Clack Rookie

[chuck 'n' duck]

You can either troll or anchor up in the Willamette just outside/downstream of the Clack mouth with plugs such as Wiggle Warts, Hot shots or Flatfish. There were lots of fish rolling right at the mouth last weekend, however, there didn't seem to be many people catching from boats. Most of the action was at the circus up at 99E. Hundreds of people and hundreds if not thousands of fish. With all of the action there last weekend, I think a good bet would be to drift the river upstream. Drift eggs or pitch blades.

Good Luck and Tight Lines,

Chuck 'n' Duck

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Howdy Spoons. First get the right attire. A good strong kevlar army helmut, flack jacket, 1400's iron chasity belt, 3 pairs of cowboy chaps, carbon fiber working gloves, steel toe boots, and a pair of bullet proof goggles. Use this for both the stacked up fall silvers under the 99 bridge area now and next spring for the combat zone between gangster banksters and hardline hogliners at the Clack mouth for springers. I used to bring a baseball glove and catch the lead being thrown at us when we backbounced right out from these 2 friendly groups and got a pretty good supply of fishing lead! http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/shocked.gif OK, it's not quite that bad. I've haven't gone to watch the early morning show over there yet but they are hammering stacked cohos on some days. I think they are using several methods including drifting corkies &/or eggs, floatfishing eggs, and casting size 3 or 4 Bud silver spinners (Vibraxes too if you drive a Porche). Call F.M.S. fishing dept. at (503)557-3313 for updated reports and tackle tips. Good luck. - RT

[Deleted User]

I was on the river above the mayhem last weekend, I believe most of the people were drifting extra long dog leashes with big choker-chain collars to lasso the silvers in......

[Deleted User]

Hey Day, were they flossing them? - "Flossing" is using a super long leader on stacked up fish and setting the hook when a fish swims thru the leader and it gets caught inside their teeth. It is a form of snagging, usually on the outside of the jaw, that fish cops are watching more closely for now. You have to hook them inside the mouth, which usually takes a legitimate bite! - RT

[Spoons]

I have never fished the Clackamas or where it feeds into the Willamette. What technique should I use to fish from a boat at the mouth?

Thank you and sorry for the rookie question.

[Bait O' Eggs]

RT
I went down and watched (to crowded to fish for me)the fishing on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning of this week. I saw more jerking than I expected to see for sport fishing. I was thinking the fish were being flossed. The half dozen or so fish I saw hit the bank were hooked inside of the mouth. I made a point of looking close at hook location. As I said on a previous post I was surprised. But then again I wasnt fishing, and it isnt often you see the numbers of fish hitting the bank as in that little drift.

[Spoons]

Wow you werent kidding about the military gear needed for these fish. I have never seen so many people on a river in one day! Because of your post I decided to check this out before I put a line in the water or towed the boat down there, and so I get a feel of how things are done to I dont **** people off with rookie mistakes. Well any way with what I saw today I thik I will go back to the Deschutes. Good fishing, better scenery, and definetly less people (even on jetboat weekends).

ps: great board. I read it at least 2-3 times a day if not more. Keep up the great work