Coal Creek slough

Midnghtshdow · 09-06-2009, 04:16 PM

I had some fun at the slough this week. And it looked like this bass had been fanning a bed the tail was all tore up and bleeding it was kind of odd.

yfz450guy · 09-07-2009, 01:16 PM

nice fish there. i caught a couple like that at silver this weekend. but alot smaller.

getting ready for smallies now.

arkansasbasser · 09-09-2009, 06:01 PM

Nice. Give me a shout sometime and I'll show you where to get smallies in there.

yfz450guy · 09-09-2009, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by arkansasbasser

Nice. Give me a shout sometime and I'll show you where to get smallies in there.

how bout this weekend?

Midnghtshdow · 09-10-2009, 11:05 AM

I know where the smallies are a couple days befor i caught this one i caught 8 smallies and one largie in just a few hours, then i went back there couple days after and casted by my fav log with a crank and hooked into that baby shark

and then went to another place in there and pulled out about 15 largies. but i am down to fish with anyone.

yfz450guy · 09-10-2009, 04:32 PM

can we fish coal creek in a boat? what about the mouth, does it dump into the cr?

Midnghtshdow · 09-10-2009, 08:35 PM

yes you can fish it in a boat but you have to be carefull in some places you can go in and then go to come back out at low tide and and be stuck cause it will be less than a foot deep. and it does connect to the columbia.

yfz450guy · 09-10-2009, 09:12 PM

have you fished the mouth?

gordy · 09-11-2009, 05:03 AM

If you want to fish the mouth just launch at Willow and run down to where the Stella Tavern is...that is the opening of Coal Creek.
Lot of side channels and structure to explore and the chance of getting stuck in the mud are much less comming from this direction.
The rip-rap along ocean beach and the blow down trees are prime areas.
Small spinnerbaits and expescially in-line spinners (think trout, as in black rooster tails) are great in the late day in the upper third water column.
Careful though. Throwing spinners thjis time of year near the mouth can result in a hook-up with those pesky steelies.

yfz450guy · 09-11-2009, 06:00 AM

how do i get to willow from vancouver?

gordy · 09-11-2009, 06:14 AM

you can do a google search for Willow Grove boat launch or try this...
Take first Longview exit and then take the 3rd avenue/industrial exit. At the stop light take a left and stay in the right lane.
this is Industrial way and you just stay on it. There will be a sign letting you know that you are 6 miles from the launch.
The road takes you by a lot of the mills that line the Columbia but just keep on going straight.
Willow grove road is well marked and will be on your left. One of those "can't miss it "type things.
Launch your boat and head downstream. About two miles from the launch you will see a few Big white buildings on the Washington side..That is all that is left of the community of Stella. Head towards the buildings and that is the mouth of Coal Creek slough.
Party on

yfz450guy · 09-11-2009, 06:22 AM

thanks i may try to get up there this weekend.

Bassinator · 09-11-2009, 03:58 PM

Heard that coal creek is amazing! .... in the spring

gordy · 09-11-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bassinator

Heard that coal creek is amazing! .... in the spring

On a good day it can only be rated as a "fair" fishery.
Just not a good number of fish..or big fish for that matter to make it a 'go to' destination.
Good learning place though. A little bit of everything except lilly pads to let a guy try everything in his tackle box.
Every now and then a guy will be there when every fish in the area is a willing biter but that is the exception and definately not to be expected.
Handy place that doesn't really get too much pressure, stays wind free and is pretty conveniantly located.

Midnghtshdow · 09-13-2009, 03:54 PM

Lol no wind, I fished there the other day and it was windy as heck. So did ya go yfz? I went to rod run! So I left it all too u

yfz450guy · 09-13-2009, 05:35 PM

no, i ended up out at hagg instead. did not do too bad. got 3 large mouth and 8 perch all on cranks.

Midnghtshdow · 09-14-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by yfz450guy

no, i ended up out at hagg instead. did not do too bad. got 3 large mouth and 8 perch all on cranks.

O i see sounds good. catching fish is always good

yfz450guy · 09-14-2009, 07:24 PM

whats going on this weekend?

Midnghtshdow · 09-15-2009, 08:02 PM

I am going to my tourney at the willamette

yfz450guy · 09-15-2009, 08:04 PM

what tourney? where?

Midnghtshdow · 09-20-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by yfz450guy

what tourney? where?

My club had a tourney on the willammett this weekend.

yfz450guy · 09-26-2009, 09:14 PM

heading out to coal creek in the am. will post results in the pm.

Midnghtshdow · 09-27-2009, 01:20 PM

welll........???????

yfz450guy · 09-27-2009, 06:06 PM

waste of a good day.
outonalimb and i headed out of the ramp in the fog and fished the mouth up to the old ramp and under the brdge to the culverts and he got on pike minnow.
nice day for a boat ride.

oh, and as gordy stated (not a go to destination) should have listened to him.

Midnghtshdow · 09-29-2009, 05:50 AM

Lol. i like it everytime i go there and thats about 2 times a week catch 2 or more fish and i go for about 3 hours

yfz450guy · 09-29-2009, 06:01 AM

you may very well like it. but i am maybe thinking we were setup?

lol
oh, sure come on up.........there are lots of fish to be had here.

we fished from the mouth up to the first big off shoot there was tons of structure and should have been fish. some old barges and trees and such. then ran up to the old boat ramp. fished under the bridge and about 300yards down stream from there nothing. could've saved about ten mintues drive and went to silver. fish in the boat there for sure.

maybe one of the local pros should take me out and show me how the locals do it.