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Alan Danner held one of his bachelor parties on board
Pro Guide Bob Rees'
boat on Sunday, August 29th. In the group photo, Nick (far left)
did his share by chumming up the biters on "Big Blue" that day.
I didn't know ocean coho had such an affinity for beer!
Below is a photo of Alan with the largest fish. |
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Fisheries Update
October 1st — October 7th, 2004
Fisheries Update: : Fall Chinook fishing on Tillamook Bay is underway!
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Todd Z.'s 9 year old son Peter and his 40 lbs. Chinook caught near buoy 10 using a red and white "Toman" spinner. It measured 41" long.
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Columbia River fishing is best in the Bonneville area. The coho are mostly
wild in the lower river but backtrollers and anchor anglers from Troutdale
to Bonneville are still scoring great numbers of Chinook. The season has been
extended to the end of the year! No September 30th closure!
Sturgeon season opens back up to catch and keep this week too! Retention
days remain Thursday's through Saturday's starting October 1st and from the
incidental catches being tallied in the gorge, there seem to be plenty of
sturgeon (both keepers and oversize) available to anglers!
Crabbing on the lower Columbia remains good.
Tillamook Bay saw a nice shot of fresh Chinook responsive to spinners the
first half of this week. It was signature spinner fishing with fish present,
nice weather with little wind and little sea-weed to contend with. It's all
too good to last through the weekend. See the full length version for best
bets over the weekend!
Crabbing on Tillamook Bay remains slow yet effort rather high.
Tuna fishing remains good offshore out of central and Southern Oregon ports,
but it's a trip of 30 or more miles to find a temperature break. Once found,
the albacore are cooperative.
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David Cale with his future fishing brood. David caught this 48 pound chinook on the lower Columbia in late August.
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Salmon fishing has been very slow in Yaquina Bay although crabbing is great.
Anglers able to venture offshore out of Newport report good results. Chinook
angling in the Alsea and Siletz Rivers has slowed.
The wild coho fishery at Siltcoos and Tahkenitch Lakes will open on October 1st,
thanks to a strong recovery and a return far in excess of that needed for sustainability.
Winchester Bay fishermen continue to take chinook. Steelheading action has fallen
off in the Umpqua although smallmouth bass fishing is holding up. The Coos and
Coquille have slowed.
Rogue River bay is getting a fresh flush of coho. Steelheading is good for adults
and half pounders I the lower Rogue, summer steelheading has slowed upstream. Chinook
fishing is best around Grants Pass.
The Clackamas and North Santiam are slow, Sandy River anglers are doing well for coho.
Trout will be planted in the Willamette Zone this week at Detroit Reservoir,
Henry Hagg Lake, West Salish Pond, Foster Reservoir and The South Fork of the
Crooked River
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