2011 Fishing Reports

Bottom fishing pretty good today

Salmon remains slow

Crabbing great

Tuna going out again tomorrow

The bottom fishing went pretty well this morning with decent catches of rockfish and some nice Lingcod's showing up as well. Crabbing has really picked up the past few days and some real good scores are showing up on the boats.

Salmon remains slow but the water temperature is slowly getting down there where we might see some changes in the catch rate here pretty soon and the word is that south of Newport some good scores are happening. Those fish should be up in our area here pretty soon.

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Date: Monday, July 18, 2011 at 15:45:08
Current Report:

Salmon very slow right now but there is some encouraging news

Bottom fishing fair to good with good crabbing

TUNA on Wednesday

Remember you TUNA buffs if you can escape the boss and get down here mid-week another TUNA venture heading west Wednesday at 6am so give us a call.

Salmon fishing right now is very slow as the hot water persists. The encouraging news is that the northwest winds started up again today and are forecasted thru the week. Nothing real heavy but it appears to be just enough to (hopefully) cool down the water enough for the salmon to return. That is our hope. Stay tuned for the most honest fair & balanced reporting out there (maybe a little spin but just enough to keep your hopes up).

Bottom fishing was not great today but was not to shabby either. The Lingcod were somewhat off the bite today from what I was able to gather but pretty decent rockfish scores and crabbing for the folks on board. Like the salmon some cooler water will straighten this right out.

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Date: Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 16:40:55
Current Report:

Final TUNA Score

47 Albacore TUNA

1 Blue Fin TUNA

A Great day.... Read story below...

Next trip I know of Wednesday....More end of week into weekend....

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Date: Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 16:14:14
Current Report:

See the TUNA Report one report down

Final Tuna numbers later in the day

Salmon fishing remains pokey

Botom fishing just fair today

We will have the final TUNA #'s for you later in the day when the finals come in so stay tuned for that. We had the best scores out there today and have a great fleet of comfortable boats to get you out there safely and show you a great time. Also to catch you some fish.

The salmon fishing remains pokey even though some are being caught. We need to cool down some of these inside water temperature without destroying the outside water temperature offshore. When we do get a little north wind the fish gods tell us that the salmon bite WILL IMPROVE. Saw today some light northerlies forecasted in for tonight and this upcoming week.

Bottom fishing a tad bit slower today on some of the boats but there were a few that did very well. No current to speak of out there today after several days of raging currents. One is no better then the other. We need some drift to get the fish going. No word on the crabbing today but will have it tomorrow for you.

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Date: Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 15:39:24
Current Report:

What you have been waiting for...

The Tradewinds TUNA Report

RED HOT!!!!

Come to Tradewinds TUNA town and get 'em

Our boat is out there at the Tradewinds selective spots and we have at this time (3pm - Sunday) 45+ TUNA on board. That is around 6+ per person. We are the place to go from as we have the skippers passionate about TUNA fishing. Some of them dream about them in their sleep. Trips coming up this week. Call our office for more information on special pricing and availability.

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Date: Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 14:57:41
Current Report:

Tuna cancelled today due to offshore weather

Salmon remains slow

Bottom fishing even with the elements came out pretty good

Not sure about the crabbing today

It was just not a very nice day as we awoke to wind, rain and very choppy seas. The TUNA boat turned around after going out as far as eight miles. Just to rough today

The salmon fishing was really tough today in the above conditions as the ocean was really rock and rolling to coin a phrase. Not much going on with the rough conditions and then very warm ocean water on top of that.

The bottom fishing turned out pretty good for those who fished the entire time. Lots of folks choosing the warmth of the cabin instead of a fishing pole and the rail. Somehow I can't blame them all that much. For those that did brave the elements it turned out pretty good with Lingcod, Cabezon and a variety of rockfish. Not many limits but close on most of them. No word on how the crabbers did but they were not able to get in real close to the beach where the majority of the crabs are now-a-days because of the ocean conditions. It was a tough day with much better weather predicted tomorrow...much better.

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Date: Friday, July 15, 2011 at 17:13:45
Current Report:

Salmon fishing slowed down today

Bottom fishing good to real good

TUNA going out tomorrow

The salmon bite after five days of lights out fishing slowed down quite a bit today with only a scattering of fish caught. The reasons....who really knows but some theories are that they simply moved out of DODGE and then we wait for another group to come thru. Another theory was that the fish because of the very warm water are running deep evident by some of the "peanut fleet boats" which have down-riggers on them. They were able to do better then the charter fleet which are forced to troll with shallow water lines. Either way things were very much slower today.

Bottom fishing for most was extremely good today with several boats getting limits on the Lingcod and also on the rockfish. No word on the crabbing scores today.

Well we are much anticipating some positive news come tomorrow afternoon when the TUNA fleet returns for Tradewinds with this warm water we are hopeful of a good bite. We will let you know about this time tomorrow.

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Date: Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 17:37:54
Current Report:

Salmon remains pretty good

bottom fishing was very good this morning

not sure about crabbing today

TUNA trips going out this weekend

First off we have more TUNA trips heading west this weekend and with the southerlies we have been getting here the past few days there will be no problems finding the right water temperatures. All we need now is that blue colored water which seems to be more to the liking of the TUNA. I believe there is room remaining if you want to go this weekend.

Bottom fishing was pretty decent this morning but not sure about what the catch looked like. No specifics except that it was a near limit catch.

Salmon fishing remains pretty darn good with our boats salmon fishing this morning (4) coming in around the 1.5 fish per rod which is a good score. There were still lots of throw backs and fish on and off on a rather funky offshore ocean. Very windy, wet and choppy. It sounds like a nice Friday thru the weekend coming up but the weather person making these marine forecasts has missed the mark badly the past three days in a row.

