The day after the country celebrated independence day the coho put on some fireworks of their own! Getting an early start didn’t seem to matter with these guys. Counting travel time we had 4 nice coho in the boat within about 2 hours of leaving the dock. That also included doing a couple of wild fish releases. We also had several lost fish and short bites which kept us on the edge of our seats. Oregon Tackle Spinner Blades and Brad’s “Hotter Tamale” Super Baits were our winning ticket. We didn’t run into any Chinook. A friend of mine reported finding them at 160 feet on the downrigger. I left mine at home but I’m going to bring it next time for sure! I’m looking forward to Wednesday when we have the next best shot at getting good weather. I have seats available so I’m hoping to meet some new friends who want to play hookie from work! I don’t share all of my secrets here so you have to come fishing if you want to learn them! If you can’t make it, stay tuned for my next Ocean Salmon Fishing Report!

Had a great day out with a couple of awesome clients and my son. They originally wanted to do bottom fish but the ocean had other ideas. We moved upriver into the sturgeon flats and it paid off. We spent more time reeling in fish than waiting for them to bite. Our biggest was around 7 feet long today and gave us a good half hour fight. I don't know how Chris' shoulder will feel in the morning but he sure enjoyed the day. My son Bobby even reeled in a couple while everyone else rested.

We left the dock at 6 AM and after a couple of moves for the tide we got into some huge sturgeon out on the flats. The smallest fish was around 56 inches with the biggest one over 64. The bite was lights out as well. Once we got on them we ended up with the rod bouncing every 10 minutes. These guys gave us a workout, even on a half day trip.