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the tucca died down a week ago, you went to the wrong river, but it is fishing.. and sometimes you get nothing, I would say at least you spent a nice day on the water but without a boat and the subtle but sweet smell of cow ****.. and car prowlers.. well anyway next time try farther north-
And, for all our planning, research, and effort we ended up with, nothing.
So, what are we doing wrong?
Days like yesterday-So how do I know which river to choose.
Don't get me wrong, we do enjoy our time on the water, whether it's productive or not. And I do respect the learning curve and 'paying our dues'. We started out trout fishing with Power Bait a few years ago and learned what rivers, when and where to the point that we're reasonably proficient and successful. We quickly graduated to the point to where now we're strictly single hook fly guys doing C&R 100% of the time. We're learning salmon fishing now and we don't expect success every trip, but we do want to learn where & when, and we can experiment with the how (eggs, shrimp, eggs & shrimp, spinners, corkies, jigs, etc.).
So the Nestucca gets an earlier run and the Tillamook Bay rivers tend to get later runs? It sounds like the Nehalem Bay rivers get earlier runs like the Nestucca?
its important to accept that your not going to get a fish every trip, its also VERY important to ditch unproductive waters as soon as you start feeling it might be dead, you cannot force a trip with an migrating creature, wether its an elk or a coho,,, you cannot be "behind" your quarry and you will never do well praying for a straggler... you must get at or in front of the bulk... which means moving a lot.
this is my biggest problem for sure. I just hate driving a ton just to find out the next river or next spot is same result when there is fish right where i am fishing. I can usually find the fish its finding the biters is the problem.
once I had a guy tell me to never leave fish to find fish...and that's fine if casting practice is all a guys out for, but I believe you must risk everything to gain everything.. which means believing in yourself and the trip... and drive away from fish that won't bite.... and find a place to hammer some fish-this is my biggest problem for sure. I just hate driving a ton just to find out the next river or next spot is same result when there is fish right where i am fishing. I can usually find the fish its finding the biters is the problem.