Salmon a tiny-bit slower but still good fishing

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The salmon bite slowed just a bit today but still the scores were above one fish per rod with a few better scores throughout the fleet in and above 2-fish per rod. The amount of action was not quite as good but the keeper ratio was better today which helped save us. The fish are getting so big and there are some now in the 12+ pound range. Think what they are going to be later this next month into September. Wow!!!

Bottom fishing was good once again with some more of the same great scores on the crabbing front. There were a few very nice Lingcod also caught today and the Albacore Tuna action continues tomorrow thru the weekend with trips each and every day.

Latest Salmon Catch Rate Statistics

As of July 26th only 28.5% of the available quota for the Coho Salmon for the 2009 season have been caught. That for you folks wanting to catch salmon in August almost assures the season will be open clear thru the end of August. Don't forget the 2nd salmon season we have in September this year as well.

Salmon Still On The Bite....Bottom Fish & Crab Too

The salmon are on the bite but I must admit it gets a little bit on the frustrating side sometime because we are dealing with many-many fish being caught that have to be thrown back in with the adipose fin. The ODFW sure had it right this year when they predicted there would be a ton of fish out there. What they did not get right was that they didn't do a very good job of fin clipping very many of them. The bottom line is we as professional charter boat operators are trying very hard to release the fish unharmed but some are dying. That sad truth very simply is it is a shame. These fish are so big and healthy to have one of them die because it had to be released knowing it was going to die because the way it was hooked seems like close to a crime. Those the rules.........

Bottom fishing started off slow with no current on the bottom fishing grounds but as soon as it started to move things lit off. Of course on the way home the crabs lit off again as they have been doing most of the summer.

Seems like a great time to go Tuna fishing but no trips out lately anywhere in the harbor. I am sure they are close in as the maps show that. We do have trips this weekend for those interested.

Another fantastic fishing day @Tradewinds

The salmon fishing held up another day as they were offshore a ways but they proved to be on the bite and a few less natives to deal with today it sounded like. I was not sure of the average catch per rod so I will not try to make a guess but it sounded like on the radio that the catch was as good as it has been the past few days.

Bottom fishing was very good and the crabbing was even better. Sounded like some very good variety with a mixture of Lingcod in the mix as well. I know there were some very nice Cabezon caught today as well.

Excellent salmon fishing & Just as good bottom fishing

Tuna trip cancelled due to rough choppy waters offshore

Crabbing was GREAT

The salmon were on the bite for all of our boats on Monday morning and "folks" are they getting "BIG". One boat had a limit and the others were were around the one and a half fish per rod average. That is good fishing folks as getting limits with this 3-fish bag limit and all of the throw backs is not likely. The smaller guys now weigh in around seven pounds and there have been some that are topping out in the 12-13 pound range. Boy, can they put up a fight. Had a sea lion following one of the boats all morning and never got one fish. That was the worse fishing sea lion that has ever inhabited the ocean waters. The sea lion then followed the boat all the way into the bottom fishing spots as the boat was on a "8-hr trifecta combo trip" where he did summersaults around the boat for ten minutes or so. ONLY out of Tradewinds Charters.

Bottom fishing was great this morning with very quick limits on the rockfish and there were some Lingcod in the catch today. There were two very nice Halibut caught on the bottom fishing grounds this morning. That is about since the 1st of May twenty-five Halibut caught on Tradewinds boats bottom fishing. That has to be some kind of a unkept record.

The tuna trip ventured out this morning only to find very windy choppy waters and turned around and went salmon fishing instead. Other trips will be going out later this week

Don't forget about the great Tradewinds special discount rate for salmon fishing at $70 which is a great deal only from Tradewinds. Rate applies Sunday thru Friday through August.

Salmon on the bite again

Decent bottom fishing and great crabbing

The salmon were on the bite once again Sunday morning about eight miles offshore. The Tradewinds fleet averaged around a fish and a half a rod and a little better on a few boats. Lots of action and unfortunately lots of throw back fish.

The bottom fishing started out very slow but heated up towards the end of the trip to make it a good trip with some nice Lingcod hitting the filet tables as well. On the way home the crabbing was excellent again as it has been for most of the summer.

Summer fishing heating up

The salmon fishing after Fridays red-hot bite cooled off a little bit on Saturday morning only to turn back on again Saturday afternoon. Morning fishing historically is better for all fish species but on Saturday it was better for the salmon in the afternoon. There were some "big boys" caught in the afternoon as well with about a fourth of the fish being 12 pound pigs. This must be a sign of how lively and in good shape that the ocean is this summer off of the Oregon Coast.

Bottom fishing was really good again but the Lingcod bite which was good for a few days last week has gone down to where it is a tough catch again with only a few hitting the filet tables on Saturday. The crabbing remains good even though it was a little slower on Saturday mainly because of the larger surf we were forced to crab out in deeper water. We will get back in to the better area as the ocean goes back down to its normal summer size.

Salmon Back On The Bite

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Several of the Tradewinds boats got limits on the salmon this morning as the fish were located in deep water straight out in front of Depoe Bay . Other Tradewinds boats had plenty of action and great scores on the salmon as well. Tradewinds this morning had probably the first "big boat" to get a salmon limit in a long time maybe even a year or so. It was just good fishing this morning and on afternoon trips . Lets hope it keeps up.

The bottom fishing was also very good with close to limits on the rockfish but not as many of the toothy Lingcod on the bite this morning as in past days. Crabbing again proved to be a special affair as it seems to be a Tradewinds exclusive.

More Tuna coming up this weekend and as always we will keep you informed.

Tuna Heavy Hitting Today

Six folks headed out this morning on a Tradewinds Tuna Run and came home with 47 Albacore Tuna. All the talk about tuna fishing being poor because of the cold water?????? Don't listen to any of that!! Today put that information to rest. Come on down and hop on the Tradewinds Tuna Fleet and get yours this weekend.

Salmon fishing improved & bottom fishing still GREAT

Crabbing the best it has been all year

The salmon fishing improved a little today but still the cold water is holding the action down. We did bag around one fish per rod this morning on an average and we would like to see it a whole lot better then that. For now, it is what it is.

Bottom fishing was great today with limits or close to limits on the rockfish and even some limits on the Lingcod. There were just lots & lots of Lingcod caught today but many were the nursery fish and had to be thrown back in. Good information to have though for the future of the Lingcod stocks. The crabbing.....FANTASTIC!!!. Two boats averaged ten crabs per person. That is quite unusual but it happened today.

Cold water still a problem for the salmon but bottom fishing heating up

Remember the Tradewinds Salmon $70 Discounts

The salmon still is on the pokey side as the water is very slowly warming up but still a few degrees below where we would like it. The bottom fishing after a few days of hard work to get the baskets full heated up today and the catches were very good and the Lingcod bite remains good on all of our boats. The crabbing again was very-very good.

Tuna fishing returns tomorrow and we will have a report for you hopefully by late afternoon.

Salmon Discount Specials &

The Salmon Quota Latest

Remember the $70 price tag on all salmon trips for this summer out of Tradewinds. You won't find a better price on the coast.

The salmon quota as of a few days ago stands at 26.7%. That means that we will be more then likely fishing salmon for the rest of the summer. Don't forget about the special season we have in September. That means Big Fish @ Tradewinds!!!

Lingcod Bonanza

It was a Lingcod catch-a-Thon this morning and several boats limited on the "toothy critters" and the other three bottom fishing boats did exceedingly well on them. The strange thing about the morning is how hard we had yo work on the rockfish limit. Probably none of the boats limited on the rockfish even though we were all close but the "COD" sure made up for everything else. Crabbing again was just excellent with many very hard crabs with only just a few soft ones we tossed back in.

Salmon got off to a great start then went spotty again as the morning went on. The good news is that the winds are way down and even though we have no southerlies in the forecast that will warm the water up quick the no-wind will slowly do the trick. If things stay the same for a few days look for salmon to heat up again as well as the Tuna.

Ever heard about the eye wall of a hurricane?

The bottom fishing boats on Monday morning had an interesting phenomena as we started out the day in some pretty windy-testy conditions. After we got about two miles north of Depoe Bay things mellowed out where we were at least able to run to the bottom grounds with some comfort. Once we got there we were fishing in a zero wind, no swell almost flat ocean for a good while. It was like being in the eye wall of a hurricane. After a few hours the winds kicked back in but by that time we had a good part of the trip completed. Fishing was a little slow this morning but we did get some really nice LIngcod on the trips.

Salmon fishing continues to be spotty as the cold water is having an effect on the catching. We were able to boat some fish and some other action but we have to describe it as a pokey day.

Windy choppy cold water

The salmon fishing was quite pokey on Sunday as the water temperature continues to drop as heavy northerly winds continue in the area for the fifth straight day. We are looking for a break in the winds so the water can warm up again. When that happens we will have great salmon fishing again.

The same thing was also working against the tuna boats as the colder water scatters the fish and the bite then becomes scattered. That to will improve back to normal with less wind and warmer water.

It didn't effect the bottom fishing and the crabbing however. We had outstanding scores on the rockfish and the Lingcod bite was terrific today. My theory is when the water turns colder the rockfish are a little slower to the bait thus giving the Lingcod a better chance of getting to it. The result is more LIngcod and we did have excellent Lingcod scores today. The crabbing was outrageous. Some of the bigger boats with more pots to dump had over 75 crabs each. Good day...........

Pokey salmon fishing in the morning but much improved in the afternoon

Great bottom fishing mixed in with some nice Lingcod and super crabbing

Tuna fishing saw somewhat decent scores but the fish were scattered about

The tuna fishing saw fish fairly close in and the water looked good and finding the warmer water was easy to find. The fish however were scattered about and they were not able to find the big flurry of action they had before the northerly winds came back. Every passenger brought back fish and hopefully it will be better action on Sunday.

Salmon fishing was weird Saturday with pokey results in the morning but much improved in the afternoon with some nice scores and much more action. The fish we are getting are also beginning to put on the weight like they do at the mid-summer time period.

Bottom fishing was great morning and afternoon with a sprinkling of Lingcod in the baskets and some outstanding crab action overloading the Tradewinds cookers.

Coho Salmon Quota Information

Thru July 12th the salmon quota has caught 19.7% of the available 110,000 fish quota. That would lend the idea that fishing more then likely will continue right on through the end of the closing date of August 31st. Don't forget though we have an additional season beginning in September which will be a 2-fish bag limit per day.

Salmon improving...Bottom fishing great=...Tuna fishing tomorrow

Salmon fishing improved a little bit Friday with some warmer water found offshore about seven miles and with the forecast for less wind we expect the salmon to begin biting like they were soon. One boat had a five fish clatter today and all five fish were boated and remarkably all five fish were legal to keep. Hard to imagine with this adipose fin thing.

Bottom fishing started out quickly and then went dead for a long time and then finished up with a bang with some Lingcod for the third day in a row biting somewhat better. Limits on the rockfish and another great day on the crabs.

Tuna reports begin in ernest again tomorrow with two boats heading offshore in the morning and three on Sunday. There is still limited space available for Sunday. Should be good fishing as the computers say that the warmer currents aren't to far offshore.

Colder water cools down the catch (just a little)

The salmon fishing was a little bit cool today like the ocean water which took a dip down a bit with the northerly winds we have had the past few days. Most of the heavy winds are done after today so we will begin to see a gradual warm up of the water and the good salmon fishing will return.

