturgeon. A good minus tide cycle starts on the 24th and should improve the sturgeon bite. Best time to catch sturgeon is the couple of hours bracketing a low tide. Your best baits are mud and sand shrimp and smelt.
The lower Columbia River, from the mouth of the John Day River east of Astoria to Clatsop Spit, saw a big jump in sturgeon numbers vcaught this week. Expect this fishery to get better almost daily through July.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I’d suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams opened on May 25. All north coast streams north of Neskowin Creek are catch and release only. Be sure to check the regs for the specific river or stream you want to fish as many have closures and bait restrictions.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
Bottom fishing has been excellent when boats can get across the bar. Ocean salmon seasons got off to a rocky start with some areas producing really well and others poorly. The mid-coast, from Garibaldi to Yaquina, seems to have been producing the best bite so far. Catch numbers along the north coast, from Garibladi to the Columbia River, will increase as fish beging congregating to start up the big river a little later this summer.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Crabbing ranged from good to excellent all week. Wind and weather permitting all local bays should continue to produce good catches of crab. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Although we have already begun booking seats for this summer’s sturgeon and salmon fishing on the lower Columbia River, seats are filling fast. Sturgeon season: June 1 through August 1 (primetime is June 1 through July 15). Chinook and Coho (Silver) season at Buoy 10: August 1 through the second or third week of September (we don’t know yet when ODFW will close the season). Primetime is the second week of August through the middle of September. Remember, the sooner you email or call us the better your chances of getting the date(s) you want.
Our new subscription-only website, Oregon Outdoors Fishing Report is now up and running. Simply go to www.oregonoutdoors.org and click on the appropriate hotlink. You will find a sample publication, complete with a weekly report, monthly forecast, an “Ask The Pro’s” section and discounts on bait, tackle, guides, charters and motels. To subscribe, simply fill out the subscription form and email it to us or call 503-815-2766.
Ask Us
If you’d like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS: We can now accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express credit cards and any major bank debit card for payment. Please call us to complete the transaction. We choose to do this over the phone so you won’t have to send important personal financial information over the internet.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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Subject: Fishing Report 5/23/02
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Thursday, May 23, 2002.
General Conditions
Although river levels are a bit low, steelhead fishing is still good to excellent. Recent rains have moved fresh fish into local rivers.
Salmon
Springer catch numbers in Tillamook Bay continue to remain low although last week’s rains did move some more fish into the bay. Fresh springers are being taken in Trask and Wilson rivers tidewater on bobbers and bait. Some chinook are also being taken by anglers trolling in the Memaloose (Oyster House) area. The most productive bite has come from trolled red and while spinners with number four or five-sized blades.
Steelhead
There are still good numbers of steelies in local rivers. Both the Wilson and Nestucca are producing consistent catches. The lower Nestucca is seeing some summer fish headed for the Cedar Creek hatchery on Three Rivers. Your best bet for a chance to find a keeper steelie this time of year is the Wilson River or in Three Rivers. The stretch of Three Rivers just upstream from the mouth, behind the water treatment plant, has been producing well. The area between the bridge and Cedar Creek Hatchery, about two miles east of Hebo on Highway 22, has also been producing.
The Trask, Wilson, Nestucca and North Fork Nehalem (opens May 25) will all produce steady catches well into July, weather and water conditions permitting. The Nestucca in particular sees a late run of large native fish that has just now started to show up.
Sturgeon
Both Tillamook and Nehalem bays are producing good catches of sturgeon. A good minus tide cycle starts on the 24th and should improve the sturgeon bite. Best time to catch sturgeon is the couple of hours bracketing a low tide. Your best baits are mud and sand shrimp and smelt.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I’d suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams will open on May 25.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
Bottom fishing has been excellent when boats can get across the bar.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Crabbing ranged from good to excellent all week. Wind and weather permitting all local bays should continue to produce good catches of crab. The minus tides on tap for the next week will likely slow the crab catch. On the other hand they will improve the clamming. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Spring Chinook season is coming. As in past years we are offering our annual sturgeon and springer special on Tillamook Bay through the end of May. Book all four seats for just $125 per person per day and fish for both sturgeon and springers at no additional cost.
Although we have already begun booking seats for this summer’s sturgeon and salmon fishing on the lower Columbia River, seats are filling fast. In an attempt to fill the remaining seats as soon as possible we are offering the following discount: Fill all four seats for just $125 per seat. This is a $25 per seat savings over the regular price. This discount only applies if you fill all four seats and you must book your seats and pay the deposit before June 1. Sturgeon season: June 1 through August 1 (primetime is June 1 through July 15). Chinook and Coho (Silver) season at Buoy 10: August 1 through the second or third week of September (we don’t know yet when ODFW will close the season). Primetime is the second week of August through the middle of September. Remember, the sooner you email or call us the better your chances of getting the date(s) you want.
Our new subscription-only website, Oregon Outdoors Fishing Report is now up and running. Simply go to www.oregonoutdoors.org and click on the appropriate hotlink. You will find a sample publication, complete with a weekly report, monthly forecast, an “Ask The Pro’s” section and discounts on bait, tackle, guides, charters and motels. To subscribe, simply fill out the subscription form and email it to us or call 503-815-2766.
Ask Us
If you’d like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS: We can now accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express credit cards and any major bank debit card for payment. Please call us to complete the transaction. We choose to do this over the phone so you won’t have to send important personal financial information over the internet.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Thursday, April 25, 2002.
General Conditions
River levels and general fishing conditions along the north coast are good to excellent. The Wilson, although running a bit low and clear, is producing steady catches of native fish. The Trask, while in better shape than the Wilson, isn’t known for its April and May steelie fishing. While a few are being taken, especially upriver near the county park, the Trask genrally takes a back seat to the nearby Wilson this time of year. Things will even out, however, in about a month when springers start showing up in both rivers in good numbers. The Nestucca is running a bit lower than ideal but holds lots of fish. With some early summer-run hatchery fish showing in the lower river and good numbers of late winter natives scattered throughout the river’s length, the Nestucca is still your best bet for steelie action.
Salmon
Still no reports of springers taken in local rivers yet. However, catch numbers in Tillamook Bay are slowly climbing. Bear in mind that among local anglers and guides the general consensus is that springer fishing in the bay doesn’t really kick off until the first of May. Your best chance is along Tillamook’s North Jetty during the four hours or so bracketing high tide. Trolled plug cut herring is the bait of choice.
Steelhead
There are still good numbers of steelies in local rivers. Both the Wilson and Nestucca are producing consistent catches. The lower Nestucca is seeing some summer fish headed for the Cedar Creek hatchery on Three Rivers. Your best bet for a chance to find a keeper steelie this time of year is the Wilson River.
The Trask, Wilson, Nestucca and North Fork Nehalem will all produce steady catches well into May and June, weather and water conditions permitting. The Nestucca in particular sees a late run of large native fish that has just now started to show up.
Due to larger than expected winter steelhead returns this season ODFW has increased the daily bag limit to three fin-clipped fish on most area streams. The increased bag limit is expected to stay in place until July 11.
Sturgeon
Both Tillamook and Nehalem bays are producing good catches of sturgeon. Expect to see this fishery climb steadily in numbers caught as we get closer to summer. The highest hook-up numbers are coming out of Tillamook’s West Channel and the area around the Bay City dolphins. Go-to spots on Nehalem Bay include the confluence pool where the north and south forks of the Nehalem River come together and the flats opposite Paradise Cove Resort. Sturgeon have already started congregating in the bays, gorging themselves on food as they prepare to make their spawning runs later this spring and early summer. Best time to catch sturgeon is the couple of hours bracketing a low tide. Your best baits are mud and sand shrimp and smelt.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I’d suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams will open on May 25, not April as I mistakenly indicated earlier.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
Good weather this weekend points towards excellent bottom fishing while the ocean salmon catch remains spotty at best. Jetty fishing in Tillamook Bay for lings and rock bass as well as greenling has been excellent. Two and three-ounce lead head jigs with a spiral tail soft plastic body jigged among the rocks and along the drop off on North Jetty have been producing well. Black or dark purple have the been the colors of choice.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Crabbing ranged from good to excellent all week. Wind and weather permitting all local bays should continue to produce good catches of crab. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter steelheading is now in full swing. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of these beauties on any given day. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $150 to $125 per person through the end of February. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Spring Chinook season is coming. As in past years we are offering our annual sturgeon and springer special on Tillamook Bay. Book all four seats for just $125 per person per day and fish for both sturgeon and springers at no additional cost. March, April and May are the best months on the bay for sturgeon while springers will be congregating in bay as they stage to head upstream with the first good rains of late April or early May. One way or another, one species or the other, just about everyone goes home with a fish.
Although we have already begun booking seats for this summer’s sturgeon and salmon fishing on the lower Columbia River, seats are filling fast. In an attempt to fill the remaining seats as soon as possible we are offering the following discount: Fill all four seats for just $125 per seat. This is a $25 per seat savings over the regular price. This discount only applies if you fill all four seats and you must book your seats and pay the deposit before May 1. Sturgeon season: June 1 through August 1 (primetime is June 1 through July 15). Chinook and Coho (Silver) season at Buoy 10: August 1 through the second or third week of September (we don’t know yet when ODFW will close the season). Primetime is the second week of August through the middle of September. Remember, the sooner you email or call us the better your chances of getting the date(s) you want.
Our new subscription-only website, Oregon Outdoors Fishing Report is now up and running. Simply go to www.oregonoutdoors.org and click on the appropriate hotlink. You will find a sample publication, complete with a weekly report, monthly forecast, an “Ask The Pro’s” section and discounts on bait, tackle, guides, charters and motels. To subscribe, simply fill out the subscription form and email it to us or call 503-815-2766.
Ask Us
If you’d like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS: We can now accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express credit cards and any major bank debit card for payment. Please call us to complete the transaction. We choose to do this over the phone so you won’t have to send important personal financial information over the internet.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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Subject: Fishing Report 3/21/02
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Thursday, March 21, 2002.
Although we have already begun booking seats for this summer's sturgeon and salmon fishing on the lower Columbia River, seats are filling fast. In an attempt to fill the remaining seats as soon as possible we are offering the following discount: Fill all four seats for just $125 per seat. This is a $25 per seat savings over the regular price. This discount only applies if you fill all four seats and you must book your seats and pay the deposit before May 1. Sturgeon season: June 1 through August 1 (primetime is June 1 through July 15). Chinook and Coho (Silver) season at Buoy 10: August 1 through the second or third week of September (we don't know yet when ODFW will close the season). Primetime is the second week of August through the middle of September. Remember, the sooner you email or call us the better your chances of getting the date(s) you want.
Our new subscription-only website, Oregon Outdoors Fishing Report is now up and running. Simply go to www.oregonoutdoors.org and click on the appropriate hotlink. You will find a sample publication, complete with a weekly report, monthly forecast, an "Ask The Pro's" section and discounts on bait, tackle, guides, charters and motels. To subscribe, simply fill out the subscription form and email it to us or call 503-815-2766.
General Conditions
Every river in the area blew out earlier this week as rain and melting snow flushed downstream. With more rain in the forecast fishing is going to be iffy for several days. If we get a lot of rain expect rivers to blow out again. If we get just showers I expect to see all area streams fishable by the weekend.
Salmon
Closed until springer season opens on April 1.
Steelhead
Steelie catch numbers will hold steady through the week as long as rivers remain in good enough condition to fish. Best bets are the Wilson and Nestucca. Expect Three Rivers to produce a day or two before the larger rivers. I have also had reliable reports of good numbers of late steelies in the Kilchis.
The Trask, Wilson, Nestucca and North Fork Nehalem will all produce steady catches well into March, weather and water conditions permitting.
Due to larger than expected winter steelhead returns this season ODFW has increased the daily bag limit to three fin-clipped fish on most area streams. The increased bag limit is expected to stay in place until July 11.
Sturgeon
Bad weather kept sturgeon angling on the north coast to almost nil this week. Improved weather conditions will encourage more anglers to set out after sturgeon. Once the weather does inprove expect good to excellent catches in both Tillamook and Nehalem bays. Sturgeon have already started congregating in the bays, gorging themselves on food as they prepare to make their spawning runs later this spring and early summer. Best time to catch sturgeon is the couple of hours bracketing a low tide. Your best baits are mud and sand shrimp and smelt. West Channel has been the go-to spot for the last several weeks.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams will open on the third Saturday of April.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
With weather conditions as poor as they were this week few boats were able to get out to fish. Once weather improves expect good fishing to resume. Jetty fishing in Tillamook Bay for lings and rock bass as well as greenling has been excellent. Two and three-ounce lead head jigs with a spiral tail soft plastic body jigged among the rocks and along the drop off on North Jetty have been producing well. Black or dark purple have the been the colors of choice.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Crabbing dropped off this week with windy, rainy conditions on the bays. Best bet for next week, with more bad weather in the forecast, is either Nehalem or Netarts bays. Both are small enough that you can launch or rent boats close enough to the best crabbing grounds to retreat to shelter in hurry if need be. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter steelheading is now in full swing. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of these beauties on any given day. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $150 to $125 per person through the end of February. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Spring Chinook season is coming. As in past years we are offering our annual sturgeon and springer special on Tillamook Bay. Book all four seats for just $125 per person per day and fish for both sturgeon and springers at no additional cost. March, April and May are the best months on the bay for sturgeon while springers will be congregating in bay as they stage to head upstream with the first good rains of April. One way or another, one species or the other, just about everyone goes home with a fish.
