Newport/Depo Bay fishing???

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Recently my girlfriend and I traveled south on 101. Out on the jetty new port I saw quite a few people with some sort of sea bass on stringers. I had my ugly stick and some light tackle. I was given permission for one hour of fishing so I ran down to this little tackle shop and bought one dozen sand shrimp. Using a balsa float and a 3 foot leader I got one bite almost instantly but couldnt set the hook. My alotted hour was ending and with the rain starting was reluctant to keep fishing and slip on those rocks. I did manage to get pinched (HARD) :shock:by a sand shrimp. My questions are: Are sand shrimp the best to use? If so whats the best way to hook them? High tide or Low tide? And is newport the place to be? I want to go out some time soon and devote a whole day to it. Dont care what kind of fish I catch just want to have a fun day on the water. Can anyone help me???
 
I like to fish for Greenling at that jetty. I buy a special sand shrimp hook that looks like a safety pin on a hook and that helps keep them on. I dont use a float but rather a pyramid weight below a 2 foot leader via a three point swivel (or else the crabs eat your shrimp off the bottom.) The Greenling have a light pickup but fight very nicely and fillet into a very nice chunk of meat. I have heard that clams stay on the hook better but those sandshrimp get a lot of bites.
 
Thanks for the response. How big are greenlings? I look forward to giving it a shot.
 
My 1st thread!

Well she's now my wife.

How big are greenlings? :lol:I was clueless. Thanks forum:clap:.
 
troutmasta said:
My 1st thread!

Well she's now my wife.

How big are greenlings? :lol:I was clueless. Thanks forum:clap:.
:dance::D:clap::lol:
 
Have you tried fishing boiler point I've hooked plenty of lincod and sea bass there
 
No but Ive wanted a place to fish from the rocks. Is that near Boiler bay or whatever its called.?
 
Yes. And its off the rocks. There is a viewpoint called boiler point I believe and its a few miles past Lincoln city heading towards Newport. Its on the right. Just park and walk along the Fence and you will see a opening under the fence where ppl pass under. And your there. Be real careful with the waves they are sneeky. Always keep your eyes on the ocean.
 
I fish newport jetty at least twice a month. I never use bait though. I act like im bass fishing. Cast a senko or any plastic worm out and wait 4 seconds give a nice twitch and the tide does most of the work. Catch a lot of black sea bass and the occasional ling cod. Caught a few huge lings when i put on a swimbait. During slack tide i like to use rapalas and cast them close to the rocks. Works good. Any time of the year is good out there.
 
Octopus works best And stays on your hook for along time.
 

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