LOST CRAB TRAPS

I lost two of the cheap square crab traps over the weekend. They either drifted off with the strong tides or submerged, we just could not find them. Both were dropped west of navigation marker Buoy 20 off of Social Security Beach in 35 FOW. If you do find them, please pull them. Both have my contact information on them.

Description.

• Two sets of weighted square blue crab traps
• 60-80 feet of leaded sinking line
• One red/white buoy on each
• Additional yellow buoy on each
• Small yellow identification tags on trap and also near the buoys

 

FISHING REPORT

We started fishing at low tide down by Buoy 10 and saw no action. As the tide started to flood, we then trolled with it upriver. Bite was slow and sporadic as the day progressed. Most of the action was at high tide and just after, up around the bridge.

 

All this discussion tells me there's a lot of confusion/opinions on jacks (and also regs to some). Hashing this out, discussing the issue helps me, and hopefully others, to better understand rules regulations and definitions. After studying on this further for my own benefit, here's more on the matter taken from the DFW rules book (adding to the definitions and rules concerning salmon).
Taken verbatim from the WDFW definitions (page 18):
"Jack salmon Chinook and coho salmon that return at a younger age than most members of their species. For freshwater and in Willapa Bay (area 2-1) and grays harbor (area 2-2) a jack salmon is a Chinook less that 24" in length or a coho less than 20" in length.
(Looking further down in the rules/regulations concerning salmon and hatchery steelhead, In the WA 2025 sport fishing rules) on page 50 under salmon and hatchery steelhead:
Buoy 10 to the Megler Astoria Bridge except Youngs Bay control zone CRC(519). (Dates stated here are not inclusive to the full year on purpose).
Sept 4- Sept 30: Coho min size 16"Daily limit 2 release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho
Oct 1- Oct 31" Salmon- min size 12". Daily limit six including no more than 2 adults. release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
(From the Megler Astoria Bridge to the Tongue point line) CRC(519) (Area designation is not verbatim)
Sept 4- 30 Coho min size 16". Daily limit 2. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
OCT 1-31 Salmon-min size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho
From the Tongue point line to Puget island CRC(521) (these general area designations are not verbatim)
Sept 4- OCT 31 Salmon min size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more that 2 adults. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.

What I'm trying to gleen from this banter/discussion/debate... Obviously I'm not the only one who has a varied definition of a jack or an adult fish. Furthermore... NO, I'm not trying to be difficult, I just want a clear distinction.
1. There is no mention of jacks in the North Jetty CRC(1) area nor in the Buoy 10 to Megler Astoria Bridge CRC (519) to CRC (521) (as many have stated). How do we know jacks are permitted in the six fish allowed? Where does it say jacks are allowed or that they're "considered adults"?
2. Going back to the actual jack definition: "Chinook and coho salmon that return at a younger age"... Sounds like juveniles to me and taken as stated, why wouldn't anyone think "younger age Chinook and coho" means juveniles by their very definition (stated as "younger age")? Does anyone else see the confusion in the definition and lack of clarity in the rules?
3. In case you missed it; a daily limit of SIX SALMON was mentioned NUMEROUS times.....
4. YES... I realize these are general rules, not the emergency rules. However there still is no clear distinction of what 6 adult fish means. Who or where do I get that clear distinction from?

 

G Man
You are completely over complicating this
1st and foremost
Where in Gods country do you plan on fishing?
this is B10 thread
Why in the %%%% are you looking at Grays harbor , Willapa bay or anywhere else ,
This is as simple as it gets
B10 as of now is two adult, clipped coho ( 16” or more )
Oh so simple
Do you fish or just confuse yourself from your couch
If a recipe calls for a cup of mayo , do you ask the internet if a cup of hot sauce will work? I mean maybe in Louisiana they use hot sauce in lieu of mayo ,
Keep it simple G man
Go catch 2 hatchery coho and report back
Until then, I’m done reading your rants

 

WOW DUDE!!! Where in the world did you get your info from??? This ones hard to believe and completely ridiculous BUT thanks for pointing out that you're another one that doesn't read what was written yet is quick to throw out vile garbage. (BTW... I have absolutely NO IDEA where you came up with the concept I posted about fishing in the Willapa bay or Grays River.) Anyway... your post is laughable at best but hey... no biggie dude...do as you please, I won't loose sleep if you ignore my posts. I've got thicker skin that that.
BTW... Thanks, I do plan on catching lots more coho on the Columbia River but I won't worry much about reporting back. You're done reading my posts anyway, right?
Peace out dude!!!

 

Care to share the general area where fishing is good and on what?

Above the bridge on WA side on anything, they are coho, they aren't picky.

 

The wife and I fished last Thursday and Friday. We fished above the bridge on WA side both days. We started at about 7:30 both days. On Thursday we had numerous bites, lots of wild fish, and fed some to the seals. We harvested two very nice coho. On Friday we started at about the same time had 4 coho in the box by 11:20. Not sure if there were more fish on Friday that Thursday or if what we learned Thursday just improved our success on Friday. We weren't off by ourselves there were boats around and they were all catching fish. We had 3 doubles, lost a couple to seals, and released a lot of wild fish. BGF is giving good advise, forget what you were doing in August. Our fish came in 10 to 20 feet of water. They bit better on the deck. We used spin fish. Pink scale and double trouble. Started with a spinner on Thursday but the spin fish out fished it so made the switch and never went back to the spinner.

Pulled the boat and called it a season. It was a good one.

 

All this discussion tells me there's a lot of confusion/opinions on jacks (and also regs to some). Hashing this out, discussing the issue helps me, and hopefully others, to better understand rules regulations and definitions.

Agree 100%, and respectfully suggest that this would be an excellent topic for a new thread that is not named "Official 2025 Buoy 10 Reports Thread".

 

Today's report:

Had a great crew, three guys who all got their first salmon. Weather was a bit cool in the morning and then the sun broke out for us and made for a near bluebird day. We kept 4 hatchery coho including a couple of really nice big fish. We released about 9 wild Coho and one wild chinook. The ratio on coho is running about 2:1 unmarked to marked. Crab are coming in nice too now. The seals and sea lion aggression has definitely ticked up on the north side. I recommend pellet guns and non-lethals with a shotgun at this point.

On the other hand a pod of about 6 of the Biggs orcas (I double checked the ID) started playing havoc with the sea lion population on the Oregon side. We saw them around Hammond on the way back from picking up the crab pot. When I ran out to pull the boat at East (it's maintenance time) there was a big bull Stellar sea lion floating dead on its side next to the West Basin with a bunch of females looking a bit upset about the whole thing.


I have seats available again starting Saturday, so hopefully we'll get on them again soon!

 

We met Jerad at the fish cleaning station Sunday, he is a genuinely nice guy, an Astoria local and he catches fish....