Windblown and Fishless In Newport today

Snapshot · 06-28-2003, 10:00 PM

At I launched in Newport today at 7AM. We cleared the North Jetty and headed in a NW direction. At about 150' we saw a couple fish at about 15' so we started trolling. And trolling and trolling. Finally about 10 AM, fish on. A nice chinook rolled to the surface, took one look and said adios boys. I'm sure he is headed for Brookings, as he went South.
While somewhat dissapointed, Lucky Luke and I felt somewhat good about just hooking the fish on our first Salt Water Assult. We headed in about 11:30 and hit Spirit Mt Casino for lunch on the way home. That, plus the one chinook on, made it al worth getting up at 3:30 worth while.

Score, Fish won ( 1 ) to nothing but we had a great lunch. As we were loading the boat, we talked to the fish checkers and they had not seen one Salmon all day. We were told the cold water pushed the Salmon out several miles. Water Temp was 45 to 47 degrees. All in all, we had a good day and found that the heavy seas, swells and wind chop was not to bad.

Born to be Wild · 06-28-2003, 11:00 PM

Pretty slow I heard in Dopey Bay today also although he said the smaller 6-pack boats did alright. They have hydraulic down riggers though and were probably getting them pretty deep (coho & chinook).

The afternoon boats, well, let's just say there was a lot of chummin' going on.

Dan

hound · 06-29-2003, 05:19 PM

yea know kidding on the wind snapshot...

the wife and i crossed the bar about 8am turned around and came back in...didn't want to get her sick being her 1st time out this year..
we did manage to jig up 200 herring nice fat ones to...
oh yea... heard on the radio that englund marine is going to have a everything on sale sale july 4th and 5th

mike

blubeast · 06-29-2003, 07:50 PM

hound... thanks for the info on the Englunds sale... just don't tell Skein... he just got over the pain and suffering fron his last trip there... and needs to save his energy (and $$$) for his new toy. When's the delivery date again???

The hospital said the pain was from the stones... but I really suspect it was Englunds withdrawl.

skein · 06-29-2003, 08:14 PM

Awwww, Hound, why'dja go and tell me that?

My whole family is coming to my place over the 4th for a big get-together. Hmmm....wonder if they'd like to go to the coast while they're here?

Funny, but Janis said if she caught me in Englund's again, that kidney stone was going to be the second worst pain I've ever felt.

Wonder what those neato Garmin 188c GPS's are gonna go for?

Skein (the schemer)

hound · 06-29-2003, 08:39 PM

lol....come on now skein you can be there and back before they all get there..
i was going to be in garibaldi over the 4th...
i wonder if the astoria store will be having the same sale???

Chum King · 06-30-2003, 06:18 AM

Skein,
Englund's "Dock Sale" at Newport is on both the 4th and the 5th of July.

From the Englund website, the dock sales at their other stores are on the following dates.

Eureka, CA - June 13 & 14
Crescent City, CA - June 27 & 28
Newport, OR - July 4 & 5
Westport, WA - August 2 & 3
Astoria, OR - August 8 & 9
Charleston, OR - August 15 & 16

MUUHAHAHA!!!

corrirod · 06-30-2003, 06:58 AM

Well perhaps we need to organize the Englunds Fishing Circuit for the months of July and August. That way we won't miss anything! [img]graemlins/dork.gif[/img]

"Ouch!" (wife just hit me on the backside of the head)
:shocked:

whisper.....I'll have to put the details together a little later. :tongue: