Salmon - B10 and Beyond

B~C · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:09 pm Post subject:

I didn't receive the ransom note yet, I did call the FBI however. They said this could be a terrorist incident and that whoever stole it could be planning to make a pillow bomb out of it.
This weekend is family fishing, fishing trips beyond that are dicey as far as weather, schedule and fish co-operation. We'll have to play it by ear as far as a rematch goes.

The kid just scooted off to football practice grumbling about having to watch an hour of video....I suggested he swap in a salmon catching video Smile

going to watch those tonight, thanks.

When I left Ilwaco this morning, a boat named "No Bad Days" was calling the Coast Guard cuz he was stuck on Clatsup Spit....guess he'll have to change the name of his boat

TyBoo · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:23 pm Post subject:

Oh, sure, tell everyone that the Mighty Lyle is fishing kings down here, and they do this:

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact: Information and Education 503-947-6002
Internet: www.dfw.state.or.us

For Immediate Release Thursday, September 2, 2004

Buoy 10 Regulation Changes After Labor Day

SALEM - Oregon and Washington fishery managers decided to close the
Buoy 10 recreational fishery to chinook retention beginning Tuesday,
Sept, 7, due to higher than expected catch projected through Labor Day.
The fishery will remain open for adipose fin-clipped coho and steelhead
through the end of the year.

The popular "Buoy 10" fall salmon fishery at the mouth of the
Columbia River got off to a slow start in early August but catch rates
improved substantially during the middle of the month. The catch rate
during the week of Aug. 16-22 was near record high and anglers are
projected to land approximately 14,000 chinook through Labor Day.

"I expected the fall chinook fishery to start slowly and then improve
in mid-August," said Curt Melcher, a biologist with the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife. "It improved more dramatically than I
expected and we needed to take this action to remain within our
conservation guidelines and allocation agreements."

"In addition to our conservation mandate, the primary goal for the
Buoy 10 recreational fishery is to provide an all species opportunity
through Labor Day with additional coho fishing opportunity through the
end of the year," Melcher added. "We accomplished that and
maintained flexibility for the recreational fishery that takes place in
the rest of the main-stem Columbia."

Oregon anglers are reminded of the following regulations:

* The Buoy 10 area is defined as that part of the Columbia River from
Buoy 10 upstream to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington
bank through red buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the
Oregon bank.

* Salmon fishing in the Buoy 10 area remains open through December, for
adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily
bag limit is two salmon.

* The Columbia River upstream from the Rocky Point-Tongue Point line to
Bonneville Dam opened Aug. 1 for fall chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho,
and adipose fin-clipped steelhead through Dec. 31. The daily bag limit
includes two adult salmon, only one of which may be a chinook, and five
jack salmon.

* The Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to the
Oregon-Washington border opened Aug. 1 for fall chinook, coho, and
adipose fin-clipped steelhead through Dec. 31. The daily bag limit
includes two adult salmon and five jack salmon.

* The Pacific Ocean from Tillamook Head, Ore., to Leadbetter Point,
Wash., is open for chinook and adipose fin-clipped coho through Sept.
30. The daily bag limit is two salmon with a minimum size of 24 inches
for chinook and 16 inches for coho.

###

lyle-t · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:46 pm Post subject:

Well Mike,
I just took one fish home and they do THAT. NOT NICE. Well I will just fool them and go to Willipa and terrorize those fish then. The 5th I am going out of Westport so see what they do there. Lyle

Lynn Marie · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:51 pm Post subject:

Just got home off the river after a fair day. Put in at noon and my fish partner and I each had a Chinook to bring home. Jim's was about 15#/29" and mine was just street legal at over 24". sTILL GOOD THOUGH. oFF TO DINNER WITH FRIENDS AND THE REAL lYNN mARIE.

TyBoo · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:04 pm Post subject:

lyle-t · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:36 pm Post subject:

Mike,
Thanks for the invite but I have previous made plans to fish out of Westport with a couple neighbors Monday. One of these days we will get together and go out in your great boat.
I am looking forward to a trip with you. later Lyle

Lynn Marie · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 7:10 pm Post subject:

Today I'll try and spend enough time to finish this before being told we Have to leave for dinner. That and I'll take time to correct mistakes.

