Greetings Members and guests:
Ralph’s Reel Report 9/18/10
With great sadness we say goodbye to 12 Mile Mike (Mike Henry) and Jim
Burnett.
Both were great fishermen and lovers of the Siletz.
We will miss them both very much.
Here is my update, dedicated to Jim and Mike:
The Chinook bite is starting!
The colder weather is spurring the spawn. Rain is dropping the water temperature.
Three were caught Thursday by Chinook Bend campers. The largest was 30 pounds, caught by Dominic Corvello. That was his second Chinook caught here this year.
They are using spinners, large sardines, Kwikfish and cut plug herring. Trolling is best.
No Coho yet!
We are surprised nobody has caught a Silver that we know of. The fishery is still on.
This time last year Coho were jumping in the boats! I’m sure they will show up soon.
Crabbing is excellent.
We went out Sunday and caught 34 fat crabs. It took all day and about 500 crabs to get this many keepers but it was beautiful on the bay and we had a great time.
Blueback & Cutthroat:
John Bock caught a nice Cutthroat for Julie’s dinner a week or so ago.
The salmon fishing overshadows trout fishing but they are still in there!
Sturgeon:
A camper reported seeing a big Sturgeon rolling in The Bend a week ago.
No Sturgeon fishermen were present to catch it, as usual.
Sturgeon is very tasty!
Rockfish:
My daughter Shasta
and her family went bottom fishing Sunday from
We have a lot of members and regulars arriving but there is plenty of room for YOU.
Our rental boats are ready to go. We can launch your boat if needed.
We have rental trailers too. Call Karen to make your reservation and come fishing!
Ralph
Fishing/Whale Watching Update, 04/21/10
Migrating Whales
Gray whales are migrating along the
Steelhead angling is fair with best opportunities in the upper river. Catch rates have been fair for both bank and boat anglers around the moonshine park area. A variety of techniques can be productive this time of year as fish tend to be aggressive around the peak spawning season.
Here is the link to watch for fishing regulation changes:
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/fishing/reg_changes/index.asp
1. Mainstem
upstream to painted
boulder located 900 feet downstream
from
including tidewater
• Open
for adipose fin-clipped steelhead
entire year.
• Open
for Chinook salmon April 1-Dec. 31, upstream to deadline marker at the
Moonshine
Park
boat ramp.
• Use
of bait allowed.
2. Mainstem
Siletz upstream from 900
feet below
Siletz, South Fork Siletz and
all
tributaries of these streams • Closed.
Local Trout Information:
Here is a link to the local lakes ODFW is stocking:
Here is a link to the stocking schedule:
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/fishing/trout_stocking_schedules
This link also has valuable tips and best locations.
Your tax dollars and license fees at work!
Chinook
Attention Kayakers!
Here is a link to Northwest Kayak Anglers.com.
Check out their tournament in
2010
The group will camp here during the tournament. Drop
by and talk to them about kayak / and / or local rock fishing. They will be
glad to answer your questions.
http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?;tpstart=7
We rent kayaks by the hour, half day or day.