CR Ocean Chinook....

ANDYCOHO · 06-01-2008, 07:32 AM

Anyone going to fish this fishery this year? Opened today. It's been years since we had this fishery. Last time I fished it, I used Coho tactics and we had limits in a hurry. Fished in shallow water though, 60-120 feet.

Lookn' forward to giving it a try tomorrow; before or after Sturgeon.

Anyone else?

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/docs/...on_seasons.pdf

Salty Walty · 06-01-2008, 10:00 AM

Care to trade some of your CR Salmon Season for Central Coast Halibut Quota?

Good luck to those who give it a shot.

flapbreaker · 06-01-2008, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Salty Walty

Care to trade some of your CR Salmon Season for Central Coast Halibut Quota?

Good luck to those who give it a shot.

RODACTION · 06-01-2008, 01:29 PM

A/C..I may give it a try. I will be over there this whole week fishing sturgeon, and may give the chinook a try later in the day on my time

whaleraddict · 06-01-2008, 01:55 PM

Andycoho, we went today and hammered them. 3 nice chinook in a little over and hour. I posted an update.

bobross · 06-01-2008, 02:33 PM

I was sitting on the beach today looking at the South Jetty and thinking, "I wish there were some salmon to fish for." I didn't know about this chinook opening.
1 or 2 fish limit? barbless hooks? Any tricky regs to be aware of? How long is the season open?

sparkleboy · 06-01-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bobross

I was sitting on the beach today looking at the South Jetty and thinking, "I wish there were some salmon to fish for." I didn't know about this chinook opening.
1 or 2 fish limit? barbless hooks? Any tricky regs to be aware of? How long is the season open?

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/docs/...on_seasons.pdf

Aaron

cougman · 06-01-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by whaleraddict

ndycoho, we went today and hammered them. 3 nice chinook in a little over and hour. I posted an update.

Did you go south and inside? What was the ocean like?

whaleraddict · 06-01-2008, 06:51 PM

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Did you go south and inside? What was the ocean like?

We went straight west which takes you a little north of bouy 1. Was pretty bumpy so we headed SW and found 300 feet of water center channel. Trolled south trying to stay in 270 to 300 feet of water. Had a tip from a commercial friend of mine. It paid off

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CATCH AND EAT · 06-01-2008, 06:51 PM

south 275 foot of water

cougman · 06-01-2008, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by whaleraddict

We went straight west which takes you a little north of bouy 1. Was pretty bumpy so we headed SW and found 300 feet of water center channel. Trolled south trying to stay in 270 to 300 feet of water. Had a tip from a commercial friend of mine. It paid off

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We are going Fri, Sat, Sun if the weather is good. I would guess you were using typical gear for CR fishing, diver-chovies/herring rig. Maybe a flasher for good measure. I'm glad to hear of some fish. Where there many others out?

TonTo · 06-01-2008, 09:11 PM

We sat down south west of the CR bouy after getting our 4 butts today, nailed 3 fish in the first half hour 8-12lb,then trolled way too long looking for our forth before calling it a day.Unfortunately the forth fish we were looking for was mine,and we never found it,nice day to be out there though.

gatherfishandgame · 06-02-2008, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TonTo

We sat down south west of the CR bouy after getting our 4 butts today, nailed 3 fish in the first half hour 8-12lb,then trolled way too long looking for our forth before calling it a day.Unfortunately the forth fish we were looking for was mine,and we never found it,nice day to be out there though.

thanks for the great report ,all reports are valuable with limited time and funding noone wants to spend either foolishly.thenks dick

CATCH AND EAT · 06-02-2008, 07:58 AM

Not this coming weekend but possibly the weekend after that. May run south for bottom fish though.

cougman · 06-03-2008, 05:24 AM

Where are you thinking for bottom fish? I heard the south jetty was producing some reasonable fish.

yeep740 · 06-03-2008, 08:55 AM

It says "closed within the Columbia River Control Zone" What are the markers for this zone?

34Baidarka · 06-03-2008, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by yeep740

It says "closed within the Columbia River Control Zone" What are the markers for this zone?

Buoy 10 to Buoy 6 I believe..(the bar)....

Fishing Dear · 06-04-2008, 08:28 AM

Here's a link to the ODFW site showing the map of the control zone.

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/docs/...on_seasons.pdf

We want to go this weekend but the swell & wind forcast looks a little rough.

Went to the Hill from Garibaldi Saturday and picked up 4 chickens and threw back 2 skates and a ling, good day!

Would like to know the general area off the CR for butts so we can kill two kinds of fish with one trip.

Good luck!