Fished this morning for a couple of hours and landed my first legal Coho of the year and from the looks of things it's none to soon to figure out how to catch the little buggers. So far this year everything I've kept have been Chinook. Not a bad problem unless they go and close the fishery on you. Our trip was a short one then off to work at 8:30. Don't think I'll fish tomorrow but will hit it hard on Sunday and/or Monday. Talked to Tyboo at the dock and he was headed to work without going fishing. He did wish me luck so I don't expect to hear him whimper or include me in with the "Fish Piggy" boys down the dock.

Tim

TyBoo · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 8:45 pm Post subject:

Good for you on the coho, Tim. Maybe they will finally show up. Talked to the gal at Tackle Time, and she said the river is still slow but the ocean is good. The ocean, however, is a little rough. She said the small craft advisory for the bar was on and off all day, and the NOAA site still has it up. It's looking like a river show for us tomorrow. Leaving the dock at 5:00 am. Tides should be good for either way.

I am not upset that you went fishing while I had to go to work, but it wouldn't have hurt you to tie back up and skip it out of sympathy.

The last time we were outside, I got so excited about a fish hit that I jumped out of the helm seat and busted the cabin fan off its mount with my head. I had to get the pieces this morning to make a fix for it at work. Them twenty dollar West Marine fans are pretty good for the price, but the mounting/swivel stud is pretty flimsy. I remember making nylon replacements for the ones in the TyBoo22, and so I made another one today. One more to go, but I'll wait until somebody busts it.

I gotta catch some fish! The TyBoo has only 22 keepers this season, and I have been giving most of my catch away. We have only one whole fish left in the freezer after taking two to a guy at work. Sheesh - maybe I can get a sustenence exception to the catch rules.

B~C · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:17 pm Post subject:

M and I went out in the river for a short stint about noonish...one small King to the boat. I heard on the VHF a 24 foot Grady White flipped out at Bouy 2 this morning, anybody else hear anything about it?....the guy was probably speeding, sounded like nobody was hurt and when last sighted it was floating upside down south of the CR

TyBoo · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 12:33 am Post subject:

B~C - You doing bumper boats tomorrow? I'm guessing I won't like the looks of the bar and ocean in morning, so we'll probably stay between Hammond and the bridge on the Oregon side.

B~C · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 1:30 am Post subject:

I don't think we'll make it down Saturday, we'll be there bumper boating Sunday though. There was a pretty good bite between 11 and the yellow can today....to many durn boats out there though, so we went on the wing dam tour. Maybe we'll see you Sunday?

TyBoo · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 11:27 pm Post subject:

Four fish today. Two chinook, two cojos. Turned loose a couple of natives, and had two big fellers cut the leader and escape the freezer. We didn't like the looks of things as we got closer to the mouth, so we went to the WA side and fished toward the bridge. Then we ran above the bridge after the tide turned and picked up a couple trolling back down. Tomorrow morning, me 'n Tiff are heading to the bridge on the WA side before the tide turn. We have to be back home by 11:00, so it will be a short day.

We saw lots of fish caught up there this morning. You know it was the place to be, because the Raven/Heron team were over there on Raven. It has to be good for Raven Dave to leave the home state waters. If we hadn't screwed around thinking about going to the choppy ocean we might have had the other two we needed.

Lynn Marie · Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:56 pm Post subject:

Chinook season can close and this year it doesn't owe me a thing. Thanks to Raven Dave and his hot tips on locations and gear, the Lynn Marie has had one heck of a season and this week-end was outstanding. Yesterday was a limit of Chinook in under an hour with a follow up today of another limit plus a fat clipped Coho. The last Chinook was a bright 32# caught on a spinner. Sure like big fish that have their teeth chomping on stainless wire instead of mono leader.

Looking forward to the next week or so and maybe the Coho will cooperate as well as the Chinook have. Great year and thanks again to all my teachers.

Tim

B~C · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 12:39 pm Post subject:

Anybody want to go play in the ocean this week...here's a nice forcast http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/get.php?wfo=pqr&pil=cwf&sid=pqr

Robbi · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:06 pm Post subject:

OK, this is a trick question, right? I got seasick just reading it! Crook

Robbi, color me green.