This post is a little late, but I had to throw up (no pun intended) this photo of
Annika from our charter out of
Depoe last month. The
Elg and
Craner families came out from Idaho and we all took a salmon charter on that big, salty lake called the Pacific. It was a calm day for the first two hours, but the weather turned and it got nasty real quick. We had several first timers aboard so, needless to say, the water just below the
gunnel was a bit more colorful than usual at times. We fished 12 rods for 5 hours with 5 real
takedowns and all of two salmon boated, both keepers. Our group was comprised of 8
fishermen and women, and luckily one of the two fish boated was on
Annika's rod. Thus we dubbed the 5.5 lb coho the $600.00 fish, which was smoked and turned out to be some of the best I have ever done. The only other action we saw that day was with some mackerels that took a couple baits. Dad hooked a couple, as seen in the photo he
re, and, considering the slow action of the salmon, was quite pleased with any action at all. When he landed this mack, his teeth started chattering, his eyes got wide and crazy, and he began rubbing his hands together rapidly, making a
squirly little
squeal with his mouth. He was really excited. It was very strange, yet I found
myself fighting the impulse to act the same way when other macks hit lines. Must have been something in the water. All in all, it was a fun experience despite the episodes of temporary insanity and sea sickness. Recent first-hand reports from the coast say that the coho have moved back in along with the cooler water and anglers are putting the smack-down on them. On a side note, while that warmer water was in,
anglers were catching
Albies as close in as 8 miles in one report I read. And there have been reports of
Dorado being caught, mixed in with the
Albies out 25 miles or more.
Dorado off the Oregon coast! I want in on some of that action. Tight Lines!
This post is a little late, but I had to throw up (no pun intended) this photo of Annika from our charter out of Depoe last month. The Elg and Craner families came out from Idaho and we all took a salmon charter on that big, salty lake called the Pacific. It was a calm day for the first two hours, but the weather turned and it got nasty real quick. We had several first timers aboard so, needless to say, the water just below the gunnel was a bit more colorful than usual at times. We fished 12 rods for 5 hours with 5 real takedowns and all of two salmon boated, both keepers. Our group was comprised of 8 fishermen and women, and luckily one of the two fish boated was on Annika's rod. Thus we dubbed the 5.5 lb coho the $600.00 fish, which was smoked and turned out to be some of the best I have ever done. The only other action we saw that day was with some mackerels that took a couple baits. Dad hooked a couple, as seen in the photo he
re, and, considering the slow action of the salmon, was quite pleased with any action at all. When he landed this mack, his teeth started chattering, his eyes got wide and crazy, and he began rubbing his hands together rapidly, making a squirly little squeal with his mouth. He was really excited. It was very strange, yet I found myself fighting the impulse to act the same way when other macks hit lines. Must have been something in the water. All in all, it was a fun experience despite the episodes of temporary insanity and sea sickness. Recent first-hand reports from the coast say that the coho have moved back in along with the cooler water and anglers are putting the smack-down on them. On a side note, while that warmer water was in, anglers were catching Albies as close in as 8 miles in one report I read. And there have been reports of Dorado being caught, mixed in with the Albies out 25 miles or more. Dorado off the Oregon coast! I want in on some of that action. Tight Lines!
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