Recent content by CurtisP87

I hit a few different spots on the wilson Monday morning, didn't even see a single fish. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, it sounds like the tillamook tribs have been hot all weekend... Started the day swinging spinners, tried a slip bobber and jigs/eggs after that, but like I said, I didn't...

In the first vid, how come that fella punched that fish? Trying to get him to spit the hook? stunning it for a photo op? or just unloading some aggression? Either way it was funny to see a grown man punch a fish. I know if I ever catch one I might punch it right in the face for all the hours and...

Hit the Wilson monday afternoon, nothing to show for it. The river is really high and murky, with lots of debris being washed down. Seemed like every other cast would have a chunk of leaves or a stick grabbing my line and creating a belly, so i didn't stay too long. I thought for a moment I'd...

Cool, thanks for the advice. Looks like it should be perfect tomorrow morning, sadly I work...maybe I'll make it out Monday, ill post a report.

It leads to the east side of the creek, but its not hard to cross the creek to get downstream of the confluence.

I ended up going to bonnie lure, no luck for me either. Water was real clear in EC, but I didn't see any fish about.

I was planning on going to Barton tomorrow evening, maybe I'll see ya there. Good luck!

That's how I felt also...this will be my first fall to be fishing out here, so I'm trying to learn how the weather patterns affect the fish. In general is the coastal fishing best as the water levels are going up, as it recedes from a spike, or while its at its peak...?

Anybody hit the Wilson since the bit of rain we got? Looks like the water came up a good bit, and is now dropping back down. I'm thinking about making the drive this weekend, hows she looking?

Barton is free to park in off season, mciver is still $5

Wow, very nicely done. I got skunked there a couple weeks ago, glad to see someones keep in the fish on their toes!

I have "Spinner fishing for steelhead, salmon, and trout" by Jed Davis. Its the only specialized spiner book I could find. I love expanding my bookshelf if anyone knows of any other spinning books out there I should look into. Thanks for all the input, much appreciated.

As to the weight of my spinners, I'm not positive, but I can say that through the course of the day I got snagged on the bottom my fair share of times. Was able to recover a lot of em, but lost 5 of the 12 lures I took, so I feel like I was do wn towards the bottom at least sometimes... As to...

My fishin buddy and I spent about 8-9 hours on the lower deschutes yesterday, covered maybe 4-5 miles from the mouth upstream on the east side. My friend caught one small trout, maybe 7-8 inches, and that was the highlight of the day.... We used spinners that I constructed myself, in different...

Great, thanks for the input. I'll post up a report when I get back.