Nestucca Bay etc?

Per my recent intro, I've got a new Hobie Oasis that needs to get some slime on it.  I'm going to be staying in Pacific City this weekend and want to get out somewhere to get to know my yak better in a reasonably tame environment.    If I can work some crabbing or salmon fishing in, I'd be especially pleased. 

I was thinking perhaps I could hit Nestucca Bay (maybe drop a couple crab traps).  I've never boated in this bay so I don't have a good sense of what the currents/tides are like here.  Is launching at the ramp off Brooten road and going down into the bay from there, reasonable?  Can I get back easily enough? Can you crab in the upper, more protected part of the bay or do you have to go clear down by the mouth? 

If the bay isn't the way to go for a newbie, I can always hang out higher in tidewater.

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. 
Thanks!
BK

The Nestucca is pretty tame in lower parts.  With the low water levels we have right now it's mostly a tide game. It's good place to get to know your boat. Pretty shallow with small deeper holes scattered about the channel. A stiff north wind on an outgoing tide can be a bit laborious on the 2-1/3 mile trek back from the bay though.

Crabbing is best  near the mouth. Occasional crab further up but rarely worth it in my opinion. Watch the boats. There'll be a lot of them to share a small river with on the weekend.

The best tip I could give you would be to stay out of the mouth and the short narrow neck  that defines the mouth. Especially on the outgoing tide. Get experience and know the area well first. Some time on the salt helps too.

Have fun. Might see you out there.

Thanks man, I appreciate the info.   If you do make it out and see someone looking semi clueless in a tandem Hobie, that'll be me.