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02/08/2010 - Local Report
Empire lakes, Tenmile Lakes and Saunders
lake are all reporting excellent trout
fishing. Anglers are using bright
spinners and worms for the best luck.
The rivers have been reportedly low and
clear, but there are still Steelhead
being caught although it has slowed down
with these river conditions.
According to the Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife: "Access to
the South Coos River above Dellwood is
by permit from Weyerhaeuser Company, and
is subject to their rules. Anglers can
call the Weyerhaeuser hotline number at
1-888-741-5403 for recorded information
on access and permit purchases."
Recreational crabbing has slowed down in
the area, its more been more productive
for bay crabbers with boats, with most
of the harvest being reported as Red
Rock Crab. Dock crabbing has been
very slow in the Charleston area.
Bottomfishing for Rockfish, Greenling
and Cod has been decent when the waters
have been calm enough to go out.
01/25/2010 - Local Report
The West fork of the Millicoma river was
clear yesterday and the East Fork was
clear but with better fishing conditions
as one Angler reported. He stated
that he was using a corky and an egg and
landed 3 with that combination. He
said that the banks were a little
deserted yesterday and reported only
seeing about 10 cars up the East Fork.
The angler said that his friend caught a
nice 30 incher weighing in at nearly 9
pounds using a bobber and jig set up.
There really needs to be a couple inches
of rain to bring some more steelhead up
into the river, that fishing has
definitely slowed down from last week.
01/15/2010 - Local Report
The East fork of the Millicoma river was
reportedly perfect fishing conditions
today. The West fork was also in
good shape and got even better as the
day progressed. There were
hundreds of fishermen on the banks of
both forks most of the day. Many
steelhead were being landed through out
the day. Anglers were reportedly
using eggs and corkys or yarn and a
corky. There were some fishermen
using a Blue Fox #4 lime green spinner
and having good luck with that.
01/04/2010 - Local Report
Steelhead fishing was reportedly picking
up speed today. One angler's
report stated that he was up the East
fork of the Millicoma River and hooked
three and landed one. This angler
was using drifting eggs with a corky.
This angler saw 6 other fish being
hooked this morning. The waters on
the east fork were in perfect condition
and the river was being fished heavily
from Nesika park on down. The West
fork of the Millicoma was low and clear
today. Crabbing remains excellent
in the bay.
2009 ARCHIVED REPORTS
12/15/2009 - Local Report
Steelhead are reportedly being caught up
on the East Fork of the Millicoma River,
but it has been pretty slow. The
next rain should bring in some brights
and there should be a good return this
year.
Crabbing continues to be excellent both
off the dock and in the bay.
Limits are being met and the shells are
firm and full.
11/30/2009 - Local Report
Rainbow trout fishing is reportedly
excellent in many local lakes.
Anglers have been successful using Powerbait and spinners.
Recreational crabbing and clamming
continue to be excellent in Coos Bay.
Limits are being met quickly and the
weather has been excellent.
Steelhead season is now open and there
are a few being caught in the Coos River
Basin. This should pick up through
the month as the best fishing should
start about the end of December.
Bottom fishing for Lingcod and rockfish
has been reportedly strong.
11/18/2009 - Local Report
Both recreational crabbing and clamming
have been excelled in Coos Bay.
The crabbers are limiting out quickly
either off the dock or out in the bay
with a boat. The dock crabbers are
reporting mostly rock crab and the bay
crabbers are reporting reaching limits
on Dungeness.
Salmon fishing has continued to slow
with very few brights being reported.
11/5/2009 - Local Report
Clamming and Crabbing are both being
reported as excellent in Coos Bay.
Tides have been good late evening and
the crabs being harvested are hard
shelled.
Salmon fishing has slowed down since
most of the fish have moved up river.
There are a few being caught at the Coos
Bay boardwalk, but most of them are
dark.
Empire Lake in Coos Bay was just
recently stocked with Rainbow Trout and
anglers have been successful using
Powerbait and spinners.
10/30/2009 - Local Report
Crabbing inside the bay has been very
successful this week. Sport
crabbers are limiting out quickly on
Dungeness Crab and the shells have been
hard.
Chinook Salmon have been reportedly
being caught down on the Coos Bay
Boardwalk and in the mouth of Daniels
Creek in Catching Slough.
Trout fishing will close in Coos Bay and
the rivers on October 31.
10/21/2009 - Local Report
Crabbing outside the bar has now closed
for the season. Inside the bay,
crabbing has been slow with very few
coming close to their limits.
