Sandy bottom ocean..

Rockfish are obviously in the rocks, and kelp.  Surf perch are in the surf zone. 
What could I expect to catch if I were to bottom fish a sandy bottom nowhere near rocks, kelp, or surf zone?  And what would I use for bait, jig, rigging?   

I'm just probing for other species to look for if I were to limit early, or not catch anything in the other areas mentioned above.   

flounder, halibut, sole, cod...

What HBH said:

Here's a good setup at ifish for a hoochie or  bait:

http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?t=116244

You can also just drag some lead with hooks in it. Just drift and let it drag the bottom. Where's that pic of the bar with two trebles in it?

Pretty much what HBH said. You also may be able to find a halibut in there. If you want sole or flounder try small grubs or jigs. I can usually slay sole on a sabiki. Then again I've had a sole follow my halibut jig all the way to the surface and commit suicide on the hook. No joking. I brought up the jig w/ nothing, looked down to switch over to another jig and there he was hanging off the jig!

Anyway, for halibut hootchies and chovies/herring also do the trick w/ a 3way rig and dodger. Here's the standby rig.


Z

Does anyone have a good link to the different flat fish off our coast that I could use to see what the differences are between each type?  The ODFW website is lousy at best in showing what these all look like.  They just clump them together without any pics to decipher the differences. 

Flatfish (flounder, soles,
sanddabs, turbots and
halibuts except Pacific
halibut)

Like what's the difference between a halibut, a "Pacific" halibut, and say a flounder?

 Sabiki? Are you dragging it on the bottom or do they come up after it while you are jigging for bait?

Insayn: We used to catch a lot of starry flounder in Yaquina Bay -- often in just a few feet of water. The largest might go four or five pounds. Pacific halibut typically inhabit much deeper water and grow huge -- up to several hundred pounds. I can't recall catching any sole or sanddabs in shallow estuarine waters, but they may well inhabit those areas.

Anybody recall picking up flounder in about 30-40ft of water with sandy bottom right off the coast anywhere? Or small hali's?

Sabiki? Are you dragging it on the bottom or do they come up after it while you are jigging for bait?

Put the weight on the top and bottom of the sabiki chain so the flies lay on the bottom.  Tipping with squid or other pieces of bait helps too.

-Allen

Sabiki? Are you dragging it on the bottom or do they come up after it while you are jigging for bait?

I let the weight hit bottom and give it a few tappy taps. Usually 2-3 is all it takes and I get doubles and triples. They seem to hang in big schools so if you don't have any action, move around some.

Z

Sabiki? Are you dragging it on the bottom or do they come up after it while you are jigging for bait?

I let the weight hit bottom and give it a few tappy taps. Usually 2-3 is all it takes and I get doubles and triples. They seem to hang in big schools so if you don't have any action, move around some.
Z

Who hangs in schools, sole, flounder or halibut?  I think I missed some details somewhere.

Sabiki? Are you dragging it on the bottom or do they come up after it while you are jigging for bait?

I let the weight hit bottom and give it a few tappy taps. Usually 2-3 is all it takes and I get doubles and triples. They seem to hang in big schools so if you don't have any action, move around some.
Z

Who hangs in schools, sole, flounder or halibut?  I think I missed some details somewhere.

I think both do.  I find flounder/sole tend to.  Find one and you find a bunch.  Halibut seem to as well, although looser.  When fishing for halibut and I catch one often times drifting over the same spot will result in more.  CA for sure ... I've seen loose schools when diving and I come across some.

-Allen

Now what exactly is the difference between halibut and pacific halibut, as the ODFW refer's? 

Anyone caught flounder or surf perch anywhere between shore and the rock, out of Cape Kiwanda? 
I'm dreaming of bringing home a variety of fish from this area, as it will most likely be my home launch zone.

Now what exactly is the difference between halibut and pacific halibut, as the ODFW refer's? 

Anyone caught flounder or surf perch anywhere between shore and the rock, out of Cape Kiwanda? 
I'm dreaming of bringing home a variety of fish from this area, as it will most likely be my home launch zone.

I'm told that there's a certain gravel patch not far south of the rock where pacific halibut hang out.  Saw some nice chickens from there being cleaned at the campground after last year's Pacific City Tournament.

Now what exactly is the difference between halibut and pacific halibut, as the ODFW refer's? 

Anyone caught flounder or surf perch anywhere between shore and the rock, out of Cape Kiwanda? 
I'm dreaming of bringing home a variety of fish from this area, as it will most likely be my home launch zone.

I'm told that there's a certain gravel patch not far south of the rock where pacific halibut hang out.  Saw some nice chickens from there being cleaned at the campground after last year's Pacific City Tournament.

Heard some similar stories of the gravel path between the rock and the mouth of the river.  I have no first hand knowledge of it.  I believe those butts we saw being cleaned at the campground last year were from further offshore.

-Allen