Well someone has to do it
And judging by the amount of tuna I saw at the dock in Newport yesterday, it's time to start this. With my little boat and my experience level I probably won't be adding much to this. So let's roll boys and girls!
And don't forget the comedy is free on ifish! ššAt least we'll get some comedy until the real reports start coming in![]()
Opposite as Ronnie said.just for clarity, when you say 37/58 it means 124.37w 44.58N?
PW so what we thought was degrees and decimal minutes was actually not?And as important is that as used by the fleet, 44.37 and 124.58 are in degrees.minutes, and NOT decimal degrees.
Many mapping sites use decimal degrees where 124.58 would literally be 124.58 degrees. Where 0.58 degrees = 0.58 x 60 minutes = 35 minutes, or 124deg 35min. The difference in distance between 124.58 degrees and 124deg 58min is around 10 miles so pretty important to make sure everyone is using the same system.
Great job Brennan and great report!Fished Fri, Sat, Sunday from the 20N up to 40N and as close as the 124.50W to as far as the 125.15W. We killed 80+ and 1 BFT. Fridays fishing was scratchy at best with a better afternoon bite, lots of singles. Saturdays bite was much better, bite was pretty much all day. Sunday was a scratchy morning bite and better afternoon bite. Warm water was moving fast throughout the day. Weād see 60° water at the 124.50 in the morning and up to 66° by the afternoon. Few fish on jigs but mostly all on the troll. Pink/white clones on the rods and plain cedar plugs on the handlines. Cedar plugs on the handlines were very productive. What a great grade of fish this season!
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Yesterday (Tuesday) was no joke offshore compared to near shore.I've been in Newport for a few days. Still here now. I heard that a few folks from South Beach were going for tuna today. The southerly is really howling now. It will be an arse kicking ride from up north, unless you have a battle ship.
A good reminder that a forcast is only that. I would say it was fairly early am when it came in. And I sure hadn't noticed the big change. We discussed weather all the time and how it could always come early or later on a low preasure front when it is moving in our direction. Looks like we seen it come early this time!Iāll text you tomorrow. Maybe a fresh albacore loin will slake your pain for now? š
The only bumped up forecast that I saw was for cape Falcon to Foulweather on the NOAA Marine forecast. It had gusting to 15-20 on there for the afternoon as of 3 oāclock Tuesday morning. Very sneaky.
This is really what kind of happened to alot of us out along the 125 line. We were trolling north twords and past the corners when it was changing. When we decided fishing was better where we started next to the pig we started heading east and south and within 30 minutes found our selves crawling to make headway at or below troll speed. Safe, but not funGood point, Randy. I often get surprised when I'm out trolling downhill for a while and then take a new heading into the wind and find chop has built a couple feet. My starting point is often a position that will put me running down hill on the way home like many others.
I have been known to do that trick as well!My other trick is to focus on fishing and not pay a lot of attention to what's going on around us. Especially if the bite is on. Then, realize that we are the last boat in sight because everyone else ran in to avoid the afternoon blow. Slog time.
I remember them shotgun starts for halibut as well! They were fun as heck at the time, but im liking the 7 day a week stuff now do to crowding issues. Never remember not having a good time thats for sure!Back in the days we had the shotgun starts for halibut I came back on the south wind. We all went out in some horrible conditions looking for our fish. The ride out was OK but the ride in gave me some time to exercise some muscles that are not usually used. I have finally learned that the south wind is nothing to play with. It can be weird how the ocean can be so nice inshore and you get out towards the RP and all heck breaks loose. I do not hesitate to turn around and head in. Any of my crew argues with me about staying out they get a little write up in my black book(I'm the Captain,haha). I always have that little song playing in my head as I fight my way in ' I'm working my way back to you'.
My experience this year as well. Windfinders been way off of what other sites are showing.I'm not real fond of Windfinder these days, at least the default data set. It always seems to predict about double the wind of other sites.
Ya same here. I paid for the subscription thinking I would get better results early in the season and now regreat my decision.It has been my go-to for nearshore conditions for several years. I don't know what's going on with it.
I was out the day it was bad offshore and came in to a lake from the pile on in. An unbelievable difference. Like a different time zone difference.. I concur!Ya, same as it showed that tuesday when those 4' wind waves made it a slow rough ride back. I hope those dont materialize today and those who are out there have a awesome day catching tuna.
Must be a typo..40 chinook on the Yaquina?
Can you send a link to the rock pile bout site?
Yahoo! Nice work!