OMG! possible Saturday bottomfish window!!

Forecast sure looks good today for Saturday. We will be there with bells on. Live herring ling cod anyone?

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
807 AM PDT Fri Mar 17 2023

TONIGHT
SW wind to 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight. Wind
waves SW 1 ft at 4 seconds in the evening, becoming less than
1 ft. NW swell 2 ft at 9 seconds.

SAT
SE wind 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Wind waves
SE 1 ft at 4 seconds, shifting to the SW at 4 seconds in the
afternoon. W swell 3 ft at 9 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
S wind to 5 kt. Wind waves S 1 ft at 4 seconds. W
swell 3 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of rain after midnight.

SUN
S wind 5 kt. Wind waves S 1 ft at 4 seconds. SW swell
3 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.

SUN NIGHT
SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves SW 1 ft at
4 seconds. W swell 3 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.

MON
SW wind 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. W
swell 5 ft. Showers likely.

MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. NW swell
5 ft. Chance of showers.

TUE
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 ft. NW swell 4 ft.

WED
W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 ft. W swell 8 ft.

Fishing was 9 out of 10 with a long spell of continuous action which we started late at 10 am. Finished with 1 out of 4 limits of hard full crab on two sets of prospecting pots.

We had a Ling cod day for sure. One fisher had a hot rig hit it on the first 5 drops. I got a 7 pounder on a mooching rig, week old herring and a trolling sinker. Not so often when the lings outnumber the rockfish 5 to 1. Thanks for the tip on fishing shallow Gypsey Davey. We only get a few day a year where you can run however you want at any speed.

Comments on the bar crossing are pretty entertaining BTW. We fished in a very large group south of Newport and saw no visible swell, no lump at the bar or any wind. Only thing I would change is the almost full parking lot and trying to park a 60' truck and trailer. It is wise to respect the ebb on any bar but I don't get sweaty about the bar in Newport. It is usually good if it is not a full or new moon with the big ebb in the morning. Everyone has their limit on bar conditions. I would have crossed it Saturday on a pool toy.