Lower Nehalem Float

Gonna be floating the Nehalem this weekend, and my buddy is taking his kids along.  One kid was planning on trying his hand at fishing in the tidewater.  He just got a pole and is getting into the hobby.  Anyway, any tips for the guy?  I think he wants trout or some similarly sized fish, so nothing too big.  Anything in said river, or is he just gonna be casting for the sake of trying out his aim?  PM me if this treads on your secret spot or whatevs.  Thanks, all!

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I floated it 2 weeks ago...It was gin clear. Didn't fish it to hard for to long but got nothing. I usually catch cutties there in the fall. Not sure what's happening there right now.

It's a nice float though. If you fished it hard I bet you'd catch some kind of trout.

Has anyone heard anything about early coastal springers showing up yet? I may have Wednesday off this week.

Jay

I've heard of them being caught at Tillamook, Wilson & Trask.

Gin clear is right.  No fish caught.  It was pretty fantastic, though.  Put in below the falls, and took out at the state park on the bay.  Gorgeous weather, good company, solid realization of the importance of reupping the sunscreen from time to time.  Was hoping to make it closer to the bar, but time and familial obligations got the best of us.......

Gorgeous weather, good company, solid realization of the importance of reupping the sunscreen from time to time. 

  LMAO, he says they got sunburned....