The Salmon are coming!

Right here in Pacific City, the Spring Salmon are running. Last fall, I wrote about the Fall Run. The ocean Coho season will open Saturday for ports south of Cape Falcon (Manzanita). Signs point to a productive season with a rare opportunity for anglers to harvest three Coho per day.

Coho Salmon

Fair catches of spring Chinook in Tillamook Bay are coming from the jetty on the soft tide series this week. Stronger tides should make the upper bay a better option by the weekend. Some sturgeon have been caught in the bay recently too.

Chinook Salmon

A good shot of Chinook salmon came through Pacific City on the Nestucca River this week. Tidewater anglers caught fair numbers. Three Rivers is also producing Chinook and should be fair through the month.

You can walk from The Craftsman B&B to the river to fish or watch the fisherman. Several popular spots where you can fish from the bank. Antoher great site is to hike Winema Beach, I wrote about it here. Here, you can watch the salmon swim from the ocean into the Nestucca Bay. Low tide is best, because they are taller than the water. You will see the seals and sea lions feasting. Just stay out of the water here, this is a very dangerous bar.

Salmon are running

We have had the first storm of the season in Pacific City during the last couple of days.  Big deal, right?  Well it is a big deal.  The first big flow of fresh water into the ocean triggers the brains of the salmon who are ready to spawn.  That means Pacific City will be full of fisherman trying to get the catch of the day.

Fishing for salmon in the Pacific Ocean was closed this year in Oregon and California.  The bays and rivers are open, so this is the first chance to catch Steelhead and Fall Chinook.  Come stay with me and you can walk a few blocks to the Nestucca river and bay so you can toss in a line.  Or get a guide.  Last week the bay was busy, this week it will be packed.

Fishing with your buddies is one thing.  We suggest you bring your significant other and stay with us, here at The Craftsman B&B.  We don't have lace or dollies, so you don't have to worry about anything to frilly.  We even have a fish cleaning sink.  The non-fisher person can explore the restaurants, shops and galleries in town or head out on the Three Capes Scenic Drive.

So it's simple really, you get to fish and make your partner happy with a nice relaxing stay in a B&B.  Can it get any easier?  I don't think so.  Click here.