Tillamook tidewater??

[Beer Waggin]

So my buddy, who's boat I use all the time, says to me last night, "let's go fishing in Tillamook Saturday."
I say "OK, where we going?"
He says "I don't know, your the guy who fishes all the time."
Hmmm, ya but I don't fish in Tillamook.

Since I've only fished the Tillamook system once, about 12 years ago from the bank (I know it's hard to imagine), where do we drag the boat to if we want to fish the Trask and Wilson tidewater? Boat ramps?

I bet I can even provide a boat ride for someone whos in the know and can help us out with this unfortunate incident.

Thanks for the help.

[Bait O' Eggs]

Easy access to Trask tidewater is located at the boat ramp next to the sewage treatment plant, (ya I know all of tillamook smells like cow manure, but this is the real sewer smell :rolleyes: ) 5th street boat ramp can be found at the west end of 5th street in Tillamook.

From this boat ramp you can go either up or down river and fish tide water. 2 bit hole is upstream, hospital hole and jack salmon point is downstream.

Another boat ramp that would put you in the head of the bay is the Memaloose boat ramp. Head west from down town Tillamook on 3rd street past the Hospital, when you go past the radio station, it is not longer and you will see a right turn that takes you to Cape Meares. About a mile down that road you will find the memaloose boat ramp. This is a few miles down stream of the 5th street boat ramp, and you be just below where the Trask and Tillamook river meet and dump in the upper bay.

If you are looking for Wilson Tidewater/upper bay it is a little harder to describe. From Memaloose it is kind of across the bay towards the Cheesefactory from the Memaloose boat ramp. Lots of shallow water getting there if you dont know the channels.

Good luck, tell us what you caught.

[seasquid]

NorRivDave,

My suggestion is to put in at the Oyster House (Mamaloose Point) on Cape Mears Road west of Tillamook -- mainly a spinner fishery there. You'll find several guides working the area, and for someone unfamiliar with the area, that's a pretty easy place to fish. The other place for the Trask is the 5th Street boat ramp in Tillamook itself. The tide will be high enough in the morning to come downriver with not a lot of concern of the submerged deadheads. On the return, if its at low tide, and depending on where you are at....there are some sandbars, and numerous deadheads -- it certainly is not impossible at low tide or even dangerous for that matter, just proceed slowly.

Not many people throw eggs at the springers in the lower tidewater sections, that mostly is a trolling deal.

good luck -- I'll be out there in that area Saturday myself since the ocean appears to be marginal at best for trolling around the south side of the bar.

ss

[seasquid]

NorRivDave,

My suggestion is to put in at the Oyster House (Mamaloose Point) on Cape Mears Road west of Tillamook -- mainly a spinner fishery there. You'll find several guides working the area, and for someone unfamiliar with the area, that's a pretty easy place to fish. The other place for the Trask is the 5th Street boat ramp in Tillamook itself. The tide will be high enough in the morning to come downriver with not a lot of concern of the submerged deadheads. On the return, if its at low tide, and depending on where you are at....there are some sandbars, and numerous deadheads -- it certainly is not impossible at low tide or even dangerous for that matter, just proceed slowly.

Not many people throw eggs at the springers in the lower tidewater sections, that mostly is a trolling deal.

good luck -- I'll be out there in that area Saturday myself since the ocean appears to be marginal at best for trolling around the south side of the bar.

ss

[Nanook]

Dave,

Bobber, shrimp and eggs in Tidewater. Bite window is the last two hours of the outgoing, low slack and the first hour or so of the incoming, and sometimes all of the incoming.

Some will tell you to set your bobber 9 to 12 feet since they don't hold up as much as the fall fish in tidewater, but don't overlook setting it a couple feet off the bottom at times. Add a piece of yarn, chart, pink, red on top of the hook to hold scent and teeth. Try various depths on the bobber stopper.

Fish the deeper holes, tie up parallel to the bank and run your rig through the hole in various spots. When you get tired of casting, just hang it over the side and pay attention.

The Oyster House area is a trolling spinner show. 5th Street is your best launch for Trask Tidewater. Rig heavy enough to be able to hold them as tight as possible after they are hooked in tight and sometimes snaggy quarters.

Secret hint: Trask Springers love anchovy and salt scent.

Wish I was there. :grin:

******

[ 05-31-2002, 09:48 AM: Message edited by: ****** ]

[NEUTRON]

Rick, good post....Dave, go up from 5th str to
the two bit and he'll be there is spirit :grin: .
We want pics.