Ask Us
If you'd like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS: We can now accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express credit cards and any major bank debit card for payment. Please call us to complete the transaction. We choose to do this over the phone so you won't have to send important personal financial information over the internet.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
Unregistered guest
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Subject: Fishing Report 2/14/02
Please note: Due, once again, to telephone outages on the part of my ISP I have been unable to send this report until today, Saturday. I am in the process of trying to find another provider with a local prefix and a better track record.
In the meantime, please accept my apologies and I truly hope it won't happen again.
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Thursday, February 14, 2002.
The new website, Oregon Outdoors Fishing Report is now up and running. Simply go to www.oregonoutdoors.org and click on the appropriate hotlink.
General Conditions
Everything is beautiful. Every river in the area is near or at perfect fishing condition. Although we have some rain in the forecast unless we get a really big storm rivers should all remain fishinble through the week.
Salmon
Closed until springer season.
Steelhead
All local rivers and streams are holding good numbers of fish. However, the fishing itself is spotty. The Trask, Wilson, Nestucca, Kilchis, North Fork Nehalem and Necanicum are all producing catches and fishing should be good to excellent all week.
The Trask, Wilson, Nestucca and North Fork Nehalem will all produce steady catches well into March, weather and water conditions permitting.
The Wilson, from Mills Creek behind the Guide Shop upstream to about mile 24, has been producing good to excellent catches for bank anglers for the last few days. Bobber and jig and driftfishing sandshrimp tails or small bits of cured salmon eggs have all produced well. Work both the deeper pools and tailouts. It would appear these fish are still moving a bit making it a little easier to intercept them.
One bright spot, however, does offer itself. Due to larger than expected winter steelhead returns this season ODFW has increased the daily bag limit to three fin-clipped fish on most area streams. The increased bag limit is expected to stay in place until July 11.
Sturgeon
Although the bite has been erratic, several days recently have produced good sturgeon catches on Tillamook Bay for anglers willing to brave the elements. With the bad weather predicted for the next few to several days, however, I don't expect anglers to find fishing the bay comfortable or very rewarding.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All stocking operations are set to resume next month.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Crabbing has improved dramatically over the last several days in all area bays. Watch tide cycles and time your crabbing to coincide with minimum water movement. We also have a good set of clamming tides coming up the last week of the month. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter steelheading is now in full swing. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of these beauties on any given day. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $150 to $125 per person through the end of February. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Ask Us
If you'd like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS: We can now accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express credit cards and any major bank debit card for payment. Please call us to complete the transaction. We choose to do this over the phone so you won't have to send important personal financial information over the internet.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
Unregistered guest
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2002 - 12:01 am: | |
Subject: Fishing Report 1/31/02
Please note: Due to weather generated telephone difficulties this report was not sent out until Saturday, February 2, 2002. We aplogize for the delay.
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Thursday, January 31, 2002.
This will, I believe, be the last installment of this full-length fishing report. Before next week's report can go out I expect the new website to be fully functional. While this report will still be available at all of its regular websites it will be a noticably shortened version. The full-length weekly report - with greatly expanded where and how -to tips sections, a monthly forecast, new (and old) articles, gear and guide discounts, "Ask the pro's", seminar discounts and a variety of additional features will soon be available on a yearly subscription basis. The first details on where and how to sign up, etc., will appear here. Once available you will be able to log on to the new website, view a sample publication and subscribe from there.
General Conditions
Although we had lots of rain and even snow - almost four inches at my house several miles south of Tillamook - and still have a bit of snow in the mountains every river in the area is fishing. There are steelies present in each river and flows are dropping with good water color.
With a series of storms heading at us over the next several days from the Gulf of Alaska you will need to pay attention to the weather. The ground around here is still so saturated with moisture that anything more than just a drizzle will begin running off directly into area rivers. Any heavy rain at all and our streams will dirty up and start to rise almost immediately.
Salmon
Closed until springer season.
Steelhead
All local rivers and streams are holding good numbers of fish. However, the fishing itself is spotty. The Trask, Wilson, Nestucca, Kilchis, North Fork Nehalem and Necanicum are all in good shape and producing scattered catches.
The emphasis on both the Nestucca and Three Rivers has shifted to native steelies as the bulk of the hatchery run is now in. The upper Nestucca, from Blaine to First Bridge, is producing the most fish. With a few hatchery fish still being caught, the bulk of the catch has shifted to natives. With very little bank access along these several miles of upper river, access is mostly by driftboat. Back-trolled plugs and side-drifting corkies and yarn or corkies and small bits of bait will all produce. Although a few fish are being taken from the Kilchis, especially the upper section near the county park, expect those numbers to dwindle quickly as the run is, for all intents and purposes, over.
The Trask, Wilson, Nestucca and North Fork Nehalem will all produce steady catches well into March.
With river conditions like they are - ebbing up and down as storms move in and then out of the area - it pays to be thorough regardless of which river you fish. One of my favorite approaches under these conditions combines both back-trolling and drift fishing. As I pull into the top of a good run or hole I will anchor the boat off to one side and we'll drift fish for a bit. Gradually, over the course of an hour or so, we will up the anchor, drop down twenty or thirty feet, re-anchor and resume fishing. Once I have worked us through the run this way I pull the anchor one last time, row to the top of the run and put out plugs. I then back-troll the plugs through the meat of the hole. This allows me to fish the water thoroughly from two different angles - from the side while tossing drift gear and straight through the meat with plugs. It also assures that the oars don't spook any fish holding there as I save the back trolling for last. One more modification to this technique adds to a thorough approach. With two anglers up front I will often put out two plug rods and have the third angler in the boat side-drift or back-bounce while I back-troll through the run.
The Wilson, from Mills Creek behind the Guide Shop upstream to about mile 24, has been producing good to excellent catches for bank anglers for the last few days. Bobber and jig and driftfishing sandshrimp tails or small bits of cured salmon eggs have all produced well. Work both the deeper pools and tailouts. It would appear these fish are still moving a bit making it a little easier to intercept them.
One bright spot, however, does offer itself. Due to larger than expected winter steelhead returns this season ODFW has increased the daily bag limit to three fin-clipped fish on most area streams. The increased bag limit is expected to stay in place until July 11.
Sturgeon
Although the bite has been erratic, several days recently have produced good sturgeon catches on Tillamook Bay for anglers willing to brave the elements. With the bad weather predicted for the sext few to several days, however, I don't expect anglers to find fishing the bay comfortable or very rewarding.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
With water levels dropping and temperatures stabilizing look for smallies and bucketmouths to start moving back into main stem flows along drop-off's and points. Mouthes of creeks and in-shore drop-off's are likely holding areas . Slow-trolled plugs worked along drop-off's in the 8 to 15-foot range should produce.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish. Trout stocking operations are scheduled to resume in March 2002.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Crabbing has dropped off as bays fill with runoff water from the past weeks' storms. Crabbing isn't likely to improve until the bays have had a chance to flush themselves of debris and excess water. Watch tide cycles and time your crabbing to coincide with minimum water movement. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter steelheading is now in full swing. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of these beauties on any given day. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $150 to $125 per person through the end of February. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Ask Us
If you'd like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS: We can now accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express credit cards and any major bank debit card for payment. Please call us to complete the transaction. We choose to do this over the phone so you won't have to send important personal financial information over the internet.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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Subject: Oregon Outdoors
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Thursday, January 17, 2002.
Over the next couple of weeks you should expect to see some changes in this column. While it will still be available at all of its regular websites it will be a noticably shortened version. The full-length weekly report - with greatly expanded where and how -to tips sections , a monthly forecast, new (and old) articles, gear and guide discounts, seminar discounts and a variety of additional features will soon be available on a yearly subscription basis. I expect to have the new subscription service up and running before the end of the month - it is turning out to be a larger project than I first thought it would be - and the first details on where and how to sign up, etc., will appear here.
General Conditions
There are fish in all our local rivers and all of our waters are in good to excellent shape. While the Trask, Wilson and Nestucca are in prime condition right now, the Necanicum, NF Nehalem and the Kilchis are running a bit on the low and clear side. They are still very fishable, just a bit low and clear.
Salmon
Closed until springer season.
Steelhead
The Necanicum, Kilchis and North Fork Nehalem while holding fish are running low and very clear. The Wilson and Trask both have good color and are producing fish. Look for both of these rivers to improve Friday and Saturday. For bank anglers the stretch of the Wilson from about mile 20 down to Mill Creek (behind the Guide Shop) is producing steady catches. The middle Trask, along Trask River Road, is also providing a few fish.
The Nestucca, currently running at 5-1/2 feet and a gorgeous steelhead green, is in great shape. These last rains pushed good numbers of native steelies up into the middle and upper drifts of the river. There are fish scattered from Blaine all the way downstream to Cloverdale. Fourth Bridge to First Bridge and First Bridge to Farmer Creek should both prove to be good drifts over the weekend. There are still good numbers of fish in the lower river and Three Rivers is in great shape and producing good catches.
Sturgeon
Although the bite has been erratic, several days recently have produced good sturgeon catches on Tillamook Bay for anglers willing to brave the elements. Best bets for sturgeon in the bay are the dolphins in front of Bay City and the Corral. If you can't find a bite there try running over to Memaloose and fishing the hole where the Tillamook and Trask rivers come together.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
With water levels and temperatures dropping back into normal ranges look for smalies and bucketmouths in all of the usual places. Slow-trolled plugs worked along drop-off's in the 8 to 15-foot range should produce.
I have no current, reliable reports on walleye fishing on the big river.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish. Trout stocking operations are scheduled to resume in March 2002.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Crabbing is slowly improving coast-wide as area bays repair after the last few rain 'events'. Watch tide cycles and time your crabbing to coincide with minimum tide movements. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter steelheading is now in full swing. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of these beauties on any given day. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person through the end of January. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Ask Us
If you'd like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS: We can now accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express credit cards and any major bank debit card for payment. Please call us to complete the transaction. We choose to do this over the phone so you won't have to send important personal financial information over the internet.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish.
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This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Thursday, January 10, 2002.
Over the next couple of weeks you should expect to see some changes in this column. While it will still be available at all of its regular websites it will be a noticably shortened version. The full-length weekly report - with greatly expanded where and how -to tips sections , a monthly forecast, new (and old) articles, gear and guide discounts, seminar discounts and a variety of additional features will soon be available on a yearly subscription basis. I expect to have the new subscription service up and running before the end of the month - it is turning out to be a larger project than I first thought it would be - and the first details on where and how to sign up, etc., will appear here.
General Conditions
This will be a great weekend for catching fish. Whether or not being out in the weather is as nice remains to be seen. From the Necanicum in the north to the Nestucca in the south all of our local rivers either are or will soon be fishable. And all of them are holding lots and lots of fresh winter steelies. Although we have rain in the forecast for Saturday and Sunday, which might make fishing a little uncomfortable, so far at least we're not being told to expect huge amounts. As long as all we get is rain, and not a deluge, all area rivers should remain fishable.
Salmon
A few late chinook are being taken from the Nestucca, Kilchis and Wilson rivers. As the season closed on Dec. 31, these fish must all be released unharmed and un-netted.
Steelhead
The Necanicum and North Fork Nehalem should be fishable on Friday. The Wilson and Trask, although still running a bit high, both have good color and are already producing fish. Look for both of these rivers to improve Friday and Saturday. For bank anglers the stretch of the Wilson from about mile 20 down to Mill Creek (behind the Guide Shop) is producing steady catches. The middle Trask, along Trask River Road, is also providing a few fish.
The Nestucca, currently running over six feet and a little dirty, will be in good fishing condition by Friday afternoon and should be in great shape by Saturday. These last rains will have pushed good numbers of native steelies up into the middle drifts of the rivers. Fourth Bridge to First Bridge and First Bridge to Farmer Creek shoould both prove to be good drifts over the weekend. There are still good numbers of fish in the lower river and Three Rivers is in great shape and producing good catches.
Sturgeon
Although the bite has been erratic, several days recently have produced good sturgeon catches on Tillamook Bay for anglers willing to brave the elements. Experience also shows us that the period just after a series of heavy storms often produces excellent catches. The bay is clearing up after the last rain storms and the bite should pick up. Best bets for sturgeon in the bay are the dolphins in front of Bay City and the Corral. If you can't find a bite there try running over to Memaloose and fishing the hole where the Tillamook and Trask rivers come together.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
As river levels on the Willamette drop this week try trolling plugs along in-shore drop-offs and casting into creek mouths for bass. Work a bit more shallow that usual as high water flows will have pushed bass into relatively shallow water. Flooded river bottoms with at least four or five feet of water among standing timber of any kind should hold fish.
I have no current, reliable reports on walleye fishing on the big river.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish. Trout stocking operations are scheduled to resume in March 2002.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Crabbing is slowly improving coast-wide as area bays repair after the last few rain 'events'. Watch tide cycles and time your crabbing to coincide with minimum tide movements. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter steelheading is now in full swing. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of these beauties on any given day. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person through the end of January. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Ask Us
If you'd like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS: We can now accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express credit cards and any major bank debit card for payment. Please call us to complete the transaction.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish.
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This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Thursday, January 3, 2002.
Over the next couple of weeks you should expect to see some changes in this column. While it will still be available at all of its regular websites it will be a noticably shortened version. The full-length weekly report - with greatly expanded where and how -to tips sections , a monthly forecast, new (and old) articles, gear and guide discounts, seminar discounts and a variety of additional features will soon be available on a yearly subscription basis. I expect to have the new subscription service up and running before the end of the month - it is turning out to be a larger project than I first thought it would be - and the first details on where and how to sign up, etc., will appear here.