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Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 19:57:47
Current Report:

Latest salmon quota information

The good news is thus far we are in good shape with only 12.4% of the quota taken. That was as of Sunday, July 10th. The scary news is that (Sunday, July 10th) was the first day of the good fishing. Since then we have had three lights out salmon fishing days with pretty much every boat either limiting or getting darn close far and wide. This time next week when the new numbers come out that number I am afraid will be somewhat larger. Sure would like to see the season last at least till the end of this month???

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Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 19:04:23
Current Report:

Lots going on this day

First off lets talk TUNA. Not as successful of a trip today as was yesterday. Yesterday the good weather was offshore and the windy choppy weather was inshore. Today the good weather was inshore and the windy choppy weather was offshore. Not sure how windy choppy water effects TUNA fishing but it might of today as who really knows. The water temps were perfect but we are still experiencing the odd water color which is not the color we are looking for (some kind of a "ukkky" green flavor). More trips this weekend. We are really close to having just what we need out there in conditions so stay tuned.

Salmon fishing is just RED HOT and not another way to describe it. Still we have to contend with that adipose fin think and some folks don't get all their fish. One boat today thru back over 30 finned fish and had another 15 or so on and still had enough good fish to keep to make a great trip. Other boats limited. Bottom line is salmon fishing is very good right now and also it would appear that the season is not to run very much longer as that small quota is just around the corner.

Bottom fishing on some of the boats was excellent and others decent. Not a whole lot of information out there today but still lots of Lingcod biting and most of the boats had a good variety in their fish totes. Crabbing remains good with an average of 2+ per person.

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Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 14:22:18
Current Report:

Today's catch on the salmon & bottom fishing trips

The salmon fishing was just as HOT today as it has been the past few days but today we along with many others were throwing back-in 4-5 times as many as we were able to keep. It was pretty much a non-stop 5-hr salmon action experience but many throw backs and hit & runs as we call them.

Bottom fishing was excellent with 6-boats out there fishing the bottom fishing reefs and all came back in with a terrific variety and color of fish. Lots and lots of Lingcod and Cabezon and the crabbing was also steady as it has been with 2+ per person average on the boats.

All in all a good day of fishing out of Tradewinds no matter if your choice was TUNA, Salmon or bottom fishing & crabbing. Honest, Fair & Balanced reporting each and every day from Tradewinds.

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Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 14:16:00
Current Report:

Tradewinds 1st out to test the TUNA waters....

& we are 1st to report a good catch

One Tradewinds boat out this morning on a TUNA exploratory run after a bad day this past weekend with paid passengers and it was a good thing we went. The fish are biting and we have a good catch coming back in this evening. Another trip going in the morning and more this weekend scheduled. Need some TUNA??? Call Tradewinds and schedule a TUNA trip with us tomorrow or this weekend. Weather sounds good.

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Date: Monday, July 11, 2011 at 15:13:45
Current Report:

Salmon biting like fleas...

...better reserve quick as our quota this year is quite small

bottom fishing a little better today then yesterday

crabbing about the same with a 2-per person average

If you want to catch a salmon on the Oregon Coast in our catch area from Cape Falcon to the Oregon/California border some suggest you'd better get here quick. The catch rate off of the Depoe Bay area is very strong as boats out of the Newport area are charging up here every morning. The Depoe Bay sport boat launch area and parking is full to the brim each morning early. It all means that there are lots of fish being caught and with only a 15,000 fish quota it could go quickly even though the ODFW has had some strange ways of counting fish over the years. Who really knows how many we are really catching. Better get here quick anyhow.

The bottom fishing with the cold water has heated up a little with the water rapidly warming without the northerly winds and today we had southerlies out there which will accelerate the process. All that means is the bottom fish will increase in there biting activity so things should get hot here real quickly. The crabbing remains good with a 2+ per person average with good hard shell crabs full of meat.

Don't let last weekends TUNA Report bother you as with the water warming rapidly we could easily be back on the fish this weekend.

Stay tuned with Tradewinds for FAIR & BALANCED reporting.

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Date: Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 19:53:45
Current Report:

Try our salmon / BF Combo's (or)

...our salmon / BF / Combo Trifecta's

Looking for a trip where you get it all in one morning & afternoon? We can give that to you with one of our salmon, bottom fish and even crab combo trips. All three in one 8-hr package. They are fun trips and with great ocean weather this upcoming week it might just be what you are looking for. Call Tradewinds for more information on which days we have some of these combo trips available.

Remember to do your fishing in Depoe Bay this summer. Lots of great places to stay, great restaurants and even if you book your charter with another outfit the fishing out of Depoe Bay is the best on the coast. We have the easiest access to the ocean and reefs run both north and south of our harbor where the bottom fish live. Salmon are close by and one of the best TUNA spots is just to the Northwest of our area. Remember to add crabbing to your charter. A little dungeness crab on your dinner table that night is just an added delicacy. We might be small but fishing wise nothing can compare to our "Worlds Smallest Harbor" ocean access. If you have not tried Depoe Bay it is worthy of your attention. You will never go back anywhere else.

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Date: Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 15:31:48
Current Report:

Lots to talk about today....

Good news on the TUNA already...

Salmon fishing goes from good to HOT...

Bottom fishing decent today but not RED HOT..& crabbing good

First of all the TUNA news. Actually NO news about the fish themselves after yesterdays not-so-good-day but the optimism is the weather. Looks like good weather thru this entire upcoming week and without the big winds here anymore the water in the inshore areas has already climbed to over 50 degrees. That will pull the TUNA in so my guess ( and it is a guess please understand) but by weeks end I truly believe we will have TUNA within range. If the weather stays good I would not be all concerned about scheduling a TUNA trip here shortly.