Bay fishing continues to be slow with a
few sea trout, perch and bottom fish
being landed.
10/03/2009 - ODFW Report
There have been a few sea-run cutthroat
trout caught in Coos Bay. The use of
bait while fishing for trout in streams
above tidewater is now allowed. Trout
season is open until October 31.
Harvest of fall Chinook has slowed down
this past week in Coos Bay but there are
still plenty of fish to be caught.
Harvest this past week has been almost a
50/50 split between jacks and adult
Chinook. The best place to fish from a
boat is in the Marshfield Channel, Coos
River, and South Fork Coos River.
Harvest of Chinook by bank anglers has
picked up this past week. A few of the
bank fishing area are at the Coos Bay
City Boardwalk, the mouth of Catching
Slough, the mouth of Daniels Creek, and
the upper end of Isthmus Slough near the
House of Confusion. The 2009 temporary
regulations for fall chinook are now in
affect until Dec. 31. The quota has been met for the
wild coho fishery in Coos Bay and
harvest of wild coho is no longer
allowed. Anglers may still retain
fin-clipped coho.
Fishing for rockfish, surfperch, and
greenling in the lower Coos Bay estuary
has been good. To catch rockfish and
surfperch fish near pilings or submerged
rock piles and for greenling concentrate
your fishing effort near kelp beds for
the best success. The best baits to use
are sand shrimp or a jig and twister
tail.
The entire Oregon
Coast is still closed to recreational
mussel and clam harvest due to elevated
levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning
or PSP toxins according to the Oregon
Department of Agriculture. Crabs are not
affected by this level of toxin and are
safe to eat. Before any shellfish
harvest trip, make sure to check the
Oregon Department of Agriculture website
for any recent shellfish closures recent
shellfish closures at:
http://oregon.gov/ODA/FSD/shellfish_status.shtml.
Recreational crab harvest inside the bay
is good for those with boats and those
on the docks. Red rock crabs are the
main harvest at the Charleston and
Empire docks but there are also a few
legal Dungeness crabs being harvested as
well. The best time to crab is a few
hours before high tide and the preferred
baits to use are fish, chicken, or
turkey legs.
9/18/2009 - Local Report
Salmon are reportedly being caught in
abundance by the Chandler Bridge area on
Coos River. One angler
reported that yesterday their boat
hooked 12 and landed 8. There were
many boats out and lots of fish being
caught in that area. The anglers were
using #6 Blue Fox lures (orange) with 2
oz. of lead with a splitter bar.
9/16/2009 - Local Report
Chinook Salmon fishing over the last
week has been excellent off Coos Bay
near the Channel and Coos River sections
of the bay. Plug cut herring seems
to be the bait of choice with most
anglers. Some are trolling with a
flasher, and some are not.
Wild Coho are being caught near the
McCullough Bridge area. The most
recent ODFW regulations state that the
limit on wild Coho is one non-fin
clipped Coho per day and a total of five
non-fin clipped Coho for the season.
This will run through the last day of
November or until a 1,000 landed quota
has been reached.
Bottom fishing continues to be very
active with fishermen reportedly having
the best luck with a jig and twister
tails or sand shrimp.
There are some great minus tides this
week and the clamming has been great.
Make sure to check the tide table
section of this website to time your
trip for the best time to go.
9/14/2009 - Local Report
Over the weekend, it was reported that
Salmon were biting and being landed in
the channel in Empire about 10 feet
deep. The anglers were trolling on
downriggers using plug cut herring about
3.5 MPH. Bay crabbing was excellent with most
everyone harvesting their limits with
hard shelled Dungeness.
9/9/2009 - Local Report
According to a local charter operator,
the bottomfishing has been spectacular.
Limits were caught on Rock Cod, Black
Cod and Snapper and even Lingcod.
Shrimp Flies and Rubber Scampis have
been successful luring them in.
Tuna fishing has been excellent since
there is still lots of warm water.
Reports of tuna being caught as close at
18 miles out but the majority of catch
is out around 25 miles.
Ocean Salmon fishing has been slow, very
few being caught. The river Salmon
fishing has been very successful using
plug cut herring with or without a
flasher.
Ocean and Bay crabbing has been
excellent. The shells have
hardened back up and limits are being
met on Dungeness.
9/3/2009 - Local Report
Tuna are being fished hard about 30
miles out. One local angler came
in with 18 on his boat today.
