02-15-2004, 11:00 PM
Oregon Fisheries Update
February 13th – February 19th , 2004
Get prepared for some of the 470,000 spring chinook that will be returning to the Columbia and Willamette Rivers this spring by ordering your supply of Bob's Bait Wraps RIGHT HERE .
Guide packs CAN ONLY BE ORDERED THROUGH OUR WEB SITE and should be ordered before the glut hits in the middle of the season. We guarantee your order will be shipped within 3 days of its receipt so you receive it BEFORE the season starts. So get your orders filled now or risk going without!
Sturgeon fishing in the Columbia River mainstem remains poor but an angler's best choice is to fish water where the warmer Willamette River influences the Columbia. This would be around Kelly Point Park and St. Helens. Fresh smelt is important and also sporadically available on the Cowlitz. A few spring chinook continue to be caught by boat and bank anglers.
The Willamette remains good for sturgeon using fresh smelt and some anglers remain consistent on sand shrimp. The river is producing a few early springers for a lot of effort near the mouth of the Clackamas River.
The Clackamas River has recently been poor for steelhead after a great showing right after the last high water. The Sandy River is much the same but bank anglers are finding better success in the upper stretches of the Sandy. Target steelhead above Oxbow Park for best results.
The Coastal streams are also a bit slow after a real strong showing late last week. Some huge broodstock fish continue to show in the mix with 2 fish over 20 pounds reported in recent weeks. This program is really becoming a success on the Wilson. The Nestucca is soon to follow! Smaller streams are best left to the bank anglers until the next rain freshet.
The Siletz is really starting to take off and some nice fish are showing in that fishery as well. It will only get better as we parade into March!
The Umpqua and Siuslaw are producing good results as well. Broodstock fish are available on many of these streams but the majority of fish are of the wild type.
Offshore bottom fishing has been excellent and crabbing is good and improving in Tillamook Bay. Bays and beaches remain open for clams and mussels. Upcoming late-afternoon minus tides starting Monday should offer some opportunities to those seeking tasty bivalves.
The Wallowa and Grande Ronde Rivers are also producing good catches of steelhead after a recent rain freshet. For the average angler, it may only take 7 hours to get a steelhead to the bank on these systems.
Trout have been planted this week at Alder Lake, Buck Lake, Carter Lake, Cleawox Lake, Dune Lake, Elbow Lake, Erhart Lake, Georgia Lake, Lost Lake (in Lane County), Munsel Lake, North Georgia Lake, Perkins Lake and Thissell Pond.
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February 13th – February 19th , 2004
Get prepared for some of the 470,000 spring chinook that will be returning to the Columbia and Willamette Rivers this spring by ordering your supply of Bob's Bait Wraps RIGHT HERE .
Guide packs CAN ONLY BE ORDERED THROUGH OUR WEB SITE and should be ordered before the glut hits in the middle of the season. We guarantee your order will be shipped within 3 days of its receipt so you receive it BEFORE the season starts. So get your orders filled now or risk going without!
Sturgeon fishing in the Columbia River mainstem remains poor but an angler's best choice is to fish water where the warmer Willamette River influences the Columbia. This would be around Kelly Point Park and St. Helens. Fresh smelt is important and also sporadically available on the Cowlitz. A few spring chinook continue to be caught by boat and bank anglers.
The Willamette remains good for sturgeon using fresh smelt and some anglers remain consistent on sand shrimp. The river is producing a few early springers for a lot of effort near the mouth of the Clackamas River.
The Clackamas River has recently been poor for steelhead after a great showing right after the last high water. The Sandy River is much the same but bank anglers are finding better success in the upper stretches of the Sandy. Target steelhead above Oxbow Park for best results.
The Coastal streams are also a bit slow after a real strong showing late last week. Some huge broodstock fish continue to show in the mix with 2 fish over 20 pounds reported in recent weeks. This program is really becoming a success on the Wilson. The Nestucca is soon to follow! Smaller streams are best left to the bank anglers until the next rain freshet.
The Siletz is really starting to take off and some nice fish are showing in that fishery as well. It will only get better as we parade into March!
The Umpqua and Siuslaw are producing good results as well. Broodstock fish are available on many of these streams but the majority of fish are of the wild type.
Offshore bottom fishing has been excellent and crabbing is good and improving in Tillamook Bay. Bays and beaches remain open for clams and mussels. Upcoming late-afternoon minus tides starting Monday should offer some opportunities to those seeking tasty bivalves.
The Wallowa and Grande Ronde Rivers are also producing good catches of steelhead after a recent rain freshet. For the average angler, it may only take 7 hours to get a steelhead to the bank on these systems.
Trout have been planted this week at Alder Lake, Buck Lake, Carter Lake, Cleawox Lake, Dune Lake, Elbow Lake, Erhart Lake, Georgia Lake, Lost Lake (in Lane County), Munsel Lake, North Georgia Lake, Perkins Lake and Thissell Pond.
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