Fall Chinook / 51 posts found
Persistence Pays Off
The Fall-Winter Chinook Season on the Elk & Sixes Rivers required patience and diligence. Plagued by seemingly continuous high water and “blown out” conditions, those who stuck it out, eventually scored Silver.
Elk – Sixes Feast or Famine
When our river finally dropped into fishable shape, the fish responded nicely. The problem was, too much water most of our late Fall Season.
Fishing Effort on Elk – Sixes has moved from Chinook to Steelhead
A hard fought battle with a big Elk River Winter Steelhead results in Chrome to the Beach
Still a few bright Chinook available on South Coast Rivers
For the few anglers working the Elk and Sixes, steelhead are far out-numbering Chinook in the creel census for the last week of 2012 and the first week of 2013. We have been fortunate to be the only boat with salmon for the ODFW checkers at the Ironhead landing for several days. We have been especially pleased that the fish have been in gorgeous condition, bright and shiny.
Mining Platinum on Southwest Oregon’s Elk River
Oregon’s world renown Elk River features the state’s latest arriving run of fall/winter Chinook that are big, bright and beautiful chunkers. Susan was delighted to come out on the winning side of a hard-fought battle with a gorgeous shiney football of a specimen.
Success on Sixes
Due to questionable weather/river conditions last season, poor Gene Calavan had to wait a full year to finally enjoy a birthday fishing trip with his dad Jeff. As the accompanying photo demonstrates, the boys hit GOLD! I’m sure Gene will long remember this birthday trip as he struggles to hold 2 Sixes River monsters that easily broke 30 pounds each.
2012 Fall Chinook Runs Better than Average Up & Down West Coast
On a Guides “Day Off” we enjoyed some great success landing 8 out of 12 biters drifting eggs for “Fallies.”
Big Fall Fish on the Siletz
Just back from a couple trips up on the Siltez River where my Guest Jamie got to tangle with some Brutes.
A True Fish Tale (if there is such a thing)
Day #1 on the Siletz River we hit several big Chinook. Unfortunately, the brightest of the batch broke off before getting to the net and disappeared along with the plug. Day #2 we were drifting down river when I spot a plug floating down river about 30 feet away. I row over to the plug and as lift it out of the water I see it is connected to the jaw of a fish that was apparently eaten by a seal. The seal obviously lacked a taste for sharp hooks and hard plastic. Upon closer inspection, I recognized the remaing […]