General Conditions
As the song says, "Everything is beautiful … in its own way." All of our local rivers, from the Necanicum and Nehalems' in the north to the Nestucca in the south, are all in good shape and producing chromer steelies. With nearly 3,000 winter steelhead recycled out of Cedar Creek Hatchery the Nestucca was the go-to river until just a couple of days ago. While the fish are still there in incredible numbers, the bite has died off dramatically. Look for rain-less, sunny days on Friday and Saturday to improve the bite everywhere.
Salmon
A few late chinook are being taken from the Nestucca, Kilchis and Wilson rivers. As the season closed on Dec. 31, these fish must all be released unharmed and un-netted.
Steelhead
The Necanicum, Wilson, Trask, mainstem Nehalem and Kilchis have all come up a couple of inches, picked up a little color and are fishing very well. The Trask, while in good shape, doesn't have near the number of steelies in it that the Wilson and Nestucca have been providing.
The Nestucca in particular was hot last week but catch numbers have dropped over the last three days. Your best bet for bank angling remains the area from the mouth of Three Rivers downstream. Driftboaters would do well to move further upstream. Target the drifts from First Bridge to Farmer's Creek, Farmer's Creek to Three Rivers or even higher in the river from Fourth Bridge to First Bridge. You will probably find there are fewer fish in these drifts but they aren't getting hammered by dozens of bank anglers and fifteen or twenty baots each day. The lower river is. While a few colored recycled fish are showing up, most of the catch is bright, sea-lice infested chromers.
The Wilson and Trask are also producing steady, if not spectacular, catches. Ditto North Fork Nehalem and the Necanicum. For bank anglers the stretch of the Wilson from about mile 20 down to Mill Creek (behind the Guide Shop) is producing steady catches. The middle Trask, along Trask River Road, is also providing a few fish.
Three Rivers is in excellent shape and producing lots of fish.
Sturgeon
Although the bite has been erratic, several days recently have produced good sturgeon catches on Tillamook Bay for anglers willing to brave the elements. Experience also shows us that the period just after a series of heavy storms often produces excellent catches. Marie Will at Tillamook Bait points out that, although she and her husband Dennis just got back from vacation, they have orders backing up for mud shrimp. This is an excellent indication that sturgeon are on the prod in the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
No reliable current information is available this week.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish. Trout stocking operations are scheduled to resume in March 2002.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Crabbing is slowly improving coast-wide as area bays repair after the last few rain 'events'. Watch tide cycles and time your crabbing to coincide with minimum tide movements. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter steelheading is now in full swing. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of these beauties on any given day. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person through the end of January. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Ask Us
If you'd like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS: We can now accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express credit cards and any major bank debit card for payment. Please call us to complete the transaction.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
Unregistered guest
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Subject: Fishing Report 12/28/01
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Friday, December 28th.
General Conditions
Area streams have all dropped into shape and are producing good steelhead catches. With little or no rain forecast for the next week expect fishing to remain good to excellent depending on local variables of water flow, clarity and temperature.
Salmon
Although we still have a few days until the chinook season ends on Dec. 31, salmon fishing is pretty much over for the year.
The Kilchis is still producing a few bright chinook.
The Salmon River is also producing, especially in the upper reaches, and should continue to do so through the month. There are also coho in the Salmon and fin-clipped fish may be kept.
There are also a few late arriving 'nooks in the Nestucca.
Steelhead
The Necanicum, mainstem Nehalem and Kilchis are all very low, clear and difficult to fish right now. The Trask, while in good shape, doesn't have near the number of steelies in it that the Wilson and Nestucca have been providing.
The Nestucca in particular has been hot for the last several days, especially the stretch downstream from the mouth of Three Rivers/Jackson Drift through High Banks, Grassy Bank and Pipeline. While a few colored recycled fish are showing up, most of the catch is bright, sea-lice infested chromers.
Fresh fish are being recycled down to Cloverdale on the main Nestucca almost daily from Cedar Creek Hatchery bringing the total of recycled steelies in the lower Nestucca up to more than 2,200 to date. Recycled broodstock hatchery steelhead have also been released in both Cape Meares Lake and Town Lake, near Woods.
Three Rivers is in excellent shape and producing lots of fish.
Sturgeon
The best sturgeon bite on the big river is still concentrated around both Dodson and, lower in the river, near Astoria. All of the standard baits and techniques are producing well. The over-size fishery just below Bonneville Dam is still producing well with more water flow through the dam and should continue for at least the next two or three weeks. Lamprey eel and smelt, as well as sand shrimp, have been producing good catches.
Although the bite has been erratic, several days recently have produced good sturgeon catches on Tillamook Bay for anglers willing to brave the elements.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
As river levels continue to slowly drop over the next week, look for smallies and bucketmouths to head back out towards the main current. Work near-shore drop-off's, points and creek mouths for you best chances. Walleye fishing on the Columbia remains good to excellent. Most anglers are having their best luck trolling plugs along drop-off's.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish. Trout stocking operations are scheduled to resume in March 2002.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Crabbing is slowly improving coast-wide as area bays repair after the last few rain 'events'. Watch tide cycles and time your crabbing to coincide with minimum tide movements. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter steelheading is now in full swing. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of these beauties on any given day. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person through the end of January. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Ask Us
If you'd like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS: We can now accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express credit cards and any major bank debit card for payment. Please call us to complete the transaction.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish.
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This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Friday, December 21st.
General Conditions
We've had little or no rain for the last three days and as a result fishing in a couple of local streams has improved. While many local rivers are still far too high and dirty to fish; the Trask, Wilson and Nestucca in particular, Three Rivers, the Kilchis and the Necanicum are all in decent shape and producing fish.
With several days of dry weather forecast for next week I expect to see good numbers of both late chinook and winter steelies being caught over the next week to ten days. Long enough, I hope, to take us into the new year.
Salmon
The Kilchis is still producing late bright chinook. Three Rivers is also providing a few brite late-coming chinook.
The Salmon River is still producing, especially in the upper reaches, and should continue to do so through the month. There are also coho in the Salmon and fin-clipped fish may be kept.
Barring extreme rainfall over the next few days expect the Wilson, Trask and Nestucca to be in good fishing shape by Monday or Tuesday. All will have good numbers of bright steelies and a few late chinook in them.
Steelhead
The Necanicum and Kilchis are both producing good numbers of fresh winter steelies. Fresh steelies are also showing up daily in the traps at Cedar Creek Hatchery on Three Rivers.
Fresh fish are being recycled down to Cloverdale on the main Nestucca almost daily from Cedar Creek Hatchery and while the main Nestucca probably won't fish well until Monday, Three Rivers is hot right now. Recycled broodstock hatchery steelhead have also been released in both Cape Meares Lake and Town Lake, near Woods.
Sturgeon
The best sturgeon bite on the big river is still concentrated around both Dodson and, lower in the river, near Astoria. All of the standard baits and techniques are producing well. The over-size fishery just below Bonneville Dam is still producing well with more water flow through the dam and should continue for at least the next two or three weeks. Lamprey eel and smelt, as well as sand shrimp, have been producing good catches.
Sturgeon fishing in Tillamook Bay should improve as runoff from recent rains works its way out to the ocean. Although few prople choose to sturgeon fish on the bay during the winter it truly can be an excellent fishery.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
As river levels drop over the next week, look for smallies and bucketmouths to head back out towards the main current. Work near-shore drop-off's, points and creek mouths for you best chances. Walleye fishing on the Columbia remains good to excellent. Most anglers are having their best luck trolling plugs along drop-off's.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish. The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Flooded bays along the north coast have reduced both the crab catch and the number of people crabbing. Crabbing will improve dramatically once river and bay water levels have dropped into nortmal winter ranges and we get a series of soft tides. Once again, weather will be the key indicator. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter Chinook Special: A couple of local rivers host a late, "Holiday" run of chinook - BIG chinook. Most noticably, the Kilchis is famous among local anglers and guides for producing 40, 50 and the occasional 60-pound chinook between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Prime time for this run is from the first week of December through January 1 (the season ends state-wide on December 31). If you have ever wanted to hang a true trophy on your family room wall, the time to do it is coming up. Winter steelheading will also be in full swing by mid-December. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of each species. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
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This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning Thursday, December 13th.
Once again we are being hammered by winter storms. Every river on the north coast is rising, turning dirty and essentially not very fishable.
General Conditions
Once again, all I can tell you is to pay attention to the weather over the next few days. As soon as these storms move through and rivers begin to drop and clear we'll see the bite pick up.
Salmon
Much like last week once rivers drop into condition every area river will be holding a mixed bag of fresh, bright chinook, winter steelies and a few darker chinook. The Necanicum and Kilchis will shape up first. The Trask, Wilson and Nestucca will take longer to repair themselves.
The Salmon River is still producing well and should continue to do so through the month. There are also coho in the Salmon and fin-clipped fish may be kept.
Steelhead
Fresh steelies are showing up daily in the traps at Cedar Creek Hatchery on Three Rivers. The 300 fish recycled from the hatchery to Cloverdale yesterday bring the total number of winter steelies released recently to over 600. There are also reports of fresh, bright late season chinook being taken in the Nestucca. Recycled brood hatchery steelhead have also been released in both Cape Meares Lake and Town Lake, near Woods.
Sturgeon
The best sturgeon bite on the big river is still concentrated around both Dodson and, lower in the river, near Astoria. All of the standard baits and techniques are producing well. The over-size fishery just below Bonneville Dam is still producing well with more water flow through the dam and should continue for at least the next two or three weeks. Lamprey eel and smelt, as well as sand shrimp, have been producing good catches.
Just like last week sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay can go one of either two ways over the next week. I have seen both happen and it is difficult to predict which will hold sway. Sometimes after a large flooding event the bay is so full of food for the sturgeon that it doesn't matter where you put your bait but a fish will pick it up. I have also seen times when the bay is full of bait and the fish are so gorged and have such an abundance to choose from that no one gets any hook ups. I'd talk to Dennis or Marie at Tillamook Bait Company to see which way the bite is tending before traveling down here to sturgeon fish. They can be reached at 503-842-5301. NOTE: Tillamook Bait Company will be closed from December 14 until the first of the year. There is also an excellent chance that many of the resident sturgeon in Tillamook Bay will move into lower tidewater on the Tillamook River to get out of the silt and mud in the main bay. You might try targeting them in the river instead of the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
As winter storms pour water into the Willamette River, especially from Albany downstream to Canby, look for smallies and bucketmouths to head out of the main current. Flooded creek mouths and flooded brushy areas just outside the main current will hold bass as they wait for the water level to drop. Weedless spoons, night crawlers and soft plastic baits will all entice fish into biting. Walleye fishing on the Columbia remains good to excellent. Most anglers are having their best luck trolling plugs along drop-off's.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
Flooded bays along the north coast have reduced both the crab catch and the number of people crabbing. Crabbing will improve dramatically once river and bay water levels have dropped into nortmal winter ranges and we get a series of soft tides. Once again, weather will be the key indicator. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter Chinook Special: A couple of local rivers host a late, "Holiday" run of chinook - BIG chinook. Most noticably, the Kilchis is famous among local anglers and guides for producing 40, 50 and the occasional 60-pound chinook between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Prime time for this run is from the first week of December through January 1 (the season ends state-wide on December 31). If you have ever wanted to hang a true trophy on your family room wall, the time to do it is coming up. Winter steelheading will also be in full swing by mid-December. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of each species. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Ask Us
If you'd like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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Subject: Fishing Report 12/06/01
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning December 6th.
Recent storms have blown all of our local rivers. I expect the Kilchis to be fishable both Friday and Saturday as will Three Rivers. With more rain forecast beginning Saturday, expect to see both of these streams to begin to turn dirty and start rising by Sunday.
General Conditions
Pay attention to the weather over the next few days. As soon as these storms move through and rivers begin to drop and clear we’ll see the bite pick up.
Salmon
Much like last week once rivers drop into condition every area river will be holding a mixed bag of fresh, bright chinook, winter steelies and a few darker chinook. The Necanicum and Kilchis will shape up first. The Trask, Wilson and Nestucca will take longer to repair themselves.
The Salmon River is still producing well and should continue to do so through the month. There are also coho in the Salmon and fin-clipped fish may be kept.
Steelhead
There are reports of good numbers of fresh steelies in the Nestucca from Three Rivers downstream to Cloverdale. One bright spot in all of this flooding is Three Rivers itself. Visibility is 18 to 24 inches with good flow and color. There are lots of retuning hatchery steelies in the river and this pretty little stream is well worth your attention this weekend. If the main access areas are too crowded, stop by Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods and ask for directions to the 500 yard stretch behind their shop. There is some excellent steelie water there and far less pressure than the area between the bridge and the dam deadline, Heart Attack Hole, the “S” curves and the piece opposite the Forestry Service office.Corkies and yarn, corkies with a small bit of bait, bobber and jig or bait, flies and spinners will all take steelies this week in Three Rivers as these are bright and aggressive fish.
Sturgeon
The best sturgeon bite on the big river is still concentrated around both Dodson and, lower in the river, near Astoria. All of the standard baits and techniques are producing well. The over-size fishery just below Bonneville Dam is still producing well with more water flow through the dam and should continue for at least the next two or three weeks. Lamprey eel and smelt, as well as sand shrimp, have been producing good catches.