Salmon today was RED HOT especially when we talk about the action. TW boats were out there all alone today with some friendly charter boats from other companies but they were all the way up from Newport charter houses. "Up here catching OUR fish"! I guess they are not OUR fish especially when we go down to there to catch OUR Halibut straight out from Newport. Fair play I guess. They were nice guys though. They let us fish the good areas and they took the outskirts around the good areas. We caught more fish at least I think we did??? Anyhow one of our boats got a total limit, another came within two of a total limit and another got more then one around today. Loads of throw backs and other fish on. If you want salmon I think you should call Tradewinds and schedule because with a short quota this year and if the bite keeps up this way it might not last a whole lot longer.

Bottom fishing was better today with the warmer water but not lights-out fishing as the Tradewinds fleet is used to but we will try harder. Lots of Lingcod again and Cabezon but the other rockfish were biting but not like you think they might. Crabbing was good with a 2-per person average.

Well enough chatter for the day!!!! Tradewinds chatter....Fair and balanced...

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Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 15:36:14
Current Report:

TUNA today...not good

we need a weather change

Tuna fishing was pretty much near a "bust" today as these northwest winds the past 6-7 days not only have played havoc on the bottom fish and salmon bites but obviously we know now have pushed the TUNA offshore. We had boats out today as far as 55 miles. So what now? Well we need a weather change either in two ways. One, a change in the wind direction from the NW to southerlies which will quickly warm things up or just a reprieve from these afternoon steady 20-25 knot cold winds. Either would be welcome around here. We will certainly let you know in a timely manner when we think things will improve as we are FAIR AND BALANCED here @ TW to bring you the most accurate reports we can give you.

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Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 14:38:31
Current Report:

Bottom fishing good again today

Crabbing also very good today with "huge Dungeness crabs"

Only in the Tradewinds pots

Bottom fishing up in the north country off the Lincoln City area where the Tradewinds boats go and fish was a deeper water affair today. Ever wonder why you see all of those boats off the Lincoln City area in the morning? There is a reason for it. Lots and lots of big Cabezon and Lingcod hitting the decks today with the bass somewhat off the bite. So the Tradewinds fleet improvised and went deeper and caught the available deeper water rockfish to finish off their trips.

Crabbing was good today and as one skipper put it the crabs coming into the shallow water area are getting bigger and bigger. Some of these crabs are the same ones or size that you see coming off the deeper water commercial boats. One boat had a 4-per person average this morning.

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Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 14:28:02
Current Report:

Salmon finally on the bite

The cold water didn't bother them today

Nice looking 8-10 pound fish

The warmer water was not even found out as far as 80 fathoms about 10 miles or so offshore so we fished in 46-48 degree water about five miles offshore. The bite was a mid-morning affair and produced some decent scores on the Tradewinds 3-boat salmon fleet fishing for them this morning. It was right around a 1-fish take home average with many more throw backs and take downs in the trips. It was a good day. We know our passengers want that limit of salmon but with this adipose fin thing it is becoming more difficult to achieve that but the fishing was good today just the same. Tradewinds is the place that produces the highest scores in the area. Come down and see us as more trips going out in the morning. More information tomorrow.

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Date: Friday, July 8, 2011 at 12:58:33
Current Report:

Bottom fishing on the med big time...

Salmon still pretty slow...

TUNA in the morning (Saturday)...spaces remain...give us a call

The salmon remains fairly slow with the cold water still is our main obstacle from the experts opinions anyhow. Salmon water ideally is in the 50-54 degree range give or take a degree depending on which expert whats to disagree with me. It's my best effort opinion though. We are getting only in the high 40's almost 8 miles offshore. From there it warms a little until you get out in around 20 miles or so and then you are on our TUNA boat in the morning. In other words the salmon boats never make it out that far. When the water does warm and it is slowly doing so as the winds are down we think the fish will move back in towards shore. Some of the "experts" say the fish might be 100 fathoms or more offshore where the TUNA are swimming around Maybe we will catch one tomorrow on the TUNA trip. You will hear it here if it happens.

A slow warm up of the water nearshore has improved the bottom fishing greatly. The rockfish bit very well this morning and the Lingcod bite was fair but not great. Crabbing remains around the 2-3 per customer level.

Tradewinds has a birthday coming up. Come celebrate with us.

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Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 13:57:26
Current Report:

Bottom fishing much improved over the past few days....

Salmon fishing remains slow....

TUNA on Saturday

Put a whale watch report on the fishing side today so you folks who book fishing trips will more then likely be able to whale watch while you fish and certainly to and from the fishing grounds. Whale watching is FREE if you book a fishing trip at Tradewinds.

The salmon fishing remains slow as the water is still too cold. If the winds continue to go away like they did today more then likely some improving salmon fishing will come in the next few days as the water warms up.

The bottom fishing really improved today especially where we were fishing out in the deeper water. Lots and lots of Lingcod and Cabezon were brought in today with a fair amount of the other rockfish as well. Crabbing was pretty good with still lots of smaller crabs and females being thrown back. Good hard shell crabs are still the word of the day. Crabbing with Tradewinds....the best $10 deal in town.

Another TUNA fishing trip this Saturday. Our boats at Tradewinds want you to remember last Sunday & how good it was. The fish are there and we know where they are. Weather looks good for the weekend.

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Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 13:47:51
Current Report:

Full boats whale watching ALL DAY LONG

It was a great day for whale watching as the fog was only sticking around offshore a ways and the winds were calm and the ocean was very nice. A far cry from yesterdays weather. The whales are here in multiples and the Tradewinds crews onboard the boats know where and how to find them. They did indeed find them today with whales right out in front of the harbor and a little further north. They are probably south as well but no need to go down there when we have them right in the general Depoe Bay area. We have lots of room as we have multiple boats ready to take you out and see the whales. No one does it better then Tradewinds with our very clean smooth running vessels.

