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Mr. Fisherman
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Hmmmm decisions decisions.... I think I am in. The coastal weather adn SSt will decide for me in a day or two.
I sure want to....
But I have a lot of room in my pantry for Tuna this year...
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B~C
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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arrrg, it's sounding like chinook fishing will be closed in the river this weekend but the ocean will reopen. If the river is closed, me thinks a run up to Beacon Rock for a campout..or... a run out the green line to 300' for some ocean fish...my gas budget tells me B Rock, I'll have to wait and see what the crew thinks and what F&W does with the Chinook season.
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TyBoo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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I am hoping for one last ocean trip on Saturday - GPS or not. Last time I checked the forecast it looked good, and the low tide is just the right time in the morning. I reckon them fishes are getting nervous and hanging around the entrance, so we'll probably stay between 4 and 2 looking for birds and rips.
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k3nlind
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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I can't make this trip this year, but I would certainly like to get there next time... perhaps a little more advance notice would be of help too.
Anyway, the main purpose of this message is to pinpoint where it is you are going. I looked at some maps and Google Earth and see at least one big body of water to the north. But I am not sure and I can't find any of the islands (Coon, Sand, Wind) nor Depoe Bay.
Where is the closest town or major road intersection?
BTW, my wife has to guide me when driving to the grocery cuz I can read a map but I can't find the grocery down the street...
Sorry,
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TyBoo
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | BTW, my wife has to guide me when driving to the grocery cuz I can read a map but I can't find the grocery down the street... |
Now that's just ridiculous. At least that's what my wife tells me when I have the same problems. 
Sand Island is directly across the narrow channel from St. Helens, OR. The main Columbia River ship channel passes Sand Island on the north side. It is a neat place. I don't think it was entirely created by dredge spoils, but it gets bigger every year from them. It has primative facilities and camp sites up the ramps from two very nice public docks. And it is all free. Often times the wind howls up through there in the late evening and night, and the waves can make it pretty bouncy. Wind Island is just a nickname one of us CBs has hung on Sand Island - they're both the same place.
I have never been to Coon Island, but I think it is up the Multnomah Channel a little ways east of St. Helens? Maybe closer to Scapoose, OR?
Beacon Rock is a Washington state park about a mile or so downstream from Bonneville Dam. It is a really neat little place with dock space, camping, picnic facilities, and hiking trails. Very pretty scenery. It is a great destination for a cruise up the Columbia. The Blue~C and TyBoo ran the river to there right after Labor Day a few years back. We called it the Dam Cruise and were hoping to make it an annual event, but life gets in the way sometimes in late summer/early fall. There are several neat places to stop on the way, and if you wanted you could lock through Bonneville and continue upriver.
Depoe Bay is on the north central Oregon coast. You can get there from here, but it would be a little more of a boat ride than I would want to go on in a C-Dory. |
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k3nlind
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Thanx, Mike... I'm off to fire up Google Earth and MapQuest again!..  |
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B~C
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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k3nlind, did you find it? it's hard to get much of an advanced notice out on these spur of the moment things.
Mike, looks like the weekend is going to offer up a nice farwell to the 05 chinook season, have fun, get a boat load. It appears that the season will be open at least through Saturday midnight in the river so we'll be staying around here.
Who's going and where is the prefered place to tie up?
Sand Island- quiet, nice docks and restrooms, can be a windy bugger
St Hellens- easy access to local pub and diner, nice dock, more foot trafic
Coon Island- sounds like a nice protected place, farther from the fishing grounds and pub |
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Mr. Fisherman
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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Coon Island is one of my favorites. Secluded somewhat and nice. There is a picnic shelter with a fire pit. There are docks on both sides of the island too. I like the North side.
It is up the Multinoma (no I can't spell it) channel about a mile from the boat ramp on the west side of Suavies Island (I forget the name... Gilbert or Gleason I think). I don't use that ramp as there is no overnight parking there and it is not fun to get to with the boat on the trailer. I did it once and that was enough. I usually launch at Scappose and head up the channel.
I am officially headed to Newport to chase Albicore. I hope you all have a great time.
I hope this helps and we will definitely have to put together a gathering at Coon Island.
By the way, if you have a hand held GPS and a kid or two there are at least 2 Geocaches on that island and maybe 3.
Check out www.geocaching.com to get the info. Good fun. Treasure on that there Island there is...  |
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B~C
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:07 am Post subject: |
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| Coon island sounds like a winner, we'll have to give it a try someday....this weekends adventure has gotten downgraded to a Sunday fall foilage tour |
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k3nlind
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Well I found St Helens, Sand Island, Scapoose and Coon Island...
It is about 11 miles St Helens and Scapoose. Coon Island is about 3 or 4 miles down river from Scapoose toward St Helens. Looks like a very nice place to spend some time and have some fun.
Either place is about an eleven hour trip from my home...  Where I to make a trip like this, I would want to stay awhile. 
Hope you all have fun...  |
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