Friday, May 29, 2015
Friday, May 22, 2015
Oregon fishing update
Willamette
Valley Fishing Report
- Despite continued good returns over Bonneville Dam, effort and success on the
lower Columbia River is not impressive. We're on the verge of improving summer steelhead
action and gobs of shad are likely to really pop off in the near future but
salmon fishing remains pretty quiet despite fair numbers present. Sturgeon
angling near Kelly Point Park is certainly good but interest is also subdued
due to catch and release regulations.
North
Coast Fishing Report - Spring Chinook have finally made a fair showing in
Tillamook Bay this week. The upper bay seems to be the best but tides will soon
wane, making the lower estuary more attractive. Without much water in the coastal
systems, these fish will congregate in the tidewater reaches or stay in the bay
until cooler waters prevail. It appears that the moss that commonly fouls gear
in the upper bay this time of year is actually not a problem; let's hope it
stays that way. Anglers working the adjacent ocean area are finding an
occasional salmon but Bottomfishing as well has halibut (when open at
all-depth) fishing has been great.
Nestucca
anglers are only seeing sporadic results and with the extremely low flows,
springers don't seem to be making a strong showing in Three Rivers right now
either. There is a rare summer steelhead being taken here.
Ocean
crabbing may be slightly improving but really only slightly. Razor clam digging
remains closed statewide due to elevated levels of naturally occurring toxins
in the flesh of our favorite bivalves.
Central & South Coast Reports – Successful fishing
Oregon’s ocean is a matter of following cycles. Over the past couple of days,
rockfish have been snapping out of Depoe Bay while lingcod were tough to
entice. Dropping pots on the way out has been well worth the efforts with
crabbing on the upswing. Chinook fishing has been slow but there's plenty of
time for improvement in that cycle.
While the wind is predicted to pick up a
little in the afternoons, forecasts for the weekend looks pretty good for
offshore launches.
Beautiful and touching but also an event which
will be sure to snarl traffic, the Annual Fleet of Flowers ceremony will take
place at Depoe Bay on Memorial Day.
The next opportunity for all-depth halibut
will occur Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 28-30 with follow-up dates set on
June 11-13 and June 25-27. Summer all-depth halibut opens Aug 7-8 then every
other Friday and Saturday until the quota is met.
South coast surfperch fishing is still going
strong with plenty of striped and pinkfin surfperch being taken. The best bait
is still small pieces of raw shrimp but many are hoking up by using Berkley
Camo Sand Worms
Central & Eastern – Fly fishers on the
Deschutes around Trout Creek will find redsides still keyed on big bugs,
actively sucking down Stonefly and Salmon Fly imitations. Various May flies are
also in evidence along with Caddis.
Kokanee have continued to challenge trollers
at Wickiup but those who have remained persistent have taken some nice fish to
18 inches. Jigging has been effective at Odell for those who can locate schools
and hold over fish. Otherwise, it's a trolling game for fair to good catches of
kokes swimming 30 to 40 feet deep.
Green Peter remains low, about 34 feet below
full pool, with no docks available. Kokanee fishing is slow.
SW
Washington - The
Cowlitz remains the top bet for salmon anglers working the lower Columbia
tributaries in the district but success rates are slowing from previous weeks.
Summer steelhead are also starting to show with more regularity but action is
sporadic and more likely to improve into late June. The Kalama and Lewis are
fair bets at best as spring Chinook returns continue to be depressed. Some summer
steelhead are available but this too seems to be a diminishing fishery. The
Wind River and Drano Lake fisheries are dramatically slowing as well. With the
bulk of the run passed, anglers will anxiously await summer steelhead
opportunities later in the summer.
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