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Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 13:36:21
Current Report:

TUNA fishing SATURDAY....

Ocean lookin' GOOD

The Next TUNA fishing trip is Saturday. We do have some space available so give us a call today for your SPECIAL RATE from our office staff.

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Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 05:33:41
Current Report:

Break in the windy pattern hopefully Saturday but for sure by Sunday

(so the forecasters say)

The ocean has NO swell on it but it has been quite windy these past 3-4 days with choppy conditions. We are looking at the same thing for the next few days with some break by Saturday and it looks now like a definite break by Sunday into next week. We will keep you informed.

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Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 14:21:33
Current Report:

Windy and foggy ocean this morning...

...but we did catch fish

When we left this morning we went out on a windy and moderately foggy day. When we came back in after the 5-hr trip it was still windy and was still moderately fogy. In between we fished. We did catch fish but it was hard work all morning. Most of the boats I talked with ended up pretty good considering the water is extremely cold for this time of year and the fish are a little slow on the bite in these conditions. The drift and fishing conditions were surprisingly very good as there was NO ocean so to speak but quite a bit of choppy water. I would guess the average around the fleet was around 4-6 fish per person with some nice lingcod in the mix. Looking for a better morning tomorrow.

We need this wind to go away for several reasons. One so we can get out on those TUNA and secondly so we can get out on the troll for the salmon. Some warmer water in here will improve the salmon bite at least normally it will.

Too rough to crab today. Tune in tomorrow for the next CRAB report.

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Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 14:46:07
Current Report:

Fouir days ago 60 degree water on the beach...

...this morning 47 degree water on the beach

...salmon rather slow but the bottom fishing is still holding up...crabbing also

We have very windy conditions here at the coast which turns off around midnight and then turns back on around 10am in the morning in the inside waters. If you have to salmon fish then the wind is there from the get-go in the offshore waters. We were able to find warmer water out around 50-fathoms but it appears that the majority of the salmon might have moved out to much deeper water until these northwest winds settle down. Sounds like this upcoming weekend is when that will happen. Until then the salmon fishing might be a bit on the slower side. There were some caught today and the usual throw backs but we need some warmer water back in here to bring the bait and the fish in towards the beach.

The bottom fishing even in the colder water held up fairly well today even though there were not many specifics about the catch which reached these ears. I do know that the crabbing was really good again today from the high 20's per boat up to the high 40's.

Another note is the inshore Halibut season will close down tomorrow at midnight (July 6th) as the quota has been reached. It will re-open for the summer season August 5th.

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Date: Monday, July 4, 2011 at 13:02:19
Current Report:

Salmon fishing same as yesterday....sporadic but good at times

Bottom fishing spotty today & Crabbing GREAT

Time to go Tuna fishing

The bottom fishing today was spotty even though we got a little reprieve from the heavy currents we have had over the past 3-4 days. Probably because these minus tides we are going thru right now are beginning to subside. However, we are in a windy period in the afternoon and evening hours which has cooled down the nearshore water temperatures some 11 degrees over the pat 3-4 days. We were right on the beaches just a few days go recording some 60 degree water and now down in the upper 40's. The fish seem to be a might bit lethargic.

Crabbing remains very much improved with scores the past few days in the upper 40's per boat to the lower 50's. Yum !!!!

Salmon improved a bit over the opening day on Saturday but the past few days still remains sporadic to define it with some honesty with only the minimum spin. We have been catching but throwing back about 2 for every 3 we catch. To explain to those not up on the Oregon rules if the salmon has a adipose fin it is deemed a native specie and over the side it goes to become a seal lions dinner. We can only keep the healed adipose fin models. Now in the September fishery we can keep them all if our lines can stretch long enough to be up next to the Columbia River.

Don't forget about that TUNA. Had a boat out yesterday who boated a good number of very nice sized Albacore. The fish are there and have your names on them. We have lots of boats ready to go so give us a call. The weather sounds good so now is a great time.

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Date: Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 15:26:21
Current Report:

Salmon a little better today but still listed as sporadic

Bottom fishing slow to begin and red hot at the end

Crabbing showing definite signs of "back to life"

One boat today on the crabbing front with over 50 keepers on the boat which is really "Tradewinds Good". The bottom fishing started really slow with another one of these days of sometimes over a 2-knot current which really is tough on fishermen. But towards the end as we ran into the shallows the fish really went on the bite both the Lingcod and the rockfish and we all had great trips. The entire Tradewinds 10-boat fleet were filled to the gills today and the fleet did not disappoint. One boat even had a limit of Lingcod for the folks and the rockfish were great big guys. It started with foggy, somewhat breezy and rain falling as a heavy mist and that is when the fish did not bite. The sun came out and off they went on a feeding frenzy.

The salmon fishing today was improved over yesterday but still in the sporadic range. We had one boat that brought home 6 keepers and threw back in 7 I believe it was with some others on and off. That is a better line score then yesterday but it still needs to improve (and it will).

Tradewinds Daily Fishing report....Fair and Balanced with the only up to date information. Depend on it for your Depoe Bay information as so many do. We thank you all....

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Date: Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 15:15:10
Current Report:

Tuna on the bite

We don't have the ending report but wanted to let you know that we are currently (3pm-pdt) around 4 Tuna per person as of a few hours ago. The Tuna are between 19-28 miles offshore and are scattered thru the area. The Tuna season has begun so call the charter fleet who can get you out there most safely and comfortably to get your Albacore for the summer. Now thru the middle of September.

