02-28-2004, 03:13 PM
Oregon Fisheries Update
February 27th – March 4th , 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:
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[/url]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 and salmon anglers on the Columbia are wondering what to do with themselves. Tides are poor, the water is cold and the few fish that are present simply aren't biting! There is not much to look forward to either in the upcoming week. Another great week to stay put until conditions improve. To boot, there seems to be no sign of smelt heading upriver either.
Sturgeon fishing remains fair in the lower Willamette and Multnomah Channel, but requires finding biters and releasing plenty of shakers to find an occasional keeper.
Crabbing is still good in the lower Columbia out of Hammond.
The Sandy River has improved slightly and broodstock along with some decent numbers of wild fish are available throughout the system. The lower reaches are giving up a few fresh fish for anglers willing to search for them and the upper reaches are seeing decent action for holding fish awaiting the next rain freshet. This fishery will only improve as the month wears on.
The north coast streams are in need of rain- if you can believe that! Low, clear water conditions have fish spooky and the lack of a good tide series are not bringing in new fish. When we get that river to rise a couple of feet, you had better have your chores done and get that boat down here!
The only bright spot on the South coast seems to be the Coquille River which is still quite productive for hatchery steelhead. Steelhead in the North Aslea are biting but most are past their prime. The Rogue River is blown out from recent coastal storms.
Sturgeon fishing is poor out of Tillamook Bay.
Cottage Grove Pond, Creswell Pond , Henry Hagg Lake, Huddeston Pond, and St. Louis Pond will be planted this week. Henry Hagg opens for fishing on Friday, February 27th.
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February 27th – March 4th , 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:
http://www.theguidesforecast.com/baitwrap.shtml[url "http://www.theguidesforecast.com/baitwrap.shtml"]
[/url]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 and salmon anglers on the Columbia are wondering what to do with themselves. Tides are poor, the water is cold and the few fish that are present simply aren't biting! There is not much to look forward to either in the upcoming week. Another great week to stay put until conditions improve. To boot, there seems to be no sign of smelt heading upriver either.
Sturgeon fishing remains fair in the lower Willamette and Multnomah Channel, but requires finding biters and releasing plenty of shakers to find an occasional keeper.
Crabbing is still good in the lower Columbia out of Hammond.
The Sandy River has improved slightly and broodstock along with some decent numbers of wild fish are available throughout the system. The lower reaches are giving up a few fresh fish for anglers willing to search for them and the upper reaches are seeing decent action for holding fish awaiting the next rain freshet. This fishery will only improve as the month wears on.
The north coast streams are in need of rain- if you can believe that! Low, clear water conditions have fish spooky and the lack of a good tide series are not bringing in new fish. When we get that river to rise a couple of feet, you had better have your chores done and get that boat down here!
The only bright spot on the South coast seems to be the Coquille River which is still quite productive for hatchery steelhead. Steelhead in the North Aslea are biting but most are past their prime. The Rogue River is blown out from recent coastal storms.
Sturgeon fishing is poor out of Tillamook Bay.
Cottage Grove Pond, Creswell Pond , Henry Hagg Lake, Huddeston Pond, and St. Louis Pond will be planted this week. Henry Hagg opens for fishing on Friday, February 27th.
More on the site:
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