Bottom fishing continues to be strong as does the crabbing. Good catches of both the rockfish and crabs today with a improvement in the Lingcod bite. The cool water helps the Lingcod bite as the cooler water makes the rockfish a little bit less hungry which gives the Lingcod a fighting chance at the bait we are presenting to them. At least that is my theory.

We get back to tuna fishing this weekend so we will have a report for you Saturday afternoon. The next Halibut opener begins in August.

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Fog and a little wind dominated the day

The northerly winds returned and them temperature of the water dropped a few degrees overnight and the salmon bite was scattered most of the morning with somewhere between 1 fish to 1.5 fish per rod Wednesday. This will not be a long windy cycle as things should be all cleared up by Friday so they say into the weekend.

Bottom fishing and crabbing remained good this morning with good catches of each and even some of the Lingcod bite returned this morning. Not great numbers of them but better then it has been.

No tuna trips this morning because of the windy conditions offshore but we are returning to the action this weekend so get onboard if you want your canned tuna for the winter.

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Fishing Of All kinds Still Going Strong

Tuna fishing was great on Tuesday with some good scores offshore even though the day turned very choppy the later part of the trip. That is six Tuna trips so far this year for the fleet and great scores on all trips with scores around 4-7 fish per rod.

Salmon fishing today was not as red hot as it has been the past few days but it was very consistent all day with scores above the 2-fish per rod average. There were many-many throw backs today with the adipose fin and it seemed quite a few more then anytime this summer. Thats fishing....

Bottom fishing was once again very good with only a few Lingcod hitting the filet tables with crabbing spectacular again with 5-6 crabs per person on the average.

Another great Tradewinds Day!!!!

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Tuna (Wow) Salmon (Wow) Bottom fishing (Great) Crabbing (even better)

What a day of fishing on a great ocean; a little drizzly in the morning and sun drenched in the afternoon.

Salmon fishing was just like the 1980's with pretty much non-stop action for the first couple of hours and then the scratch fishing for the rest of the trip. Well over 2+-fish per rod this morning and about the same in the afternoon fishing.

Tuna fishing only from Tradewinds was a drop them in and start reeling. The boat was home early in the afternoon with plenty of fish. The folks onboard just got tired of reeling in the 18-32 pound monsters. A greta day to be off shore.

Bottom fishing was quick limits also on the rock fish with a few Lingcod on the filet table as well. Crabbing for the past week has been very good and today was no exception.

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More terrific bargains directly from the skippers and office staff at Tradewinds Charters. With the low fuel prices we can lower our salmon trip price to probably a coast wide low price of $70 . This bargain price will be every day except for Saturday. The fish are biting, there is a 3-fish bag limit and the ocean is great. Salmon fishing today was another great day with over 2-fish per rod on a average which has held up now for about the past week. The fish are getting bigger by the week and the fight in them is also. Now is the time to make your reservation and fish with the "very best" for your winter freezer salmon.

The boats were not back in at "story time" today but all indications and radio talk is that another good day is being had out on the tuna grounds by the Tradewinds boats. The bottom fish bit like fleas today but the lingcod bite continues to be off somewhat as it has been for several weeks now. The crabbing on the other hand is spectacular with great scores off every boat today and a very large majority of them are hard crab. We are getting many of them that have barnacles on their top shell and that is some kind of indication of hard crab as they are not molting.

Bargains...Bargains....Bargains $70 Salmon Trips .... $70 Salmon Trips....$70 Salmon Trips

More terrific bargains directly from the skippers and office staff at Tradewinds Charters. With the low fuel prices we can lower our salmon trip price to probably a coast wide low price of $70 . This bargain price will be every day except for Saturday. The fish are biting, there is a 3-fish bag limit and the ocean is great. Salmon fishing today was another great day with over 2-fish per rod on a average which has held up now for about the past week. The fish are getting bigger by the week and the fight in them is also. Now is the time to make your reservation and fish with the "very best" for your winter freezer salmon.

The boats were not back in at "story time" today but all indications and radio talk is that another good day is being had out on the tuna grounds by the Tradewinds boats. The bottom fish bit like fleas today but the lingcod bite continues to be off somewhat as it has been for several weeks now. The crabbing on the other hand is spectacular with great scores off every boat today and a very large majority of them are hard crab. We are getting many of them that have barnacles on their top shell and that is some kind of indication of hard crab as they are not molting.

Tuna on the "BIG" Bite

If you want to tuna fish and get your freezer full now is the time to go. Two Tradewinds boats out Saturday and both came home with "Big Scores" and lots of very happy Albacore tuna folks on board. It was a great day with great weather in the forecast. Trips heading out in the morning and all of next week.

Salmon fishing was excellent today (morning and afternoon) with scores from 2 fish per rod to limits. You can't beat that and only at Tradewinds.

Bottom fishing was also fantastic with limit catches once again and the Lingcod were biting better today, not in great numbers but better then the past several weeks have been. The crabbing...."FANTASTIC" today. Somewhere in the vicinity of 4-8 per person.

What a day.............

The ocean was beautiful and the sun was shining down on Tradewinds Charters as we had one of our salmon boats limit on the Coho salmon and several more with excellent scores of about two fish around. There seems to be many fish out there and it is a great deal of fun as even some of our customers commented even though they did not limit they got to reel in quite a few fish. As you might know if the adipose fin is present it must be returned to the ocean waters. There was lots of action out there today and everyone got to reel in a number of fish. Right now it is great salmon fishing but there will be those normal up and down periods through out the summer. Come on down and join in on the fun.

Watch for the initial tuna report beginning tomorrow as we have several boats heading out in the morning for the first of the year charter ventures. Word is that the fish are about twenty miles right out in front of the harbor. Should be a great day.

Not to be dismissed, the bottom fishing and crabbing was on the bite today with good scores on the rockfish and the crabs. The Lingcod are just to be up front and honest off the bite and have been for a week or so now. This will change as something out there in the ocean will change and then they will go on the bite again. I even heasrd that the commercial boys were having a tough time catching them. It is normal for this time of year but it will come back strong shortly.

A good fishing day

A great lookin' ocean all day today with no wind and the ocean almost as flat as it can be. The salmon fishing was red hot right off the bat with some great scores hitting the filet tables this morning.

The bottom fishing with all of the bait in the water was hard work but all five of the Tradewinds bottom fishing boats got there limits on the rockfish but only a few lingcod were caught on this day. Crabbing on the other hand was spectacular with big huge crabs and the large majority of them were as hard as a rock.

Remember this weekend we take our first tuna trips out and there are just a few spots left so get on the phone if you want to get in on the first trips of the year. Tuna fishing should be good right on thru the middle of September.

Tuna Trips Saturday & Sunday Both

We still have spots left for our caravan of boats going out to the Tuna grounds this weekend both Saturday and Sunday so give us a call and get in on the great fun and action of catching Albacore tuna.

Salmon fishing was OK today with pretty good action but a quite lumpy ocean made getting them in the nets quite the chore but we managed some decent scores all in all.

Bottom fishing was really good once again even with the immense amount of bait in the water today and the crabbing was very good with good scores on several boats. Remember....The Tuna Are Here and some good numbers are being caught !!!

TUNA & SALMON & BOTTOM FISH...OH MY !!

This is the time to be here. The bottom fish are biting like normal, the water temperature is back to normal and the salmon are back in the area and the TUNA are hitting the hooks with abundance.

The TUNA fishing was so good today that some of the sport boats out there got tired of catching them and came back in with sore arms. True story!! We have several trips scheduled for the weekend but we can go any day this week as well

One of our charter boats had over 30 salmon on the hooks and came back in with a great catch.

The bottom fishing and crabbing was awesome today... just like always.

The dirty little secret is that Tradewinds knows where to go to find the fish for it's customers. Keep that quiet though.

Lots to report

We are currently booking Albacore Tuna trips for this week so be first in line to get your tuna for the season. Reports have them in range and a number of sport boats brought back in quite a number of tuna over the weekend. Should be a great season.

Salmon fishing was a wee-bit better Monday morning but still a wee-bit slow. The ocean temperatures are back up to where they were so we should (?) begin to see the fish return quickly if all things are like they usually are over the years past.

Bottom fishing was very good again today but we did have to work at it to get the fish. The best fishing is up North off of Lincoln City about 8 miles and the Tradewind boats consistently are the ones that are up there where the better and bigger variety of fish live. The evidence is with the larger Lingcod we catch and the number of Halibut our boats have caught this year on bottom fishing trips.

Tuna-Tuna-Tuna & Other Stuff

Over ninety (90) Albacore tuna hit the sport filet tables yesterday (Saturday) in Depoe Bay and there were a few boats out there today so I was told. The ocean temperature picture shows the warm water is out there and the "Tuna rush is on"! We are booking trips as we speak and the weather looks good through at least next Friday on the long term forecast so the time is finally here. Start your engines!!

Inshore we are still dealing with colder water and the salmon bite is still slow. The winds are now blowing out of the South so look for the waters to warm up and the salmon bite to improve shortly.

Bottom fishing was very good today with good crabbing also. There was a good assortment of rockfish along with some nice Cabezon and Lingcod.

Three more Halibut were caught in the past several days on bottom fishing trips. That makes close to 20 of the flat critters caught in the past 4-6 weeks on inshore shallow water bottom fishing trips. Several of them had to be returned to the water as they were caught this weekend on a offshore halibut day. That might sound silly but that is the law!!

Tuna-Tuna-Tuna & Other Stuff

Over ninety (90) Albacore tuna hit the sport filet tables yesterday (Saturday) in Depoe Bay and there were a few boats out there today so I was told. The ocean temperature picture shows the warm water is out there and the "Tuna rush is on"! We are booking trips as we speak and the weather looks good through at least next Friday on the long term forecast so the time is finally here. Start your engines!!

Inshore we are still dealing with colder water and the salmon bite is still slow. The winds are now blowing out of the South so look for the waters to warm up and the salmon bite to improve shortly.

Bottom fishing was very good today with good crabbing also. There was a good assortment of rockfish along with some nice Cabezon and Lingcod.

Three more Halibut were caught in the past several days on bottom fishing trips. That makes close to 20 of the flat critters caught in the past 4-6 weeks on inshore shallow water bottom fishing trips. Several of them had to be returned to the water as they were caught this weekend on a offshore halibut day. That might sound silly but that is the law!!

Can't think of a "catchy title" for all this information

Tuna-Tuna-Tuna

More interesting news offshore from the tuna front with another quite reliable piece of information that the fish are showing up within range for the Tradewinds fleet. We are in the process as we speak of putting together our first trips for next week so get in touch with us and be part of the first trips out to the tuna grounds.

Salmon fishing was again on the slow side as the water is warming up but still not where one would want it to be. Some of the reports I have heard suggest that the fish are in the area but just need the water to warm a bit. One thing you can count on is a honest report each and every day.

Bottom fishing again today was excellent with rockfish limits and very good crabbing for all who participated. Not quite sure of the Lingcod bite this morning if it was as good as it was yesterday or not?

Tuna "YES"...Bottom fishing "yes"...Salmon Fishing "well not so good"

First some new news. There was a good catch for Albacore tuna northwest of Depoe Bay today well within the range of the Depoe Bay boats. So the rush is on and we will be booking trips IMMEDIATELY for the Albacore season. Be the first to get your freezer tuna only from Tradewinds.

