Nehalem River Report 10/19

I made a quick decision to head down to the Nehalem to paddle around in the tidewater with some spinners and see what happened. I was planning on putting in at the county ramp at the 101 bridge but it was too windy and the outgoing tide was ripping, so I decided to head up river a bit and put in around Mohler?  I'm not sure the name of the put in but it is the gravel pit or sand bar or something like that.  Anyways, I paddled upstream from the put in and kind of just trolled spinners where it looked good to do that and stopped and casted along areas where it looked good to do that.  Several boats were fishing eggs in the deeper holes.  It didn't sound like they were having much luck.  I had a slow day myself but did see a lot of fish rolling and had a fish on that came unhooked.  I ended the day (finally gave in to the weather) with one jack and a smile on my face, so no complaints from me.

Excellent....nice to see a bright one!

Nice job!

Good on ya. Is that going to be your last trip before heading back east?

Is that going to be your last trip before heading back east?

It really should be, but I am trying to get a couple of trips together this week.  I'm watching that surf report for pac city every day now.  I will probably pull out of the water on my last day and just jump in the already packed truck and skip town.  I hate knowing I won't be fishing out here until April of next year!  I'm hoping to get some flounder, sheepshead and red drum once back in GA.  Rifle season just opened back home, too.  I'll stay busy.