Recent content by Chief Jim

You might try the rocks at Boiler Bay, though I wouldn't recommend this rough seas or for those that aren't fairly nimble on their feet. If you happen to fall in there, you are going to have a very bad hair day. Very likely that you will end up as ground up fish fodder! Better (and somewhat...

The kid next door crewed on a tuna charter today out of Depoe Bay. They went out about 38 miles, boated 10 and lost another 5 or so. Average weight was about 25 lbs., with one going around 35. I heard a report over the weekend that one boat caught over 30! That's a lot of tuna! Chief Jim

In Oregon, each person has to dig their own clams unless they have in their possession a handicap permit, which allows someone else to dig for them. Check Oregon regs and learn the difference between the various species. ODFW officials don't have much of a sense of humor when it comes to being...

It wasn't caught in the Depoe Bay harbor--water in there is probably less than 20 feet, even in the channel. This thing was caught between the first and second buoys outside the harbor. Chief Jim

I happened to run into a charter boat captain in Toledo on Wednesday. He told me that he took some people out early last week out of Depoe Bay and they hooked and landed an 160# halibut in 60 feet of water! Now wouldn't that just make your heart go pitter pat? Chief Jim

I totally agree that we Americans are somewhat backward in our eating habits. I spent most of my naval career in the South Pacific and was married to an oriental for 27 years. I've had a whole lot of things in my mouth that would never be found on most American tables--squid, octopus, eel, raw...

I have used them in California, but have never seen them up here in the bait shops, and the ones that I dig up on the mud flats are way too small to be of any value as bait. This leads me to believe that sand worms get much of their sustenance from exposure to smog. Well, okay it hasn't been...

You can fish underneath the bridge at Depoe Bay, ut the bigger cabezon and lings are caught off the rocks at the mouth of the channel and to the left toward the Spouting Horn. You can also try Boiler Bay and Fishing Rock (to the north of the Surf Rider Motel. Take the first left after the...

I can assure you that I got that story from my Old Man and back when the only fishing magazines were Field & Stream and Outdoor Life, neither of which Pop read on a regular occasion. Pop was guiding fisherman and hunters in Michigan before guys like Corey Ford, Ted Trueblood and Robert Ruark...

Another Fishing Tip Another Fishing Tip Sorry we don't warrantee keyboards. Check with your customer service department. Hope you can Hindu Indians! But I will offer another fishing technique as partial compensation. We all know that fish travel in schools so here is a fishing method...

No question about that. I've been fishing with ultra lite gear and tangled with one of these bruisers. OH SON! I done got meself hung up wid Moby Dick! Yes, they can give you a real battle for yer money, but I still would rather do battle with a catfish or bass or something else that I might...

I have fished for crappie all over the country from Virgina (3 pounders back there) to Missouri and into Colorado. We almost always used live minnows and crappie love 'em. Problem is you can't fish live minnows in Oregon, and the crappie must be thanking the state for that! But I was fishing...

I joined the forum last week and have been reading through the archives. Some interesting tips and good info, but I have to take exception to one thread having to do with carp. Seems someone thought that the carp were cleaning up the waterways because they eat vegetation and that they should...

Worm Farming Worm Farming I have an old refrige laying on its back that I use as a worm farm. Here on The Coast, nightcrawlers are hard to come by naturally, so I bought some online. Then I tossed in a whole bunch of shredded paper, household garbage and veggie trimmings from the local...

PDX Catfish PDX Catfish Try Sauvie Island and/or Multinomah Channel. I've caught a lot of bullheads (not to be confused with the ones caught in the ocean) in the Gilbert River (that drains Sturgeon Lake) and several channel cats (one weighing over 6 lbs.) Also take a drive down Hwy 30 and...