10-27-2002, 03:16 PM
Fisheries Update
October 25th – October 31st, 2002
The Columbia fishery is winding down as most of the chinook in the catches are of the dark variety. There are still some coho available at the lower Columbia tributaries. Crabbing in the estuary is great! Clamming is closed so stay off the beaches!
The Tillamook district is experiencing a slowing of chinook fishing but we all know there is some great late season fishing to come! The lower stretches will be the place to be as low tide exchanges will not wash many biters into the upper bay.
The Nehalem and Nestucca systems are full of fish but they are not biting so well. A weather change would be a welcome sight but there really isn't one in sight to make a difference. Crabbing in Tillamook is fair at best. We got 13 keepers for 5 pots but we were using prime crab bait near Crab Harbor. The Umpqua and Siuslaw Rivers are producing both chinook and coho for those soaking bait or pulling plugs.
Most of the fish are upstream of the mouths of these systems but a few fresh ones are trickling through daily. The 71 1/2 pound chinook taken on the Rogue River last Sunday by Grant Martinsen on a 7 1/2 pound tippet will be a new fly-fishing world record if the IGFA recognizes it.
Crabbing is excellent at Newport, Walsport and Winchester Bay. Beaches North of Cape Lookout to the mouth of the Columbia at Astoria remain closed to clamming. North and South Forks of the Nehalem River continue to offer the best steelheading opportunities in the State.
The Sandy River is low, clear and fishing is slow. Similar conditions may be found at the Clackamas River. Most of the salmon present in these systems are darkening. Many rivers will close to coho on October 31st, so be sure to check the regs. No trout planting is scheduled this week.
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October 25th – October 31st, 2002
The Columbia fishery is winding down as most of the chinook in the catches are of the dark variety. There are still some coho available at the lower Columbia tributaries. Crabbing in the estuary is great! Clamming is closed so stay off the beaches!
The Tillamook district is experiencing a slowing of chinook fishing but we all know there is some great late season fishing to come! The lower stretches will be the place to be as low tide exchanges will not wash many biters into the upper bay.
The Nehalem and Nestucca systems are full of fish but they are not biting so well. A weather change would be a welcome sight but there really isn't one in sight to make a difference. Crabbing in Tillamook is fair at best. We got 13 keepers for 5 pots but we were using prime crab bait near Crab Harbor. The Umpqua and Siuslaw Rivers are producing both chinook and coho for those soaking bait or pulling plugs.
Most of the fish are upstream of the mouths of these systems but a few fresh ones are trickling through daily. The 71 1/2 pound chinook taken on the Rogue River last Sunday by Grant Martinsen on a 7 1/2 pound tippet will be a new fly-fishing world record if the IGFA recognizes it.
Crabbing is excellent at Newport, Walsport and Winchester Bay. Beaches North of Cape Lookout to the mouth of the Columbia at Astoria remain closed to clamming. North and South Forks of the Nehalem River continue to offer the best steelheading opportunities in the State.
The Sandy River is low, clear and fishing is slow. Similar conditions may be found at the Clackamas River. Most of the salmon present in these systems are darkening. Many rivers will close to coho on October 31st, so be sure to check the regs. No trout planting is scheduled this week.
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