Posted by Ocean Harvester on Apr 28, 2009 in
Ocean Harvest 
The Harvester in the Charleston boat basin
The F/V Harvester is a family owned fishing boat out of Charleston Oregon fishing for albacore tuna, rock fish, dungeness crab and salmon — when they’ll let us!
We’re going to bring you the latest fishing and crabbing tips and touch on local fishing issues, be it the salmon closure or how the crab are doing out there.
Just getting started but look for some video of crabbing and long lining and general fishing goodness from the Southern Oregon Coast.
Thanks and check back soon
-Capt Tyler & the Harvester Crew
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Posted by Webmaster on Apr 5, 2009 in
General Betty Kay Charters – Join us for fun and adventure on our our fishing trips! Captain Bill and Captain Kathi are ready to give you a memorable, fun fishing trip. They will go all out to find and get you fish! Captain Bill and Captain Kathi will give you helpful tips and assist you. Your safety and fun is our focus.
7788 Albacore, Charleston, OR 97420 (541) 888-9021 www.bettykaycharters.com
Chinook Charters
93762 Raymond Ln., North Bend, OR 97459 (541) 662-0964
Prowler Charters – It’s time to enjoy some of the best deep sea charter fishing on the Oregon Coast. Departing from Bandon By The Sea and traveling across the Bandon bar we make our way to the fishing ground, just minutes from the dock!.
325 First St. SE, Bandon, OR 97423 (541) 347-9126 www.prowlercharters.com
Salmon Harbor Charters
495 Beach Boulevard,Winchester Bay, OR (541) 271-2010 www.salmonharborcharters.com
Strike Zone Charters – Owned and operated by husband & wife team Scott & Casey Howard. The Howard family has operated Deep Sea Salmon Fishing Charters in Winchester Bay since 1962. Strike Zone Charters was formally known as Gee Gee Charters.
465 Beach Blvd, Winchester Bay, Oregon 97420 (541) 271-9706 www.strikezonecharters.com
Tags: Bandon, bottom fishing, Charleston, charter fishing, Coos Bay, halibut, Reedsport, tuna, Winchester Bay
Posted by Webmaster on Apr 2, 2009 in
Clamming in Oregon 
Clam digger Paul Heikkila and his chocolate lab, Tango, hit the mudflats early Friday morning for a few of the fresh, tasty treats. Minus tides next week should make for good clamming in Oregon’s Bay Area. World Photo by Madeline Steege
Column by Joe Hansen, Outdoors Editor
As the sun snuck over the horizon in the foggy Charleston mudflats Friday morning I slaughtered my first clam.
I say “slaughtered,” because it wasn’t pretty.
I’ve seen experts dig clams, plucking them out of their holes in neat little shell packages, without cutting the neck or shattering the shell. It looked kind of easy.
“Here’s the neck,” said Paul Heikkila, my clam digging guide for the morning, pulling a severed, finger-sized piece of meat out of a pile of mud I’d displaced with my shovel.
My next few shovel strokes yielded a crunching sound as I smashed the clam to smithereens. Clearly the blows had been lethal, so it was my obligation to find the darn thing, somewhere in the muck, and take it home and eat it.
“Stick your hand in there, so your fingers get numb,” Paul said, pointing to the 5-gallon-bucket-sized hole I’d dug next to the South Slough. “You’ve got to find him now, if you’re here all day, snorkeling.”
I got on my hands and knees, rooting around in the hole ,ntil eventually,I found it, my first clam; a shattered mess of shell, meat and mud.
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Tags: Charleston, Clamming in Oregon
