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My buddy reported that their group got limits in the ocean outside Tillamook last week. Fishing should be good in the bay anytime now.

Plugs as in the wiggle wart variety. There's also jigs specifically made for twitching. Also wouldn't hurt to try a spoon. Sometime you just gotta throw the kitchen sink at these finicky coho.

If you're willing to wade, coho are biting at the mouth of the Sandy. Spinners, plugs, and twitching jigs should work there.

I would have to concur. There are some summer in the Wilson tight now. But they will be tough to target as most are aware. Low, gin clear water won't make it any easier. Most success will be during first or last light. Obviously adjust your presentation accordingly. I typically wait until...

Good work! That's interesting about getting them on the clones. Yesterday we only got one on clones, the rest were on cedar plugs and iron.

Sockeye have been gradually making a comeback on the Columbia in recent years. Retention is allowed in the Columbia, read the regs. There were over 600K that crossed Bonneville last year, with the majority in June through July. It is not uncommon to catch sockeye while salmon fishing fishing...

I fished Saturday from 10am to about 12:30pm above the bridge. Wind picked up and blew us off the river. We went 1/1, a 20lb chinook. Got my friend her first salmon ever! We were in 35 FOW along the southern edge of the sand bar. Saw one other net fly for about 200 boats while I was there.

Don't think he has tried the patches, I'll suggest that. Also do you add bait to your hoochie rig? I cannot wait to give that a shot. I remember that incident. You're quite the hero... seriously those folks were luck you were there. I'm in the red HewesCraft with hardtop. My season is...

IR, I saw you out there Tuesday. Thought I remembered reading about the Teresa D from somewhere. Curious about your hoochie rig. What size hoochie is that? What size french blade? Thanks! We only fished for salmon a short time as my brother got sea sick. We did get 30 nice crab in 30-60...

Now is a great time to fish it as there are lots of opportunity on the Sandy. Winter steel will be up higher in the system near the hatchery. Early summer steelhead will also start to show. On top of that, spring chinook are just now entering the system.

Yes, all that was said above. Ironically, guys with drift boats or pontoons get access to certain holes only to get out and fish from the bank.

Keep at it. This is prime time for the Wilson (or any other river for that matter). Like said above, it will get lower without any rain. I did finally make my first winter attempt this year on Sunday and the water was too low already for me personally. Caught and released a nice nate around...

Yes, I've caught many fish this way. Like Chez stated, I just thumb my casting reel and let feed a few feet of line out at a time. Pausing a bit, letting the current spin the blades a few seconds and let it out some more until I've worked the run.

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Sorry to hear about those conditions. Yesterday's forecast looked so promising. I too would have gone if it weren't for this work thing.