Saturday a slight break in the weather

Pilar · 03-27-2003, 05:27 PM

230 PM PST THU MAR 27 2003

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...
TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT... WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 15 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING. CHANCE OF RAIN FAR N LATE.
FRI...SE WIND 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON... WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN FAR N IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT... WIND WAVES 3 FT... W SWELL 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

SAT...SE WIND 10 KT... WIND WAVES 2 FT... W SWELL 6 FT

SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT... WIND WAVES 4 FT... W SWELL 8 FT
SUN...S WIND 20 KT... WIND WAVES 5 FT... W SWELL 9 FT... CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
MON...S WIND 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 7 FT.
TUE...S WIND 25 KT... WIND WAVES 5 FT... W SWELL 8 FT

Does anyone want to go out at Garibaldi and get some brine spiders? Or maybe Newport for Salmon? Saturday looks like an ocean day to me.

Hmmmmmm>???????

WP · 03-27-2003, 06:16 PM

Its weeks like this that make me want to work weekdays :depressed: The only good day is Saturday and I REALLY want to get out on the brine! I hope you all have some fun and talk nice to the gods so that they will leave a good ocean day for us mid-week fisherpeople!
WP

HawgJaw · 03-28-2003, 07:00 AM

Pilar, I'm planning to take my nephew out crabbing Saturday morning. My wife is going so we'll be done (outside) by high slack around 10:00. I'd like to try for some salmon but I don't really know where to fish this time of year. Maybe we'll see you out there. HJ

Pilar · 03-28-2003, 07:43 AM

Hawgjaw, I'm loving the forecast. Looks like Saturday is the day ........ the calm before the storm.

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...
TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT... WIND WAVES 2 FT... W SWELL 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT... WIND WAVES 2 FT... W SWELL 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

SAT...NE WIND 10 KT... WIND WAVES 2 FT... W SWELL 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.

SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT... WIND WAVES 4 FT... W SWELL 8 FT
SUN...S WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE EVENING... WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 9 FT. RAIN.
MON...SW WIND 25 KT... WIND WAVES 5 FT... W SWELL 8 FT
TUE...SW WIND 15 KT... WIND WAVES 3 FT... W SWELL 9 FT

I'm thinking a rockpile trip is possible. Wish my girl was here ........

Myles · 03-28-2003, 08:45 AM

The forecast is changing a bit.

SAT
SE WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 11
SECONDS.

A bit more wind and waves but may be OK. If out of Barview what are you going after besides crabs? Lings, Salmon?? High slack is at 10:00 AM, low at 4:54, what time would you head in?

I'm interested but don't really want to make the drive just for crabs so I may elect to stay closer to home.
In case I make it, what channel will be monitored?

myles

corrirod · 03-28-2003, 08:56 AM

John,

I don't think I'll have time to get my boat ready, do you need any crew? If so, I'm your man. If not, that's o.k. too. I've got plenty of other stuff I should be doing around the house.

You headed down tonight or tomorrow a.m.?

Pilar · 03-28-2003, 09:00 AM

Rod, Fishplay wanted to go too. That would make 3 on the boat. Works for me. The forecast continues to change .. what I like to call the 'weather vortex'.

Question is should we go to the trouble of a Newport trip and risk getting blown off? Or maybe go to Tillamook and risk the bar being closed?

I'll check the tides ... we have all day to
figure it out.

New moon Tides

Low 04:12 2.6'
High 10:02 7.3'
Low 16:40 0.0'

At Garibaldi this means that the bar will most likely be closed from noon till 17:00. At Newport we could get out at first light and back by noon. Return would be on a good sized ebb and the bar would be rough.

We could also do a late morning run and return after 5. The wind will be swinging around for the approaching front and will probably be calm until late evening. That saves us the killer 2 am drive and the ebb bar crossing. What do you think ... Rod, Greg? We can figure it out over some Hornitos tonight at Santanas.

I'll probably go there in the BCD. I have nowhere to stay if we went tonight.

