Recent content by jrundstrom

Yep, you're right- like needles... I found out by the Braille method. Rubber jigs do work so I guess I'll stick with them.

Good question. I've used sculpin but caught nothing...I've always wondered, "Is it me?" Maybe there is a way to fish these things so that they'll work? They're so easy to catch they'd make the perfect bait if they did work.

Thanks for that tip. I've caught a few ling there while fishing rock bass. It's my favorite jetty, always productive, but too far from Eugene to make it possible to get up there much. Do you know of any surf perch spots near Florence?

as Fish4life says, doesn't seem to be the most productive jetty I've been on. Did catch a legal ling there last year but it was the only fish and even the only strike I've ever gotten there. Combined it with a clamming/musseling trip so as not to have wasted time if the fishing was no good.

Yep, that's right. A solid piece of rubber which just tapers down. According to the package it's called "The Fluke" by the Zoom Bait Company. (Uh, honest I don't work for them...I'm sure anything even close to this style, purchased in any bait shop, would work. I'm just letting you know what I...

Really? Without artificial light? That sounds much better than lugging extra gear out there. I hope to be in Newport this week so if I get to try this I'll let you know how it worked.

Ok, not exactly at Rockaway, but at the North Jetty at Garibaldi. This summer (August) I was in the area for a few days and found where the rock bass were: right where you pull into the first parking lot after crossing the railroad tracks. Just walked over the rocks and started fishing on the...