Got a late start, motored up to the Fremont Bridge around 11AM and trolled down. Didn't see a whole lot of action. Might have been a morning bite.
Saw three fish caught during the whole cruise from Fremont to Multnomah Channel entrance.
Took off around 3PM.
Been taking a lot of grief from Jack Glass over my lack of bait skills so I thought I'd go out that evening and work on my herring skills. Watched the video that one of the Ifishers posted (do a search on "Rigging Herring") and went on out.
I got some Gamakatsu pre-rigged hooks, the fixed ones with 30 lb test and 3/0 and 4/0 hooks. Rigged it with a sliding weight gizmo. 18" lead line.
Cut a herring cutting gizmo, sliced the herring, cleaned out the guts, rigged the herring and hooks like the video said. Got the roll the video said was good, fast tight roll.
Put on about 6 ounce. It was 6:30PM and not much current.
Now....where to fish. Figured the fish in the mouth on the Willamette would be looking for some shelf. So I checked the charts, looked for the first less than 30 foot shelf area and scooted on over there.
Dropped the line over, checked the roll (looked good). I trolled around 1 mile an hour. Dropped the line to the bottom. Bounced it back a bit so it was on the bottom at that trolling speed then cranked it up about 4 feet so it wouldn't snag and started trolling.
About 10 minutes...shoot...the thing is snagged...just a steady bending of the rod..going...going...Eeek! Fish on. Holy Smokes Indy!
A nice 15 lb sunset hatchery springer.
[ 04-12-2003, 09:13 PM: Message edited by: BrionLutz ]
Saw three fish caught during the whole cruise from Fremont to Multnomah Channel entrance.
Took off around 3PM.
Been taking a lot of grief from Jack Glass over my lack of bait skills so I thought I'd go out that evening and work on my herring skills. Watched the video that one of the Ifishers posted (do a search on "Rigging Herring") and went on out.
I got some Gamakatsu pre-rigged hooks, the fixed ones with 30 lb test and 3/0 and 4/0 hooks. Rigged it with a sliding weight gizmo. 18" lead line.
Cut a herring cutting gizmo, sliced the herring, cleaned out the guts, rigged the herring and hooks like the video said. Got the roll the video said was good, fast tight roll.
Put on about 6 ounce. It was 6:30PM and not much current.
Now....where to fish. Figured the fish in the mouth on the Willamette would be looking for some shelf. So I checked the charts, looked for the first less than 30 foot shelf area and scooted on over there.
Dropped the line over, checked the roll (looked good). I trolled around 1 mile an hour. Dropped the line to the bottom. Bounced it back a bit so it was on the bottom at that trolling speed then cranked it up about 4 feet so it wouldn't snag and started trolling.
About 10 minutes...shoot...the thing is snagged...just a steady bending of the rod..going...going...Eeek! Fish on. Holy Smokes Indy!
A nice 15 lb sunset hatchery springer.
[ 04-12-2003, 09:13 PM: Message edited by: BrionLutz ]