Newport this weekend

stevej · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:53 pm Post subject: Newport this weekend

Weather forecast is looking good so have myself thinking that a trip to Newport for Salmon and Tuna is on the venue for Friday through Sunday.

John, Caty, Fishtales, Ray any of you heading over?

stevej

CatyMae n Steve · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject:

Affirmative! I'm hauling the boat to work Friday to stop off for fuel on the way home and don't know if we'll head over Friday evening or odarkthirty Saturday.

Friday will tell me if the truck's ready to tow or not Smile

Caty

Roy and Lucky · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject:

I was planning on dropping the boat in at Oceanside on Saturday morning. The tuna are only about 20 miles out.

Roy and Lucky · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:00 pm Post subject:

Here's a couple of handy links that I hope will be useful.

http://www.allcoast.com/discussion/TopicList.cfm?forum_ID=315

WWW.tempbreak.com

CatyMae n Steve · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:00 pm Post subject:

having not been fishing for nearly 2 months -- can we still fish halibut off the lighthouse?

Caty

Roy and Lucky · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject:

OOPS! Wrong Newport. Embarrased

Good luck out there!

stevej · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject:

Caty, near shore halibut is still open hope the truck is fixed for good this time. Think I will head over Thursday and fish Friday through Sunday.

If the ocean is nice enough I may run out for tuna in the mornings and do the salmon thing in the afternoon. Sounds like the salmon fishing is pretty good right now but I fear that the tuna are going to be 50 miles out....

Too many Newports Roy and Lucy, good luck with the tuna let us know if you get into any

stevej

flapbreaker · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:07 pm Post subject:

There's a good south wind predicted for Thursday and Friday so hopefully that will push the warm water back in for Tuna on Saturday. If the forecast holds for Saturday I'll be fishing from somewhere. Not sure what port but definately for coho and Tuna if they aren't 50 miles out.

johnf · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:52 am Post subject:

Steve...thanks for the report! Really want to head over there and not sure if would go on Friday night or early Saturday.

Will try and check these posts later in the week.

Hope to see some of you out there!

John

Mr. Fisherman · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:12 am Post subject:

I have plans for Friday evening and Saturday-Sunday but I may be on the coast to help a friend do some maintenance on his boat earlier in the week. I may bum a ride out. If I do I'll send a report.

johnf · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:40 am Post subject:

Hi Gang,

So what is open? Have gone out of Newport 1 time last year and 2 times this year so still learning. Talked with a Fish & Game person about Tuna...sounds exciting

- Tuna I assume...any suggestions on lures/bait?
- Halibut...how far? Just 40 fathoms or all depths for Th, Fr & Sa?
- Salmon...what kind? ...any suggestions on lures/bait?

Weather is looking good for Saturday...perhaps light winds...maybe. Cross your fingers.

Thanks,

John

CatyMae n Steve · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:04 am Post subject:

I'll try to have us geared up for a triathafishon. We've never fished for tuna, so this should be a hoot! Taking the binocs to look for possible tunactivity. I've heard you can barely get salmon gear in the water...will take herring as well as hoochies. Someone at work was in the estuary in Astoria and caught what ODFW identified as jack smelt which he says look like they would be great bait for halibut and is going to share some...can't wait!!

Caty

flapbreaker · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:28 am Post subject:

Gene Morris · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:56 am Post subject:

WARNING WARNING!!!!!!

If you fish for albacore it will ruin you for any other type of fishing. All other types of fishing become just a warm-up for tuna. Good luck to all who go. There is a great tutorial at www.offshoreanglers.com if any help is needed.
I will be on the tuna grounds out of Eureka Ca thurs & Sat.

Gene

lloyds · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:02 am Post subject:

We had really good luck on coho last week with both the coho killer behind a green and white flasher on the rigger at 15 feet, and on a flasher and blue hootchie with an inch chunk of herring behind a diver. They seemed to fish about equal. The thing about the hoochie and herring is you are apt to pick up other species as well. If the sea state is as predicted I am going to try to find a chinook out there.