Just like last week sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay can go one of either two ways over the next week. I have seen both happen and it is difficult to predict which will hold sway. Sometimes after a large flooding event the bay is so full of food for the sturgeon that it doesn’t matter where you put your bait but a fish will pick it up. I have also seen times when the bay is full of bait and the fish are so gorged and have such an abundance to choose from that no one gets any hook ups. I’d talk to Dennis or Marie at Tillamook Bait Company to see which way the bite is tending before traveling down here to sturgeon fish. They can be reached at 503-842-5301. NOTE: Tillamook Bait Company will be closed from December 14 until the first of the year. There is also an excellent chance that many of the resident sturgeon in Tillamook Bay will move into lower tidewater on the Tillamook River to get out of the silt and mud in the main bay. You might try targeting them in the river instead of the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I’d suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
No bass report. Walleye fishing on the Columbia remains good to excellent. Most anglers are having their best luck trolling plugs along drop-off’s.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited salmon and bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
The ocean is closed for dungeness crab through November 30. Crabbing is still good in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays with consistent limits of good, hard-shelled Dungeness being taken. Netarts Bay is also producing good catches of crab. All ocean beaches from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head, are closed to razor clam harvest for conservation reasons. Except for the jetties at the ocean entrances, all bays in the closure area remain open. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter Chinook Special: A couple of local rivers host a late, “Holiday” run of chinook - BIG chinook. Most noticably, the Kilchis is famous among local anglers and guides for producing 40, 50 and the occasional 60-pound chinook between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Prime time for this run is from the first week of December through January 1 (the season ends state-wide on December 31). If you have ever wanted to hang a true trophy on your family room wall, the time to do it is coming up. Winter steelheading will also be in full swing by mid-December. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of each species. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Salmon Special- Fall 2001 - Nehalem Bay and Tillamook Bay: Parties of two or three people, just $125 per person, per day - a $25 per person savings. Fill all four seats for just $450- a savings of $150. (Standard rate is $150 per person, per day).
Ask Us
If you’d like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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Subject: Fishing Report - 11/28/01
Fishing Report 11/28/01
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning November 28th . (revised Saturday, December 1, 2001 )
Enough is enough. Enough rain and wind, enough with the electric power losses. Enough with the blown rivers, enough with no fishing. Enough with no electricity for a day and a half, again, already. Yeah, I get a little cranky when I'm cooped up for more than just a few days, so what? OK, cranky and delusional. Sometimes, after a few days of cold-turkeying my fishing jones, I swear I can actually hear the siren song of the steelhead. My wife says what I'm hearing is just the neighbor's dog howling lonely, neglected knife-edged notes. Sounds like a siren to me. Anyway…
The weather has been lousy all week and, according to the forecasters, looks to stay this way for a few at least a few more days. Obviously, we haven't been getting in much fishing. Well, actually none at all since Monday or Tuesday. So, if you want to see what happened last week, and what will likely happen late next week or early the following week, read last week's column from 'General Conditions' on… That was really weak.
As of 11 AM today (Saturday) the Wilson was flooding, said Dennis Will at Tillamook Bait Company. In fact, he added, although the tide was going out and should be drawing water from flooded rivers out to the ocean the river was, instead, still slowly rising against the tide. The Kilchis is in much the same shape as the Wilson. Ditto the Trask. And the Necanicum. And the Nehalems, both south and north. Sometime today even the valiant little Three Rivers will be at or near flood stage.
For now let's talk about what we can look forward to in the next month or so. Assuming the rivers drop next week, all indications are that lots of fresh steelies and the last of the season's chinook will have moved into every river in the area.
The Nestucca, currently sitting at just over 12 feet (the river fishes best between three-and-one-half and five feet in depth ) is funneling fresh steelies up to Three Rivers. According to Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods in Hebo the fish trap at Cedar Creek hatchery was full of chromer steelhead this morning. Last Tuesday, he also reports, he knows of at least six chrome bright chinook taken by the few driftboaters on the river. On Monday 60 winter hatchery steelhead were re-cycled from Cedar Creek hatchery to Cloverdale.
As this demonstrates, the last storm system to hit us brought good numbers of both late season chinook and winter steelies into all of the area's rivers. The current weather systems pounding towards us will likely bring in the remainder of this years' chinook along with large numbers of winter steelies.
So, assuming these storms move through and we get a break in the weather long enough to slow fish migration upriver, I see at least a few, and probably several, weeks of good to great winter fishing ahead of us. If this season proves to be as good as the last few, we'll see chromer chinook into the middle of January (although the season ends on Dec. 31 ) and good winter steelie fishing as late as early March. Of course, I am not to be trusted at this point, remember ? I've been held hostage at home by the weather for so long now that my judgement is probably hopelessly skewed by some dim hope of getting back on the river again. Someday. Please.
I'll talk to you next week. For now, stay dry. I'm going to go watch a bass fishing show on television. Oh, I forgot, while we finally have electricity again, we aren't receiving our cable TV signal at all.
General Conditions
Pay attention to the weather over the next few days. As soon as these storms move through and rivers begin to drop and clear we'll see the bite pick up.
Salmon
Much like last week once rivers drop into condition every area river will be holding a mixed bag of fresh, bright chinook, winter steelies and a few darker chinook. The Necanicum and Kilchis will shape up first. The Trask, Wilson and Nestucca will take longer to repair themselves.
Until just late yesterday the Nestucca, from Beaver downstream; the Wilson, from mile 20 downstream; the Trask, from Dam Hole down and the Kilchis along its entire length all sported good numbers of fresh chinook and winter steelies.
On the coast Tillamook Bay is still producing chinook. Until the bay clears itself of flood waters later next week,however, it won't really be worth the effort. The Tillamook Terminal area (inside the jetties) and the ocean control zone (the bubble) both closed on November 15.
The Salmon River is still producing well and should continue to do so through the month.
The flooding this week will have pushed most of the fish in the Nehalem system into the rivers. Drifting the river for coho and steelies is probably your best bet for hook-ups. Some chinook will still be taken by trollers and bobber fishermen on South Fork in the area around the Barn Hole for the next couple of weeks.
Steelhead
There are reports of good numbers of fresh steelies in the Nestucca from Three Rivers downstream to Cloverdale. One bright spot in all of this flooding is Three Rivers itself. Visibility is 18 to 24 inches with good flow and color. There are lots of retuning hatchery steelies in the river and this pretty little stream is well worth your attention this weekend. If the main access areas are too crowded, stop by Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods and ask for directions to the 500 yard stretch behind their shop. There is some excellent steelie water there and far less pressure than the area between the bridge and the dam deadline, Heart Attack Hole, the "S" curves and the piece opposite the Forestry Service office.Corkies and yarn, corkies with a small bit of bait, bobber and jig or bait, flies and spinners will all take steelies this week in Three Rivers as these are bright and aggressive fish.
Sturgeon
The best sturgeon bite on the big river is still concentrated around both Dodson and, lower in the river, near Astoria. All of the standard baits and techniques are producing well. The over-size fishery just below Bonneville Dam is still producing well with more water flow through the dam and should continue for at least the next two or three weeks. Lamprey eel and smelt, as well as sand shrimp, have been producing good catches.
Just like last week sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay can go one of either two ways over the next week. I have seen both happen and it is difficult to predict which will hold sway. Sometimes after a large flooding event the bay is so full of food for the sturgeon that it doesn't matter where you put your bait but a fish will pick it up. I have also seen times when the bay is full of bait and the fish are so gorged and have such an abundance to choose from that no one gets any hook ups. I'd talk to Dennis or Marie at Tillamook Bait Company to see which way the bite is tending before traveling down here to sturgeon fish. They can be reached at 503-842-5301. NOTE: Tillamook Bait Company will be closed from December 14 until the first of the year. There is also an excellent chance that many of the resident sturgeon in Tillamook Bay will move into lower tidewater on the Tillamook River to get out of the silt and mud in the main bay. You might try targeting them in the river instead of the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
No bass report. Walleye fishing on the Columbia remains good to excellent. Most anglers are having their best luck trolling plugs along drop-off's.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited salmon and bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
The ocean is closed for dungeness crab through November 30. Crabbing is still good in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays with consistent limits of good, hard-shelled Dungeness being taken. Netarts Bay is also producing good catches of crab. All ocean beaches from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head, are closed to razor clam harvest for conservation reasons. Except for the jetties at the ocean entrances, all bays in the closure area remain open. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter Chinook Special: A couple of local rivers host a late, "Holiday" run of chinook - BIG chinook. Most noticably, the Kilchis is famous among local anglers and guides for producing 40, 50 and the occasional 60-pound chinook between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Prime time for this run is from the first week of December through January 1 (the season ends state-wide on December 31). If you have ever wanted to hang a true trophy on your family room wall, the time to do it is coming up. Winter steelheading will also be in full swing by mid-December. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of each species. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Salmon Special- Fall 2001 - Nehalem Bay and Tillamook Bay: Parties of two or three people, just $125 per person, per day - a $25 per person savings. Fill all four seats for just $450- a savings of $150. (Standard rate is $150 per person, per day).
Ask Us
If you'd like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for the angler in your life (you?) are always available.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish.
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11/21/01
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning November 21st.
First of all, a very happy Thanksgiving to each of you. I hope your holiday is full to brimming with tolerable family, great food and good cheer. I am getting a head start on the holiday myself. I am writing my column and this report a day early so I don't have to squeeze them in tomorrow. I have Jethro Tull on the disc player and the aroma of cooking corned beef and cabbage wafting on the heater's breeze. (I know corned beef isn't your usual or traditional turkey day dinner, but we are very Irish at my house and this has become our "traditional" Thanksgiving Day dinner over the years.)
General Conditions
Thanksgiving is likely to be a great day to stay home, visit with family and friends, eat way too much food and watch a ball game or two. We're getting more rain, lots of it by the look of things, and by tonight or tomorrow morning every river in the county will be too high and dirty to fish. With the possible exception of Three Rivers, which is still in good shape as I write this (Wednesday afternoon). Three Rivers is full of bright winter hatchery steelies and a goodly number of chinook.
Pay attention to the weather over the next few days. As soon as these storms move through and rivers begin to drop and clear we'll see the bite pick up.
Salmon
Much like last week once rivers drop into condition every area river will be holding a mixed bag of fresh, bright chinook, winter steelies and a few darker chinook. The Necanicum and Kilchis will shape up first. The Trask, Wilson and Nestucca will take longer to repair themselves.
Until just late yesterday the Nestucca, from Beaver downstream; the Wilson, from mile 20 downstream; the Trask, from Dam Hole down and the Kilchis along its entire length all sported good numbers of fresh chinook and winter steelies.
On the coast Tillamook Bay is still producing chinook. Until the bay clears itself of flood waters later next week,however, it won't really be worth the effort. The Tillamook Terminal area (inside the jetties) and the ocean control zone (the bubble) both closed on November 15.
The Salmon River is still producing well and should continue to do so through the month.
The flooding this week will have pushed most of the fish in the Nehalem system into the rivers. Drifting the river for coho and steelies is probably your best bet for hook-ups. Some chinook will still be taken by trollers and bobber fishermen on South Fork in the area around the Barn Hole for the next couple of weeks.
Steelhead
There are reports of good numbers of fresh steelies in the Nestucca from Three Rivers downstream to Cloverdale. One bright spot in all of this flooding is Three Rivers itself. Visibility is 18 to 24 inches with good flow and color. There are lots of retuning hatchery steelies in the river and this pretty little stream is well worth your attention this weekend. If the main access areas are too crowded, stop by Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods and ask for directions to the 500 yard stretch behind their shop. There is some excellent steelie water there and far less pressure than the area between the bridge and the dam deadline, Heart Attack Hole, the "S" curves and the piece opposite the Forestry Service office.Corkies and yarn, corkies with a small bit of bait, bobber and jig or bait, flies and spinners will all take steelies this week in Three Rivers as these are bright and aggressive fish.
Sturgeon
The best sturgeon bite on the big river is still concentrated around both Dodson and, lower in the river, near Astoria. All of the standard baits and techniques are producing well. The over-size fishery just below Bonneville Dam is still producing well with more water flow through the dam and should continue for at least the next two or three weeks. Lamprey eel and smelt, as well as sand shrimp, have been producing good catches.
Just like last week sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay can go one of either two ways over the next week. I have seen both happen and it is difficult to predict which will hold sway. Sometimes after a large flooding event the bay is so full of food for the sturgeon that it doesn't matter where you put your bait but a fish will pick it up. I have also seen times when the bay is full of bait and the fish are so gorged and have such an abundance to choose from that no one gets any hook ups. I'd talk to Dennis or Marie at Tillamook Bait Company to see which way the bite is tending before traveling down here to sturgeon fish. They can be reached at 503-842-5301. NOTE: Tillamook Bait Company will be closed from December 14 until the first of the year. There is also an excellent chance that many of the resident sturgeon in Tillamook Bay will move into lower tidewater on the Tillamook River to get out of the silt and mud in the main bay. You might try targeting them in the river instead of the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
No bass report. Walleye fishing on the Columbia remains good to excellent. Most anglers are having their best luck trolling plugs along drop-off's.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited salmon and bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
The ocean is closed for dungeness crab through November 30. Crabbing is still good in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays with consistent limits of good, hard-shelled Dungeness being taken. Netarts Bay is also producing good catches of crab. All ocean beaches from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head, are closed to razor clam harvest for conservation reasons. Except for the jetties at the ocean entrances, all bays in the closure area remain open. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Winter Chinook Special: A couple of local rivers host a late, "Holiday" run of chinook - BIG chinook. Most noticably, the Kilchis is famous among local anglers and guides for producing 40, 50 and the occasional 60-pound chinook between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Prime time for this run is from the first week of December through January 1 (the season ends state-wide on December 31). If you have ever wanted to hang a true trophy on your family room wall, the time to do it is coming up. Winter steelheading will also be in full swing by mid-December. This means you can realisitically expect to catch at least a couple of each species. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance.
Salmon Special- Fall 2001 - Nehalem Bay and Tillamook Bay: Parties of two or three people, just $125 per person, per day - a $25 per person savings. Fill all four seats for just $450- a savings of $150. (Standard rate is $150 per person, per day).