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Date: Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 12:51:36
Current Report:

Sporadic Coho salmon bite but some good reports to the South

Bottom fishing bite so-so this morning but crabbing still improving

The beginning of the ocean Coho salmon season got off to somewhat of a sporadic start with decent action but not many fish in the take home column to speak of. There were some keeper fish caught and more so on the throw back side and some additional take down action but this all needs to improve. The good news is that there was some heavy Coho action on the rock pile just on the North side of Newport so these fish do move North so possibly (hopefully) some better action is only a day or so away.

Bottom fishing was also sporadic with real good action for a while and then it was like someone turned the biting switch off. Some boats did decent where others had a tough time of it. The crabbing was also decent with over 2-per person on an average.

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Date: Friday, July 1, 2011 at 17:53:13
Current Report:

Tomorrow....

....the opening of the 2011 salmon season....

....daily reports right here every day

It is finally here. The opening of the 2011 Coho salmon season. We are all looking forward to the troll season and hoping that there are fish out there not only to catch but that they are minus the adipose fin so our faithful can take some home with them. The daily reports will be here each and every day in a honest appraisal of whats going on out there. No matter who your reservation is with or if you own that sport boat and ready to dump it in the water you will get your salmon report here each and every day.

Fair and balanced reporting (with just a little spin)......

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Date: Friday, July 1, 2011 at 15:56:38
Current Report:

Central coast closed to all-depth Pacific halibut fishing until August

With only about 1,000 pounds remaining in the harvest quota, fishery managers today closed the spring all-depth Pacific halibut fishery for the central Oregon coast.

The spring all-depth Pacific halibut fishery for the central coast subarea (from Cape Falcon south to Humbug Mountain) was open 15 days, resulting in the harvest of approximately 115,000 pounds of Pacific halibut. After the most recent opening on June 23-25, only about 1,000 pounds remained in the quota. Not enough to have another spring opening.

Instead, remaining quota will be transferred to the summer all-depth fishery, which opens on Aug. 5. The summer all-depth quota will be approximately 43,500 lbs.

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Date: Friday, July 1, 2011 at 13:44:30
Current Report:

Bottom fishing tough today.....

....fighting the heavy current most of the morning

Tuna this weekend and things are looking TRADEWINDS BRIGHT

The boats had to fight a heavy current this morning so that makes fishing somewhat tough because of the need to stay close to the bottom to catch the fish so the captains say. Some of the folks on all of the boats out this morning did just fine where others struggled a bit. They all caught fish but a little short of what we are used to. Hope for better ocean current conditions tomorrow. One salmon report as one lucky person landed a 30-pound Chinook salmon on a TW boat this morning.

The crabbing was either just fair today or really good depending on the boat and where they dropped the pots. The encouraging news is that quite a few crabs in the pots and even the throw backs are mostly male now instead that heavy stream of females we encountered there for several weeks. Things are looking up as summer gets into the full steam of things.

Tuna going out this weekend I know for sure on Sunday and maybe even tomorrow as I don't have the full information packet in my brain to crunch the numbers properly. Hard to keep track of things this time of year as we are quite busy. My TW computer transfer station must me on the blink. Word I heard today that a commercial boat caught close to 80 fish out at a Tradewinds super secret spot just yesterday so guess where we are gong??? Some rumor out there that the warm water is all close to the beaches and not offshore....POSSIBLY UNTRUE...Either that or these are cold water TUNA.

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Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 15:38:22
Current Report:

A day of color on the Tradewinds fishing morning trips

Some of the best fishing of the year was today with fish totes not only full of fish but lots of color in the baskets. We had the best variety of catch of the year with lots of Lingcod (one boat limited), Cabezon, Sea trout, China rockfish, Olive rockfish, Tiger rockfish, Vermillion rockfish & Yellowtail rockfish. It was a neat day to see all of those different flavors of fish.

The crabbing also is improving a little each day as the females seem to be reducing themselves in numbers and the males are moving back in if that anyway accurately describes what is happening? One boat had a 4-pert person average today. Anyhow whatever is happening crabbing is getting better & back to normal.

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Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 17:14:16
Current Report:

TUNA fishing this weekend....

....a reason to get excited

The reason is that the ocean water temperature right out in front of Depoe Bay a half mile out is almost 60 degrees. That is real good Tuna temperature water that we look for offshore. Maybe we will be getting them at the whistle buoy this year?

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Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 17:11:44
Current Report:

Good fishing this morning & great Lingcod catching

Had good fishing this morning and close to a limit on the rockfish but what we lacked on the rockfish limit which was not much we made up for with a terrific Lingcod catch. They were really on the bite today. Crabbing also was very good with a average over 2-per person.

We had one afternoon trips where fishing was a little slow as the ocean got windy and wet as the afternoon progressed. We ended up coming home early on that one.

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Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 17:12:56
Current Report:

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THE SEASON BEGINS...THIS WEEKEND @ TRADEWINDS DEPOE BAY

SPOTS REMAINING FOR OUR 1ST TRIP OF THE YEAR

We have some information from some reliable sources that the fish have been located within our range so we are opening the season this weekend. Some spots still remain so if you are interested in the 1st Albacore Tuna trip of the year give us a jingle. Remember just like Halibut the Tradewinds boats go the extra mile (in this case nautical mile) in order to put the fish on the deck for the folks on board.

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Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 13:16:18
Current Report:

Mixed bag of catching today

Salmon opens Saturday

The ocean was suppose to be real nice today but it was wet, windy and lumpy. Can't believe those weather forecasters. Anyhow we had four boats out and three were bottom fishing and most of the passengers did well where others did not do well at all. It was a tough day to fish and you really had to work hard at it in those conditions. The ocean was not all that bad just uncomfortable.

One boat had people on it that insisted on going and catching some inshore Halibut. So we gave in and went. It was really messy out there but believe it or not they all caught fish. One of them was of the 48 inch variety. Back at the dock at 9:30am with the FLAT FISH.

