I was resigning myself to steelhead fishing in freezing water tomorrow, but now NOAA is predicting 3' @ 14 seconds? They were calling for 5 footers earlier today.

Better get my gear ready, just in case  .

I went steelhead fishing instead. Ocean looks nice today. Depoe would've been doable for sure. Maybe Fogarty too, though there is a long-period swell that hits the beach every couple minutes.

I caught a couple nice steelhead in suboptimal conditions, so I'm happy with my decision  .

Ended up doing Winchester bay for the first time ever.

Was a lil cold n windy, but very doable.

Got five keeper crabs, and must have thrown back 3 times as many females and small guys. Was the most loaded my trap has ever been.

One decent BRF and three babies, and 4 decent perch.
 
Not the best day ever, but also far from the worst. I bet Depoe/Fogarty was great fishing,  did anyone end up going?

The reports I'm seeing is that they are in Yaquina Bay and the sea lions are chasing them around.

Fred "True" Trujillo

Quote from: Casey on February 24, 2023, 08:45:32 PM

I’ll be playing in the bay in the morning. I’ll be on 69. Grab a sabiki if the ocean doesn’t work out and load up on some magic herring

Curious about the herring report. Where they already in the Bay?

They are in