Ask Us
If you'd like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
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Subject: Fishing Report 11/15/01
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning November 15th.
General Conditions
Sorry this is a day late, folks. We just weathered the first real winter storm of the season and were without electricity most of yesterday.
This storm dumped enough rain on the north coast to push most of our rivers over their banks and will have literally flooded (no pun intended) them with fresh chinook and the first of the winter steelhead. Both the Wilson and Trask are still at or just below their banks and slowly dropping. The Kilchis is still high and dirty although it will drop into shape a day or two sooner than either the Wilson or Trask. The Nestucca crested at over ten feet and is currently at six feet, eight inches and slowly dropping.
Since this storm series moved in from south to north rivers further south received far less rain than Tillamook County rivers. The Alsea, Siletz, Sixes and Elk rivers should all be in fishing condition by Saturday or Sunday at the latest. Further north, the Necanicum will also be fishable by the weekend.
Salmon
Once rivers drop into condition every area river will be holding a mixed bag of fresh, bright chinook, winter steelies and a few darker chinook. The Necanicum and Kilchis will shape up first and should be in good fishing condition by Sunday, maybe even Saturday. The Trask, Wilson and Nestucca will take longer to repair themselves. The Wilson and Trask aren't likely to be worth fishing until at least Monday, even as late as Tuesday while the Nestucca might be fishable as early as Sunday, although Monday is more likely.
The Nestucca, from Sixth Bridge downstream to Cloverdale has chinook in every hole. Unfortunately, the water is so low and clear the fishing is iffy at best. There are also a lot of darker fish mixed in with brights. The same is true on both the Trask and Wilson. Lots of fish, low clear water and tough fishing.
On the coast Tillamook Bay is still producing chinook. Until the bay clears itself of flood waters later next week,however, it won't really be worth the effort. The Tillamook Terminal area (inside the jetties) and the ocean control zone (the bubble) both closed on November 15.
The Salmon River is still producing well and should continue to do so through the month.
The flooding this week will have pushed most of the fish in the Nehalem system into the rivers. Drifting the river for coho and steelies is probably your best bet for hook-ups. Some chinook will still be taken by trollers and bobber fishermen on South Fork in the area around the Barn Hole for the next couple of weeks.
Steelhead
There are reports of good numbers of fresh steelies in the Nestucca from Three Rivers downstream to Cloverdale. One bright spot in all of this flooding is Three Rivers itself. Visibility is 18 to 24 inches with good flow and color. There are lots of retuning hatchery steelies in the river and this pretty little stream is well worth your attention this weekend. If the main access areas are too crowded, stop by Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods and ask for directions to the 500 yard stretch behind their shop. There is some excellent steelie water there and far less pressure than the area between the bridge and the dam deadline, Heart Attack Hole, the "S" curves and the piece opposite the Forestry Service office.Corkies and yarn, corkies with a small bit of bait, bobber and jig or bait, flies and spinners will all take steelies this week in Three Rivers as these are bright and aggressive.
Once local rivers drop into shape the steelie fishing will pick up. All of our local streams will have received their first shots of fresh winter fish with this high water.
Sturgeon
The best sturgeon bite on the big river is still concentrated around both Dodson and, lower in the river, near Astoria. All of the standard baits and techniques are producing well. The over-size fishery just below Bonneville Dam kicked into high gear las week with more water flow through the dam and should continue for at least the next two or three weeks. Lamprey eel and smelt, as well as sand shrimp, have been producing good catches.
Sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay can one of either two ways over the next week. I have seen both happen and it is difficult to predict which will hold sway. Sometimes after a large flooding event the bay is so full of food for the sturgeon that it doesn't matter where you put your bait but a fish will pick it up. I have also seen times when the bay is full of bait and the fish are so gorged and have such an abundance to choose from that no one gets any hook ups. I'd talk to Dennis or Marie at Tillamook Bait Company to see which way the bite is tending before traveling down here to sturgeon fish. They can be reached at 503-842-5301. There is also an excellent chance that many of the resident sturgeon in Tillamook Bay will move into lower tidewater on the Tillamook River to get out of the silt and mud in the main bay. You might try targeting them in the river instead of the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I'd suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
No bass report. Walleye fishing on the Columbia remains good to excellent. Most anglers are having their best luck trolling plugs along drop-off's.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams closed on November 1. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
There has been very limited salmon and bottom fishing along the coast for the last week as seasonal storms have kept most boats inshore on most days. If weather and bar conditions improve, expect the bottom fishing to be good to excellent.
Crabbing and Shellfish
The ocean is closed for dungeness crab through November 30. Crabbing is picking up in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays with consistent limits of good, hard-shelled Dungeness being taken. Netarts Bay is also producing good catches of crab. All ocean beaches from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head, are closed to razor clam harvest for conservation reasons. Except for the jetties at the ocean entrances, all bays in the closure area remain open. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Kilchis River Special: Each year the Kilchis hosts a major run of chum and chinook salmon. When the rains and the run coincide it isn't unusual for anglers to play 10 to 20 chum and a couple of chinook each. And, while the chum are catch and release only, you can take home up to two chinook. Among the most aggressive of the salmon species, chum will pretty much hit anything you put in front of them. And, whether you chase them with conventional gear or fly rods, they are great fighters. This year I am reserving the period from October 15 through the close of chum season on November 15 for chum and chinook fishing on the Kilchis. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance. This is one of my most popular fisheries so I suggest you book your seats early to assure you get the date you want.
Salmon Special- Fall 2001 - Nehalem Bay and Tillamook Bay: Parties of two or three people, just $125 per person, per day - a $25 per person savings. Fill all four seats for just $450- a savings of $150. (Standard rate is $150 per person, per day).
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Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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Subject: Fishing Report 10/26/01
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning October 26th.
General Conditions
River levels have dropped and the waters have cleared since the rains we had last week. And, while good numbers of salmon have moved out of tidewater into the lower stretches of freshwater, the bite has slowed a bit. With the rains forecast for the next few days expect river levels to climb, fish to move and be prepared to do some fishing once rivers begin to drop and clear sometime next week.
Steelhead
The Nestucca and Wilson rivers are both still producing steady catches of steelhead. Work deeper, cooler water and concentrate on the first hour or two of daylight and the hour just before dark for your best chances. Driftboaters are doing well from Farmer’s Creek down to Cloverdale on the Nestucca, but be prepared to drag your boat over gravel bars in places. The Wilson is also very skinny but steelies are holding in all of the deeper pools. Neither river is seeing much pressure as everyone is out chasing salmon. Three Rivers, near Hebo, is producing good catches of steelies and over a thousand fish have been recycled into the Nestucca in the last two months from the Three Rivers hatchery.
Salmon
South fork Nehalem River has lots of silvers in it. I know someone who went out a few days ago and trolled spinners just above Barn Hole. In an afternoon he and a buddy played and release 16 coho.
The Nestucca, from Sixth Bridge downstream to Cloverdale has chinook in every hole. Unfortunately, the water is so low and clear the fishing is iffy at best. There are also a lot of darker fish mixed in with brights. The same is true on both the Trask and Wilson. Lots of fish, low clear water and tough fishing. If you want to take a drift boat out this weekend, as I am going to, try this: After running your plugs or divers and bait through a hole anchor at the lower end. Free spool your offering through the riffle at the top of the next hole and close the bail as soon as your plug or bait drop into water more than about a foot deep. Then, every minute or two, pull one strip of line from the reel to the first guide and let your bait sit there working in the hole until you take the next strip. This is similar to back trolling your plug or diver though the hole but doesn’t spook fish since you aren’t actually moving oars over them as you work your bait through the hole. This is one of those times when it is advisable to spool your reel with non-stretch line and use a ten or twelve foot mono section at the end. The no-stretch line allows you to set the hook from a greater distance ( no line stretch) and will give you more hook-ups. You can also use the same ‘anchor in the hole above’ technique to back bounce bait into and through a hole as well. Once again, though, the longer distances involved do suggest the use of one of the braided dacron lines. One other point; if you do hook a salom from the anchored position, expect to have to pull up anchor and follow the fish into the hole it was hooked in. The chances of yarding that fish back upstream through the riffle between you and it are zero. Good luck.
On the coast Tillamook Bay is the place to be right now for chinook. When water conditions allow it, the best bite has been in the ocean, behind South Jetty, and along North Jetty. Dropping further back into the bay, Coast Guard Hole and Ghost Hole have both been producing with trolled herring while the Corral, West Channel, the Picket Fence and Oyster House are producing steady bites on trolled spinners and bait-wrapped plugs. Trolling or anchoring up and bobber fishing eggs is producing in the tidewater sections of the Wilson, Trask and Tillamook rivers.
If you don’t like crowds or just can’t seem to latch into a chinook, try changing your focus and go chase either steelies or silvers. The Nestucca, from Elk Creek all the way downstream to Cloverdale has lots, and I mean LOTS of steelies in it. The mouth of Three Rivers, Pipeline, Moon Creek, Fifth Bridge and Third Bridge are all good bank fishing areas. Three Rivers has good numbers of steelies and although very low and gin-clear (be sure to sneak up on a hole otherwise you will most definitely spook any fish holding in it) it can be fished effectively. For coho try the Trask. The entire lower section of freshwater has silvers holding in every pocket of deeper water from Dam Hole down through Loren’s Drift to the deep water just upstream from the Highway 101 bridge. This fin-clipped coho fishery will remain open through October 31.
There is still no indication that fishable numbers of chum have started showing up off the mouth of either the Miami or the Kilchis. I suspect we won’t see them in any real numbers until the first really heavy rains. Usually they wait for the first blow-out rain storm of the season before they move into the bay and then head upstream.
Young’s Bay is still hot for coho. The commercial fishermen are not working the bay right now due to low salmon prices at the dock in Astoria. This means more coho are available than usual for sport anglers. Young’s Bay is very shallow and trolling just doesn’t work too well. Try anchoring up on the edge of the main channel and casting spoons or spinners.
The Kilchis River above the old Hwy 101 bridge, the Wilson above the railroad bridge, the Trask above Hwy 101 and the Nestucca above Cloverdale all re-opened to chinook on September 16.
The Nestucca, from the bay up to the head of tidewater just below Cloverdale, is producing good numbers of early chinook. In particular, anglers are doing well at both the “Combat Zone” at Bob Straub Park and the Rock Hole just upstream from Woods.
When you can get over the bar at Tillamook both the area right in front of the jetties and the zone behind south jetty have been producing well. Tillamook Bay is now closed to coho fishing but Nehalem Bay is open and will remain so until October 31.
The Tillamook Terminal Area (inside the jetties) is open through November 15 for chinook. The Triangular Control Zone (ocean bubble) is also open through November 15 for chinook.
The Nehalem system is still producing well, especially for coho. The bite up there has been really good the last several days but has shifted a bit. The best bite has been upstream of Nehalem or right at the jaws during the last two hours of an incoming tide. Inside the bay, from the jetty mouth upstream, is open for the retention of both chinook and fin-clipped coho. Barbed hooks are allowed inside the bay. Chinook is open outside the jetties, barbless only, and both fisheries are producing well with relatively light pressure. Trolled herring are working best. Inside Nehalem Bay, from Paradise Cove to Nehalem, you can count on a good bite right at first light and again during the last couple of hours before high tide. There are a lot of salmon in the Nehalem system right now as well as a lot of forage fish. This means you have to pretty much bump a fish on the nose to trigger a bite.
Sturgeon
Two Columbia hotspots have come to my attention this week. First, the area around Dodson has been cranking out great numbers of fish. Although most are shakers there have also been good numbers of over-sized mixed in with a few keepers. The same is true of the St. Helen’s area. I just had a call from two fellows letting me know that just this morning they played over 60 fish in the St. Helens area. The bag included severl over-sized, two keepers and about 45 shakers. Not bad for a morning’s fishing.
The Columbia River, from the mouth upstream to Bonneville Dam, re-opened for the retention of sturgeon on October 1. Sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay is fairly steady, although seeing almost no pressure as virtually everyone’s attention is on salmon right now. West Channel and the dolphins at Bay City will both be producing this week. The Tillamook River has also been producing keeper sturgeon. Both the hole at the handicapped dock and upstream from there at the old pilings have produced steady catches all week.Be sure to contact Dennis and Marie at Tillamook Bait for up-to-date info on the sturgeon bite. They really do have the best idea, day to day, about what and where the bite is on the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I’d suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
In general, bass fishing has picked up. Cooler air and water temperatures have begun to trigger the pre-winter doldrums bite we expect to see this time of year. Cooler temps also mean their metabolisms begin to slow down. They won’t move as far or as fast to take an offering. They also don’t eat as often as they do in warmer water so if imitation lures aren’t getting hits, try tossing something designed to tick them off. Generally these “triggering” lures will work when attractors and imitators won’t.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams will remain open through October 31. Bear in mind that all streams north of Neskowin Creek (Cascade Head) remain catch and release only through the end of the season. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
Charter boats and general anglers are still doing consistently well bottom fishing out of a number of Oregon ports. Depoe Bay, Brookings, Astoria and Garibaldi, in particular, are posting consistent limits whenever they can get out. Surf perch fishing is excellent along a number of central coast beaches and the jetty fishing from Nehalem to Yaquina has remained excellent for both perch and greenling.