Bottom fishing has been great off
Simpson's reef and Coho are being caught
in the mouth of Coos River. Coho
are reportedly biting on hoochies and
flashers. The ODFW announced that
anglers are now allowed to keep one wild
Coho Salmon caught inside the river.
8/27/2009 - Local Report
Salmon are being caught at the mouth of
the Coos River, using plug cut herring
and a flasher. There have been
several landed over the last few days.
Crabbing still remains active on the
docks and in the bay, but most of the
shells are reported as half full and
soft.
8/20/2009 - Local Report
Largemouth bass, yellow perch and
bluegills in the local area lakes is
still decent.
Chinook Salmon fishing has been slow but
is expected to pick up in the next
couple weeks.
Clamming has been good this week with
some great minus tides.
Crabbing has been still going strong for
those on the dock and also in the boats.
Shells are getting pretty soft on the
Dungeness pulls and on
the docks, most pulls are Red Rock crab.
7/29/09 - Local Report
A few reports from around the Charleston
Marina and the Marina RV Park this week
that say that the tuna is about 14-20
miles out and the water is warming back
up. The bottomfishing has slowed
down a bit in the last week. The
bay and dock crabbing has been good, but
the shells are starting to get pretty
soft. Salmon fishing has been
active, but very few keepers being
reported.
7/21/09 - Local Report
Both Empire and Tenmile Lake trout
fishing has been reportedly still active
with the weather warming up. The
trout have been averaging between 17 and
20 inches long. Using a bobber
with the bait attached just underneath
has been what most people have been
using, or trolling with a flasher or
worm. Blue Gill have begun to
spawn and are interested in worms on a
small jig under a bobber. One
angler said that the fish have been
pretty aggressive trying to protect
their nests. Largemouth Bass are
also biting using crankbaits, spinners
and plastic worms. Bay crabbing is still doing well, with
people harvesting close to their limits.
Most dock crabbers are reporting mainly
Red Rock Crab and a few legal Dungeness.
Trout fishing is reportedly open in Coos
Bay and the rivers. Angling is
restricted to artificial flies and lures
in streams above tidewater.
7/17/09 - Local Report
Ocean fishing has seen rough weather for
the last few days but that changed going
into the weekend. Seas and winds have
calmed and the fog lifted this morning
allowing over 40 sport boats to cross
the Charleston bar. Reports indicate
that bottom fishing is fabulous with
great catches of blacks and lingcod. Crabbing and fishing off the docks has
been slow with crab catches being
predominantly red rock.
7/14/09 - Local Report
The charter fleet reports that tuna
fishing has been fantastic! Yesterday a
nine person charter landed 85 nice-grade
fish in the 20 lb. range. They report
averaging 50 tuna per day trip. Expect
to find them about 15 to 20 miles off
shore at this time.
The charter fleet reports that salmon
catches have been spotty but the sport
segment indicate that the salmon fishing
is great. They reported limiting out on
salmon yesterday and also indicated that
bottom fishing is holding up well.
Crabbing and fishing off the docks have
also been good. Thoughts are that local
upwelling is bringing food and bait fish
closer to the surface making for good
catch off the docks. Hard shelled crabs
are still being caught among soft
shelled ones indicating that molting is
still continuing.
Weekend Summary 7/13/09 - Local Report
The weekend was busy in Charleston, OR
with flat and foggy ocean conditions.
Visibility was low and reports indicated
tuna was 26 miles off the coast.
One angler reported a Saturday tuna
catch of 26 and a Sunday total of 16 all
in the 20 to 55 lb. range.
Bottom fishing was good and reports of
Salmon catch were high as well.
7/10/09 - Local Report
Tuna are being reported about 20 miles
out in 60° water. Anglers are
having luck fishing with cedar plugs.
Salmon and bottom fishing have also been
reported as very active with fishermen
catching their limits.
Bay crabbing continues to be excellent
with reports of full limits with most of
the catch still being firm shelled.
A few soft-shells reported, but the
ration is about 9 to 1.
7/08/09 - Local Report
Salmon fishing was reportedly excellent
yesterday with one group catching 8 fish
and only two of those were natives and
had to be put back. They were fishing
about 10 miles out in 360 ft. waters.
They were using a diver with an apex
yesterday which seemed to be working
well.
The ODFW Fish Checker reported that she
has checked in a lot of Salmon in the
last two days.
