June 26th, 2009

For those of you that read this blog and live locally here…this post will apply to ya’ll……Summer Salmon Update:
DEAD AS A DOORNAIL TODAY in the Columbia River. Reports are in from Troutdale all the way down to the mouth of the Kalama: Only two fish seen caught. I’ve got some great guys sitting on anchor today. Still some time left on the tide….but it’s looking like a blank for Team Salmon today.
We’ll be out all weekend though. Come on back for more later this weekend. ALSO: Some great stuff from toDD coming up tonight from some trips from last week. You guys will really want to see these salmon he’s been getting.
Team Salmon Captain, H3llcat
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June 26th, 2009
This is an email I received from a troller. Looks like the ocean and Buoy 10 have huge potential of living up to preseason expectations!
Trollers out of Neah Bay and LaPush didn’t bother to fish this last opener as the Coho are so thick they couldn’t get their gear through them. As a matter of fact Geoff LeBon indicated that the Coho were from the surface to the bottom. Already many 6+ pounders.
Look for a short season if they are that thick. Maybe an upwards run adjustment in the ocean would be some good planning, otherwise they will go to the net fishery and hatchery surplus as the inside Recreational, while catching alot, won’t make a dent in them. Hatchery surplus is not a good idea as this will give the Feds and State agencies more ammo to reduce hatchery releases.
ODFW reports that the south turning coho are thickest at Winchester Bay, but the weather was rough on the first opening period so no good estimate of abundance
Good Luck
Denny, Oregon Anglers
submitted by way of Nookslayer….
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