Crabbing and Shellfish
The ocean is closed for dungeness crab through November 30. Crabbing is picking up in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays with consistent limits of good, hard-shelled Dungeness being taken. Netarts Bay is also producing good catches of crab. All ocean beaches from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head, are closed to razor clam harvest for conservation reasons. Except for the jetties at the ocean entrances, all bays in the closure area remain open. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Kilchis River Special: Each year the Kilchis hosts a major run of chum and chinook salmon. When the rains and the run coincide it isn’t unusual for anglers to play 10 to 20 chum and a couple of chinook each. And, while the chum are catch and release only, you can take home up to two chinook. Among the most aggressive of the salmon species, chum will pretty much hit anything you put in front of them. And, whether you chase them with conventional gear or fly rods, they are great fighters. This year I am reserving the period from October 15 through the close of chum season on November 15 for chum and chinook fishing on the Kilchis. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance. This is one of my most popular fisheries so I suggest you book your seats early to assure you get the date you want.
Salmon Special- Fall 2001 - Nehalem Bay and Tillamook Bay: Parties of two or three people, just $125 per person, per day - a $25 per person savings. Fill all four seats for just $450- a savings of $150. (Standard rate is $150 per person, per day).
Ask Us
If you’d like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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Subject: Fishing Report 10/18/01
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning October 18th.
This week will be Q & D - Quick and Dirty… With just a few small adjustments there are no real changes from last week’s report.
General Conditions
River levels are still a bit too low to encourage a lot of upstream fish movement. Salmon fishing will remain best in tidewater and the bays and ocean at least for now. Steelie and cutthroat numbers are good thoughout area streams and there has been a pretty good bite. The salmon fishing in both Tillamook and Nehalem bays has picked up noticably. Nestucca tidewater has also improved but just as with the other bays the bite can be erratic. With the rains forecast for the next few days expect all the local bays and tidewater to turn on in time for the weekend.
Steelhead
The Nestucca and Wilson rivers are both producing steady catches of steelhead. Work deeper, cooler water and concentrate on the first hour or two of daylight and the hour just before dark for your best chances. Driftboaters are doing well from Farmer’s Creek down to Cloverdale on the Nestucca, but be prepared to drag your boat over gravel bars in places. The Wilson is also very skinny but steelies are holding in all of the deeper pools. Neither river is seeing much pressure as everyone is out chasing salmon. Three Rivers, near Hebo, is producing good catches of steelies and over a thousand fish have been recycled into the Nestucca in the last two months from the Three Rivers hatchery.
Salmon
On the coast Tillamook Bay is the place to be right now for chinook. When water conditions allow it, the best bite has been in the ocean, behind South Jetty, and along North Jetty. Dropping further back into the bay, Coast Guard Hole and Ghost Hole have both been producing with trolled herring while the Corral, West Channel, the Picket Fence and Oyster House are producing steady bites on trolled spinners. Trolling or anchoring up and bobber fishing eggs is producing in the tidewater sections of the Wilson, Trask and
Tillamook rivers.
If you don’t like crowds or just can’t seem to latch into a chinook, try changing your focus and go chase either steelies or silvers. The Nestucca, from Elk Creek all the way downstream to Cloverdale has lots, and I mean LOTS of steelies in it. The mouth of Three Rivers, Pipeline, Moon Creek, Fifth Bridge and Third Bridge are all good bank fishing areas. Three Rivers has good numbers of steelies and although very low and gin-clear (be sure to sneak up on a hole otherwise you will most definitely spook any fish holding in it) it can be fished effectively. For coho try the Trask. The entire lower section of freshwater has silvers holding in every pocket of deeper water from Dam Hole down through Loren’s Drift to the deep water just upstream from the Highway 101 bridge. This fin-clipped coho fishery will remain open through October 31.
There is still no indication that fishable numbers of chum have started showing up off the mouth of either the Miami or the Kilchis. I suspect we won’t see them in any real numbers until the first really heavy rains. Usually they wait for the first blow-out rain storm of the season before they move into the bay and then head upstream.
Young’s Bay is still hot for coho. The commercial fishermen are not working the bay right now due to low salmon prices at the dock in Astoria. This means more coho are available than usual for sport anglers. Young’s Bay is very shallow and trolling just doesn’t work too well. Try anchoring up on the edge of the main channel and casting spoons or spinners.
The Kilchis River above the old Hwy 101 bridge, the Wilson above the railroad bridge, the Trask above Hwy 101 and the Nestucca above Cloverdale all re-opened to chinook on September 16.
The Nestucca, from the bay up to the head of tidewater just below Cloverdale, is producing good numbers of early chinook. In particular, anglers are doing well at both the “Combat Zone” at Bob Straub Park and the Rock Hole just upstream from Woods.
When you can get over the bar at Tillamook both the area right in front of the jetties and the zone behind south jetty have been producing well. Tillamook Bay is now closed to coho fishing but Nehalem Bay is open and will remain so until October 31.
The Tillamook Terminal Area (inside the jetties) is open through November 15 for chinook. The Triangular Control Zone (ocean bubble) is also open through November 15 for chinook.
The Nehalem system is still producing well, especially for coho. The bite up there has been really good the last several days but has shifted a bit. The best bite has been upstream of Nehalem or right at the jaws during the last two hours of an incoming tide. Inside the bay, from the jetty mouth upstream, is open for the retention of both chinook and fin-clipped coho. Barbed hooks are allowed inside the bay. Chinook is open outside the jetties, barbless only, and both fisheries are producing well with relatively light pressure. Trolled herring are working best. Inside Nehalem Bay, from Paradise Cove to Nehalem, you can count on a good bite right at first light and again during the last couple of hours before high tide. There are a lot of salmon in the Nehalem system right now as well as a lot of forage fish. This means you have to pretty much bump a fish on the nose to trigger a bite.
Sturgeon
The Columbia River, from the mouth upstream to Bonneville Dam, re-opened for the retention of sturgeon on October 1. Sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay is fairly steady, although seeing almost no pressure as virtually everyone’s attention is on salmon right now. West Channel and the dolphins at Bay City will both be producing this week. Be sure to contact Dennis and Marie at Tillamook Bait for up-to-date info on the sturgeon bite. They really do have the best idea, day to day, about what and where the bite is on the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I’d suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
Bass and walleye fishing is still spotty. I am getting some reports of good days and others reporting few if any fish caught at all. This is one of those times I think your best bet is to call around to area tackle shops and get as up-to-date info as you can before deciding where to go fish. I do know the John Day, below Kimberly, has been consistently good of late. I am also hearing reliable reports that one hot spot has been in deeper water just below McNary Dam. Plugs trolled in 20 to 25 feet of water has been the ticket lately.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams will remain open through October 31. Bear in mind that all streams north of Neskowin Creek (Cascade Head) remain catch and release only through the end of the season. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
Charter boats and general anglers are still doing consistently well bottom fishing out of a number of Oregon ports. Depoe Bay, Brookings, Astoria and Garibaldi, in particular, are posting consistent limits whenever they can get out. Surf perch fishing is excellent along a number of central coast beaches and the jetty fishing from Nehalem to Yaquina has remained excellent for both perch and greenling.
Crabbing and Shellfish
The ocean is closed for dungeness crab through November 30. Crabbing is picking up in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays with consistent limits of good, hard-shelled Dungeness being taken. Netarts Bay is also producing good catches of crab. All ocean beaches from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head, are closed to razor clam harvest for conservation reasons. Except for the jetties at the ocean entrances, all bays in the closure area remain open. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Kilchis River Special: Each year the Kilchis hosts a major run of chum and chinook salmon. When the rains and the run coincide it isn’t unusual for anglers to play 10 to 20 chum and a couple of chinook each. And, while the chum are catch and release only, you can take home up to two chinook. Among the most aggressive of the salmon species, chum will pretty much hit anything you put in front of them. And, whether you chase them with conventional gear or fly rods, they are great fighters. This year I am reserving the period from October 15 through the close of chum season on November 15 for chum and chinook fishing on the Kilchis. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance. This is one of my most popular fisheries so I suggest you book your seats early to assure you get the date you want.
Salmon Special- Fall 2001 - Nehalem Bay and Tillamook Bay: Parties of two or three people, just $125 per person, per day - a $25 per person savings. Fill all four seats for just $450- a savings of $150. (Standard rate is $150 per person, per day).
Ask Us
If you’d like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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Subject: Fishing Report 10/11/01
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning October 11th.
The rains have arrived. We’ve received almost an inch in the last two days with a bit more in the forecast. River levels are climbing very slowly and while it doesn’t look as if any local streams will get blown out it has been enough moisture to move fish deeper into the systems. Colder days and nights combined with the rain have also dropped water temperatures which has encouraged a noticably better bite the last few days. As it stands now I expect this weekend to produce a lot of fish from tidewater all the way out to the ocean. We may even see a decent bite in the lowest stretches of freshwater as well - although this last will require at least another inch or more of rain.
General Conditions
Although river levels are headed up, they are still a bit too low to encourage a lot of upstream fish movement. Salmon fishing will remain best in tidewater and the bays and ocean at least for now. Steelie and cutthroat numbers are good thoughout area streams and there has been a pretty good bite. The salmon fishing in both Tillamook and Nehalem bays has picked up noticably. Nestucca tidewater has also improved but just as with the other bays the bite can be erratic. With the rains forecast for the next few days expect all the local bays and tidewater to turn on in time for the weekend.
Steelhead
The Nestucca and Wilson rivers are both producing steady catches of steelhead. Work deeper, cooler water and concentrate on the first hour or two of daylight and the hour just before dark for your best chances. Driftboaters are doing well from Farmer’s Creek down to Cloverdale on the Nestucca, but be prepared to drag your boat over gravel bars in places. The Wilson is also very skinny but steelies are holding in all of the deeper pools. Neither river is seeing much pressure as everyone is out chasing salmon. Three Rivers, near Hebo, is producing good catches of steelies and over a thousand fish have been recycled into the Nestucca in the last two months from the Three Rivers hatchery.
Salmon
On the coast Tillamook Bay is the place to be right now for chinook. When water conditions allow it, the best bite has been in the ocean, behind South Jetty, and along North Jetty. Dropping further back into the bay, Coast Guard Hole and Ghost Hole have both been producing with trolled herring while the Corral, West Channel, the Picket Fence and Oyster House are producing steady bites on trolled spinners. Trolling or anchoring up and bobber fishing eggs is producing in the tidewater sections of the Wilson, Trask and
Tillamook rivers.
If you don’t like crowds or just can’t seem to latch into a chinook, try changing your focus and go chase either steelies or silvers. The Nestucca, from Elk Creek all the way downstream to Cloverdale has lots, and I mean LOTS of steelies in it. The mouth of Three Rivers, Pipeline, Moon Creek, Fifth Bridge and Third Bridge are all good bank fishing areas. Three Rivers has good numbers of steelies and although very low and gin-clear (be sure to sneak up on a hole otherwise you will most definitely spook any fish holding in it) it can be fished effectively. For coho try the Trask. The entire lower section of freshwater has silvers holding in every pocket of deeper water from Dam Hole down through Loren’s Drift to the deep water just upstream from the Highway 101 bridge. This fin-clipped coho fishery will remain open through October 31.
There is still no indication that fishable numbers of chum have started showing up off the mouth of either the Miami or the Kilchis. I suspect we won’t see them in any real numbers until the first really heavy rains. Usually they wait for the first blow-out rain storm of the season before they move into the bay and then head upstream.
Young’s Bay is still hot for coho. The commercial fishermen are not working the bay right now due to low salmon prices at the dock in Astoria. This means more coho are available than usual for sport anglers. Young’s Bay is very shallow and trolling just doesn’t work too well. Try anchoring up on the edge of the main channel and casting spoons or spinners.
The Kilchis River above the old Hwy 101 bridge, the Wilson above the railroad bridge, the Trask above Hwy 101 and the Nestucca above Cloverdale all re-opened to chinook on September 16.
The Nestucca, from the bay up to the head of tidewater just below Cloverdale, is producing good numbers of early chinook. In particular, anglers are doing well at both the “Combat Zone” at Bob Straub Park and the Rock Hole just upstream from Woods.
When you can get over the bar at Tillamook both the area right in front of the jetties and the zone behind south jetty have been producing well. Tillamook Bay is now closed to coho fishing but Nehalem Bay is open and will remain so until October 31.
The Tillamook Terminal Area (inside the jetties) is open through November 15 for chinook. The Triangular Control Zone (ocean bubble) is also open through November 15 for chinook.
The Nehalem system is still producing well, especially for coho. The bite up there has been really good the last several days but has shifted a bit. The best bite has been upstream of Nehalem or right at the jaws during the last two hours of an incoming tide. Inside the bay, from the jetty mouth upstream, is open for the retention of both chinook and fin-clipped coho. Barbed hooks are allowed inside the bay. Chinook is open outside the jetties, barbless only, and both fisheries are producing well with relatively light pressure. Trolled herring are working best. Inside Nehalem Bay, from Paradise Cove to Nehalem, you can count on a good bite right at first light and again during the last couple of hours before high tide. There are a lot of salmon in the Nehalem system right now as well as a lot of forage fish. This means you have to pretty much bump a fish on the nose to trigger a bite.
Sturgeon
The Columbia River, from the mouth upstream to Bonneville Dam, re-opened for the retention of sturgeon on October 1. Sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay is fairly steady, although seeing almost no pressure as virtually everyone’s attention is on salmon right now. West Channel and the dolphins at Bay City will both be producing this week. Be sure to contact Dennis and Marie at Tillamook Bait for up-to-date info on the sturgeon bite. They really do have the best idea, day to day, about what and where the bite is on the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I’d suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
Bass and walleye fishing is still spotty. I am getting some reports of good days and others reporting few if any fish caught at all. This is one of those times I think your best bet is to call around to area tackle shops and get as up-to-date info as you can before deciding where to go fish. I do know the John Day, below Kimberly, has been consistently good of late. I am also hearing reliable reports that one hot spot has been in deeper water just below McNary Dam. Plugs trolled in 20 to 25 feet of water has been the ticket lately.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams will remain open through October 31. Bear in mind that all streams north of Neskowin Creek (Cascade Head) remain catch and release only through the end of the season. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
Charter boats and general anglers are still doing consistently well bottom fishing out of a number of Oregon ports. Depoe Bay, Brookings, Astoria and Garibaldi, in particular, are posting consistent limits whenever they can get out. Surf perch fishing is excellent along a number of central coast beaches and the jetty fishing from Nehalem to Yaquina has remained excellent for both perch and greenling.
