rogerdodger
Does this mean that only people with boats can take coho until mid-month?lots of people have been waiting for this, Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/salmon/Regulations/docs/2015_Ocean_Sport_Summary_Map.pdf
Important regulation item in the link above- any boat legally retaining a wild coho in the ocean is not allowed to fish for any fish species once entering water where/when it is not legal to retain that fish:
• It is unlawful to fish for or take and retain any legal species while possessing on board
any species not allowed to be taken in that area at that time.
Does this mean that only people with boats can take coho until mid-month?
I am not sure what casting on the outside of a jetty is considered...
haha that's pretty much how I feel every time I attempt it!At the end of the jetty, where you'd find the coho, I believe the correct term is "freaking nuts."
I believe if your fishing the ocean side of a jetty, it would be completely legal to retain a wild coho right now. Just like it is legal to use a gaff on the ocean side of the jetty. Even if your past the deadline but on the ocean side, it should still be legal. The iffy part about that would be the walk back with the fish. Tring to get a warden to believe you caught it on the ocean side might be tuff,
Make sure that your "any" Coho is an adult Coho! There are no jacks in the ocean.....
I landed at the Florence ramp and watched the fish counter confiscate 2 ocean caught undersize Coho
from a guy who said "hey I thought you could have 5 jacks a day".