Salmon fishing today was on the slow side. There were some caught and a number of bites but the scores were the low point of the season thus far. Please try not to listen to OTHERS that might exaggerate the catch as being good for the day. We feel that the reason is the cold water and now since the weather has changed and the cold winds are gone it could all change very quickly.

Bottom fishing on the other hand was red hot with not only rockfish limits but a great catch of Lingcod as well with well over one per customer on our boats this morning. Crabbing was also very good with 25-40 crabs on the bigger boats which are good scores.

It was bound to happen....

The salmon bite went sour for most boats this morning except for one. Out of all the boats in the harbor (sport or charter) there was one Tradewinds boat that boated 15 fish which was by light years the best score of the day. Salmon fishing historically is like this but after a few lean years we had all forgotten. As one large school of fish go through the area then we sit and wait for the next school to arrive. So here we wait....

Bottom fishing was pretty darn good this morning. It was not a heavy bite but the folks from Tradewinds did such a good job of working at it by the end of the trip things were looking really good. Several boats limited on the rockfish and one boat had a bucket load of Lingcod as well. Crabbing was not spectacular but not bad as we were forced because of the threat of a heavy swell and winds to lay the pots in deeper water then we normally do.

By the way the weather forecast all the way into next week looks really good.

Don't forget we can fish halibut Friday and Saturday of this week.

The salmon are still out there

Two boats out salmon fishing on this Wednesday and both boats averaged about one and a half fish per rod as far as take home fish. There were many more throwbacks and fish on and off as again the winds and moderate seas playing a part in the catch or non-catching. The good news is that the northerly winds are holding the fish in the area when the winds calm down which is suppose to be Friday all the way into next week so the forecast is saying. The winds are finally getting out of here. That should also improve the bottom fishing as the water will warm up some and the crabbing as well.

Remember this is a halibut weekend as well with open days Thursday through Saturday.

Tuna about ready to begin

Down in Newport, Oregon this morning I noticed 3-4 signs of Tuna being sold off the boats and that is a good sign that the season is soon to begin. Keep in touch with this website as you will hear it here first and foremost.

Late Day Amendment

One of our boats came in a bit later then the others and it had close to a limit of salmon. A little better luck with not as many throw backs. The fish are still here!!

A Better Fish Story Today

The salmon after a few days of windy rough water are still out there and still biting. Todays trips we were able to run and it was a bit cranky but the skippers did say that the water was actually nicer offshore then it was inshore. With the water so cold the better fishing was offshore which makes sense as the salmon will swim to water a bit warmer then our inshore 45 degrees we have now. Still it sounds like all of this wind will be out of here by Thursday maybe and for sure on Friday. Lots of action and only about 1-fish plus around but lots of throwbacks on a day that you wouldn't want that to happen and quite a number of fish on the poles and escaped.

Bottom fishing even with the cold lumpy water turned on again this morning which proves only that even "cold fish" like people have to eat. Limits or near limits around on the rockfish and a few Lingcod in the fish baskets.

We Tried!!!

Yes, it was windy and semi-rough out on the waters this morning but we had folks who wanted ot go so we went and gave it a try. The ocean proved to be fishable but the current was so strong and the water so "COLD" that the fish just would not bite. After giving it a good try we heard that the Depoe Bay bar was roughing up so the two vessels headed for home as safety of our folks is always important. Hopefully the heat in the valley which causes these winds quite often will cool off and these winds will go away. Until then we are looking at improving conditions but still on the windy side.

Yes, fishing sometimes is slow

It was a tough day out on the pond Sunday morning both on the bottom fishing side and the salmon fishing side. If you would allow me the luxury of an excuse the weather was really tough this morning. The ocean had no swell to speak of but we experienced probably about 6 foot of wind chop and winds exceeding 25-knots the whole morning long. The current was running along very quickly which added to the difficulties. Salmon fishing was slow with not the action we have had the past week and bottom fishing except for one boat who hit the right spot at the right time was also pokey. No crabbing today due to the windy conditions. Better days are coming.

Another Interesting Day

Well here we are almost to the 1st of July and some of those pesky Northwest winds we get in the summer here are around but thank goodness they normally do not come up with any force to them until mid-afternoon. The good news is that the northerly winds school up the salmon but the not-so-good news is that the water temperature goes down which make the bottom fish somewhat lazy and forces the warm ocean currents further offshore. The offshore water temperature is critical to the arrival of the Albacore tuna. The bottom fishing was good but it was harder work then it normally is with the cold water.

The salmon fishing on the other hand was very good with one of our boats collecting over thirty salmon on their boat this morning. There were several near limits on the smaller boats and probably right around a 2-fish average from our fleet. Crabbing was in the off day mode with many females and smaller crabs in the pots. Good day all around..........

Salmon & bottom fishing report

The ocean after a day of rough conditions behaved Friday morning somewhat but was what we sometimes call a "big boat day". The bottom fishing was good but the Lingcod fishing proved to be a little on the slower side this morning. No crabbing was done on the bottom fishing trips this morning.

On the salmon side a slight reversal of the norm with better ocean conditions offshore then the choppy conditions inshore. The salmon were hot and cold this morning with a good early bite, a slow bite in the middle of the trip and then another good bite down the stretch. The scores were between 1.5 fish per rod to a high of 2-fish per rod. All in all a good morning for the Coho salmon bite.

Rough ocean - No fishing Thursday

Thursday morning we woke up to a 11 foot swell and very rough bar conditions which cancelled all ocean fishing opportunities for the day. Hopefully things will be better tomorrow.

Tuna Update

The update on the tuna is "not yet". We are awaiting for some better satellite images from offshore and some reports from the commercial fleet. It wont be long however as sometime normally after the 1st of July the warmer currents begin to move closer to shore and the Tuna do as well. They have to get inside 25-35 miles to make it a reasonable venture to go out to try to find them. Keep in touch solely on this website and you for sure will hear it here first!!

Red Hot Salmon Fishing

Limits and near limits today as the Wednesday fishing was the best it has been since the start of the season last Saturday with lots of action and quite a few boats back in early. There are lots of fish out there folks. Come on down and get in on the action.

Bottom fishing and crabbing was also very good today on another great looking ocean that we have been blessed with for most of the last month.

Great bottom fishing

Great Salmon fishing

Limits on the rockfish and they were extra large "piggy" size rockfish today. Our bottom fishing boats found the adults only reef this morning and they were larger then normal rockfish. A good catch on the Lingcod today as well and one boat caught and released very carefully a 30+ pound Chinook salmon. No, we can't keep the Chinook until this fishery re-opens next March. Crabbing was good again with the 3-crab average per person we seem to be getting here lately.

The salmon fishery went very well this morning as most boats had about a 2-fish average aboard. That is really good fishing especially as some boats get bogged down with the native fish that had to be released. If you get lucky on the natives there is more then enough action to put some fish on the decks and in the freezer for the winter.

Loads of Salmon Action

There are four or five Tradewinds salmon boats out this morning and in listening to the boat radios the information we are hearing from this mornings trips is that there is loads of action taking place out there and plenty of fish being caught. There are also lots of the so-called native Coho salmon being caught along with the catching and those fish have to be released back in the ocean waters. With the three fish bag limit finding limits are tough to come by but some great take home scores are happening. After the third day of the salmon season it appears at least for now that the predictions made by the fisheries experts are in fact coming true with lots of fish out there. Lets hope it lasts the whole summer so we can get some of those bigger fish which we will be seeing later in July thru August. Don't forget we also have another quota of salmon to be caught in September and those will be large fish. The summer is getting off to a great start.

Cranky ocean on Sunday

Heavy rains and wind overnight made the ocean a bit on the cranky side on Sunday but all of the boats got out and the salmon were still producing fairly good results offshore about four miles. There was lots of action reported and quite a few being landed as well. Sounds like the same as Saturday.

Bottom fishing was also fairly good with not many LIngcod hitting the decks but mostly limits coming home on the rockfish and some nice Cabezon in the mix.

Crabbing was also a mixed bag with some good pots full of crab and then others were empty and they were right next to one another?? About three crab per person was the average.

Salmon on the bite

Bottom fish on the bite also

Excellent crabbing as well

Well the 2009 salmon season finally is here and the anticipation and unknowns of the opening day are now behind us and the news is good hopefully for a summer full of salmon activity. Though limits were not to be found mostly because of this 3-fish bag limit but a guess at about a fish and a half per customer would be a conservative estimate of the Saturday salmon bite. There was lots of action with loads of fish on and then spitting the hook and there were also quite a few native salmon that had to be released. There were a few fish in the smaller five pound range and a few in the nine pound range. Most averaged for the opening day around a 6-7 pound average. It sure was fun!!

Bottom fishing was excellent with limits all the way around the Tradewinds fleet on the rockfish with some great variety in Quilback and Vermillion rockfish with some nice Cabezon and Lingcod mixed in the fish totes. Crabbing was also excellent with a 3-4 crab average on the boats per customer.

Weather change hits the coast Friday morning...

Forecasters say things will clear up somewhat for Saturday which is the opening of the summer salmon season.

For the first time in over three weeks we had a weather change hit us on the coast this morning with rather unpleasant stormy conditions. We had our Halibut boat turned back by the weather but we did sneak two bottom fishing boats out and they had decent trips even with the elements. For some reason the fish just always bite on these types of seas especially the Lingcod. Not any limits on the Lingcod but some decent scores.

It appears the salmon are here ?

Well folks as we approach the eve of the opening of the 2009 salmon season it appears from our scouts who seem to know these things that the salmon are out there. It seems like all that the fish and wildlife experts have been predicting might just be true. Of course Saturday morning will be the first indication or test to all of this but all the signs look increasingly positive.

Bottom fishing on this Thursday on another flat ocean very warm day for the Oregon Coast was very good once again with a fair bite on the Lingcod with some good variety of rockfish as well. Crabbing was hit and miss with a few very good scores and another not so good. They were crabbing in different places so we won't crab in the bad place anymore.

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Warm and fishy

Another spectacular day out on the water Wednesday morning and the rockfish were on the bite but just a little below average day on the Lingcod as it has been the past few days. The rockfish were of very nice quality this morning and because of the warm temperatures a few Kelp flies were landing on the boat as well. When you have warm sunny days on the ocean waters in Oregon it usually means a few flies landing on the boats looking for a ride. The crabbing was really good this morning also.

Same song different day

Another beautiful ocean and another good day of fishing. Sorry, I can't report a halibut hitting the decks on this day but the rockfish bite was hot and heavy and Lingcod fishing was a little bit better then it was the day before. There were some nice variety of rockfish caught as some Copper rockfish, Cabezon, Vermillion rockfish and Sea trout to name a few were in quite large numbers today. That makes the fishing baskets look a little colorful especially on such a beautiful day.

Salmon season opens up this Saturday upcoming and this week also opens a three day offshore halibut opener for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

No real encouraging news thus far as to the Albacore tuna as the reports we have heard places them still a little too far out of our reach but it is still very early. Usually the tuna fishing begins sometime in July.

UPDATE

"Fishing alert"

On a late morning trip another Big Halibut was landed on a bottom fishing trip weighing in at the 90-pound scale. It was a 60 inch plus fish. WOW!! What a thrill and we are losing count on the number of Halibut caught in the past two weeks on bottom fishing trips. Also some Big Lingcod caught on the same trip. The picture will be up on the website soon.