KeyWest · 06-04-2008, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by yeep740

It says "closed within the Columbia River Control Zone" What are the markers for this zone?

This control zone is meant for separating salmon regulated zones (Ocean vs. River). You won't get hasseled for fishing the south jetty for bottom fish.

flapbreaker · 06-04-2008, 11:04 AM

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Would like to know the general area off the CR for butts so we can kill two kinds of fish with one trip.

Good luck!

I'm not sure if your talking about going out of Garibaldi for CR halibut or not but you cannot do that legally. Also, for now the spring quota for the CR is gone. They will announce on June 5th weather there will be more spring dates or not.

ODFW
CLOSED effective 11:59 pm on Sunday, June 1. Any further openings will be announced after the catch is evaluated on June 5.

Fishing Dear · 06-04-2008, 12:15 PM

I looked further and didn't realize the CR was already done for Hali's, maybe if they open it back up on the 13th-14th we might get a chance for two species.

When do they expect to close the lower CR for Sturgeon? I could always add those to the list.

Right....

Fog Horn · 06-04-2008, 12:29 PM

The sturgeon season closes June 24 on the lower river.

No Fences · 06-04-2008, 08:12 PM

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The sturgeon season closes June 24 on the lower river.

I highly doubt it will close as scheduled.

Tacklebuster · 06-05-2008, 10:43 AM

Andy,
Last time we had this fishery I headed out in my jet boat to an area that Gene from Tackletime suggested. We went North and fished in 65 to 80 feet of water. Trolling just a little slower than you would for Coho with divers at 18 pulls and hit limits the three times we fished it. The fish were 18 to 24 pounds and just full of fight.

yeep740 · 06-05-2008, 01:42 PM

how do conditions look for Sunday? I have a 17ft Stryker with 115 pump? Is it do-able?

fyshndad · 06-05-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by yeep740

how do conditions look for Sunday? I have a 17ft Stryker with 115 pump? Is it do-able?

.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW
SWELL 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
4 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS

I would not go out in a 17 ft boat
Maybe in a 26 but nothing smaller

yeep740 · 06-05-2008, 02:42 PM

ok, good to know! Thanks. Might try tilly or clack instead??

ANDYCOHO · 06-05-2008, 03:13 PM

Thanks Chis, I wish I would have run up there and given it a try. Next time!

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Originally Posted by Tacklebuster

Andy,
Last time we had this fishery I headed out in my jet boat to an area that Gene from Tackletime suggested. We went North and fished in 65 to 80 feet of water. Trolling just a little slower than you would for Coho with divers at 18 pulls and hit limits the three times we fished it. The fish were 18 to 24 pounds and just full of fight.

Diksey · 06-09-2008, 08:56 AM

Sunday. Just the two of us. Took us all morning to find them, then these two in 20 minutes

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fishinduck · 06-09-2008, 09:01 AM

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Sunday. Just the two of us. Took us all morning to find them, then these two in 20 minutes

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Nice Job Diksey,
It was good seeing you cleaning your catch on sunday, I was the guy with the maroon custom weld.

CATCH AND EAT · 06-09-2008, 09:02 AM

You guys were brave. Nasty bar from 7 to 11:30.

It was a nice day to cut the lawn and fix the deck at the cabin.

Oh and take a nap too.

Diksey · 06-09-2008, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by CATCH AND EAT

You guys were brave. Nasty bar from 7 to 11:30.

It was a nice day to cut the lawn and fix the deck at the cabin.

Oh and take a nap too.

I agree. that is why we crossed at 0530. good visability. no breakers on the bar. the ocean was great. wind was occasionaly light, but mostly calm. it was a bit lonely though. saw one charter coming out early, but didn't see where they went. saw one other sport boat coming back in. otherwise it was just the commercials. came back over the bar at 1230, again no breaks, just gentle swells.

Diksey · 06-09-2008, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by fishinduck

Nice Job Diksey,
It was good seeing you cleaning your catch on sunday, I was the guy with the maroon custom weld.

watch the weather. looks like next Sunday may be like yesterday - except the tide exchange is much smaller and the ebbs will be early and late. I will look at crossing after the morning ebb and returning before the afternoon ebb, if it is as calm as it is currently predicted.

Diksey · 06-09-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Diksey

watch the weather. looks like next Sunday may be like yesterday - except the tide exchange is much smaller and the ebbs will be early and late. I will look at crossing after the morning ebb and returning before the afternoon ebb, if it is as calm as it is currently predicted.

one of my quickest opt outs. now Sunday is looking like ocean conditions will exceed what I like for CR salmon fishing. Unless it improves from current predictions I won't be out there next Sunday.