Newport Crab Report

Made another trip crabbing at Newport in December, the 6 th to be exact. Left at "O" dark thirty and got to the ramp about 5:30 am. Got launched and pots in the water at 6:00. About at 6:30 made my first pull. Nothing but little ones! Re-set the pots, next pull netted two keepers. It went on like that for the whole day. I would say it was slow. Not a lot of tide movement. I did get my limit, but it took eight hours to do it. The crab where from just legal (2) TO 6 1/2". Had two that where 88% full and the rest where 95% to 100% full. Nice crab. It was about the the same for the other boats, some would get them and others not. I tried all over the bay. No hot spots. No wind, fogging all day but not cold.

Time Off

10/10/2008

Well, it finally slowed a little at work. Only 100 day's this year with out a day off! Last year was 110! I headed for the coast for a little crabbing. Left Salem around 4 PM. Hit a bottle neck at the bridge to West Salem, then there was an accident on 22 by the last Dallas exit, another slow down by the construction on 22 just before the casino. Well, not quit done! Very slow through Lincoln City. It took just over three hours to get to the ramp at Newport. Launched the boat, deployed the pots and did some waiting. Pulled the first pot, one keeper and one other crab! Checked the other pots, just some small crabs. It looked like I would be in for a long night! Moved around, pick up some more crab, 8, headed back to the launch to put them in the van before midnight. Let the other ones soak. Checked the other ones about 12:30, one pass through, 10 crab! Wa HOOOOOOO! Finished my limit, headed to the ramp, cleaned every thing up and headed for home. Got back in Salem at 6:00 AM. Saturday morning. Got the crab all cooked, boat cleaned and then got a call from work! Back to work at 7:00 PM. till 11 PM. I did have Sunday off!!!!!

Very nice trip, little wind, 3/4 of a full moon and only one other boat crabbing.

Gary K.

Odell Lake 6/14/2008

Went to Odell Lake on 6/12. Didn't get to the lake until midnight, long story! Parked in the boat launch area till 4:30 am. Got up and proceeded to find a camp spot. Went through one snow bank and was stopped by another. Ended up backing through the first one, probably waking up the camp host! Drove in the wrong way and got a camping spot next to Dullhook. Set up camp and DH headed out to Trapper Creek. I said what the heck, cooked breakfast, loaded the boat up and then headed out in front of Princess Creek CG.

I didn't see many fish on the finder, but dropped my jig to the bottom, a couple of jigs, fish-on! Not much wind, in fact it was very calm. I just wind drifted around picking up a fish now and then. By 10:00, there was a slight riffle and shortly after that the wind started. Headed back to camp to clean the fish. After cleaning the fish, I got an accurate count, 23! After I had them all filet, I cooked some for lunch, nothing like fresh Kokanne for lunch. Went back out in the afternoon. By this time the wind is really blowing. Got my anchor to hold and finished out my limit for the day.

On Saturday, started out at Princess Creek and then migrated to Trapper Creek. Fishing was a little slower, but that was ok because I still had Sunday to fish. Ended up with 15 fish on Saturday.

On Sunday headed to Trapper Creek, saw the armada and stayed on the out side of them. I didn't see a lot of fish caught in the mass of boats. I was picking up a few here and there. By 8:00, had my other 10 fish. The fish size was on the small size, 9" to 11 1/2" with most around 10" to 10 1/2". I got most of my fish on the bottom with a few caught casting. All fish were caught on jigs. Here is a picture of the jigs that I caught most of the fish on.

I caught fish on other jigs as well, but seem to migrate back to these.

It was a good trip, ended up with 50 fish, good weather(a little windy in the afternoon) and good company with Dullhook.

Tags: Odell Lake, Kokanee

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