Flat & Fishy

Going on the record here and maybe stretching things a wee-bit but the ocean has never been flatter. The outside sea buoy which sits a mile offshore looks like a huge statue out there because it looks to project above the water so high. Air temperatures are quite warm in the low 70's so early in the morning and barely a hint of breeze in the air. The only thing that could make that any better would be a "big bite" from the fish and we did on the rockfish as it was as we call it "hard to keep them off". The Lingcod were off the bite today with just a few landing in the nets. Crabbing on the other hand was pretty good once again with that three-average-around close to the catch today.

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Beautiful ocean ... Pretty good fishing...Good crabbing

The ocean returned from the Saturday crankiness to another beautiful day with light winds and hardly any swell which made for a great ride for the passengers this morning. The rockfish catch was once again fantastic even though it was not hot and heavy anytime during the morning. The passengers on all the boats worked hard and by the end of the trip all had pocketed their limits. In the mix were some nice Cabezon and I saw another nice Halibut boarded this morning. The Lingcod was a wee-bit on the slower side with just a fair number who made it to the filet tables. The crabbing on the way home turned out to be very good with a 3-crab per person average. Another good Tradewinds day!!

Halibut re-opening

The central coast (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.) all-depth Pacific halibut fishery will be open on June 18, 19, and 20 (Thursday through Saturday)

Tradewinds Discount Coupons

Coming soon

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Did you hear the thunder?

Last night we had some serious rain fall in our area for about an hour around the 3am hour and we had a few heavy showers in the bay as we awaited to pick up the folks at the Tradewinds dock. The ocean for the first part of the morning was like it heard the thunder and saw the lightning as it was a little "cranky out there" but settled down nicely about mid-morning. Oh yes, how about the fishing? Well it got off to a somewhat slow start but ended up with a bang. Two boats caught there limits on the lingcod as well with all of the others decking a good number and some nice Cabezon as well. Rockfish limits all the way around on the Tradewinds boats and was not sure of the crabbing bite this morning. I heard one report that there were lots of crabs in the pots but many throw-backs in undersize and females. So sorry, no official report.

Oh yes, one other rather minor report. Another big halibut caught on a Tradewinds boat this morning which accounts to well over a dozen caught on bottom fishing trips over the past ten days. Don't recall a halibut bite like this spring/summer in this number in many years past.

"Fast and Furious"

Boy, was fishing great on this Friday morning!! We had a great variety on all the boats today with the usual Bass mixed with Sea trout, Cabezon, Vermillion, China Rock cod, and several other rockfish species. The passenger baskets today were looking like a coloring book sketch. There were a good number of Lingcod caught but not as many as the day before. Crabbing was once again good with the average in the 3-5 per person range.

Don't forget Salmon season opens a week from this Saturday, June 20th with that great 3-fish bag limit. Get your reservations now and keep watching our website fishing report on how the first weekend of salmon season goes.

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Another good fishing day & good crabbing too

On another flat ocean with beautiful weather to boot we managed to once again slay the rockfish and quite a few Lingcod were reported with some very nice Cabezon as well. The crabbing was very good with somewhere in the 3-5 per person range. Good weather is forecasted thru the weekend.

Don't forget that salmon season opens up a week form this Saturday, June 20th with a 3-fish bag limit. Ask for that salmon season discount also when you call the office or make your reservation over the website reservation system.

More halibut caught Wednesday on bottom fishing trips

This has been some spring and beginning of summer for halibut catch on our five hour bottom fishing trips. So far this spring there has been close to a dozen caught already and two more today were landed on the decks out of Tradewinds Charters. One of them was landed by a 8-year old boy who caught a 45-inch halibut and another gentlemen caught another on the same boat. Both of them again caught on spinning gear set-ups. How much fun can that be??

Speaking of halibut the spring offshore season is closed at least until the ODFW meets Friday of this week to evaluate the catch and to determine if there is enough of the quota to re-open it for future weekends. Here are the numbers as of now:

Quota (spring season) lbs 124,261 Remaining lbs 71,386 % Remaining 57% Looks like plenty of fishing for halibut remains.

On the bottom fishing front today other then those halibut folks had another great day with limits on the rockfish and a good number of lingcod hitting the filet tables as well. It was a interesting day on the crabbing front with some boats doing just average and others doing really well. A good day all around.

Big Halibut (WOW) - Lingcod & the usual rockfish and crabs

It has been a great spring leading up into summer for halibut on bottom fishing trips this year with close to a dozen so far and 5-6 of those have been in the past week or two. It seems like there are more of them on the inside reefs this year then in years past. Today was the "real grand-daddy with a 52-inch halibut" hitting the decks of one of our boats on a spinning rod supported by a 2 ounce jig. Think of how much fun that had to be??!!

It was another good day of fishing for the more normal fish caught on the bottom trips with a good array of Lingcod hitting the decks along with that usual limit of the rockfish. I head also that there was a better then average catch on the Dungeness crab as well as they too were on the bite Tuesday morning.

Another good sign was the boat skippers are reporting seeing many salmon swirling around in the waters which makes for some high expectations for the upcoming Coho salmon season which opens a week from this coming Saturday, June 20th. Remember, Tradewinds is offering salmon discount tickets by calling our office and mentioning this add. You can also get that discount on your salmon trip by booking online through the Tradewinds reservation system.

See ya on the water!!

Beautiful ocean for a fishing trip

A flat ocean, warm weather and hungry biting fish make for a good day for the Tradewinds passengers aboard our boats this morning. Rockfish and a very good catch today of lingcod after a few off days along with a good bunch of crabs were on the dinner menu tonight for all our passengers. More of the same kind of weather scheduled for the rest of the week.

Don't forget about the Salmon discount trips being offered by Tradewinds Charters. Read all about it below.

SALMON FISHING DISCOUNTS NOW AVAILABLE

Salmon season opens June 20th and mention this INTERNET SALMON DISCOUNT MESSAGE and you will receive one for all passengers automatically with your reservation off the website reservation system. If you phone in your reservation to our office mention this add and receive it that way as well. The better way to go fishing with Tradewinds.

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Another good fishing day / crabs also

The rockfish were really on the bite Sunday morning with limits on the four Tradewinds boats out on the pond this morning. The Lingcod were off the bite for the 2nd day in a row with a few caught on each boat but not what we expect.

One of the boats caught a beautiful Halibut this morning as that is about a half dozen caught so far on bottom fishing trips in the past month. Also two of the boats reported catching multiple salmon which is a great sign as we approach the start of the Coho salmon season in less then two weeks. There were so many bait balls of sardines we were even catching them on the bottom fish rigs. Crabbing was very good today with close to a three per person average.

Salmon discounts available over the Internet reservation system and by calling our Depoe Bay office.

Choppy seas Saturday but decent fishing

Had a little surprise on Saturday morning as we woke to fairly choppy waters off of Depoe Bay and it was certainly what we call sometimes a "big boat day". The rockfish bite was excellent after a slower start but they were all rounded up by the end of the trip. The Lingcod fishing was slower this morning then it has been probably because of the swirling currents Saturday morning but the real culprit was the emense bait that was in the water. For the 2nd day in a row the ocean waters in this area were just plugged with bait from top to bottom. It was a wonder how the rockfish even bit let alone the Lingcod. The crabbing was excellent as about 8-keeper crabs per pot were hitting the decks today.

Halibut Forced Back To Shore

The halibut boats were forced back to harbor for the 2nd Saturday in a row due to rough and windy conditions offshore. The ODFW will now evaluate the halibut spring quota where most observers are sure they will find that quite a chunk of the quota still remains. Keep the dial right here and we will inform you as soon as they tell us the next weekend of openers for the halibut season.

Another good fishing day

The rockfish bite was fast and furious Friday morning with the Lingcod bite a wee-bit on the slower side in the morning even though there were some caught. Quite a few throw back Lingcod this morning but to make up for it there were some nice size Cabezon to help ease the pain.

Saw some nice size halibut brought also to the docks in the early afternoon with one more day of fishing Saturday before the ODFW evaluates the spring quota. The chances are for additional weekends of fishing are pretty good so we hear from the chatter on the docks. You will hear it here when any announcements are made.

Halibut fishing Great Thursday

We had quick limits on the "flat ones" this morning at a closer in spot so not so far to travel to get to the fish. They rated anywhere from 36 inches on up so a pretty good quality all in all. Remember the halibut discount is still available for the next two days of halibut fishing through June 6th as you get a $20 discount by mentioning this website add.

Bottom fishing was red hot for the rockfish but not as red hot for the Lingcod Thursday morning. No crab reports as no one was doing that but the past few days it has been very good.

Remember that 3-fish bag limit on the salmon opens up in just a bit over two weeks from now on June 20th. Make your reservations now as we have discounts available by calling our office for reservations.

Rockfish on the bite once again

After a few days off the bite the rockfish were back being hungry Wednesday morning and our boats made quick work of their rockfish limits and put some nice Lingcod on the boat during the morning trip. The ocean remains beautiful and is forecasted that way for the next few days as well. It was also a great day for the crabbing with 42 crabs hitting the decks on one of our boats this morning.

Fish Back on the Bite (sort of)

It was another beautiful day on the ocean waters Tuesday morning and the fish were more on the bite then they were the day before but not totally as hungry as they are somedays. We had good scores today with near limits on the rockfish on our boats out this morning and one boat had a total limit on the Lingcod as well. The Lings and Cabezon were actually more on the bite then the more normal bass bite was. Crabbing was much improved today over the day before with a 3-4 per person average.

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Last Halibut Weekend for the Discount

This the last 3-day halibut opener this Thursday thru Saturday (June 4-6) that the $20 discount will be available on the website special. Call in today and mention this add and you will recieve $20 off the price of your fare.

A Tough Go This Morning

Thanks to some hard working folks on the two Tradewinds boats out Monday morning we came back with a pretty good catch of Lingcod and rockfish BUT it was a struggle. It was a "one fish here and one fish there" morning and you had to work at it hard. Crabbing was a bit on the slower side the past two days after some really good days but just getting through these minus tides might cure that.

Yes, even Halibut on our bottom fishing trips

It was such a great day to be on the ocean on a warm and beautiful day with a flat ocean to boot. The fishing was not hot and heavy but everyone worked at it and by the end of the day we had near limits on most boats for the rockfish and great catches also on the Lingcod with two boats showing limits on the "toothy critters". The great story and prize of the day was the halibut stories (TRUE). At times we will catch one on a bottom fishing trip. How about two halibut caught on the same boat on a bottom fishing trip. Only at Tradewinds!! Tickets are on sale now.

Cranky Ocean but the Fish Were on the Bite

It was not the best ocean but we had pretty good fishing on this Saturday even with a fairly cranky ocean which developed overnight with very persistent fog. The Lingcod were on the bite Saturday with some of the nicer ones seen in the past few weeks on the inner reefs along with some nice looking Cabezon and the usual rockfish catch. There were a few boats that were crabbing but no report came our way. Sunday and next week is forecasted for the return to some nice pre-summer conditions.

The two halibut boats this morning were forced to turn around and come home after only venturing a few miles offshore due to the offshore report and some windy conditions just a few miles into the trips.

Another Great Day !! Halibut on the Bite !!

