The NWKA Fall Salmon Challenge

[Zee]

The NWKA Fall Salmon Challenge

Location: Youngs Bay, OR
Launch: Astoria Rowing Club (ARC)
Date: Saturday August 21st
Tourney HQ: Pier 39
Tourney Times: 5AM launch ~ 2PM weigh in at ARC, leader board @ Pier 39 Astoria
Entry fee: $30 for OR residents $20 for WA residents
Prizes: For top ten finishers with a Cobra Pro Fisherman Kayak as the grand prize.

Youngs Bay is a large protected area of water near Astoria where the big Nooks roam. Format is single heaviest fish.


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[Zee]

Registration is now open on the left hand side of the page.

Z

[coosbayyaker]

Where is the launch gonna be?

[coosbayyaker]

No space at Fort Stevens, Kampers West so far....

Bud's campground has spots at this time, it's about 10 miles to Young's Bay.

[kallitype]

Dang!!!  I'm in Mich that week!

[Lee]

I leave for SC that morning   

[Zee]

Where is the launch gonna be?

We're working on the exact location but it will be inner Youngs Bay. Most likely near the Warrenton-Astoria Hwy bridge.

Z

[kallitype]

Anchor needed?  What's the current like there???

[Zee]

Currents are going to be mellow for the tourney. It's a trolling game so look at Spot's article for the rigging.
http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php/page,33.html

Z

[Zee]

Main fishing areas for the tourney.

Z

[kallitype]

Prolly a lot of pb traffic around the bridge, since that's gonna be prime time for Buoy 10.

[Rory]

Some charts.  One is the east side of 101 (main tourney area), and one is the west (the one that says "Young's Bay").  Looks relatively shallow.  Depths are in feet.

[Madoc]

It looks like the morning tide (6am) is going to be negative on the 21st
http://www.saltwatertides.com/cgi-local/oregon.cgi

which means that zone in the lower left hand corner of the satellite view Zee posted is going to be a big ass mud flat.  Which I guess will make finding the fish that much easier.

[Rory]

who's fished here before?

[Zee]

It looks like the morning tide (6am) is going to be negative on the 21st
http://www.saltwatertides.com/cgi-local/oregon.cgi

which means that zone in the lower left hand corner of the satellite view Zee posted is going to be a big ass mud flat.  Which I guess will make finding the fish that much easier.

Yes it will be a -0.7 low at launch time which will concentrate fish in the deeper sections like Madoc posted. The tide will be flooding and then slacking until just before weigh in time so hopefully we'll get a big batch of chinook coming in and some great fishing conditions.

Z