Barnyard
10-27-2001, 04:57 PM
Fishing T-ay this year I noticed the fish seemed to bite untill the tide started to boil and then would die untill it slowed down again...I've heard about as many say the best fishing is on the big swings as on small swings. I've been told the big swings bring the fish in but I prefer the small swings bcause one can troll better...Any else notice this..
Hookset
10-28-2001, 06:25 AM
The stronger tides, the "big swing", read that 7 foot plus change between low and high, is largely regarded as the prefered tides for Tillamook Bay. This makes sense since the bigger swings tend to push more fish up into the bay. This may be true, except my best fishing has not aligned with the large swings. Instead, I've done best on the medium 5 foot tide swings. This may have more to do with my mehtod of fishing, trolling spinners, water/weather conditions and the area of the bay I'm fishing then anything else. I like to keep away from the heavier boat traffic so I troll the middle of the bay. At this location the bite doesn't last long on the strong tides. There may be fewer fish on the smaller tides versus large tides, excpet they appear to hang around a little longer.
I agree, the large 7 plus change between high and low greatly impacts your method of fishing and the effect changes depending on exactly where you are fishing in the bay. The larger swings can make trolling more difficult manuvering around traffic and staying in contact with the bottom. To help combat the increased flow, troll into the tidal flow. By trolling against the tide, boat handling will be less of an issue and you'll effectively keep your lure/bait in the strike zone provided your using enough lead. No place is this more evident then at Memaloose boat ramp during the last two hours of a strong incoming tide. Here, you'll see spinners, kwikfish and people back bouncing eggs against the current.
With the reports I've recieved, targeting the upper bay with spinners has been the steady producer. I've also noticed some very good catches trolling kwikfish, in fact the plug trollers have outfished the spinners the last two times I've been on the bay. Now that the rains are here, the upper bay should still be a popular place to hook a large Chinook.
Good luck,
Gregg
All I have to say about this thread is:
GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK BARNYARD!!!!!!
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Silvers in that little river near your house...but you probably know that!
Jim