Oregon Coast Fishing Report: December 30, 2009

After the rains yesterday there was a little dirt in the Siletz River, but the water was still good. There are some fish to be caught and we got into a few of them, mostly hatchery, but fishing could be better. Hopefully the heavier rains that are forecasted will bring a bunch of fresh fish into the system.

Oregon Coast Fishing Report: December 29, 2009

There are fish throughout the Nestucca River and we got into a few of them today. The water is continuing to drop and clear, but the rains are supposed to be here soon. Fishing should continue to be good once the water drops back into shape.

Oregon Coast Fishing Report: December 27, 2009

Again, the Nestucca River was in perfect shape to fish flies. We had a two boat trip today and each boat landed their share of steelhead. The action was evenly spread out over the course of the day and everyone enjoyed watching their friends from the other boat hooking up. We landed some really nice fish, all chrome-bright, one even had sea lice, and the all fought exceptionally hard. Supposedly we have some heavy rains on the way, but if not fishing should remain excellent.

Oregon Coast Fishing Report: December 23, 2009

My brother is visiting from Eastern Oregon for the holidays so of course he had to get his winter steelhead fix and it couldn't have happened on a better day. The Nestucca was in great shape for fly fishing and we managed to hook some fish. It seemed every boat we spoke with had success today. The highlight of the day was the hooking of the seasons largest steelhead, a fish that kept the rod bent to the cork for a long time and turned out to be a beautiful native hen around fifteen pounds. The fishing just keeps getting better. Give me a call to take advantage of some great fishing.

Oregon Fishing Report: December 20, 2009

Steelhead fishing on the Nestucca River was great today. The forecasted rains did not arrive until this afternoon giving us an amazing winter day on the Oregon Coast. Water conditions were exceptional for any method you prefer to fish, ours today was again flies. We hooked fish throughout the entire float and of the fish that were landed most were natives.

Oregon Coast Fishing Report: December 18, 2009

Floated the Nestucca River today and found very few people out taking advantage of the great conditions. The river was high, but visibility was great and we hooked into some fish. Troy, visiting from Central Washington, hooked and landed his first Winter Steelhead on a fly and finished the day going one for two. As January approaches look for fishing to improve with steadily increasing numbers of the awesome fish moving into the rivers to spawn.

Oregon Coast Fishing Report: December 7, 2009

It's definitely winter steelhead time, when your guides don't stop icing up until noon and your finger tips are still burning long after you are off the water. The Coast needs some rain right now, but don't be discouraged, there is a trickle of steelhead still entering the rivers. Factor in the low, clear water, the cold conditions and the luke-warm fishing reports circling the internet and that can give the brave angler access to some chrome-bright, unpressured fish. The numbers might not be spectacular, but a day on the river, hooking into a few fish while having no other anglers in sight can make for a great day. Give us a call to book a pre-Christmas fishing trip to take advantage of some quality steelheading. There's no better way to get away from the madness that is the holiday season.

Oregon Coast Fishing Report: December 5, 2009

With the cold and dry weather on the Oregon Coast water conditions are ideal for fly fishing for early winter steelhead. Today we fished the Nestucca River and hooked into three winter steelhead on the fly. One was a gorgeous native hen and the other two were Alsea strain hatchery fish and nice additions to the fish box. Look for numbers of steelhead to improve as the month continues towards Christmas. Give us a call to book a trip, light tackle or fly, either are exciting methods to enjoy these special fish.

Oregon Fishing Report, October 17, 2009

The Nestucca River was our destination today in search of sea-run cutthroat trout and salmon on the fly. While the salmon fishing left something to be desired the trout fishing was exceptional when we found concentrations of fish. Many nice fish were landed, some around 16in, all on streamers and egg patterns. The salmon fishing on the Nestucca River is going to get better when we get a substantial amount of rain. Give me a call to book your fall salmon trip.

Oregon Fishing Report, October 15, 2009

With the first substantial rain on the North Oregon Coast hundreds of coho made the push up the Trask River. Along with some bright king salmon they could be seen all day busting through shallow tailouts making their way up stream. We fly fished for these movers, managing to hook a few as well as one large king salmon that unfortunately shook free before we could net him. We also threw streamers for sea-run cutthroat trout on 4wt fly rods catching some very nice fish. The season for sea-runs closes at the end of the month, but look for salom fishing to only get better as we get closer to November. Space is available so call now to get in on the action.

Fishing Report: Febraury 15, 2009

Although the rivers continue to be low and clear there are fish to be caught. Over the last three days of fishing the Nestucca we managed into at least a few fish a day. It was a mix of hatchery and native fish. The natives were all large, healthy fish that put up a good fight and the hatchery fish were of good size as well. Low water can create difficult conditions, but with a little experience you can figure out where to find them when things get tough. Book a trip with North Coast Angling and let me help you catch some of these great coastal steelhead.

Fishing Report: January 31,2009

Taking a break from Coast Guard  licensing in Astoria, we hit the water on low, clear conditions hoping to find a few fish.  With the water temps hovering a little below 40 degrees we did not expect the fish to be very aggressive, but hoped that there would at least be a few biters.  Although pressure was fairly heavy, I do not think that it determined the outcome of the days efforts.  At this point the ratio of fish to fisherman is relatively low, making for some long days with intermittent reward.  Keep your fingers crossed that we will receive some rain, bringing a fresh influx of fish into our coastal waters.

Fishing Report: January 13, 2009

Back on the Siletz today with just as many boats as the day before. The river continues to improve with every dry day. We had to work a little harder for our fish today, but we managed to get into a few. The weather was again spectacular and the further from the boat launch you were, the more you had the river to yourself. The good fishing should hold up so give me a call to take advantage this fine winter weather.

Fishing Report: January 12, 2009

It has been awhile since the coast river have been in good enough condition to fish. Every time they got close a new system would move in to push the rivers beyond their banks. Today was the first day the Siletz came into shape after a long reprieve from angling pressure and to make up for that lack of pressure a massive amount of boats, brimming with people, assaulted the river in search of their first steelhead of the new year. We managed to get into five fish and had a great time enjoying some beautiful winter weather on the coast. We are in for a dry spell so look for all the coastal river to be in good shape this week and hopefully for some time to come.