Elks, Sixes & Coquille Rivers

NETONE · 12-19-2001, 02:58 PM

Going to wifes family down to Bandon for holiday...since I will have time...was thinking of trying one of the three rivers down there..I have no clue as to if Winter steelhead are in there or what...anyone here know the scoop...what about draging my driftboat down....???

Lund · 12-19-2001, 03:44 PM

coquille will be out for a week or more, but elk and sixes will be in great shape, lots of pressure and lots of new chinooks with all the water. few steelhead, most of them wont show for a few more weeks. sixes has good drift water for a drift boat and is an easy drift from Edson cr. to the Grange hall @ hwy 101.

TH · 12-19-2001, 04:51 PM

Right on the money lund...
Coquille main river and SF will be blown for a week or so (if it stopped raining now) :grin:
NF and EF should fish this week.
Elk and Sixes should fish off and on.. both river produce fish through the new year however only the ELk is open to Salmon after the first..
Give me a call if you need an up to date river river report as I live a stones throw away from the Coquille

NETONE · 12-20-2001, 05:55 AM

Thanks Lund & TH....I am for sure taking my rod & gear...more than likely will bank it...any information would be great as to where to go I assume same tech as for chinook will apply?...I will be down Sat even to Mon night...planning on being out both Sun & Mon AM....

STRIKE ZONE · 12-20-2001, 10:41 AM

I'd bank fish the elk by the hatchery or hit the sixes at dry creek area.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

TH · 12-22-2001, 04:38 PM

fished the Sixes today (sat. 12/22) river was ok when we put in and by noon, it was pretty gray. we hooked 5 fish landing 2 neither one was worth keeping.
We saw 30+ boats and heard of or saw 7 fish caught only one nice fish in the bunch.
I hate to think that the higher water we had in early Dec. pushed all the fish right through???