Where Is Your Top 10 Locations For This Fall And Winter Fishing !!

[FM2]

How about sharing your top ten locations for fall and winter salmon and steelhead fishing. This could help alot of ifishers know where to go. images/icons/cool.gif

Here is mine, not in any order as I try to go where the bite is ! images/icons/grin.gif


1. Tillamook Bay
2. Wilson river
3. N. Frk Nehalem
4. Blue hole on Wilson
5. Trask river
6. Columbia (still learning)
7. Clackamas
8. Sandy
9. Kilchis
10. Nehalem tidewater

Thanks to all that share ! images/icons/smile.gif images/icons/cool.gif images/icons/grin.gif

[blackdog]

I would be glad to share my top ten spots for fall and winter salmon and steelhead.

1. secret spot (always produces - rarely any other fishermen) images/icons/wink.gif
2. siletz river
3. wilson river
4. columbia (buoy 10 area - just learning but moving up the list fast images/icons/grin.gif )
5. tillamook bay
6. secret spot (again, rarely any competition and usually produces)
7. umpqua river
8. deschutes river
9. trask river
10. nehalem river

There it is. Like I said, glad to share my "Top 10" images/icons/wink.gif

[Dogfish]

I have only three.

1. Saltwater.
2. Lakes.
3. Rivers.

I think that covers it.

[Lured In]

I hate to admit it but the winter is for hunting more than fishing. images/icons/smile.gif

When I do get out I primarily go after steelies in So. OR.

1. Upper Rogue Feb/Mar
2. North Umpqua Feb/Mar

[Buddy Page]

Since I moved to Portland from Seattle recently, I haven't done much winter fishing in Oregon for years...

1. Olympic peninsula for salmon and winter steelhead. Lots of very good, very productive streams here. Fishing in the Olympic rain forest is almost a spiritual experience at times. The scenery is hard to beat and these rain forest streams are my idea of what winter steelheading is all about. I really like living in Oregon but there is very little in our state that compares to this region, I'm sorry to say.
2. Cook creek on the Quinault reservation for steelhead. This is an experience everyone should try at least once. You can hook into more steelhead in a single day on Cook creek than any other stream in the lower 48 when the run is at its peak. It's a good place to practice technique since there are more fish concentrated in a small stream than any place I've ever fished.
3. Upper Green River (King County) for winter steelhead. This is an absolutely beautiful stretch of water that holds a lot of fish.
4. Lower Green river for silvers, Oct-November. I've got a couple of "secret" spots that are better than anything I've yet to find here in Oregon. During October, I can limit out on almost every trip out. It's hard to beat. Last years fishing was phenomenal and I plan to head up there for a few days as soon as they get a little rain.
5. Skykomish for winter Steelhead. Another great Washington river that gets a lot of fish and is a great scenic experience as well.
6. Fall chinook on the Rogue River
7. Winter Steelhead on the upper Chetco and the upper Rogue.

[FishinMission]

My favorite spot for lawn mower fishing is right here in my garage...you might try your neighbor's garage...or the guy's down the street, and remember...to release all natives!!

[Pilar]

I looked up 'Secret Spot' in my 'Fishing in Oregon' book, Nada. Tried 'Zipperlip' too, no gots.

Mine has to be the Columbia River from Dec. to Mar. you can fish for the largest freshwater fish in North America. Sorry not salmonoid.

[FM2]

Hey FM, images/icons/grin.gif to much garage fishing will turn you into this:

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Pilar, go to google.com, scroll down to page 1,487,644 and you will find the secret spot

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[Tanner]

1. Nestucca
2. Nestucca
3. Nestucca
4. Nestucca
5. Nestucca
6. Clackamas
7. Nestucca
8. Nestucca
9. Nestucca
10. Willamette

I think that should cover it.

Oh I forgot I actually have 11.
#11. Nestucca

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[Crusin]

The Lower Rogue....year round fishing..hard to beat......

[Chris Nordling]

O.k here's mine (in no particular order, and leaving out the "secret spots" we all love!

