First the Columbia, now the Willapa

[coastal steelheader]

Effective immediately the entire Willapa Basin is closed to all salmon fishing until further notice. Just the like the Columbia, poor returns of King salmon are to blame. I'm wondering if Grays Harbor is next..
WDFW FISHING RULE CHANGE: Salmon fishing to close in Willapa Bay (Marine 2.1) and all tributaries

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[Flymph]

Meanwhile gillnetters are still circling Young's bay...

Actually it looks like all of the NW zone of Oregon that feed into the columbia are also closed to angling for salmon and steelhead.
Hoping Tillamook isn't next...
Fishing Report - Northwest Zone | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

 

[Caveman Jim]

I have to say that anytime Alaska & BC have good years we in the lower 48 have sucky years.... They intercept over 50% of Washington's fish & we have to "conserve"!!!

It's all about the almighty $$$, nothing else.

 

[coastal steelheader]

I'm getting very worried about Grays Harbor/Chehalis system this year. With the exception of the Hump and the Westport boat basin nothing is opening until 10/1. Even then it will be silvers only, in many cases a 1 fish limit. This season was looking bad and now it has the possibility to be much, much worse.

 

[Caveman Jim]

And what I've noticed over the years is that when the river does open there's many kings in the river that have to get released and will die because people don't know what they're doing.

I've seen many people net fish knowing full well that it was a king and then throw it back like Jimmy Houston or Bill Dance.....

The regulations clearly state that the fish may not be removed totally from the water.

 

[Caveman Jim]

What a dismal Coho season 2018 has been, not worth the effort IMHO.

Speaking of Kings, this year on the Halis we didn't catch not one King at all!

 

[Stomper]

You should switch to "queens" in Seattle.

 

[Flymph]

Could have bought ammo with the money I spent on a license...

 

[Caveman Jim]

Could have bought ammo with the money I spent on a license...

A buddy and I fished the first 2 weeks of the season and my boat only brought home 4 fish.
No water = no fish or migratory geese or ducks in normal numbers, just pizz poor.

 

[Siglvr]

^^...Any particular bait you use when duck fishin'? Askin' for a friend.

 

[Ura-Ki]

^^...Any particular bait you use when duck fishin'? Askin' for a friend.

Blue Dot and #2 Shot seems to work well! "Cast" slightly upstream and enjoy!

 

[Mygrainman]

I actually caught a duck on bread dough when I was a kid fishing with my gramps on Horseshoe lake in Woodland. Grandpa wouldn't let me keep it

 

[cigars]

Twice I have had ducks fly down my chimney and land in my fireplace. Luckily neither time there was a fire. Both times it happened during really bad storms. (no cap on our chimney). Ducks were ok, rinsed them off in the sink before we tossed them out the front door.

 

[Flymph]

^^...Any particular bait you use when duck fishin'? Askin' for a friend.

A long straw and some goggles for me, gotta grab'em while the grabin's good!

 

[Caveman Jim]

^^...Any particular bait you use when duck fishin'? Askin' for a friend.

LOL, you funny guy... Generally, when fall fishing it involves a tried & true technique called as "Cast n Blast". Regular tools for the trade are of personal preference but your grandpas upland bird hunting O/U would be wrecked in short order. Bait is 2 3/4 #4 in the chamber, followed by a #2 then 3" BBB for the long shots. Seriously.