Great halibut numbers from the boats today as we had the smallest fish on the deck measured about 36 inches with most over 40 inch fish and several over the 45 inch mark. Much better quality beginning to show up as in the past weeks as far as fish size goes.

The bottom fishing and crabbing once again was terrific with great Lingcod catches and limits on the rockfish. The crabbing has been fairly consistent the past few days with about 3-crabs around per person on the average. The weather looks good for the weekend so it is a great time to escape the heat over in the valley areas.

Lots Going-On Thursday

Fishing was on two fronts Thursday with the 3rd week of the halibut season starting up again today with Tradewinds limits once again. In case you are keeping score that is 100% of the Tradewinds boats which have left the harbor this halibut season that have come back with boat limits. One-hundred percent is a pretty good score folks!! Today was no exception as the boats came back in with limits of nice fish again. Two more days of fishing this week and with the mention of this add you get a $20 discount off your halibut trip through Saturday June 6th.

On the bottom fishing side of things another great trip with limits on both the Lingcod and the rockfish ruled the day. Nice size Lingcod hit the filet tables and a good number of crabs were also caught today.

All in all another great Tradewinds fishing day!!

Another Great Fishing Day

Heavy bite Wednesday morning on both the Lingcod and the rockfish and a great bunch of Dungeness crab to go with the catch. As the ocean just gets nicer and nicer this week after a windy last weekend the fish are moving back into the inner reefs and the "bite is on". It is a great time to go fishing as it looks like a nice weekend of weather coming up as well.

Three Stat Fishing Day

We drew three aces out of the fishing deck Tuesday morning with a great catch of Lingcod, a limit of rockfish and some full pots of Dungeness crab for the folks. If it could get any better we also had a beautiful ocean to fish on as well. The winds have gone away which in turn have warmed the inner waters up a little which in turn makes the fish bite better. A few degrees warmer on the ocean temperatures makes a whole lot of difference.

Don't forget about the halibut fishing this weekend for three days starting on Thursday and mention this add and get a $20 discount off the price of your trip.

WEBSITE HALIBUT DISCOUNT SPECIAL

Call the Tradewinds office for the next two weekends of the halibut season ending June 6th and mention that you read this on the Tradewinds Fishing Report Website and receive a discount on making a reservation for your offshore halibut trip. Offshore halibut trips regularly go for $210 and with the mention of this add you will book your trip for $190.00

Memorial Day

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Our staff & skippers take a day off to honor the Armed Forces and those that have died defending our great country.

Have a great day.... Tradewinds Staff

Sometimes it is just hard to explain so we blame something else

Tradewinds had just about every boat out Sunday morning and every boat had a great trip for the first two hours. The Lingcod and Cabezon were biting like fleas and every boat brought back a good many of those critters and were throwing back about ten Lingcod undersize fellas for every one they could keep. That was the first two hours and in that time with constant action on the above mentioned critters and quite a number of sea trout there were very few of the ol' standby black sea bass on the hooks. In the final three hours again very few sea bass caught and the other ones that were biting stopped also. Thanks to the first two hours we had decent catches for the folks but the charter fleet all agree that the fault is on the back of the very cold water we have right now due to all those winds. We the skippers all voted to put the blame there !!

Wind Fishing Produced...for a While

No halibut boats ventured out this morning due to the heavy winds offshore. Actually, we did not even run a trip this week to the offshore halibut sights due to the winds that have been with us now for five days. The forecast for next week looks better for halibut fishing. The good news is that we will most certainly get more weekends to fish the halibut after the first four weeks it appears now.

So, we all went bottom fishing Saturday morning. It was windy on the inside waters as well but not as windy as offshore and fishable. We had some interesting results with good fishing right at the start on the rockfish and then they went back to bed but had a heavy bite on the Lingcod most of the morning. Lots of throwbacks but still had excellent scores on the "Lings" even with the windy conditions. No crabbing the past several days due to the ocean conditions.

Don't forget about the halibut discount still available the next two weekends of halibut fishing. Mention this add when you make your reservation and get a $20 discount off your trip. Thats a deal!!

...and the Winds Continue

Two Tradewinds vessels out Friday morning on another windy morning. It was the "hearty sailor type" of day but those that toughed it out did reportedly very well on the fishing front. Sounds like a windy weekend as well with some let-up by the first of next week.

Tie Those Hats Down !!

Ocean fishing on Thursday was the kind of day where your lead and bait never hits the bottom because of the speed of the drift which was said to be around 2.5 knots. For you folks who spend most of your time on dry land that is “really moving". You basically let out about a hundred foot of line and “let er’ fly" so to speak and wait for something to eat it. When the fish are hungry they will find the bait no matter what it is doing down there and the fish did that very thing. The final score from the report was near limits on the two boats we had out on the rockfish and remarkably enough in that kind of current a good batch of Lingcod as well (Some nice big ones) . You had to “mash down" your hat to your head to keep it from blowing away but it turned out be a good day once again.

Don't Forget.........

Halibut open every Thursday, Friday & Saturday through June 6th. The ODFW reported that Depoe Bay was only of two harbors along the entire Oregon Coast where all of the Tradewinds Charter boats limited all three days on the first offshore weekend.

Also, don't forget the halibut discount through June 6th. Mention this add and get a $20 discount off your halibut fare.

Coho salmon season opens June 20th with that fantastic 3-fish bag limit. We are taking reservation for salmon fishing for the entire summer.

Albacore Tuna fishing normally starts around the 1st of July.

We are in for a GREAT summer.

Good Fishing Wednesday Sounded like there was some decent fishing out there Wednesday morning with an excellent bite from the lingcod and the usual limit on the rockfish. We are into a very windy pattern over the next 4-5 days so we are hopeful for that small window first thing in the morning to get some fishing in as we have some heavy winds forecasted through the first part of next week.

Yesterday Slow Crabbing, Today Fantastic…..

As I spoke about yesterday when you fish and crab on a bottom fishing trip you want to catch crab, catch rockfish and get a share of the lingcod. Today we were able to do that with a limit catch of rockfish, about 1.5 Lingcod around and believe it, 56 crabs for seven folks. What a great day as only Tradewinds can do it. Crab salad for everyone tonight!!

WEBSITE HALIBUT DISCOUNT Call the Tradewinds office and mention that you read this on the Tradewinds Fishing Report Website and receive a discount on making a reservation for your offshore halibut trip for the next three weekend halibut openers. They are open these three weeks upcoming every Thursday, Friday & Saturday.

Offshore halibut trips regularly go for $210 and with the mention of this site you will book your trip for $190.00 Give us a call NOW!

The Up's & Down's of Fishing

When you are on a bottom fish and crab trip you have three basic goals which are to catch rockfish, catch Lingcod and come up with a good average on the crabs in pulling the pots on the way home. It happens quite often when you do well on all three but half-the-time you may run a little short of one of the three and this morning the crabs were off the bite. Some of the Ling's were of very nice size and there was a nice mixture of Cabezon, Vermillion and Tiger rockfish in the mix as well. So, I guess you would have to call it a good day on a very nice ocean.

As Summer gets Closer So Does Salmon & Tuna Fishing

With that 3-fish bag limit we are already getting quite a number of early reservations for the Coho salmon season which opens up June 20th and runs 7-days a week. We expect with the large quota that it should last most if not all the way through the summer. We also have an extended salmon fishery with it's own quota for September. All of the state fishery experts are saying that the fish are going to be there in large numbers so make plans now for some great salmon fishing this summer.

Usually the Albacore tuna fishing starts up in early July but one year a few years back it actually started in late June. Keep track of all of the fisheries we participate in here in the Depoe Bay, Oregon area on our daily updated fishing report page. When it happens, you will hear it here @ Tradewinds.

Back to the Bottom Fishing

As the final day of the 1st week of spring halibut season passed by Saturday we were all back to bottom fishing and crabbing on this Sunday and await the 2nd week of halibut fishing beginning next Thursday. The ocean was very nice again this morning with eight Tradewinds boats out on the bottom grounds and all finishing the day with rockfish limits and a very good supply of Lingcod as well. The Lingcod were somewhat off the bite the past two days but came back strong today with good numbers on all our boats Sunday. Crabbing appeared to also be going good this morning as the springtime crabbing is picking up as they move further in towards the beaches.

Don’t forget the Website Halibut Special. Mention this add when making your halibut reservations the next three weeks and get a $20 discount on your trip per person. Thursday, May 21st is the next halibut opener and continues for the three day a week openers through the weekend

Growing Bigger By the Day

For the third day in a row the Tradewinds halibut boats stole the thunder for the halibut offshore trips and returned early with fish that seemed to grow bigger each day. Each day the average size of the fish we brought home were about 2-inches larger each day. Saturday the final day of the 1st week we were averaging about 35-38 inch fish on an average with some larger ones in the mid to upper 40's.

Three weeks left of the spring inshore season before the ODFW looks at the catch data and determines if we will have another couple of weekends of fishing. Until then, take advantage of the discount Tradewinds is offering for the next three weekends of halibut fishing with a $20 discount on all halibut trips. The cost will be $190 if you mention this add.

Another great bottom fishing day with rockfish limits everywhere as every boat not halibut fishing was bottom fishing. There were quite a few Lingcod caught but no boat limits on those critters but a crab average around 3-per person on the boats crabbing. Another great day.

Sometimes You Just “Gotta Go" Halibut Limits Again

Some of the spots closer to Depoe Bay where in the past have been quite productive we heard today that they were a total bust pretty much for halibut catch. The two Tradewinds boats did the “extra mile" literally and went the 35 miles out to the “ranch" as it is called and limited early and back at the dock just after 1pm. The fish were on an average about two inches larger then the opening day catch on Thursday. There were quite a few fish over the 42-inch mark and most were in the 36 to 39 inch range with a few smaller guys. All in all another great day with one more day this week to go.

Don’t Forget the website Special for Halibut / $190 for the first four weeks - Just mention this add

The inshore bottom fishing was a bit slow Friday morning before it took off late with some of the larger rockfish in aggravate we have seen for some time. The Lingcod were somewhat pokey on this day but the crabbing was excellent with close to four keepers per person.

Halibut on the Bite

Tradewinds had one boat out to the halibut grounds Thursday morning and the ride out after the past few days of bad weather was a little on the rocky side but as the trip grew longer on the way out the ocean began to calm down as the forecast predicted that it would. The fishing was very good with many fish caught, as the ocean got nicer and nicer. There were quite a few smaller fish in the area this morning so it seemed for every fish kept they were throwing back 2-3 in an attempt to upgrade to a larger fish. The boat was successful with this action. Most of the fish were medium grade in the 34-38 inch range with some very nice 42+inch fish caught as well. Everyone got to reel up quite a few fish and everyone including crew came home with their freezer halibut. Friday and Saturday look like flat oceans and very nice days out on the halibut grounds. Bottom Fish also on the Bite

One bottom fishing boat out Thursday morning and the fish after several days to rest because of the rough waters were hungry and on the bite. Not a lot of lingcod were caught but the ones they caught were of above average quality. There were also some very nice Cabezon in the fish baskets as well. Remember About the Halibut Website Discount

Mention this add when you make this reservation and you will receive a discount from the normal price of $210 down to $190 for the first four weeks of the halibut offshore season.

