Posted by Webmaster on Oct 30, 2010 in
Fishing With last weekend’s rains, fishing on the Elk and Sixes rivers had picked up near the mouths of both rivers. Along with the rain were some very large ocean swells and strong winds, and this made for some difficult fishing.
The river levels rose, but on Monday they started to fall back and fishing became very difficult in both rivers. There were some deep holes that produced fish, but most of the river was too low to effectively use drift boats.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Elk River Hatchery recently released 300,000 smolts into the system. They warned anglers that they might accidently catch some of the released smolts, and they encourage all of us to gently release them back into the river.
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Tags: Arago, Chinook, coquille, Elk River, Sixes
Posted by Webmaster on Oct 19, 2010 in
General Siuslaw River: Mid to upper tidewater is producing the best fall Chinook catch rates around high tide.
Arizona Pond: Trout fishing is poor. Water levels have been reduced to control vegetation.
Chetco River: The ocean Chinook bubble fishery is closed. Chinook fishing in the estuary has been fair.
Coos County lakes: Rainbow trout have been stocked in Empire Lakes, Saunders Lake and Powers Pond. Powers Pond will be extremely difficult to fish due to heavy aquatic vegetation.
Coos River Basin: The best catches of Chinook are coming from upstream of the Chandler Bridge and into the South Coos River. Trolling cut plug herring or sardines have produced the most fish along with trolling spinners. Casting spinners or fishing bait under a bobber are the most effective ways from shore.
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Tags: fishing, recreation report, salmon, southern oregon coast, trout
Posted by Webmaster on Oct 9, 2010 in
Crabbing in Oregon 
Thor Anderson tosses his crab ring back into the water at the Charleston Marina late Wednesday morning. World Photo by Lou Sennick
It’s high time for crabbing, and things only look to improve.
October, November and December are generally good months for bay crabbing, and Charleston is already seeing great numbers of Dungeness crab being caught, both commercially from boats and from the docks.
“Crabbing is really good this year – better than last,” said Lucy Kindel at Davey Jones Locker. “Usually they run a little hard this time of year.”
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Tags: Charleston, crab, Crabbing in Oregon, dungeness
Posted by Webmaster on Oct 9, 2010 in
Fishing On Thursday, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that we had reached approximately 82 percent of the 1,200-fish quota for wild coho on the Coquille River, and they will be closing the season on Sunday one hour after sunset. It is very important that they not exceed the quota, as this season was approved by NOAA Fisheries.
When I talked to ODFW, they wanted to give anglers as much notice as possible, and if we have a good weekend we should be very close to filling the quota. By staying inside the limits, it should be easier to have a special season approved next year.
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Tags: coho, coquille river, outdoor report
Posted by Webmaster on Oct 2, 2010 in
General Siuslaw River: Fall Chinook angling is consistent, with fair to good catch rates. Anglers are catching fish from the lower bay through tide water. Cutthroat trout angling is fair.
Arizona Pond: Trout fishing is poor. Water levels have been reduced to control aquatic vegetation.
Chetco River: Chinook fishing continues to be hit and miss in the estuary. The Chetco River terminal ocean Chinook fishery runs through Oct. 12.
Coos River Basin: Good clam digging tides will return next week.
This past week has seen a great improvement in the number of Dungeness crabs harvested from the docks.
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Tags: angling, bass, Chinook, Clamming in Oregon, coho, Crabbing in Oregon, fishing, trout
Posted by Webmaster on Oct 2, 2010 in
General 
Steve Davis fishes above the tide gate at the south end of the boardwalk in Coos Bay last Friday. To his right, a wooden structure shows where cement stairs were poured in a few minutes later to help anglers navigate the steep slope.All local angler Don Hynes wanted was a few stairs by the tide gate in Coos Bay.
After nine months of searching for a contractor, Robert Vandervelden stepped in.
The kicker? The service was free of charge.
“They’re all working for free,” Hynes said last week.
Hynes set out last year to create better access for older fishermen to the tide gate fishing area, a popular spot to catch salmon as they swim back upstream to spawn.
“When you get old and decrepit, you need all the help you can get,” Hynes said, laughing.
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Tags: Coos Bay boardwalk, fishing access, salmon fishing
