rogerdodger
Dustin0718;n599206 said:As of noon today the dam was open! I got to the river above the dam around 1 and was met with a flowing river and about 7 other anglers. I chose not to fish as I did not see any fish rolling and all the anglers reported no bites yet. I presume it will take a day or two to pump some fish up from the beach. Considering headed down tomorrow morning to see how it is.
Gary W;n599245 said:I intended to try coho fishing last year in Siltcoos last year but closure of boat ramp stopped me as I did not like the little square dock at Darlings by the boat ramp. My question is while both siltcoos and Tahakinitch are shallow what do you do to keep above the weeds or just what do you fish with for gear and how do you keep weeds off? Do you have to check every few minutes to clear weeds? Do you use bait or spinners do you use banana weights or no weight or divers? Is the only way to know if dams are open by folks like rogerdodger or is there a site to watch? Is there a dam on the tahackanitch?
Gary W;n599249 said:Thanks Roger. I used to live on the Alsea and my go to lures in the river both fresh water and brackish water was Bud #4s and #4 Blue Fox do you have any preference on color of blue fox and apparently you do not use weight. Not sure if I can troll my 9.9 down slow enough to keep barefoot lures below the surface. Many years ago I used to fish the slough across from the Dairy Queen by Toledo off the Yaquina with Rooster tails they were deadly when you could keep them spinning when casting. I only used Buds #4 s in fresh water casting too.
rogerdodger;n599220 said:I was at the Siltcoos mouth on Wednesday and there were no fish trying to get in and only 1 seal out in the rocking surf, normally 20 to 40 seals out there if the coho are thick...and there were none in the lower river or up near the dam, so I think opening the dam is going to help the main run find the river and get some moving in but probably a day or 2 delay...and the storm next week is good news.
this is the whole Silcoos river at the beach, dam closed, ankle deep:
this is a 75# Lab-Catahoula coming full speed at your hip:
xltom;n599317 said:Hey rogerdodger! Any word on whether the dam has been open? My buddy called one of the fishing resorts on the lake and the owner swears that he's seen a couple pulses come through and even caught a jack. I'm trying to figure out if he's just trying to rent some cabins or if it's for real. My friend did rent a place for tomorrow night but I'm not sure if I will tag along...