Remember the 2011 Coho salmon season opens this Saturday, July 2nd. Should be an interesting day!!!

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Date: Monday, June 27, 2011 at 16:38:30
Current Report:

Halibut on the bite during bottom fishing trips...

...Lingcod and rockfish on the bite too

A young 9-yr old boy on his very first ocean fishing trip on his very 1st drop down to the bottom hooked into a 54 pound Halibut this morning on one of the Tradewinds charter boats. It was hard to decide who was more excited, the 9-yr old or the other passengers on the boat. How exciting is something like that. The day before there was another Halibut caught on a bottom fishing trip. Oh, by the way, the Lingcod were biting like fleas and one of the boats limited and the other came mighty close to a limit as well. Both boats limited on real nice sized rockfish of all different varieties. It was one of those special days everyone wishes they were part of.

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Date: Monday, June 27, 2011 at 06:10:56
Current Report:

Pre-Season Salmon Report....

....from what we know?

As we approach this Saturday and the opening day of the 2011 ocean salmon season off of Depoe Bay there is not much out there being said but the best information will come Saturday morning. Two items do come to mind. Some of the "mosquito fleet" boats have been out there giving the Chinook salmon a try with not a great deal of success but they have been picking up some Coho salmon which of course had to be released. So we know that there are some out there. With the late start to this years season traditionally we should have quite a few fish in the area come Saturday. Some of the word we heard out of the ODFW was that there will be a great many of the native salmon out there but of course they are the ones we have to release. The prediction of a large number of natives was said to be part of the reason for the lower quota this year. Sorry, can't explain the logic behind that one.

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Date: Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 17:51:09
Current Report:

Trips in the AM & the PM today....

...better in the AM

The fish were biting in the AM trip and the Lingcod bite was really good. Some of our larger boats even limited on the "toothy critters" which is limiting 15-18 people with two lingcod a piece. Great fishing....The rockfish biting was OK but not as good as the Lingcod bite was. Crabbing continued to be good but not great around the 2-per passenger range.

The PM trips were very sloooow......

....UNTIL.....

....the last two drifts. The current picked up about a half a knot in speed and sometimes that is the kiss of death but today it was the miracle. They turned on and we almost got a limit with one Lingocd per person. Talk about waiting till the end to catch a few fish.

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Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 19:38:16
Current Report:

It's in....halibut limits all the way around

Got the info in a round about way. Another limit on another Halibut trip. That makes the entire spring season which might be over now (we will let you know) that we were successful on every trip in securing limits for the passengers in all of them except for one. That is something that the Halibut fleet from Tradewinds Depoe Bay can be proud of.

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Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 18:54:38
Current Report:

One boat limited...the other don't know yet??

For some reason or another it was hard to get information on the Halibut boats. One for sure who stayed a little closer to home had a great trip out at the Banana Banks and brought home some really nice fish. The banks is about 19 miles straight out from the Depoe Bay harbor. The other boat went out to the place called the Chicken Ranch and that is the trip I have "No" idea about yet. I will make a report if I ever find out anything.

Word is this might be the end of the Spring season. If it is we will let you know when announced and also inform you that we are scheduled for a summer season starting in August. More about that as it gets closer.

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Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 15:37:13
Current Report:

Good morning fishing trips

The fishing in the morning hours turned out to be pretty good. Only one boat showed up back home with a total limit but the others did pretty well with many a Lingcod hitting the boat decks again today. Lingcod fishing remains really good as we get into summertime with over one per rod pretty much on a regular basis on an average. Cabezon also keep biting the hooks and the crabbing has improved though not as good as three weeks ago still 2-3 per person is a decent catch.

Halibut results later this evening but I believe both our boats got total limits again today but will give you the complete story later.

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Date: Friday, June 24, 2011 at 18:30:47
Current Report:

No Halibut boats today

Bottom fishing a little on the slower side today

Some Albacore Tuna caught at the 4-corners yesterday....there getting close

Crabbing improves a little more

No Halibut boats out today but I believe that we have three of them going out tomorrow on the last trip for the month of June. Hopefully it will be a real nice day for the catch. Stay tuned tomorrow for the updates on how we did.

Bottom fishing was quite the struggle today. The inside reefs just was a tough go and did not produce the catch that we are used to. One boat fishing the outside deeper reefs with heavier gear limited on the Lingcod and also got the majority of the rockfish but it was one of those days if you didn't have the heavy gear to get down in deeper water with a one-knot current drift it was a real tough go. Tomorrow is another day and the fish are gonna be hungry.

The crabbing slowly is improving a bit as we get towards July with some scores over three around per customer. That is a good improvement over the past several weeks. A few of the crabs are getting a little soft as we get into the molting season but more then 80% of them are in fine shape.

A week from tomorrow (saturday) is the opening of the Coho Salmon season. There is finally a few boats out Chinook salmon fishing and they are picking up some coho salmon in that fishery which they have to release but it means they are out there.

Some smaller boats caught a few Albacore Tuna out at the 4-corners area a spot about 15 miles or so off to the northwest of Depoe Bay. Not many caught but they are moving into the area. The season is close to seeing a grand opening. Stay tuned....

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Date: Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 20:13:34
Current Report:

GREAT HALIBUT FISHING

Excellent Bottom fishing

Crabbing improved (today)

Again our great Tradewinds fleet hit all of the Halibut that could be caught and we still have had only one trip this year where every passenger including the boats crew did not bring home their flat fish. That is quite the record. We were back in scrubbing the boats by just after NOON today. Our captains sacrifice a little more fuel to take you to the spots where you will catch the fish so hats off to them. More trips coming up tomorrow and Saturday and hopefully more limit catches.

