North Coast Fishing Report – Spring Chinook season is on the ropes for Tillamook Bay. With the exception of a mid-May flurry, it never really got off the ropes. Trollers took advantage of the last soft tide series this week, targeting spring Chinook along the north jetty, on the inside of Tillamook Bay. Guides and…
North Coast Fishing Report – Tillamook spring Chinook fishing is flatly in the toilet. One guide reported 3 days of effort for just 2 jack salmon. Jacks seem to be making up a large percentage of the catch, but there is an odd absence of 4-year old fish. Despite excellent tides for lower bay (north…
Springers Hit Or Miss in Tillamook, Halibut and Bottomfish a Nice Option North Coast Fishing Report – It’s still springers time in Tillamook Bay. That’s the good news. The bad news is that there aren’t many springers in Tillamook Bay. There was some fairly good fishing in the upper bay on the last big tide…
North Coast Fishing Report – Spring Chinook have arrived on Tillamook Bay. But just because we’ve heard of a few, doesn’t mean it’s explosive fishing. Even in the best of years, “explosive” is rarely a term we’ve used for Tillamook Bay fishing. Last week, on the weaker tide series, boats were catching fish in the…
Springers, Halibut, and Lingcod, Oh My! North Coast Fishing Report – We reported LAST WEEK about the various boat ramps re-opening to spring Chinook anglers in Tillamook. Click back to last week’s report for that information. This week, the Port of Garibaldi is lifting some of its restrictions for boaters, allowing access to the lower…
North Coast Fishing Report – With extensive closures still in place on many of the district’s boat ramps, the north coast remains a quiet place for most anglers. The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners have recently adopted a new resolution, allowing for the sporadic use of the area’s boat ramps for spring Chinook anglers. HERE…
North Coast Fishing Report – Although spring Chinook are starting to show in the Tillamook district, we’re still weeks away from peak season. Historically, mid-May was the most productive period for springers here. Now, some of the best fishing takes place in mid to late June. There have been reports of spring Chinook caught in…
North Coast Fishing Report – Same stable weather pattern, same, stable fishing pattern. Spring Chinook fishing remains ho-hum on the north coast, with Tillamook remaining the best (but far from good) option. Rivers remain low, and action even lower. There remains a few biters on the outgoing tide in the upper bay however. It’s quite…
North Coast Fishing Report – Effort is beginning to taper, but hard core salmon trollers will still by plying the waters of the upper bay on this next minus tide series. It’s been tough fishing as of late, that won’t change anytime soon, I’m confident of that. The low tide exchanges had anglers focused on…
North Coast Fishing Report – It’s still relatively quiet on the spring Chinook front. As a matter of fact, fishery managers have a growing concern that the hatchery may not make broodstock this season, so they closed the hatchery hole on the Trask River effective Thursday. HERE is the official press release. The return is…
North Coast Fishing Report – Yes, it’s still spring Chinook season in Tillamook County, but if you find yourself coming across one, you had better consider a lottery ticket because you’re one of the rare ones. A minus tide this week will keep anglers focused on upper bay fishing, where catches have been light despite…
North Coast Fishing Report – It’s still doldrums fishing in the Tillamook district. Although we’re in a historical peak period for springers in Tillamook Bay and the Trask River, catches in recent years have not been impressive. That has been the case this year, with just an occasional fish being taken on the recent hold-over…
North Coast Fishing Report – Still a bit quiet on the spring Chinook front for Tillamook County anglers. The big minus tide series this week put anglers in the upper reach of Tillamook Bay in anticipation of a spinner bite on the last half of outgoing tide. Anchor fishermen using plugs also anticipated some opportunity;…
North Coast Fishing Report – Reliable reports of spring Chinook are indicating that the run is underway in Tillamook Bay. Fair catches of springers on the last half of outgoing tide at Memaloose early this week (Monday and Tuesday) indicate that there will be fish returning to the system this year. From a reliable resource,…
North Coast Fishing Report – Still early for spring Chinook, and late for steelhead although summer fish are starting to show on the Nestucca and Wilson River systems. And yes, spring Chinook are in the Trask River. Reports of success are few and far between however. After a fair start for spring Chinook at the…
