Nehalem Nook

Had a wonderful kayak fishing weekend at the Nehalem.  Met up with Mojo Jojo for a day upriver, and a few hours today with SamM with a revised plan near the 101 Bridge.  About 15min after SamM departed, the wind settled down and I finally felt like I was productively fishing.  Caught this chromy bright buck on home cured eggs --mid river just north of 101 bridge in Nehalem.  FINE dinner.

Good for you!  I tried Saturday but just watched the fish roll around on the surface.  Sculpins ate all my eggs.

Nice bright fish! Mmmm dinner...

Congrats  on the salmon glad you got one for the trip and didn't get.........skunked

Way to stick with it Barb - glad the wind settled down and you got one!  Great looking fish!

Sam

Nice one , Barb!

Another nice fish and a.good picture. I am and will be still 0 for 9 days. Art

Congrats on the salmon. 

How did you fish the eggs?  Did you troll them?  Or just sit with a bobber?

I was casting eggs and just float drifting with the current in my kayak.  I like to point my bow to the wind (which we had plenty), then cast to my right or left side with my bobber stop knot set for the appropriate water depth to get my eggs somewhere close to the bottom.  The tide was moving out and the wind was also blowing down river, so I was pedalling slight strokes to hover in position and get a natural drift.   The sculpins were voracious, I was constantly rebaiting.  A drift boat was anchored above and below, and they were all casting bobbers/eggs.  The upper boat had hooked 7 fish within an hour or so!  It's just a matter of putting your bait in front of a willing biter.   Lots of people on the water that day, so giving people plenty of space is paramount.  Good Luck!

Nice!  I love that tactic as it puts you in contact with the fish throughout the take.  Never thought of doing it in that area.....  Hmmmm

-Mark-