The bottom fishing was really good today with just a few fish short of a rockfish limit, a limit of Cabezon around the boat and a nice assortment of Lingcod to round things out. To make it all the better we had around a 3-crab per person catch today which we can all hope after these last few weeks is a sign of improvement of the males making their way back into the pots.

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Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 15:58:45
Current Report:

Fishing was a whole bunch of hard work today

Crabbing remains hit and miss

The morning fishing trips were labeled as just so-so with lots of hard work to get close to your limit. The one good thing was that the Lingcod fishing was very good today but the rockfish catching was a little off.

The crabbing was fair with a little over 2 per person.

Afternoon trips faired a little better on the rockfish limiting two boats on those guys but the Lings did not bite in the afternoon as well as the morning trips. I guess you can't have it both ways. Better start booking morning & afternoon trips so you can catch your Lingcod in the morning and then get your rockfish in the afternoon.

Just kidding....

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Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 17:35:14
Current Report:

Crabbing remains a little pokey....

....fishing pretty good all over

The deeper water fishing today was the place to be as the Lingcod were on the bite as well as some nice looking rockfish. The Quillback rockfish were really biting today with some nice Cabezon in the mix. The shallow water fishing was somewhat slower but the hard working folks caught quite a few fish.

The crabbing again today was hit and miss with some boats doing fairly well and others not quite as good. Every day the male crabs seem to be in a different spot then they were the day before. The average is around two per person the past few days which is down from where we were just a few weeks back.

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Date: Monday, June 20, 2011 at 18:36:21
Current Report:

Depoe Bays 1st Tuna Report

Nothing of great urgency here but the first report of fish beginning to move was a confirmed report that commercial fishing boats out of Eureka, California are heading offshore to begin fishing for the 2011 season. The report said that the fish are still hundreds of miles offshore but they are beginning to move North. Remember that the commercial boys fish much further offshore for the fish because of sheer numbers they are trying to put in their fish holes. The sport fishery is more concerned about the larger fish found closer to shore even though they are not as big of schools of smaller fish as the ones the commercial guys get into. This is all an initial good sign so hopefully in ten days or so we will have something to make you begin to foam at the mouth.

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Date: Monday, June 20, 2011 at 14:49:00
Current Report:

Fishing better if you stayed closer to home today

Hard to get the full complete picture of todays fishing activity but from what was coming across the radio waves was that if you were fishing right around the city you did real well. If you ventured up North where we go most of the time it was more of a chore finding fish to bite. Anyhow it was a good day right out in front of the city for the boats that fished close to home with rockfish limits and lots and lots of Cabezons. Crabbing today was either pretty poor or a little better then fair depending on the boat. It just has been that way here lately with some good days and then some not so good days. Another day will probably change the results as it has been hit (or) miss on the crabbing here lately.

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Date: Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 12:17:01
Current Report:

Albacore Tuna REPORTS to begin soon

Only @ Tradewinds

Stay tuned and turn towards the Tradewinds Albacore Tuna report coming real soon on this network presented by Tradewinds. We will give you the most honest and up-to-date information that we can find. Tradewinds has four boats who will be going offshore to fill your winter freezer with the worlds best Tuna product. The fish we catch are between 18-30 pound average and if you have never caught a Tuna on rod and reel you are in for a treat. Watch the reports beginning in about 10 days and give us a call when things begin to heat up.

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Date: Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 12:10:49
Current Report:

Lingcod, Cabezon & the rockfish on the bite today

Crabbing report forth-coming

It was HOT fishing on the bottom fishing reefs this morning with limits on the rockfish and a very nice assortment of Lingcod and Cabezon. The word out there was they were "BIG" also (that being the Cabezon and Lingcod). One boat crabbing but no word on the results of that venture. Oh, here comes the crab report over the Tradewinds wire. It reads.........49 crab. WOW!!!

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Date: Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 06:06:48
Current Report:

Another 3-Day Halibut opener this coming Thursday, Friday & Saturday

Call for our special pricing for this weeks opener

Halibut fishing has been great and we have had only one boat trip which did not bring home a Halibut limit all season long. That is a record which would be hard to match anywhere along the coast. If you have been with us before go again. If you have not tried us before give us a try. The weather sounds good for later this week so call for your special price quote today.

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Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 15:23:47
Current Report:

Fishing turned on in the last hour of the trip....

crabbing improved a little and a whole bunch on one boat

Crabbing proved today that it can be just like fishing. Get yourself in the right spot and you will fill the boat. One boat put 71 keeper crab on the deck today far better then the past ten days or so and better then some of the boats right around the same area. The rest of them did fairly well but this boat was the "big piggy" of the day. So the average per person was somewhere around 2-3 for some boats per person and on the "piggy boat" it was a little over 5 per person.

The fishing was a little slow today until the final hour or so of the trip. Then they turned on and lit up the poles and most of the boats either limited or came pretty darn close. One boat fishing the deeper water came one Lingcod short of a limit with three of them 20 pounds or better. Speaking of last hour fish biting it was a little funny this morning because one of the radio conversations on the way up to the fishing grounds this morning was about leaving earlier then our scheduled 7am departure time. Some like it the way it is and others like it to be earlier. Thank goodness we left later today!

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Date: Friday, June 17, 2011 at 16:04:03
Current Report:

Fishing excellent & crabbing improving somewhat

The fishing continues to be very good with lots of rockfish limits in both morning and afternoon trips. Did not get any information on the Lingcod and Cabezon bite today so will assume it was fair as it was in the afternoon.

Crabbing after about a ten day hiatus where it was a girl crab heaven has begun to improve over the past few days and we are hopeful that this will continue. We have come about some super secret spots where the girl crab are not allowed and the males are fighting them away. Spots that only Tradewind boats know about. So we are prohibiting hand held GPS units on the boats to protect these special spots from detection. If it was illegal to have them on boats and tell others about our spots the punishment might be called Capital Crab. (Sorry a failed attempt at humor) Bottom line...crabbing is improving some lately.

