Oregon Coast ocean salmon catch rates drop

Ocean salmon catch rates all along the OR coast dropped way off since early/mid-July, here is the latest data for Depoe Bay and Winchester Bay, same trend:



with the ocean settling down very nicely towards the end next week, it sure would be nice to hear that this trend reverse.   

only upside, no shortage of coho quota as of now (58K left to catch with 3 weeks left in the 'selective coho' season), hopefully some will roll over into the 'any coho' season that starts Aug31.

Link to full data PDF from ODFW:

https://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/salmon/docs/2019_SOF_Sport_Update.pdf

Down south we're in the middle of the summer upwelling - about 6 weeks late.  How does that affect the salmon?

Down south we're in the middle of the summer upwelling - about 6 weeks late.  How does that affect the salmon?

Until the salmon acclimate to hunting in the colder water, the bite slows way down.  Last week, I had to search for areas of warmer water to find a biter.  You can find all sorts of warm and cold water bubbles just offshore if you pay attention to the temperature readings on your fishfinder.

-Mark- 

Thank you, Mark.