Play N Hooky Guide Service-Tillamook's Bay
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As the fall approaches, so does the golden Chinook season in Tillamook Bay, and it would be a shame not to make the most of it. Captain Eric Baird of Play N Hooky Guide Service is in the know of the awesome fishery in these parts, and he makes it his business to take you out and show you a good time on the water.
Come aboard captain’s 26' Willie Raptor boat fully equipped to take you to the red-hot Salmon bite of the day. She’ll easily make her way through the waves thanks to the 225 HP Yamaha engine, and what’s more, she can accommodate up to 6 anglers excited to start off their next catching expedition.
Capt. Eric will provide all the fishing equipment you’ll use on your 8-hour trip, so you don’t need to worry about rods, reels, or terminal tackle. Another great perk is that whatever you catch, you will bring home cleaned and filleted so that you can enjoy the fruits of your hard work as soon as you can get close to a stove.
If you’d like to fish with Capt. Eric for more than one day and fill your freezer with fish fillets, Decide how long you’d like to fish and stay in Garibaldi, and Capt. Eric will take care of everything else.
In September and October, waters of Tillamook Bay are abundant in fall Chinook, as well as Coho Salmon, and your captain will organize a trip that will allow you to test your skills and luck. This is the best chance to hook something colossal on these waters, so cast your line and wait.
You’re welcome to come with a close group of angling buddies and see who will have the biggest catch of the day. If you’d prefer to come with your family, that’s perfectly fine too, Capt. Erics is fond of having kids on board, and he has appropriate life jackets for them.
Play N Hooky Guide Service is ready to put you on your new personal record, are you ready to take on the challenge?
As the fall approaches, so does the golden Chinook season in Tillamook Bay, and it would be a shame not to make the most of it. Captain Eric Baird of Play N Hooky Guide Service is in the know of the awesome fishery in these parts, and he makes it his business to take you out and show you a good time on the water.
Come aboard captain’s 26' Willie Raptor boat fully equipped to take you to the red-hot Salmon bite of the day. She’ll easily make her way through the waves thanks to the 225 HP Yamaha engine, and what’s more, she can accommodate up to 6 anglers excited to start off their next catching expedition.
Capt. Eric will provide all the fishing equipment you’ll use on your 8-hour trip, so you don’t need to worry about rods, reels, or terminal tackle. Another great perk is that whatever you catch, you will bring home cleaned and filleted so that you can enjoy the fruits of your hard work as soon as you can get close to a stove.
If you’d like to fish with Capt. Eric for more than one day and fill your freezer with fish fillets, Decide how long you’d like to fish and stay in Garibaldi, and Capt. Eric will take care of everything else.
In September and October, waters of Tillamook Bay are abundant in fall Chinook, as well as Coho Salmon, and your captain will organize a trip that will allow you to test your skills and luck. This is the best chance to hook something colossal on these waters, so cast your line and wait.
You’re welcome to come with a close group of angling buddies and see who will have the biggest catch of the day. If you’d prefer to come with your family, that’s perfectly fine too, Capt. Erics is fond of having kids on board, and he has appropriate life jackets for them.
Play N Hooky Guide Service is ready to put you on your new personal record, are you ready to take on the challenge?
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Roger Paris5.0Verifiedit was a good day
Full Day Trip on September 5, 2026 • 2 adultsThe fish were sluggish today, but Eric was determined to make sure we caught our limit. he was well prepared knew what he was doinf. we got three coho salmon, one chinook salmon and eight crabs that were large enough to keep. it was a good day.
Andrew Salomon5.0VerifiedSeptember fishing trip
Full Day Trip on September 26, 2026 • 4 adults
Klaas KramerRepeat angler5.0VerifiedExceeded expectations
Full Day Trip on September 3, 2024 • 2 adultsCaptain provided clear and ample information to ensure this became the trip of our lifetime. We never fished for salmon before and after clear instructions given prior to the trip we reeled in our limit within a few hours. Besides catching a super size Chinook we also saw various whales, seals, sea otters and Dungenous crabs. A never to forget great trip.
Brian Boyd5.0VerifiedGreat day all around
Full Day Trip on July 18, 2024 • 2 adultsCaptain Eric and deck hand Ryan were awesome!! We caught our fish and had a great time! We also got some 🦀. Captain Eric took care of everything including, filleting our salmon,cooking, cleaning and packing our catch! We will be back and also send some friends your way! Thanks for a great day!
Enrique Medina5.0VerifiedCoho
Full Day Trip on October 4, 2025 • 2 adultsThe trip was great. Both my wife and I reeled in a Coho.
Trudy Roberts5.0VerifiedFull day with captain Eric
Full Day Trip on September 9, 2023 • 2 adultsThis was a surprise trip for my husband. We both had a great time. Caught some fish and crab. Next time I will be sure to bring the dramamine!
Francisco Pacheco5.0VerifiedHighly recommend
Full Day Trip on November 12, 2022 • 2 adultsCaptain Eric is a true master of his craft. Also very reliable and knowledgeable. We had a blast , I have never seen let alone caught so many salmon in my life. Experience of a lifetime.!!!
Paul MetkoRepeat angler4.7VerifiedPlayed Hooky with Eric and look at this King
Full Day Trip on October 11, 2019 • 3 adultsOur first booking with Play N Hooky Guide Service through Fishing Booker. This was a birthday gift from my family. Eric's equipment was superb - well cared for - very welcoming. Newer rods little meters to help in guaging depth were helpful. Having fished with other charters in Oregon and Washington, Eric offered some other tips that we did not know about. Eric uses traditional bait rather than all sorts of lures. I think our excursion had one of the better responses compared to what we could see as being experienced by other nearby boats. We are considering using Eric later in the year for steelhead. Thanks for going the extra efforts at the end our trip, Eric. Hope you enjoyed the home made pie!
Marc Stachowski5.0VerifiedGreat Day Salmon Fishing
Full Day Trip on September 17, 2019 • 2 adultsHad a terrific day with Eric. He kept it fun, productive and comfortable in some rough weather.
Jesse Niemeyer5.0Verified2 days in Tillamook
Full Day Trip on October 10, 2018 • 2 adultsSpent 2 days with captain Eric salmon fishing Tillamook. The boat and captain were great. Nice boat, good gear and good times.
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- US $250 per person - Full Day Trip (8 hours)
- US $250 per person - Full Day Trip (8 hours)
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Ice box
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Live bait
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting
- Lunch (Request upon booking)
- River fishing
- Nearshore fishing
- Light tackle
- Heavy tackle
- Bottom fishing
- Trolling
- Spinning
- Jigging
- Drift fishing
- Salmon (Chinook)
- Salmon (Coho)
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