1. Eagle Creek -silvers and winters
2. Sandy- winter steelies/silvers
3. Nestucca- winters,fall nooks,big natives
4. Wilson -see above
5. Kilchis- ditto
6. N. Fork Lewis- silvers,steelies
7. Clackamas -silvers, winters
8. Kilchis- fall nooks, chum (c&r), winters
9. Willamette- winters, coho
10. Trask- BIG fall nooks and native winters
images/icons/grin.gif images/icons/grin.gif Hope this helps. Could also find me near the Nehalem N. Fork or some other coastal stream. Maybe the Siletz this year, or maybe waaaayyy down there on the Rogue.

Tight Lines
Chris images/icons/cool.gif

[Fishhead]

Anywhere from the Nestucca to the Kilchis, Mainly the northcoast rivers. Big fish and lots of them. images/icons/grin.gif

[Deleted User]

I like those choices too. Just a headsup here: If 'Yall posts his top 10 choices and Turkey Ridge Reservoir isn't at the top, then he is being less than forthcoming. images/icons/grin.gif

(P.S. - Mike has been really busy with projects, thus not able to post as much recently. Get back on here more dude. images/icons/wink.gif )

RT

[Steelheadman]

Big Quilcene (combat fishing only surpassed by the Skokomish)
Bogachiel
Calawah
Sol Duc
Hoh
Lyre
Dewatto
Kalama
Sandy
Siletz

[Deleted User]

Number one choice for winter steelhead would have to be the "Garbage hole" on the Pudding River. For fall salmon the Gilbert River is also a favorite! I sometimes fish Johnson Creek near Eastmoreland park and also like Rock Creek.
Stew images/icons/grin.gif

[Deleted User]

Geeeeeeeeeeeeez Stew! Go back to your egg curing. Sniffing the chems have got you giving up some of the most productive and secretly guarded 'zipper' rivers in the NW dude. images/icons/rolleyes.gif

[Capin' Dan]

I like company and lots of it so I'll say #1 is Cowlitz,
#2 is humptulips
#3 is wynochiee
#4 is chehalis (When fishable goes to #1)
#5 Columnbia
6-10 I'm saving for Oregon rivers Dot and Bev are gonna show me all of thier secrets aren't you girls. PLEEESSSSEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
I'll show you the cow and klam if you'll show me your favorites.

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[Deleted User]

#1-10
Humptulips
*only river i have fished, very good results*

[Nanook]

Mark?

Do we take the Toro or the John Deer? images/icons/grin.gif

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[FishinMission]

RICK.... I want a BIG rider!!

[Nanook]

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[Deleted User]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>I'll show you the cow and klam if you'll show me your favorites.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oh Capin' images/icons/blush.gif

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[4Salt]

I don't know what is posessing me to give up my 10 top secret spots. Maybe I'm just feeling generous, so here goes:

1 - Big Quilcene river at the hwy. 101 crossing

2 - Blue creek on the Cowlitz (ssshhhh, keep this one to yourself, if you can)

3 - Reiter ponds, Skykomish river

4 - Hoodsport hatchery

5 - Cedar creek (meat hole) Lewis river

6 - Green river/Toutle river confluence

7 - Carbon river (Voight creek)

8 - Stevens creek/Humptulips river confluence

9 - Samish river

10 - Barrier dam (Cowlitz river)

My sincerest apologies to anyone whom I've revealed their "zipperlip" fishing spots. images/icons/smile.gif images/icons/grin.gif

[WheresMyBobber]

Dang it Stew - you stole my spot! The Pudding river is where it's at!! And here I thought I was the only one who knew about it.

[Nanook]

Yeah Stew, dang you! images/icons/grin.gif

[FM2]

Some folks are still in the black ages !!

Sharing information is what this board is all about, not a personal forum for a few to express their personal biases. Jokes are cool but so is informative info which many read and learn from !!

[local_hooker]

Anywhere with my daughter!

Mostly the wilson and nestucca, as they are the closest. May try the siletz this year??

Sean

[Nanook]

Imposter Mission2 - you are over-rated both in your own mind and in many others. This will be my last post on this board. It was fun you all. Wasting too much time here anyway. Make sure you respond to all the Julie posts. Perhaps you can give "her" some great lawn mower tips and your Top 10 favorite lawns to mow. images/icons/grin.gif

Of course the over-rated and rub people wrong goes for me too, so I'll just solve my own and the board's problem by removing myself and press on.

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