Had the best "fesh water" fishing day of my life on Tuesday with Scott Amerman and a co-worker I took along.
Started the morning on a very "Little" river that rarely gets fished. This was a judgement call by Scott. It was well worth the time and could have been great under the conditions but did not pan out.
We decided to head up to the Zipperlip in question. Please, there are no zipperlips. If I fish with a guide I wont name the river. If we have been following this board we should know some of the Tillamook area rivers for fall fish-Wilson, Trask and Kilches. It should not be too hard for us to figure out when they are going to fish well.
We got to the river at 11:00 and hooked up every time we dropped bait. Never dropped anchor once. All other boats around us had the same results. We proceed to hook approx. 30 fish (all Chinook except 1 Chum, all in the 18-40# range) with 5 or 6 doubles. Backbouncing eggs.
Broke a rod (my rod)and line on a 40# fish that had the rod bent at a bad angle under the boat when I was lifting. Grabbed another rod that was baited and started at the top of the hole. Landed a 42# buck on that pass. A little dark but he was bleeding so we kept it. Cut well.
I dont take a camera with me any more. Scott has the pics. He'll send them to me. Im curious as to how the 42#er looks on camera.
All the fish we released were released at the boat quickly with out a net. If they were bleeding we kept them. 3 hens, 3 bucks.
Drifted the Wilson the next day in my boat with IFISH member LOOKASTAR. Was not my day but managed to get Jack a 30# bright buck. I saw alot of fish caught between Donaldsons and Sollie on Wednesday by both bankies and boats. The locals said Tuesday was the better of the 2 days.
One of the best parts of my trip was hanging out at the guide shop early evening Tuesday. Spent a half hour talking to Gary Hilton while fileting my fish. Had a great meal and talked to Pete and let him know how much I enjoy there service. I bought a new Loomis BBR from him to replace the 983 I broke. Had high hopes of testing it on Wednesday.
Scott Ammerman is a fine guide and worked extremely hard to keep us in the water at all times.
Started the morning on a very "Little" river that rarely gets fished. This was a judgement call by Scott. It was well worth the time and could have been great under the conditions but did not pan out.
We decided to head up to the Zipperlip in question. Please, there are no zipperlips. If I fish with a guide I wont name the river. If we have been following this board we should know some of the Tillamook area rivers for fall fish-Wilson, Trask and Kilches. It should not be too hard for us to figure out when they are going to fish well.
We got to the river at 11:00 and hooked up every time we dropped bait. Never dropped anchor once. All other boats around us had the same results. We proceed to hook approx. 30 fish (all Chinook except 1 Chum, all in the 18-40# range) with 5 or 6 doubles. Backbouncing eggs.
Broke a rod (my rod)and line on a 40# fish that had the rod bent at a bad angle under the boat when I was lifting. Grabbed another rod that was baited and started at the top of the hole. Landed a 42# buck on that pass. A little dark but he was bleeding so we kept it. Cut well.
I dont take a camera with me any more. Scott has the pics. He'll send them to me. Im curious as to how the 42#er looks on camera.
All the fish we released were released at the boat quickly with out a net. If they were bleeding we kept them. 3 hens, 3 bucks.
Drifted the Wilson the next day in my boat with IFISH member LOOKASTAR. Was not my day but managed to get Jack a 30# bright buck. I saw alot of fish caught between Donaldsons and Sollie on Wednesday by both bankies and boats. The locals said Tuesday was the better of the 2 days.
One of the best parts of my trip was hanging out at the guide shop early evening Tuesday. Spent a half hour talking to Gary Hilton while fileting my fish. Had a great meal and talked to Pete and let him know how much I enjoy there service. I bought a new Loomis BBR from him to replace the 983 I broke. Had high hopes of testing it on Wednesday.
Scott Ammerman is a fine guide and worked extremely hard to keep us in the water at all times.