No Boats Out Wednesday

It was a nice morning to begin with but as the wind and rain begins moving in as we speak maybe it was a good day not to have anyone out on the pond this morning. It started out looking just great but ever since when you look at it every half hour it looks increasingly more "not so nice". Friday through the weekend just looks great so offshore halibut and bottom fishing through the weekend should be great

Don't forget about that great discount on offshore halibut trips through the first four weeks of the offshore season. Call and mention this website posting.

Rough Ocean Tuesday

WEBSITE HALIBUT DISCOUNT SPECIAL (see below)

We had a rough ocean day Tuesday with no boats leaving the harbor. The weather looks better for Wednesday.

Call the Tradewinds office for the opening of halibut season this Thursday, May 14th and mention that you read this on the Tradewinds Fishing Report Website and receive a discount on making a reservation for your offshore halibut trip for the 1st four weekends. Offshore halibut trips regularly go for $210 and with the mention of this site you will book your trip for $190.00

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Crabs Were Biting Monday

The ocean remained pretty nice Monday morning and the fishing remained HOT!! Limits of rockfish were caught and there were a fair number of Lingcod to go around the boat as well. The best part of the trip was the crabbing at the end with over six crabs per person on the boat. The filet bags were full today. WEBSITE HALIBUT DISCOUNT

Call the Tradewinds office for the opening of halibut season next Thursday, May 14th and mention that you read this on the Tradewinds Fishing Report Website and receive a discount on making a reservation for your offshore halibut trip for the 1st four weekends. Offshore halibut trips regularly go for $210 and with the mention of this site you will book your trip for $190.00 Give us a call NOW!

WEBSITE HALIBUT DISCOUNT

Call the Tradewinds office for the opening of halibut season next Thursday, May 14th and mention that you read this on the Tradewinds Fishing Report Website and receive a discount on making a reservation for your offshore halibut trip for the 1st four weekends. Offshore halibut trips regularly go for $210 and with the mention of this site you will book your trip for $190.00

Give us a call NOW!!

The Day of the Cabezon

On a beautiful Oregon Coast day with sunshine and flat ocean conditions the fishing passengers out of Tradewinds were greeted to a great catch of rockfish with all passengers out of the Tradewinds dock Sunday morning limiting. The really cool thing was it was a banner day for catching Cabezon one of the rockfish delicacies off the Oregon Coast with more then enough to go around for all passengers. The Lingcod were a little slow to come by but certainly enough to keep the crew happy this morning. Remember, offshore halibut begins this coming Thursday May 14th for a four week run Thursday through Saturday. After these four weeks the ODFW will evaluate catch rates and will be alerting us about other weekends in the spring fishery, which will be open. Call and get your spot on the boats for this deep-water big fish excitement.

Windy but Some Awfully Good Fishing

Nine boats out on the fishing grounds for Tradewinds Charters Saturday morning and limits all the way around for all nine vessels on the rockfish side of the catch. The weather, which provided us, a beautiful sunny day but also 20 knot plus winds made the day quite choppy and being down where the lingcod live was difficult. None-the-less many of the Tradewinds boats had decent scores on the “toothy critters" and many of them were above the average size of what we typically catch this time of year. Crabbing which is becoming a Tradewinds exclusive fishery also went well even on this rather “cranky ocean" were in the pots at the end of the trips in very decent numbers. Most of the crabs we are seeing are just below the commercial legal size, which makes for good-sized sport crabs.

Remember, halibut season opens next Thursday May 14th for the offshore fishery and remember Tradewinds boats gives everyone on board a rod and reel and you are not forced to sit while others fish until your turn comes up like other charter operations. We also go out to the best places where the fish are normally in larger numbers where the bigger ones reside even if we use more fuel to get there. Call the office for more information.

Friday Fishing a Mixed Bag

Had two boats out on fishing trips today with mixed results from the two trips.

On the one boat out on the bottom fishing grounds we had limits around for passengers and crew but just a few Lingcod being brought aboard Friday morning. Crabbing recently has been somewhat on the slower side but today it did pick up somewhat in the shallow waters off Lincoln Beach.

The other boat was on a inshore halibut / bottom fishing trip. The first half of the trip they could not find any halibut biting on the inshore halibut grounds which limit you to fish inside 240 feet of water. When the wind picked up they moved inshore further and caught a limit of Lingcod and rockfish for all passengers. So no halibut but a limit catch of the bottom fish including lingcod.

Fishing With Columbia Sportswear

Had a nice group down today on one of our boats from Columbia Sportswear with many of the guests from overseas out of the orient. A large group of them on a charter bus arrived in the Depoe Bay area and ventured out on the ocean waters mid-morning for a 2-3 hour trip consisting of catching fish and taking lots of digital photos. Some of the company photographers were taking close up zoom shots of ‘the zipper" on a coat being worn. Lots of interviews took place on the boat and everyone including the Tradewinds staff on the boat was treated to Columbia Sportswear shirts, hats and wet weather gear. It was a fun morning out of Tradewinds Charters. It was pretty good fishing as well on this short trip.

Rain, Wind & Rough Ocean

No boats out Wednesday which hopefully is the last day of the latest round of springtime storms passing through the area. Conditions should be improved by Thursday morning with nice conditions forecasted Friday all the way through the weekend. The fish are awaiting our arrival.

Not A Friendly Ocean / Weekend Looks Good

No boats out of the harbor Tuesday morning as a very rough and angry looking ocean we woke up to today and we are looking at a few more days until it calms down to allow ocean activities. Thursday looks fair and Friday into the weekend looks like nice conditions.

Remember, a week from this Thursday May 14th, is the first day of the offshore halibut season and will be open through this month of May into June every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. After that the ODFW will be looking at the quota and hopefully additional weekends will be added.

Weather (Stealth) Fishing

On a day when the weather forecast was really nasty sounding one of our vessels with “stealth technology" snuck out under the weather radar and completed a fishing trip while the weather was not looking. There is a storm warning posted for winds in excess of 55 knots for the afternoon and driving rain on top of that. The boat is back in the harbor as we speak with a limit of rockfish without the “Weather Gods" knowing they were really out there. The weather waited until we got back in the harbor and now is beginning to unleash its furry on the Oregon Coast. The fishing boat obviously stayed very close to home and the ocean under some overcast drizzly skies proved the old adage “the calm before the storm" as it was almost a flat ocean. Not many Lingcod caught this morning but all had a good time.

Rockfish (Yes) – Lingcod (No)

Earlier this week the Lingcod were biting like flies and finding some of the rockfish proved to be adventurous. Today the rockfish bit like flies and finding the Lingcod was the adventurous side of it. That folks is fishing, as you just never know. It was still a good day with a good catch with the cod coming up a bit on the short side. The cod were there but just not biting on this Sunday as they probably just took part of the weekend off.

Halibut opens up in two weeks so get those reservations in for the opening weekend May 14th, 15th & 16th. Also remember you can book a halibut/bottom fish combo trip and fish the inshore halibut fishery on the days that the offshore fishery is closed.

We are getting into the time of year that different fisheries begin to open and we have lots of choices for you. Call our office for more information or drop us an email on the Tradewinds inquiry form and we will get back to you in a few hours if not a few minutes.

Oregon Coast Weather Is So Amazing

In a weather day for the ages we woke to a predicted bad weather day and two hours before departure time we were seeing 25 knot winds and a just under ten foot swell at the offshore data buoy. The first thought was no trips today as we had five boats scheduled to depart the harbor at 8am. When the light hit the water we didn’t see any of the 9 foot swell, only about a five-foot swell with some wind chop out past the first buoy. No Problems, Right? The fleet went over to the loading dock to pick up the folks and just before departure found out by last minute amazing chance that there was an uninspected restriction on the bar which means no 6-pack vessels or recreational craft could leave the harbor. So, we unloaded the smaller boats put everyone on the bigger boats loaded up the 6-7 walk-ups and off they went. Fifteen minutes later the Coast Guard lifted the restriction but by that time the 6-packs had lost their trips except for the whole boat charter late arriving walk-ups who sent out one of the 6-pack boats willing to go. The weather suddenly got beautiful with some sunshine; the wind went down to almost nothing and the seas almost flattened out. Two hours after the fishing boats got back the ocean turned totally upside down. What a morning! By the way did I mention boat limits for all of the hard working Tradewinds fleet?

Inshore Halibut Fishing Now Open

Interested in a great bargain and a chance to catch a halibut at the same time? If you are, the inshore halibut opened May 1st and will be open through October 31st. This season must be run on days that the offshore halibut fishery is closed which is normally Sunday through Wednesday but the great thing about these trips is that you can bottom fish on the way home. On the offshore halibut days you can only have halibut on board where the inshore fishery you can have any and all fish to go with your halibut. These trips are run as eight hour trips and go for $140.00 which is a great bargain from the offshore halibut cost. Though the inshore halibut fishery is not a lucrative as the offshore fishery is it is still a great bargain and day on the ocean waters. Call the Tradewinds office for reservations and more details as no one does it any better.

Beautiful Day & Heavy Currents

It was another 3-foot swell day with the sun shining brightly all morning long with very little if any wind on the ocean waters. Even with those three great qualities our fishing boats out this morning all reported a wicked current which of course limits or at least makes staying on the bottom for even the most experienced bottom fishermen difficult. Despite the one negative of the morning our skippers did there usual fine job of directing their crew how to fish in these type of currents and we had near limit catches of Lingcod on all vessels out this morning. The rockfish bite was a little bit slower then the past few days but limits were accounted for just the same with some hard work from the crew. Crabbing was slower this morning with about two crabs per person on an average this Friday morning.

Salmon Season Opens June 20th

Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain Season #1: June 20 through Aug. 31 or until coho quota is reached Catch quota: 110,000 adipose fin-clipped coho from Cape Falcon to CA/OR border Daily bag limit: three salmon, except closed to retention of chinook Length limits: coho – 16"

Season #2: Sept. 1 through Sept. 30 or until coho quota is reached Catch quota: 7,000 adipose fin-clipped coho Daily bag limits: two salmon, except closed to retention of chinook Length limits: coho – 16"

Super Flat Ocean & Good Angling on the Pacific

What a flat ocean! The NOAA ocean report is reporting a 3-foot swell right now and hard to imagine it is that large! (Sarcastically said) It is probably the nicest day of the springtime with very little wind and great fishing on top of that. Our boats this morning had limits of rockfish with a great mixture of nice Cabezon and Lingcod to go along with it. It was just a great day to be on the world’s largest ocean. Sounds like another two good weather days coming up with a chance of a change coming our way by Sunday.

Marine Bag Limit Goes to Seven

Starting tomorrow May 1, saltwater sport fishers will be able to put one more groundfish in the marine fish daily bag – the highest bag limit since summer of 2005. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission last week approved a change to increase the bag limit from six marine fish to seven effective May 1. The marine fish bag includes rockfish and other species such as greenling and cabezon. The increased bag limit is based on a favorable stock assessment for black rockfish, the dominant species in the nearshore groundfish fishery. Not included in the marine bag limit are groundfish species such as lingcod, which has its own limit of two per day, and flatfish, like sole, flounder and sanddabs, which have a 25-fish daily limit. Pacific halibut are not considered groundfish and have a separate bag limit and season.