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Pilar · 03-28-2003, 12:01 PM

Rod, I'm thinking Newport. The bar at Garibaldi is nothing to trifle with on an ebb tide. We could fish at Garibaldi but I think it would be all day out on the ocean while we wait for low slack at 16:00. So let's see that means we would be forced to fish for lings and rockfish all day??? Hmmm.... decisions, decisions. The bar at Newport is much more forgiving.

Besides I would like to fish for Salmon where you actually have a chance of catching one, the Rockpile. Know what I mean?

Rest up young man, you're going to sea tomorrow. We have to represent our species in it's place on the food chain .... Apex Predator.

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seasquid · 03-28-2003, 01:36 PM

Pilar,

What are you thinking for tomorrow? Rockpile and salmon? The 2:30 forecast looks even better at 2 and 6. I don't need any bottomfish, but I have no problem with the catch and release deal.

The boat hasn't been wet yet, but she just came out of the shop and is for the most part ready.

I have been waiting for shakedown run, tomorrow could be it.

ss

Pilar · 03-28-2003, 02:25 PM

SS, yes, the rockpile. I just re-upped the intake/exhaust log on my 4 banger and would love to break it in. I ran it the other day on the river and it seems to have alot more momotem than it did before.

On the trial run, Wednesday with a 17 prop, I firewalled the throttle for a few seconds. It was like 4 barrels on an old muscle car. This boat has always been pretty doggy on the top end. Above 4000 r's it has no more and tops out at about 30.... After I recovered from my surprise, I checked the GPS and saw 35, the tach said 4800!!!!!!!! Whoa, pull back on the throttle before it blows, redline is 4200 ..... It may even go faster, the 17 was cavitating when I hauled back on the throttle.

The old manifold was an OSCO universal for OMC and Merc 4 cylinder I/O. It prolly weighs about 80 lbs. The new one is a BARR and about 2/3 the physical size and weighs 50 lbs. The intake and exhaust runners are smooth and curved, unlike the OSCO which is a rectangular iron log with holes in it.

So, I'll try the 19 pitch prop that I save for long trips and solo runs and see if that will fly.

Can I break the 4 mpg barrier? I intend to find out tomorrow with a trip to the rockpile.

SS, we can find a ling for sure, no wait the limit is two now. Could you eat a ling? Salmon is a bonus and maybe we can find out if FB is hanging at the rockpile before June. So explore, shake the winter off, Salmon, bottom fish, crab ....

A day on the ocean after a long boring winter.

I think we'll start at about 8 or 9 in Newport and cross before high slack. Know any decent places to crab off Newport?

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wak'm&stak'm · 03-28-2003, 02:26 PM

Hey guys it is Ok right now....the swell slowed way down and is half of yesterday.
There is just enough nother breeze for a ripple but no white caps.
I have a date with a sturgeon tomorrow...good luck gang... I need salmon reports

Pilar · 03-28-2003, 02:39 PM

Wak, got any ideas on where to look for chrome?

North end?

Hey, I finally blew by 3000 posts!!

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seasquid · 03-28-2003, 02:54 PM

Well Okay,

I'm running home to see if I can get the boat put together tonight...hail me on the VHF or cell (541) 740-7478. I'll probably get to South Beach before you, so I may already be out at the Pile.

If I were taking my crab pots, and I might, I almost always put them north of the jetty in about 50-60 feet. Sometimes I do great with easy limits, other times it's like there isn't a crab in the ocean.

see you and Rod out there.

ss

Freezer Full · 03-28-2003, 04:46 PM

A.M.F. :grin:

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wak'm&stak'm · 03-28-2003, 06:35 PM

That would be my thought Jon,

I am curious whats out there....the ocean even looked better this evening...good luck

corrirod · 03-28-2003, 11:31 PM

John,

Looks like th CR Buoy is reporting 1'chop/7ft. swell at 12.5 seconds and decreasing. I think we're going to have some good conditions tomorrow either way.

I'd be happy with Tillamook but it's up to the captain. I'm feeling a little under the weather today so hopefully it won't get any worse or I'll have to be landlocked.

I know how this weather thing works so I've got no problems with a last minute switch. You pick it and I'll follow.