Crabbing and Shellfish
The ocean is closed for dungeness crab through November 30. Crabbing is picking up in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays with consistent limits of good, hard-shelled Dungeness being taken. Netarts Bay is also producing good catches of crab. All ocean beaches from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head, are closed to razor clam harvest for conservation reasons. Except for the jetties at the ocean entrances, all bays in the closure area remain open. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Kilchis River Special: Each year the Kilchis hosts a major run of chum and chinook salmon. When the rains and the run coincide it isn’t unusual for anglers to play 10 to 20 chum and a couple of chinook each. And, while the chum are catch and release only, you can take home up to two chinook. Among the most aggressive of the salmon species, chum will pretty much hit anything you put in front of them. And, whether you chase them with conventional gear or fly rods, they are great fighters. This year I am reserving the period from October 15 through the close of chum season on November 15 for chum and chinook fishing on the Kilchis. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance. This is one of my most popular fisheries so I suggest you book your seats early to assure you get the date you want.
Salmon Special- Fall 2001 - Nehalem Bay and Tillamook Bay: Parties of two or three people, just $125 per person, per day - a $25 per person savings. Fill all four seats for just $450- a savings of $150. (Standard rate is $150 per person, per day).
Ask Us
If you’d like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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Subject: Fishing Report 10/5/01
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning October 4th.
What a week! One day we can’t keep chinook off our rods, the next day I couldn’t get a bite to save my life. I was having so much trouble getting a fish that if salmon had been on sale at Safeway they would have been out of it when I got there. It’s very frustrating to watch salmon being caught all around you and not get any real take-downs. For most of that day all we had was the occasional ‘hit and spit’. It wasn’t until the last two hours of the day that we finally tagged a couple of fish that decided to ‘bite and fight’. Thankfully.
There are a lot of fish in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays right now. This is the most fish I’ve seen this early in more than ten years. If, and I emphasize if, the rains come on time we should have a truly memorable chinook season.
General Conditions
River levels are, of course, still very low. The first good shot of rain we get will likely bust things loose. Steelie and cutthroat numbers are good thoughout area streams and there has been a pretty good bite. The salmon fishing in both Tillamook and Nehalem bays has become a bit erratic with good days followed by slow days. There’s no real pattern to it so all you can do is fish ,fish, fish until you connect with a couple of fish. The weather forecast says we might get a bit of rain Sunday and Monday. If so, expect the bite in both bays and the tidewater sections of the Wilson, Trask, Nestucca and Tillamook rivers to turn on for a few days.
Steelhead
The Nestucca and Wilson rivers are both producing steady catches of steelhead. Work deeper, cooler water and concentrate on the first hour or two of daylight and the hour just before dark for your best chances. Driftboaters are doing well from Farmer’s Creek down to Cloverdale on the Nestucca, but be prepared to drag your boat over gravel bars in places. The Wilson is also very skinny but steelies are holding in all of the deeper pools. Neither river is seeing much pressure as everyone is out chasing salmon. Three Rivers, near Hebo, is producing good catches of steelies and over a thousand fish have been recycled into the Nestucca in the last two months from the Three Rivers hatchery.
Salmon
Hatchery (fin-clipped) coho is open on the Trask above the Highway 101 bridge and there are lots of fish holding in the river right now. Every deep hole between the bridge and Loren’s Drift is holding bright fish. The bite has been consistently good throughout the lower river, from Loren’s downstream to the takeout just above Highway 101. The coho fishery on the Trask will remain open through October 31.
Young’s Bay is still hot for coho. The commercial fishermen are not working the bay right now due to low salmon prices at the dock in Astoria. This means more coho are available than usual for sport anglers. Young’s Bay is very shallow and trolling just doesn’t work too well. Try anchoring up on the edge of the main channel and casting spoons or spinners.
The Kilchis River above the old Hwy 101 bridge, the Wilson above the railroad bridge, the Trask above Hwy 101 and the Nestucca above Cloverdale all re-opened to chinook on September 16.
The Nestucca, from the bay up to the head of tidewater just below Cloverdale, is producing good numbers of early chinook. In particular, anglers are doing well at both the “Combat Zone” at Bob Straub Park and the Rock Hole just upstream from Woods.
When you can get over the bar at Tillamook both the area right in front of the jetties and the zone behind south jetty have been producing well. Tillamook Bay is now closed to coho fishing but Nehalem Bay is open and will remain so until October 31.
The Tillamook Terminal Area (inside the jetties) is open through November 15 for chinook. The Triangular Control Zone (ocean bubble) is also open through November 15 for chinook. Coho season inside Tillamook Bat will end on September 30.
The Nehalem system is still producing well, especially for coho. The bite up there has been really good the last several days. Inside the bay, from the jetty mouth upstream, is open for the retention of both chinook and fin-clipped coho. Barbed hooks are allowed inside the bay. Chinook is open outside the jetties, barbless only, and both fisheries are producing well with relatively light pressure. Trolled herring are working best and the best bite, out at the jaws and in the ocean, is consistently during the last two hours of an incoming tide. Inside Nehalem Bay, from Paradise Cove to Nehalem, you can count on a good bite right at first light and again during the last couple of hours before high tide. There are a lot of salmon in the Nehalem system right now as well as a lot of forage fish. This means you have to pretty much bump a fish on the nose to trigger a bite.
Sturgeon
The Columbia River, from the mouth upstream to Bonneville Dam, re-opened for the retention of sturgeon on October 1. Sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay is fairly steady, although seeing almost no pressure as virtually everyone’s attention is on salmon right now. West Channel and the dolphins at Bay City will both be producing this week. Be sure to contact Dennis and Marie at Tillamook Bait for up-to-date info on the sturgeon bite. They really do have the best idea, day to day, about what and where the bite is on the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I’d suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca and Three Rivers or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
Bass and walleye fishing has been spotty. I am getting some reports of good days and others reporting few if any fish caught at all. This is one of those times I think your best bet is to call around to area tackle shops and get as up-to-date info as you can before deciding where to go fish. I do know the John Day, below Kimberly, has been consistently good of late. I am also hearing reliable reports that one hot spot has been in deeper water just below McNary Dam. Plugs trolled in 20 to 25 feet of water has been the ticket lately.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams will remain open through October 31. Bear in mind that all streams north of Neskowin Creek (Cascade Head) remain catch and release only through the end of the season. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
Charter boats and general anglers are still doing consistently well bottom fishing out of a number of Oregon ports. Depoe Bay, Brookings, Astoria and Garibaldi, in particular, are posting consistent limits whenever they can get out. Surf perch fishing is excellent along a number of central coast beaches and the jetty fishing from Nehalem to Yaquina has remained excellent for both perch and greenling.
Crabbing and Shellfish
The ocean is closed for dungeness crab through November 30. Crabbing is picking up in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays with consistent limits of good, hard-shelled Dungeness being taken. Netarts Bay is also producing good catches of crab. All ocean beaches from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head, are closed to razor clam harvest for conservation reasons. Except for the jetties at the ocean entrances, all bays in the closure area remain open. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Kilchis River Special: Each year the Kilchis hosts a major run of chum and chinook salmon. When the rains and the run coincide it isn’t unusual for anglers to play 10 to 20 chum and a couple of chinook each. And, while the chum are catch and release only, you can take home up to two chinook. Among the most aggressive of the salmon species, chum will pretty much hit anything you put in front of them. And, whether you chase them with conventional gear or fly rods, they are great fighters. This year I am reserving the period from October 15 through the close of chum season on November 15 for chum and chinook fishing on the Kilchis. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance. This is one of my most popular fisheries so I suggest you book your seats early to assure you get the date you want.
Salmon Special- Fall 2001 - Nehalem Bay and Tillamook Bay: Parties of two or three people, just $125 per person, per day - a $25 per person savings. Fill all four seats for just $450- a savings of $150. (Standard rate is $150 per person, per day).
Ask Us
If you’d like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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Subject: Fishing Report - 9/21/01
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning September 21st.
Things are getting interesting, folks… while the coho fishery ay Nehalem Bay is still going strong, the chinook fishing just gets better every day. I know of one 46-pounder taken yesterday out of Nehalem and have heard rumors of a number of other larger than average fish taken over the last few days.
General Conditions
River levels are, of course, still very low. Forecasts call for some rain here on the coast next weekend so pay attention and pray for rain. The first good shot of rain we get will likely bust things loose. Steelie and cutthroat numbers are good thoughout area streams and there has been a pretty good bite. The salmon fishing in both Tillamook and Nehalem bays has picked up and the ocean bubbles are producing good catches as well. And, of course, things are still popping up at Buoy 10.
Steelhead
The Nestucca and Wilson rivers are both producing steady catches of steelhead. Work deeper, cooler water and concentrate on the first hour or two of daylight and the hour just before dark for your best chances. Driftboaters are doing well from Farmer’s Creek down to Cloverdale on the Nestucca, but be prepared to drag your boat over gravel bars in places. The Wilson is also very skinny but steelies are holding in all of the deeper pools.
Salmon
Young’s Bay has really turned on for coho. The commercial fishermen are not working the bay right now due to low salmon prices at the dock in Astoria. This means more coho are available than usual for sport anglers. Young’s Bay is very shallow and trolling just doesn’t work too well. Try anchoring up on the edge of the main channel and casting spoons or spinners.
The Kilchis River above the old Hwy 101 bridge, the Wilson above the railroad bridge, the Trask above Hwy 101 and the Nestucca above Cloverdale all re-opened to chinook on September 16.
The Nestucca, from the bay up to the head of tidewater just below Cloverdale, is producing good numbers of early chinook. In particular, anglers are doing well at both the “Combat Zone” at Bob Straub Park and the Rock Hole just upstream from Woods. The Trask River, upriver from the Hwy 101 Bridge is now open for the retention of fin-clipped coho. This season will remain open until through October 31. The predicted run of hatchery coho in the Trask is expected to top 30,000 fish. Chinook in decent numbers are also being taken in Trask tidewater. Two-Bit and Snag Holes as well as the area around Jack Salmon Point are all producing fish.
The ocean bubbles off of both Nehalem and Tillamook bays are producing consistent chinook catches. With very light pressure, Tillamook Bay is producing good numbers of legal coho and a few early chinook. Last week’s rains also moved decent numbers of chinook and coho up into and just above tidewater on both the Trask and Wilson rivers. The Nehalem River is now closed to all angling above Hwy 26, until October 31, to protect early spawning chinook. Nestucca Bay, while open for chinook, is closed to all coho angling.
The Tillamook Terminal Area (inside the jetties) is open through November 15 for chinook. The Triangular Control Zone (ocean bubble) is also open through November 15 for chinook. Coho season inside Tillamook Bat will end on September 30.
The lower Columbia Buoy 10 fishery has been excellent, with virtually everyone tagging fish on a daily basis. Coho fishing in particular has been, and will likely continue to be, excellent.
The Nehalem system is still producing well. Inside the bay, from the jetty mouth upstream, is open for the retention of both chinook and fin-clipped coho. Barbed hooks are allowed inside the bay. Chinook is open outside the jetties, barbless only, and both fisheries are producing well with relatively light pressure. Trolled herring are working best and the best bite, out at the jaws and in the ocean, is consistently during the last two hours of an incoming tide. Inside Nehalem Bay, from Paradise Cove to Nehalem, you can count on a good bite right at first light and again during the last couple of hours before high tide. There are a lot of salmon in the Nehalem system right now as well as a lot of forage fish. This means you have to pretty much bump a fish on the nose to trigger a bite.
Sturgeon
The Columbia River, from the mouth upstream to Bonneville Dam, will re-open for the retention of sturgeon on October 1. Sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay is fairly steady, although seeing almost no pressure as virtually everyone’s attention is on salmon right now. West Channel and the dolphins at Bay City will both be producing this week. Be sure to contact Dennis and Marie at Tillamook Bait for up-to-date info on the sturgeon bite. They really do have the best idea, day to day, about what and where the bite is on the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I’d suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
The bass and walleye bite on the Columbia has ranged from good to excellent all week. Hot spots for bass include the mouth of the Washougal, the I-205 bridge area, Lady Island and just below both the Bonneville and John Day dams. Walleye anglers are still having good success trolling worm and blade combinations along in-stream drop-offs and points. Try the area around Biggs for good evening action for both bass and walleye. I have also been receiving reports that the mid-Willamette area has been producing good numbers of bass, both smallies and largemouth, for anglers running small to medium sized plugs.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams will remain open through October 31. Bear in mind that all streams north of Neskowin Creek (Cascade Head) remain catch and release only through the end of the season. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
Charter boats and general anglers are still doing consistently well bottom fishing out of a number of Oregon ports. Depoe Bay, Brookings, Astoria and Garibaldi, in particular, are posting consistent limits whenever they can get out. Surf perch fishing is excellent along a number of central coast beaches and the jetty fishing from Nehalem to Yaquina has been excellent for both perch and greenling.
