Best bets for weekend fishing
Looks as if we’re in for some cooler, wetter weather, which should be good news for anglers.
• Rains predicted for the end of this week and early next week may be enough to move salmon into the North Coast rivers.
• Salmon fishing in the estuary of the Chetco has been good, and anglers have been picking up a few in the lower river as well.
• There have been rumors of good striped bass fishing in the Smith River.
• More than 15,000 coho salmon have been counted at Willamette Falls. Enough rain could start pushing them into tributary rivers such as the Yamhill, Mollala, Rickreall, Luckiamute and the Santiam.
• Fall can be a great time for trout fishing in locations as diverse as the North Fork Santiam above Detroit Reservoir, Foster Reservoir, the McKenzie River, the Fall River, Crane Prairied Reservoir, and the Grande Ronde, Umatilla and Wallowa rivers.
• Anglers are still catching kokanee in the Metolius arm of Lake Billy Chinook.
• High elevation, hike-in lakes are usually snowed in by late October/November. Fish them now while you still can.
• Crabbing is still open in bays and estuaries. Crabs have hardened and are full of meat.
The report on crabbing is spot-on. Just had some last night in a fine salad......mmmm, dungeness is so tasty. May do "risotto balls" tonight or tomorrow. The carapace on on these guys was 7"+ !
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