rogerdodger
Its too early to know. It just started getting really good about this time last year.
not for us, last year we were into the coho big time on the Siuslaw from Sept. 19 to Oct. 9, the lower river was just thick them...this year we found coho to be in earlier (I released one on 9/2), the run seemed to be building by the 9/15 opener this year and then it just seemed to level OFF and fade to a trickle of new fish coming in each day...
Spoke with my buddy on the OSP and he also said he the limits are down this year. (FYI he said they will be watching the rivers like hawks from afar to make sure people are NOT taking any coho out of the rivers)
I got my first coho of the season on 8-16 this year. 8 1/2lb hatchery fish at the 101 bridge. Weird year for sure...personally I blame the warm water blob off our coast. Warm water=no feed=bad survival for coho in the ocean
There is a rumor that two big schools are at 230' behind a thermal barrier.
I heard of a bunch of those hatchery fish being caught early by a few different guides. The STEP program must have done well. I heard the local coho STEP program is only allowed one pair. Can that be true?
True. I just looked and we were having double digit days last year starting the last week in Sept. But the fishing was ridiculous into December as we moved into the free flowing part of the river.
A significant number could still arrive. There is a rumor that two big schools are at 230' behind a thermal barrier. I'm not holding out much hope that it's true but it's a rumor I've heard.
Why too late Chinook is still open?