Lingcod’s and more Lingcod’s

Another one of those days Wednesday morning where weird things happen from time to time on fishing trips. The boat limited on Lingcod’s but it was the rockfish that was hard to come by. The boat returned to the ocean over a dozen legal sized Lings and over 20-25 undersized Lings. The Lingcod were biting so fast that finding rockfish proved to be tough. The boat finally had to completely leave that area to get out of the Ling bite to find some rockfish. They finally found the rockfish bite to limit on those as well along with more lingcod biting that had to be thrown back. Crabbing was just OK today but nothing like the day before but the crabs we are finding are really big ones full of meat. Thursday and Friday sound like great weather days at the coast.

Halibut & Salmon Seasons Opening Soon

Don't forget inshore halibut season opens this Friday, May 1st and the offshore halibut season opens for the first weekend on May 14th, 15th and 16th. The salmon season with that 3-fish limit opens on June 20th. Reservations are starting to come in especially for the summer salmon season. There are lots of dates open for the halibut fishery and we should have a whole summer of salmon fishing seven days a week. Call the office or use the website reservation form for your special day.

Rockfish, Lingcod, Crab Bonanza

If you weren’t, you should have been fishing off the Tradewinds dock Tuesday morning. The morning proved to be the “Bonanza" that we look for and get from time to time. Limits of rockfish, limits of Lingcod mixed with some great looking Cabezon, and over one hundred Dungeness crab on the deck when all was said and done. What a great evening for those folks on the boats today to be having there crab salad followed by some deep-fried Lingcod for supper. Sorry, home cooked crab dinner on my agenda this evening as well. The weather all the way through Friday looks great so if you are a mid-week angler now is the time for some great springtime fishing.

The Office With Variety

Looking for that special boat for your fishing or whale watch experience? Well, only Tradewinds Charters has that for you. Four distinctive boat categories with one large 50-foot vessel, five 43-foot vessels fishing about fifteen guests, I medium sized certified vessel fishing 10 passengers and three 6-pack vessels. Every one of these vessels are very well maintained and equipped. What ever your needs are big or small no one can accommodate your party no matter the size like Tradewinds can. If you are a new or returning customer or just looking for a change of scenery I know you will like the product we can offer you. Have a question? Fill out the information request form located on the home page and we guarantee you will be answered in just a few hours if not minutes. We hope to see you all soon.

Ling's Biting ... Bass Biting Slower

Interesting day on the pond this morning with another slower bite day on the rockfish but the Lingcod were hungry and really on the bite. It happened on the reefs up off of Lincoln City and the Dungeness crab bite was really good as well. So I guess we can say two out of three was great for the day. The weather for this week and hopefully into the weekend sounds really nice if it all holds up so it is a good time to get on down here and fish the Tradewinds style which is hard working skippers finding you the best places to catch fish.

Don’t forget the new regulation for rockfish goes into effect Friday May 1st as we now can have seven rockfish instead of just six.

It Was One Of Those Days…….

Fishing Sunday morning was shall we say “not so good" and that happen quite infrequently out of Tradewinds Charters but today it was quite slow. For those of you folks out there who think that fishing websites always “spiffy up" their reports so everyone thinks how great fishing is, well, we try to give you the straight scoop. Today folks, it was a tough go. There was a big minus tide this morning that we shall use as the excuse of the day. We ended up limiting on the rockfish but it was a major struggle. Not much else bit either as far as the lingcod, etc. If they don’t bit you just keep adding more and more shrimp flies to your line to try and trick ‘em. Watch the report tomorrow, as things just will probably be red hot again. Go figure…

Tradewinds Cardio Up & "Running"

Announcing this spring / summer a new kind of fishing and whale watching experience entitled “Tradewinds Cardio". The Surgeon General of the United States for years has indicated that exercise and diet are the keys to a healthy life. Come on down and join the thousands who will be “walking the stairs for life" when they book their fishing or whale watch trip with Tradewinds Charters. When our customers at Tradewinds “walk the stairs" and board their vessel they are getting their cardiovascular exercise along with their fishing or whale watch adventure. Exercise and work those arms after your fishing trip when you carry those full bags of fish filets up to your cars. For those of our passengers unable to navigate the stairs we have private pick up available on dock 5 on the port docks. No other charter company possesses the health walk, a Tradewinds exclusive. Fish and whale watch the healthy way with Tradewinds Charters this spring / summer. Tradewinds Charters a proud supporter of the LifeBalance Program which strives to promote proper work / life balance throughout our program by encouraging members and their families to stay active, stay healthy, relieve stress and most importantly to have fun.

Nice Ocean / Confused Ocean

It started out like the ocean might lie down for this Saturday morning and then as it was forecasted turn a little “wiggly" by afternoon. Well as it sometimes does it turned a little “wiggly" mid-morning and had a confused look three hours or so into the trips. Tradewinds had four full loads out this morning on three large boats and one six-pack boat and even with the ocean turning somewhat upside down earlier then expected the experience of the skippers at Tradewinds once again paid off with some quick limits on the rockfish and some decent (conditions taken into effect) scores on the Lingcod and Cabazon. The current was just race horsing along this morning in anticipation of the ocean condition change and sitting on the bottom where the “bigger guys" live was difficult. Most of our boats stayed somewhat closer to home probably in anticipation of the ocean change so their passengers could get more fishing time in when the ocean was “more friendly" earlier in the morning. This decision saved the day as far as the rockfish limits went as it gave the folks the time needed to score big on the rockfish. Those that worked really hard at it scored a few Lingcod as well.

Fishermen Unfair To Fish Friday Morning

If it was a fishing derby out on the bottom fishing reefs Friday morning and if a referee was present he would of called it off in fairness (especially to the fish). There were a large number of Tradewinds anglers out this morning and they all won the prize with a limit of rockfish for all and better the one lingcod around per customer. Limited to the inshore reefs due to a quick running current this was a great score, which is more then most folks dream even on the best warm summer days. The reefs to the North of Depoe Bay out in front of Lincoln City are a little run for the Tradewinds boats but this is where the more consistent action seems to always be especially for fish variety rather then the reefs closer to home. Sounds like a decent weekend coming our way for your personal “fish derby".

No Boats Out Thursday Pacific Halibut Season Opens May 1

No boats out this morning from the harbor. It was a rainy morning but all is suppose to improve by afternoon time and Friday into the weekend sounds like nice ocean conditions.    The central coast fishery, from Cape Falcon just north of Manzanita to Humbug Mountain near Port Orford, is a very popular fishery among Oregonians. Anglers may fish inside the 40-fathom line (defined by waypoints) seven days per week, through Oct. 31 or until the 14,407-pound quota is met.  The all-depth dates for the spring season are May 14-16, 21-23, 28-30; and June 4-6. Backup dates (if sufficient quota remains) are June 18-20, and July 2-4, 16-18 and 30-31. The catch limit is 124,261 pounds. The summer season opens Aug. 7 with scheduled open days every other Friday through Sunday until the total area all-depth catch limit of 165,681 pounds is taken or October 31, which ever occurs first.

Increased bag limit offers more angler opportunities

Starting May 1, saltwater sport fishers will be able to put one more groundfish in the marine fish daily bag – the highest bag limit since summer of 2005. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission last week approved a change to increase the bag limit from six marine fish to seven effective May 1. The marine fish bag includes rockfish and other species such as greenling and cabezon. The increased bag limit is based on a favorable stock assessment for black rockfish, the dominant species in the nearshore groundfish fishery. Not included in the marine bag limit are groundfish species such as lingcod, which has its own limit of two per day, and flatfish, like sole, flounder and sanddabs, which have a 25-fish daily limit. Pacific halibut are not considered groundfish and have a separate bag limit and season

Lots of Wind Chop

One boat ventured out Wednesday morning only to come back in after giving it a try for an hour. Not much of a swell this morning but with 20 knots of wind, which blew most of the night that produced a nasty wind chop, it made fishing difficult at best. All agreed on the boat including the skipper that coming back in and giving it another try on a better day was the best course of action.

Gloomy day & NO boats out today !!

No boats out fishing from the harbor Tuesday morning. It was a foggy morning and a little breezy on the waters and not much interest in fishing today. The weather for the ocean waters sounds really good all the way through the weekend so if some good bottom fishing is on your mind now is a good time.

Lingcods & Cabezons

Another good day on the "pond" with two boats out and the usual rockfish limit was gathered in by the two boats but it was a great day for the Lingcod and the Cabezon catch on Monday morning. It was also one of those days where we were catching handfuls of undersize Lingcod in the 20 inch range where they have to be 22 inches in order to keep in possession. With the valley heating up into the low 80's we had a low level fog bank out on the waters today. It was nothing that limited much visibility but made the day a little on the gloomy side.

One boat out on the fishing reefs Sunday morning and what a beautiful ocean it was with blue skies, calm winds and less then a six-foot swell. Usually when you get weather like that you have good fishing and such was the case Sunday morning. Limits of rockfish hit the filet tables with a nice assortment of lingcod as well came back in the fish baskets. Sorry, I have no word on the crab catch on Sunday or even if it was a crab combo but the crab catch over the past month has really picked up from what it was in the winter months. It should remain good through the summer months. Don’t forget the halibut season opens next month so give us at Tradewinds a call and make that reservation now if you are interested in going offshore for halibut which opens up Thursday, May 14th. Also remember about that 3-fish limit on the Coho salmon as reservations are coming in already for that anticipated fishery set to open Saturday, June 20th.

Oh what a nice day it is! The sunshine was up early on Saturday and the four boats out fishing for Tradewinds left under these same sunny skies, calm winds and better seas then predicted. The good conditions proved fruitful for the fishing success of the day producing limits of rockfish in good variety and a nice assortment of Lingcod from the Lingcod Capital of the Central Oregon Coast. Those boats that had crab combos also came back with a nice catch of Dungeness crab. The ocean forecast is a nice one all the way through next Wednesday so if you can break away from work for one day it is a great time this Spring to get down here and have some good success with that fishing pole.

Fishing was excellent today and the crabbing was even better! One boat out today on a fair ocean but a little rain was coming down most of the morning. Saturday will be a possible repeat of Friday minus the rain and then a good stretch of weather is forecasted well into next week with calm seas and light winds with no rain in sight (so they say?). Back to the catching report! Had a nice limit catch of rockfish along with the above average catch of Lingcod this time of year and the “crabbies" were really on the bite today even with a shorter soak time then usual. We are less then four weeks away from the start of the offshore halibut season and you can even do the inshore halibut fishing starting May 1st. The inshore halibut fishing is a fun trip as unlike the offshore halibut fishing you can bottom fish on the way home. We are getting many reservations already for the Coho salmon season opening June 20th as the 3-fish limit obviously has many folks excited. Plan you summer around a fishing trip out of Tradewinds Charters.

Coming this spring / summer a new kind of fishing and whale watching experience entitled “Tradewinds Cardio". The Surgeon General of the United States for years has indicated that exercise and diet are the keys to a healthy life. Come on down and join the thousands who will be “walking the stairs for life" when they book their fishing or whale watch trip with Tradewinds Charters. When our customers at Tradewinds “walk the stairs" and board their vessel they are getting their cardiovascular exercise along with their fishing or whale watch adventure. Exercise and work those arms after your fishing trip when you carry those full bags of fish filets up to your cars. For those of our passengers unable to navigate the stairs we have private pick up available on dock 5 on the port docks. No other charter company possesses the health walk, a Tradewinds exclusive. Fish and whale watch the healthy way with Tradewinds Charters this spring / summer. Tradewinds Charters a proud supporter of the LifeBalance Program which strives to promote proper work / life balance throughout our program by encouraging members and their families to stay active, stay healthy, relieve stress and most importantly to have fun.

