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Wha??? Did that ring a bell? More on that in a minute.
I had the privilege to be on the South Coast again last week and had most of Thursday to fish. I was hoping the salmon fishing would still be hot on Elk and Sixes but, due to the lack of rain, it was getting difficult from what I had heard. I had also brought steelhead gear and thought of driving to the Coquille or Chetco to give it a try but, when fishing day came around, I didn't feel like driving that far. I decided instead to go with my old standby, the big blue Pacific Ocean.
Last spring I had invested in an assortment of Stickleback bait products made by fellow OFFer, Daelheets. I have been hoarding them in the freezer ever since. I see his website is still going so maybe we will hear from him again soon. Anyway, besides my raw shrimp from Winco, I also had some "Jig tippers" along on the trip. I hit the high tide from the beach with a 6'6" medium Ugly Stick instead of the 10' heavy surf rod I normally use for perch. After losing a few perch on the shrimp, I switched to the jig tipper. I found that to be an effective bait for surf perch all by itself and they stay on the hook even after catching a fish.
I was 13 short of a limit but still happy because they are scrappy little slabs on the light tackle and good eating. Then I switched to a rocky shore and fished with a jig. I ended up with one nice black rockfish.
The weather was great and I am glad I didn't go off on a fools errand trying to catch salmon and steelhead. There is plenty of time for that later.
I had the privilege to be on the South Coast again last week and had most of Thursday to fish. I was hoping the salmon fishing would still be hot on Elk and Sixes but, due to the lack of rain, it was getting difficult from what I had heard. I had also brought steelhead gear and thought of driving to the Coquille or Chetco to give it a try but, when fishing day came around, I didn't feel like driving that far. I decided instead to go with my old standby, the big blue Pacific Ocean.
Last spring I had invested in an assortment of Stickleback bait products made by fellow OFFer, Daelheets. I have been hoarding them in the freezer ever since. I see his website is still going so maybe we will hear from him again soon. Anyway, besides my raw shrimp from Winco, I also had some "Jig tippers" along on the trip. I hit the high tide from the beach with a 6'6" medium Ugly Stick instead of the 10' heavy surf rod I normally use for perch. After losing a few perch on the shrimp, I switched to the jig tipper. I found that to be an effective bait for surf perch all by itself and they stay on the hook even after catching a fish.
I was 13 short of a limit but still happy because they are scrappy little slabs on the light tackle and good eating. Then I switched to a rocky shore and fished with a jig. I ended up with one nice black rockfish.
The weather was great and I am glad I didn't go off on a fools errand trying to catch salmon and steelhead. There is plenty of time for that later.
