Re: Newport Salmon
Moby, I'm no expert but I'll tell you what I know.
Method .. I've used two and they both work.
1) Deep troll with a downrigger
This allows the use of an attractor. I suggest you use the biggest Abe and Al flasher you can find. Tie that to your main line using a Sanpo ball bearing swivel. Both of my big flashers have this on a welded ring right out of the box. Use a 5 or 7 bead chain swivel on the tail and a 3 ft leader with 2 sharp hooks fixed. You just plug or use a whole herring and get a big slow roll.
Go for either 100 to 120 ft or track the bottom. 30 feet up off the bottom is good. Your downrigger will need at least 200 ft of wire and I recommend you get the 300 ft spool for not much more money.
To run this rig. Start your troll and set the speed on the kicker, let out some line and watch your action. Early in the morning, before first light this 'test' will sometimes result in fish on as the salmon are right on the surface feeding. Then let out 25 to 50 ft slowly so you don't foul your rig. Clip on to the release and slowly lower to 100 ft. You can watch the depth sounder and find the fish. You will see them as individuals or groups at a specific depth. Salmon look up so fish above any obvious fishy level by 10 ft or so.
2) Dead drift/Mooch
This is a new technique (to me) I learned last summer from Capt. Dan and Baitboy on the Sea Swan. You may not use an attractor and the bait must be 6" or longer. Use an 8 to 12 oz. trolling sinker with a bead chain swivel on one end (tail). The same leader and bait method, although spin seems unimportant or less so than fresh bait.
To fish this rig. Check your action by letting out a little line. If it works for you then slowly lower it to the bottom. If you go fast it will wrap up in a big mess. Dropping gear while the boat is slowing and approaching the start of the drift greatly reduces tangles. Hit the bottom and bounce a few times letting out line until you have bottom all the time. Crank up 10 to 15 turns on the reel handle and set the drag pretty loose with a clicker. Put it in the holder and leave it there until the po buckles and screams. If you hit the bottom because the depth changed, crank up 10 more turns.
A ling may surprise you as you set your line. This is how we target them only we keep hopping the bottom and hold the rod.
Good luck and happy hunting.
Wait there's more ...
North end of the rockpile is where. Try
N44 32.300' W124 22.123'
This is an area a little east of the north end. The depth is about 200 but varies. The rockpile is to your west a bit and you need to be careful if you head west because it will shallow up and snag your gear.
Now is when. It only gets better as the summer goes on but the feeders are there now. Any decent ocean day with a little wind to drift the boat will work. Show up early and fish till the wind picks up.
You will find the fish near the surface at daybreak and deeper as the day goes on. As soon as the sun hits the water I go down to 60, 80, 100 etc. You can see the fish on the depth sounder. We have fished as deep as 180 on the down rigger, use a 10 or 12 lb weight and go slow.
[ 05-15-2002, 09:12 AM: Message edited by: Pilar ]
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