Crabbing and Shellfish
The ocean is closed for dungeness crab through November 30. Crabbing has been fair in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays. All ocean beaches from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head, are closed to razor clam harvest for conservation reasons. Except for the jetties at the ocean entrances, all bays in the closure area remain open. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Kilchis River Special: Each year the Kilchis hosts a major run of chum and chinook salmon. When the rains and the run coincide it isn’t unusual for anglers to play 10 to 20 chum and a couple of chinook each. And, while the chum are catch and release only, you can take home up to two chinook. Among the most aggressive of the salmon species, chum will pretty much hit anything you put in front of them. And, whether you chase them with conventional gear or fly rods, they are great fighters. This year I am reserving the period from October 15 through the close of chum season on November 15 for chum and chinook fishing on the Kilchis. These are full-day driftboat trips. I am discounting my regular driftboat price from $125 to $100 per person. You must fill both seats and book a minimum of one week in advance. This is one of my most popular fisheries so I suggest you book your seats early to assure you get the date you want.
Salmon Special- Fall 2001 - Nehalem Bay and Tillamook Bay: Parties of two or three people, just $125 per person, per day - a $25 per person savings. Fill all four seats for just $450- a savings of $150. (Standard rate is $150 per person, per day). We are also booking for chum and chinook trips on the Kilchis in October and November. This is another of those premier salmon fisheries and is very popular. When the weather and the fish cooperate 20 and 30 fish days are not uncommon. These seats are filling fast so if you are interested in this great little fishery you need to contact us soon.
Ask Us
If you’d like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
Dennis Dobson
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Subject: Fishing Report - 9/08/01
This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning September 14th.
The big news this week is the unexpected re-opening of the Buoy 10 chinook fishery. With chinook returns to the river fifty percent higher than expected - 450,000 fish instead of the intitial projection of 300,000 - fishery mangers decided to re-open the season beginning this Saturday, September 15. The season is expected to remain open through the end of the year. Anglers will be allowed to keep four fish daily, no more than one of which may be a chinook and no more than two may be fin-clipped steelhead. All other size and gear restrictions remain unchanged from the 2001 spoer fishing regulations.
General Conditions
River levels are, of course, still very low. However, we did get just enough rain last week to move some fish around and things are getting interesting. Steelie and cutthroat numbers are good thoughout area streams and there has been a pretty good bite. The salmon fishing in both Tillamook and Nehalem bays has picked up and the ocean bubbles are producing good catches as well. And, of course, things are still popping up at Buoy 10.
Steelhead
The mouth of the Deschutes River, as well as the entire stretch up to Mack’s Canyon, are still producing near record numbers of steelies. So have the mouths of the Cowlitz and the Sandy. Check with local bait shops for up to date info on where to go and how to rig. On the coast, the Nestucca, in particular, is producing steady catches of steelhead. Work deeper, cooler water and concentrate on the first hour or two of daylight and the hour just before dark for your best chances. Driftboaters are doing well from Farmer’s Creek down to Cloverdale on the Nestucca, but be prepared to drag your boat over gravel bars in places.
Salmon
The Nestucca, from the bay up to the head of tidewater near Cloverdale, is producing good numbers of early chinook. In particular, anglers are doing well at both the “Combat Zone” at Bob Straub Park and the Rock Hole just upstream from Woods. The Trask River, upriver from the Hwy 101 Bridge is now open for the retention of fin-clipped coho. This season will remain open until through October 31. The predicted run of hatchery coho in the Trask is expected to top 30,000 fish. Chinook in decent numbers are also being taken in Trask tidewater. Two-Bit and Snag Holes as well as the area around Jack Salmon Point are all producing fish.
The ocean bubbles off of both Nehalem and Tillamook bays are producing consistent chinook catches. With very light pressure, Tillamook Bay is producing good numbers of legal coho and a few early chinook. Last week’s rains also moved decent numbers of chinook and coho up into and just above tidewater on both the Trask and Wilson rivers. The Nehalem River is now closed to all angling, until October 31, to protect early spawning chinook. All angling on the Nestucca, above Cloverdale, is retricted to artificial flies and lures only through September 16th.
The Tillamook Terminal Area (inside the jetties) is open through November 15 for chinook. The Triangular Control Zone (ocean bubble) is also open through November 15 for chinook.
The lower Columbia Buoy 10 fishery has been excellent, with virtually everyone tagging fish on a daily basis. Coho fishing in particular has been, and will likely continue to be, excellent.
The Nehalem system is still producing well. Inside the bay, from the jetty mouth upstream, is open for the retention of both chinook and fin-clipped coho. Barbed hooks are allowed inside the bay. Chinook is open outside the jetties, barbless only, and both fisheries are producing well with relatively light pressure. Trolled herring are working best and the best bite, out at the jaws and in the ocean, is consistently during the last two hours of an incoming tide. Inside Nehalem Bay, from Paradise Cove to Nehalem, you can count on a good bite right at first light and again during the last couple of hours before high tide. There are a lot of salmon in the Nehalem system right now as well as a lot of forage fish. This means you have to pretty much bump a fish on the nose to trigger a bite.
Sturgeon
The Columbia River, from the mouth upstream to Bonneville Dam, will re-open for the retention of sturgeon on October 1. Sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay is fairly steady, although seeing almost no pressure as virtually everyone’s attention is on salmon right now. West Channel and the dolphins at Bay City will both be producing this week. Be sure to contact Dennis and Marie at Tillamook Bait for up-to-date info on the sturgeon bite. They really do have the best idea, day to day, about what and where the bite is on the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I’d suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
The bass and walleye bite on the Columbia has ranged from good to excellent all week. Hot spots for bass include the mouth of the Washougal, the I-205 bridge area, Lady Island and just below both the Bonneville and John Day dams. Walleye anglers are still having good success trolling worm and blade combinations along in-stream drop-offs and points. Try the area around Biggs for good evening action for both bass and walleye. I have also been receiving reports that the mid-Willamette area has been producing good numbers of bass, both smallies and largemouth, for anglers running small to medium sized plugs.
Halibut Seasons (All-Depth)
Because more than 24,000 pounds remain of the 78,000 pound halibut quota, there will be a two-day all-depth halibut fishery on Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 22. The daily limit remains the first fish caught 32-inches or larger. The annual halibut limit is six fish. You can call the National Marine Fisheries Service hotline at 800-662-9825 or visit www.hmsc.orst.edu/odfw for additional information.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams will remain open through October 31. Bear in mind that all streams north of Neskowin Creek (Cascade Head) remain catch and release only through the end of the season. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
Charter boats and general anglers are still doing consistently well bottom fishing out of a number of Oregon ports. Depoe Bay, Brookings, Astoria and Garibaldi, in particular, are posting consistent limits whenever they can get out. Surf perch fishing is excellent along a number of central coast beaches and the jetty fishing from Nehalem to Yaquina has been excellent for both perch and greenling.
Crabbing and Shellfish
The ocean is closed for dungeness crab through November 30. Crabbing has been fair in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays. All ocean beaches from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head, are closed to razor clam harvest for conservation reasons. Except for the jetties at the ocean entrances, all bays in the closure area remain open. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
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If you’d like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish.
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This is Dennis Dobson at Oregon Outdoors with your north coast fishing report for the week beginning September 8th.
First of all, I apologize for this report being a couple of days late. We’ve had a medical emergency here at home that has required most of my attention for the last few days. Everything is now under control and I should be back on schedule this Thursday. In the meantime, here’s this week’s report:
General Conditions
River levels are, of course, still very low. However, we did get just enough rain last week to move some fish around and things are getting interesting. Steelie and cutthroat numbers are good thoughout area streams and there has been a pretty good bite. The salmon fishing in both Tillamook and Nehalem bays has picked up and the ocean bubbles are producing good catches as well. And, of course, things are still popping up at Buoy 10.
Steelhead
Both the mouth of the Deschutes River and the first few miles upriver are still producing near record numbers of steelies. So have the mouths of the Cowlitz and the Sandy. Check with local bait shops for up to date info on where to go and how to rig. On the coast, the Nestucca, in particular, is producing steady catches of steelhead. Work deeper, cooler water and concentrate on the first hour or two of daylight and the hour just before dark for your best chances. Driftboaters are doing well from Farmer’s Creek down to Cloverdale on the Nestucca, but be prepared to drag your boat over gravel bars in places.
Salmon
The Trask River, upriver from the Hwy 101 Bridge is now open for the retention of fin-clipped coho. This season will remain open until through October 31. The predicted run of hatchery coho in the Trask is expected to top 30,000 fish. With very light pressure, Tillamook Bay is producing good numbers of legal coho and a few early chinook. Last week’s rains also moved decent numbers of chinook and coho up into and just above tidewater on both the Trask and Wilson rivers. The Nehalem River is now closed to all angling, until October 31, to protect early spawning chinook. All angling on the Nestucca, above Cloverdale, is retricted to artificial flies and lures only through September 16th.
The Tillamook Terminal Area (inside the jetties) is open through November 15 for chinook. The Triangular Control Zone (ocean bubble) is also open through November 15 for chinook.
The lower Columbia Buoy 10 fishery has been excellent, with virtually everyone tagging fish on a daily basis. Coho fishing in particular has been, and will likely continue to be, excellent. The section between Buoy 10 and Tongue Point is now closed to the retention of chinook but the daily bag limit has been increased to four fish. Two of which, by the way, may be fin-clipped steelhead. Low water temps and flows will have both coho and chinook moving up out of the estuary earlier than we usually see them. Higher than average water temps will probably slow this escapement a bit and will certainly slow the bite. Water temps in the Columbia near Portland are right at 70 degrees right now.
The Nehalem system is still producing well. Inside the bay, from the jetty mouth upstream, is open for the retention of both chinook and fin-clipped coho. Barbed hooks are allowed inside the bay. Chinook is open outside the jetties, barbless only, and both fisheries are producing well with relatively light pressure. Trolled herring are working best and the best bite, out at the jaws and in the ocean, is consistently during the last two hours of an incoming tide. Inside Nehalem Bay, from Paradise Cove to Nehalem, you can count on a good bite right at first light and again during the last couple of hours before high tide. There are a lot of salmon in the Nehalem system right now as well as a lot of forage fish. This means you have to pretty much bump a fish on the nose to trigger a bite.
Low water flows in Young’s Bay are keeping returning salmon at the head of tidewater. Back-bouncing eggs or shrimp from a boat is proving to be very effective.
Sturgeon
The Columbia River, from the mouth upstream to Bonneville Dam, will re-open for the retention of sturgeon on October 1. Sturgeon fishing on Tillamook Bay is fairly steady, although seeing almost no pressure as virtually everyone’s attention is on salmon right now. West Channel and the dolphins at Bay City will both be producing this week. Be sure to contact Dennis and Marie at Tillamook Bait for up-to-date info on the sturgeon bite. They really do have the best idea, day to day, about what and where the bite is on the bay.
If you want to wet a line this coming week I’d suggest you call either Ron Byrd at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods (503-392-4269) for up-to-date info on the Nestucca or Dennis and Marie Will at Tillamook Bait Company (503-842-5031) for the latest word on the Trask, Wilson and Tillamook Bay. Kelly and Janice at The Jetty Fishery can give you all of the up-to-date info you need on the fishing at Nehalem. They can be reached at 503-368-5746.
Bass and Walleye
The bass and walleye bite on the Columbia has ranged from good to excellent all week. Hot spots for bass include the mouth of the Washougal, the I-205 bridge area, Lady Island and just below both the Bonneville and John Day dams. Walleye anglers are still having good success trolling worm and blade combinations along in-stream drop-offs and points. Try the area around Biggs for good evening action for both bass and walleye.
Halibut Seasons (All-Depth)
Because more than 24,000 pounds remain of the 78,000 pound halibut quota, there will be a two-day all-depth halibut fishery on Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 22. The daily limit remains the first fish caught 32-inches or larger. The annual halibut limit is six fish. You can call the National Marine Fisheries Service hotline at 800-662-9825 or visit www.hmsc.orst.edu/odfw for additional information.
Trout
Trout fishing in most coastal streams will remain open through October 31. Bear in mind that all streams north of Neskowin Creek (Cascade Head) remain catch and release only through the end of the season. All trout stocking for the year has been completed. Fall stocking of larger fish is not scheduled to occur as low-water conditions at both hatcheries and local lakes necessitated early release of these fish.
The stocking schedule is now available on the internet at www.dfw.or.us. AND at www.localfishermannews.com.
Ocean
Charter boats and general anglers are still doing consistently well bottom fishing out of a number of Oregon ports. Depoe Bay, Brookings, Astoria and Garibaldi, in particular, are posting consistent limits whenever they can get out. Surf perch fishing is excellent along a number of central coast beaches and the jetty fishing from Nehalem to Yaquina has been excellent for both perch and greenling.
Crabbing and Shellfish
The ocean is closed for dungeness crab through November 30. Crabbing has been fair in both Nehalem and Tillamook bays. All ocean beaches from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head, are closed to razor clam harvest for conservation reasons. Except for the jetties at the ocean entrances, all bays in the closure area remain open. For the latest info on beach closures, call the Shellfish Hotline at 503-986-4728 or go to www.oda.state.or.us on the web for updates.
Salmon Special- Summer 2001 - Nehalem Bay and Buoy Ten : Parties of two or three people, just $125 per person, per day - a $25 per person savings. Fill all four seats for just $450- a savings of $150. (Standard rate is $150 per person, per day).
Ask Us
If you’d like to ask about local river conditions or book a trip you can reach us by phone at 503-815-2766 or via e-mail at oreoutdd@pacifier.com
And be sure to visit our web site at oregonoutdoors.org. Just follow the link to the homepage. Please sign our Guest Book … we always enjoy seeing who is visiting us.
Until next week, have a great time and go catch some fish. |
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