Into a stretch right now of some bad weather since Sunday and looks like maybe Wednesday things might begin to improve. We are firmly into the springtime so some longer stretches of good weather should be just around the corner. We have had great fishing when we have been able to get out so watch that weather report. Halibut season is only a month away so get on that phone and take your choice of five Tradewinds boats who will take you out to the halibut grounds for one of the big flat fish. If you are a salmon enthusiast get set for that season coming June 20th and the 3-fish limit. Remember also about the Albacore fishery starting in July, which over the past three seasons has become increasingly popular when one thinks of those 20-30 pound fish. Throw in a few Dungeness crab and this spring and summer is mighty tempting. It is going to be a great year at Tradewinds Charters.

Started out with some good fishing Saturday morning only to see the winds come in a bit earlier then predicted and all the boats were back in before noon. It was a good catch day however as we did get rockfish limits and quite a number of Lingcod bit the hooks as well before the winds hit the waters. Yes, if you were wondering the crabs always bite in the choppy waters. Sounds like some not-so-good weather coming our way for a few days so there is not a better time to alert the folks in “Tradewinds Country" about the upcoming halibut and summer seasons. Remember the halibut season opens in May with an inshore season beginning May 1st and the offshore season Thursday through Saturday’s opening up May 14th. Don’t be caught drooling about that salmon 3 fish–a-day opener on June 20th without that summer Tradewinds reservation. Make your summer plans early, as chances are there will be a rush for spots on the boats with that kind of a daily limit. Predictions are that there should be a bunch of fish out there to catch. Lots of calls and emails already about the Albacore tuna and should start to see them after the 1st of July.

What a great salmon season on the horizon. Yes, we did get a season and it will be a great one. 110,000 fish quota beginning on June 20th and running through August 31st. To make it that much better, it will be a 3-fish limit. That has not happened since the early 1980's. There will also be an additional season in September and to make things even better the Chinook will be back in our quota system beginning in March of 2010. Things could not be any better. Give the Tradewinds office a call for reservations. Had two boats out Friday morning and limits were the word of the day with not only rockfish limits but close to limits on the Lingcod as well. Also, it was a very good morning for crab catching as the pots were in catching mode.

2009 salmon season set for Depoe Bay area Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. June 20 through earlier of August 31 or an 110,000 marked coho quota for the area between Cape Falcon and the OR/CA border open seven days per week. All salmon except Chinook, three fish per day. All retained coho must be marked. September 1 through earlier of September 30 or a 7,000 preseason marked coho quota open seven days per week. All salmon except Chinook, two fish per day All retained coho must be marked. Coho remaining from the June through August recreational 110,000 coho quota may be transferred inseason to the coho quota for this fishery. In 2010, the season between Cape Falcon and Humbug Mt. will open March 15 for all salmon except coho, two fish per day (B, C.1,

The sun is shining, most of the spring breaks are over and spring finally looks like it is peeping its head around the corner. Possibly a little rain one day late in the week but other then that nice ocean conditions for fishing trips. The crabbing has improved every trip as we are averaging around 4-6 crabs per person. Some nice Lingcod and Cabezon have been coming in lately as the Tradewinds boats show great variety in their catch. We even caught one octopus! If you are visiting the Depoe Bay area try to be on the Depoe Bay Bridge around the time the boats come in from their fishing adventures and watch the fish being filleted and the crabs being cooked. It is quite a show and there is not a better place in Depoe Bay to watch the boats go in and out of the Depoe Bay harbor.

Well the good news is that the weather forecast for this weekend was wrong. That normally means bad weather coming but in this instance the bad weather predicted is going to turn into a pretty nice weekend. We are hopeful for a nice Saturday morning for the fishing trips but certainly by afternoon the ocean should be in great shape for cruising and afternoon fishing. The offshore Lingcod trips are over until October 1st but there are many of those same “critters" (mostly a little smaller) on the inshore reefs that we fish all year around. However, there are some “big boys" on the inshore reefs as well and if you disbelieve me take a look at the monster caught last year displayed on the Tradewinds “Customer’s Catch" link. Besides that folks, the crabs are getting hungrier by the week as the past three weeks the crabbing is really heating up at those very well protected secret Tradewinds crabbing holes out there that very few know about. The weather sounds much better into the middle of next week except for possibly one day so make those springtime fishing reservations.

The boats ventured out Tuesday morning on a four-foot swell, which under normal conditions is a fantastic ocean, but the wind was blowing and a short nasty chop developed about an hour into the trip which made things more difficult as the trip went on. The two Tradewinds boats toughed it out however and turned a rather “cranky ocean" into a positive as the fishing improved as the ocean deteriorated and you should have seen the great catch of rockfish and Lingcod back at the fillet tables. To make things even better for those who braved the choppy conditions the crabs liked the ocean crankiness as well and a great catch of Dungeness crab were boiling in the cooking pots just below the Depoe Bay bridge at the Tradewinds filet tables. Wednesday morning was a different story with the same wind and wind chop accompanied by a nine-foot swell. It was a No-Go! Sounds a little “iffy" for the next few days with a hopeful break in the weather for the weekend.

This weekend has been a total blowout because of the weather as the ocean has been very rough. Springtime weather brings us quick changes however and Monday morning through Tuesday look like great days for fishing as the seas will be relatively calm and the winds light with no rain in the forecast. The spring breaks are still with us so the fishing has been great so come down and join us. Remember, Tuesday will be the final day to fish the offshore bottom fishing reefs for the “target Lingcod trips" so call the office and book your trip before it closes Tuesday not to re-open until October 1st. Tradewinds has always had the reputation for clean boats, well managed tackle and friendly skippers. Come check us out!!

Great fishing out of Tradewinds Charters the past several days leading up to a weekend where weather might become a factor. The ocean was a little “cranky" on Thursday morning at departure time but it was one of those days when the ocean just got better and better as the morning went on. The three boats out had great trips and the Lingcod caught just added to the usual great catch of rockfish. The crab catching is also heating up so the opportunity to take home some great tasting Dungeness crab is well worth the trip. Friday was just a beautiful day with near flat conditions for four Tradewinds boats of which two had offshore “target Lingcod" trips. When the offshore Lingcod boats come in being on the bridge taking pictures of these 25+ pound fish creates almost a magical force to book a trip. Seriously these trips have become very popular and wait till you use the top of the line gear our skippers use on these trips. Remember, April 1st the offshore season closes until October 1st which means Tuesday next is the last day.

We have had boats out every morning the past three days even though the conditions have not been perfect we have had great success on the inshore bottom fishing reefs. It has been a little wet some of the time and a little windy part of the time but the skippers at Tradewinds know where to go on these type of days and find those secret spots so they can get the job done. It must be those special jigs along with that special color of artificial bait the fish seem to like. The rockfish were biting and we are still getting a fair amount of those Lingcod in the boats to make things even better. Just to make a fishing trip seem even more inviting the Dungeness crab are on the bite as well. One boat brought home around sixty for the boat the other day but make sure you take along a dollar bill in case you forget you crab measurer.

Monday was one of those strange Spring mornings. The forecast was terrible with gale warnings posted but when morning came the barometer was up off the charts and the boat snuck out to some great onshore weather and also by the way some great catching of Pacific bottom fish. It was one of those mornings where you could almost see the wind lines offshore but they stayed offshore until the Tradewinds boat had caught their limit. As sometimes happens pretty much as soon as the fishing boat hit the harbor and the white fish filets were being trimmed at the docks the winds came. GREAT TIME - GREAT CATCH!!

What a great day of fishing out of Tradewinds Saturday morning!! Two boats fished inside and two boats headed offshore for the “target Lingcod" trips. With a threatening forecast that never materialized the inside boats limited as normal on the rockfish and had very good success also on the Lingcod’s as well. There were many youngsters on the trips who were thrilled with their catch. The “attention getter" of the day however came once again from those offshore boats that fished the 400-foot “Processor Reef" twelve miles out from Depoe Bay and came back with quite the assortment of those big “toothy critters". The folks on the bridge watching the fish carried up to the filet tables were at the office getting information on the offshore trips. Remember the offshore season closes April 1st and not to re-open until October 1st. A great day of fishing out of Tradewinds Charters.

One boat out from the Tradewinds fleet on Friday, the first boat out from Depoe Bay in several days and they had a great fishing trip with near limits of Lingcod and rockfish on the trip. The ocean was a bit on the wet side and then it became a little on the windy side towards the end of the trip but the folks had a great time. Interesting why these fish bite so hard on these semi-cranky oceans!

This is my second posting of the day but you folks have to hear this NEWS. Two of the three options for the summer salmon season and it will be one of these two are calling for the salmon quota to be between 94,000 and 117,000 fish quota. Wow!!! One of those options is calling for a three fish limit of all things. Sounds like how fishing was in the 1980’s. We will know for sure April 15th what the summer regulations will be. Either way make plans for summer salmon fishing with Tradewinds and get those cooking recipes out. There is also serious talk of an offshore Yellowtail fishery. More on that as information becomes available.

The ocean through Friday looks to be moderately fit for ocean activates. The swell will be in the eight-foot range and there will be some windy times especially in the afternoon hours. Fishing the next three days will be day-to-day but appears like it could be a do-able thing with whale watching in the afternoon hours again a cruise time decision. Fishing has been terrific especially for the Lingcod as most occasions the rockfish are easy to come by. The weekend from the forecast does not look all that encouraging from three days out so if you want to try your hand at some great bottom fishing, now through Friday looks like the days. Tradewinds has the best-equipped boats and knowledgeable skippers to make your trip a success.

Update on the weather for you folks. Sounds like the ocean will be straightening out by possibly Thursday and this next weekend the start of Spring breaks might be looking good. Bottom fishing has been excellent so hopefully the sunshine will be returning to the Depoe Bay area and the ocean will flatten out. There are lots of whales out there also for you whale watch enthusiast so as springtime hits the Oregon Coast this weekend fishing, especially Lingcod fishing and whale watching should be at a peak. Remember also, Dungeness crab season is open and a few are beginning to show up in the shallower areas where we can get to them. Come down and join us.

We are currently into a bad weather pattern for a few days, which might last into the first part of next week. Up till now the fishing has been fantastic with our boats going offshore (deep water Lingcod fishing) have been limiting with Lings in the 15 to 35 pound range. Beautiful fis!! They also have been bringing back inshore to the filet tables some great looking Yellowtail rockfish to round out the day. Remember that this fishery closes April 1st and will not re-open until October 1st. The inshore bottom fishing has also been nothing short of terrific with limits of both the rockfish and Lingcod coming back to the docks on most trips. We expect a great salmon season for the Coho specie this summer with those dates becoming available after April 15th. Keep in touch with this website for updates on a regular basis this year.

The season has started for sea bass and ling cod and has been excellent. Our specialty ling cod target trip has produced limits of 15 to 40 pound lings for everyone. Remember, this closes April 1 until fall. Halibut dates are set now at May 14-16, 21-23,28-30. June 4-6, back up 18-20. Also July 2-4, 16-18, and 30-31. We still have openings but please book soon as filling up. No fuel surcharge this year and coupons do apply. Quit wishin-go fishin!