Techniques for Oxbow

Hi all!
I'm hitting Oxbow park on Saturday for salmon/steelhead/whatever will bite, and I was wondering what I should use? I have some crankbaits, a few spinners, a butt load of drift rigs and some jigs... What should I use!? I picked up some 2 oz pyramid weights this morning so I wouldn't mind trying plunking or picking up any gear y'all might suggest.

Dead drifting small florescence orange corkies w/ a wisp of purple yarn (24"- 30" leader) is a perennial for the Sandy. Orange/ nickel "steelie" spoons or blue fox type spinner (#4) are good options for terminal gear. I have read nightmare jigs under a float are producing results.

Don't over look sand or coon shrimp either on the drift or under a float.

Good luck, let us know how you did.

Dead drifting: using the smallest amount of lead possible and allowing the current to carry your rig in a natural manor; as an untethered single egg would travel along to in the current.

Beautiful. Thank you!

Also, what kind of water is this? Should I bring waders or am I cool just hanging out on the shore?

Definitely bring waders an also roe, and pocket fish.

Thanks! So I take it there're several areas to fish there?

I'd go with Fishfingers dead drift, if that isn't doing well for you switch over to a spoon like a steel-lee and swing it through the water. If the is room start at the head of a pool and work it down to the tailout. Yes there are several places to fish there it's a large park. Look at it on Google Earth. Folks do plunk up there near the boat ramp.

I have recently been told that Spoons are producing at Oxbow. I have pulled a Jack out before there using a spoon but never a Steely. Can't hurt to try though.

my2labs said:

I have recently been told that Spoons are producing at Oxbow. I have pulled a Jack out before there using a spoon but never a Steely. Can't hurt to try though.

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Spoons absolutely will NOT work. Never mind that I have caught 60% of my steelhead with a spoon, or that my last two were hooked on a spoon...that's just anomalous coincidence

So here's my report: got there at about 0730. Went down from picnic area A. Went as far down as I could (climbed over some sandbags to get to a nice pool)
I used everything. I mainly plunked roe and an orange corkie (I may have missed a couple bites because on a couple of times I checked my roe was gone) but I was getting hung up. I think the water was fast enough to bounce it into cover. I unfortunately lost some spinners and plugs doing this. I used up all my roe in drifting, bobber-ing, and plunking. No one else around me was having any luck but damn what a gorgeous day it was. I think next time I'll try the boat ramp. Thank you all for your help. I'm going to grab some spin-n-glos. Any suggestion on size/color?

I took my youngest from Oxbow to Dabney. Missed a couple hits with roe and corky, other than that nothing. I broke out the spoon with no luck, guess I need to get instruction from ChezJfrey :worthy: We heard about one being caught from the bank. However, my son did build an awesome sand castle!

Were you plunking or drifting? What color corkie?

Drifting with Orange corkie.

Orange seems popular. Glad I got like 15 haha.

ChezJfrey said:

Spoons absolutely will NOT work. Never mind that I have caught 60% of my steelhead with a spoon, or that my last two were hooked on a spoon...that's just anomalous coincidence

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