UPDATE: Herring are in at Crescent City California 2/13/16 (non yak)

Worth the trip to make bait for you south coasters.  California regulations provide for no limit on Pacific herring. Catch them from the floating dock with a sabiki or cast net.  They have been running big, mostly 8-10".  I'll post if I hear about some green label showing up.

Run usually lasts 2-3 weeks, they showed up within the last 2 days.  I'll be getting mine as soon as there is a reasonable break in the weather.

Pacific herring fishing with a sabiki rig is awesome!!!

Herring run is on. I got 6 five gallon buckets full today at citizens dock in a couple hours with a cast net. That's bait for three for a season of ocean fishing.

Get on it quick south coasters!

Seems some are interested in this - thought I'd share...

Weekly Recreation Report - http://dfw.state.or.us/RR/index.asp - February 23, 2016

Herring make their 2016 debut in Yaquina and Coos Bays

Pacific herring showed up in Yaquina Bay and Coos Bay in large numbers last week, which means they could be entering the other estuaries as well. It’s spawning time and schools of this important forage fish may come and go throughout the season. Jigging for herring is a great way to introduce kids to fishing. Use a multiple-hook herring jig from a dock or pier. Many anglers catch herring this time of year to use as halibut bait; salmon, on the other hand, prefer a higher-quality herring found in bays later in the year.

Went down last week and put my kayak in at the groin at Whaler Island and had a blast catching them with a Sabiki and caught enough for the season. I thought I'd take my grandson down after school the next day but they were gone. Still had a great time with him. I just (2-24) saw some birds working off the beach so I'm thinking of checking it out if the ocean lays down. Been pretty rough lately. Way past 'chumpy.'