Recreational Tuna fishing has been
excellent as well, although the waters
are cooling again and the tuna have
headed out a bit further. The Tuna
were reportedly 19 miles out yesterday
with one anglers report of 12 fish
landed.
Sturgeon fishing at the bottom for the
forks of the Coos River continues to be
slow. Many anglers are still
fishing the area using squid and shrimp
in bait bags with bites being few and
far between. One report came in
that near Gardiner on the Lower Umpqua -
they are really getting active and many
fisherman have been lined up fishing
that area hard.
7/07/09 - Local Report
Tuna fishing for recreational and sport
fisherman has been very good. The
tuna are now being reported as close as
15 miles.
Weekend Summary and Morning Update - 7/06/09
- Local Report
Bottom fishing was very active over the
weekend - many anglers reporting
catching their limits even a report of a
good sized 24" ling
cod. Black Rock, Vermillion,
Coppers and Cabezon were all reported
being landed - a very good mix.
One report came in saying that they were
trolling jigs for the bottom fish and
having luck with the zucchini clones.
Tuna fish were reportedly being caught
by recreational fisherman about 20-25
miles out. Many boats out of
Charleston harbor reporting.
Commercial fisherman were also doing
very well with their tuna catch.
Bay crabbing was excellent this weekend.
Many people were catching their limits
and a few semi-soft shells were reported
but most of the crab were firm.
Many Salmon fishermen went out on Friday
July 3, but the high winds forced them
back in early. The salmon were
slow biting and it was reported that for
about every 10 Native caught, one fin
clipped was being caught. So,
there was just basically some catch and release
happening.
Charter fishing boats were all out and
active this last weekend fishing for
bottom fish and catching their limits.
Update 7/02/2009 - Local Report
The weather is reportedly better today
and winds have calmed down some.
It was reported that 20-30 recreational
boats left the Charleston area this
morning to go Salmon fishing. It
was also reported that the local charter
fishing boats are out. Halibut
season has opened back for for July 2, 3
and 4.
Another report regarding Dungeness crab
in the bay reporting that many people
were catching their limits yesterday and
the shells are still semi-hard.
Update 7/01/2009 - Local Report
Sturgeon are still not biting below the
forks on the Coos River. There
have been several boats there fishing
that area over the last two days and no
one has reported any landings.
Wind and chop continue to slow the
recreational fishing.
Update 6/30/2009 - Local Report
The weather conditions continue to slow
down the recreational fishing. The
water is very choppy and the winds are
high.
Dock crabbing has been very slow with
most of the catching being juvenile or
female crabs. There has been a bit
of luck in the bay crabbing, but no one
seems to be reaching their limits.
The shells are being reported as still
firm enough to eat.
Although the tides weren't the best in
front of the Portside Restaurant in
Charleston Oregon yesterday, there were
a handful of diggers that got their
limits on gapers. Several of them
also raked in enough cockle clams to
fill their buckets.
Update 6/29/2009 - Local Report
Due to extreme wind and the inability
for anglers to cross the bar, there has
been no recently reported fishing
activity.
There has been some successful bay
crabbing reported over the weekend.
The Dungeness crab shells are reported
being semi-firm.
Update 6/26/2009 - Local Report
Sturgeon Fishing has nearly come to a
standstill below the forks on the Coos
River over the last two days. The
bait being used is squid and shrimp tied
in bait bags (due to the bullheads
making off with bait not secured) and it
has not enticed the sturgeon to bite.
The Shad are starting to come in and the
sturgeon usually follow the shad this
time of year. There are also many
reports of sea lions attacking and
eating the 7-8 foot sturgeon.
Clamming is great today and the Martha
Washington's are in abundance on clam
island (north spit area)!
Halibut fishing will be open for three
days - July 2, 3 & 4 - according to
local reports.
Windy conditions are slowing down local
anglers from accessing the ocean.
Please check the
weather and water
page of this website for
links and information on the latest
conditions.
Recreational Fishing Update 6/25/2009 -
Local Angler Report
Yesterday it was reported that salmon
were being caught about five miles out,
due west, of the Charleston Oregon bar.
The lures being reported are; pink
hoochies down about 15 ft. in 250 ft.
waters, and watermelon hoochies down
about 100 ft. in 300 ft. waters.
It was also reported that NW on 270° 4-5
miles out in 200-350 ft. waters that
salmon are being caught 30 ft. down and
the hot lure being used is the
watermelon hoochie.
An
angler stated that they caught 10 wild
salmon before catching three clipped fin
salmon -
and they are biting!
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