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Date: Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 13:32:25
Current Report:

Crabbing picked up today (good news)

Fishing remains really good

The real good news is that our boats fishing north of the harbor found some better crabbing after about ten days of loads of females. Maybe we are seeing the start of a turn-around with the males beginning to move back into play here. The fishing remained "HOT' with limits of the rockfish and a very decent catch of the Cabezon and the Lingcod to go with them. All around a very good day for the hard working Tradewinds fleet (as normal). That is why we are the best on the Coast.

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Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 13:10:01
Current Report:

Lots of biting fish

Lots of crabs but mainly girl crabs

Another good fishing day on a rather choppy ocean but still more then comfortable enough to enjoy the ride and catch fish. Three of the four boats we had out this morning limited on the rockfish and there were quite a few Lingcod and Cabezon filling the fish baskets as well. No limits on those guys but decent catches. The crabbing again saw far to many female crabs and not nearly enough male crabs but that to will change in time. A week or so ago the crabbing went from fantastic to lots of females almost overnight so we will see a change again here pretty soon. Not a bad thing showing lots of females in on the shallow spots doing the "baby crab thing" as that provides good cabbing for us in the future.

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Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 12:36:48
Current Report:

Fishing South today was hand over fist catching

Fishing North today was slow at first and then hand over fist catching

Crabbing today was OK but too many girl crabs

Had a good day on the bottom fishing grounds with non-stop action for the boats that went South and then a little later after a somewhat slow start the same thing happened up North. Not a great assortment of Lingcod in the mix but enough to make it a decent result. The crabbing was certainly a mixed bag. The male take home specie were a little slow but better then in the past week. If you are interested in the survival of the crab populations don't worry as there are hundreds of throw back girl crabs coming up in the pots the past week or so. We would like to see a few more boy crabs and fewer of the girl crabs. That will happen as it is just a cycle.

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Date: Monday, June 13, 2011 at 16:28:08
Current Report:

Various results on todays fishing trips

All of our boats did good today but the difference because the boats fished in two completely different ares was one worked real hard for their catch where the other had a slightly easier time of it. That is a very almost normal happening. Some boats out there every day are going to find them in a biting spot and have an easier time of it where other boats find fish but they just are not as hungry. Crabbing still a little slow with the keepers but the pots were sure filled with cab. Problem being is that there are many more females and shortie males here lately. We will be at it again tomorrow.

Just to let you know because some folks have been asking we do not run inshore Halibut trips at Tradewinds Depoe Bay unless it is just something that a group of folks just want to try. Truth being it is just not a viable fishery as they are only rarely successful. They are somewhat expensive and feel that your money can be better spent on another type of trip. If Halibut is what you might want we suggest the offshore long distance trip. A little more money but highly successful.

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Date: Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 15:00:16
Current Report:

Depending on the boat fishing was average to very good

From the fishing reports it seemed to depend on the boat and the area being fished. One of our boats was home in two hours with a limit or rockfish and better then a Lingcod a rod. Other boats in different areas had decent rockfish bites where others had a struggle for five hours to put fish in the baskets. It was an interesting morning.

The not-so-good-news was the crabbing. After fantastic crabbing for most of March, April and May and then a lull towards the end of May the crabbing has shown improvement the past 3-4 days until today. It was not very good today and we will just leave it at that. Yes, we do have something negative to say when it is negative and not afraid to tell you that. Not sure why I had to tell you that but there it is just in case it is important.

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Date: Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 13:12:04
Current Report:

Next Halibut opener....

June 23,24,25

Call us about matching or beating any Halibut rate

After a great Tradewinds weekend of Halibut fishing where our boats on all three days limited on the flat fish we go into the extra weekend dates that were available if any of the quota remained. By all information there will be plenty of fish left to be caught so give us a call on our great fishing rates to go Halibut fishing with Tradewinds Depoe Bay.

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Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 13:18:24
Current Report:

It all depended if you went left or right

For those boats who went left it was an easy limit on the rockfish and some decent catches on the Lingcod. If you went right then it was a 5-hr struggle to catch the rockfish. In the end ( for those that went right) it sounds anyway like some of the boats did OK and others struggled. One boat had a limit of Lingcod and threw back in 75+ of the shorties as we call them. Lingcod have to be 22 inches long to retain them. Crabbing was decent but not like it was about ten days or so. It was around 3 per person today from what was broadcasted.

(left and right definition)

When you get to the first buoy out of Depoe Bay you can go North or South which to some of us not so nautical left or right.

Another fishing trip out this afternoon which we will report on if we get that information.

Halibut fishing today wrapped up another three day opener and the fishing was good once again. We have had four boats out the past two days and all coming back in with limits. Some good discounts coming up on the next opener June 23,24,25 so keep watching.

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Date: Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11:43:23
Current Report:

Got yesterdays report from one caring skipper....

....today was just as good

Thanks to one of my colleagues who called in or should I say texted in the report from yesterday and he is just a love-a-ble guy. Yesterday was another typical Tradewinds day with a limit of rockfish and a good catch on the Lingcod with just a little short of one per person. The crabbing was also really good and continued improvement with a 4-per person average. Today was a just as good day with a limit of rockfish and decent Lingcod fishing as well with a little over one per person. No crabbing on the boat I heard from but maybe later I will have a crab report for you. Real nice ocean with a real good ocean report for the next five days or so (so they say???).

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Date: Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 19:46:25
Current Report:

No reports today from the fishing boats

Sorry about todays fishing report but I don't have one for you. The two charter boats out of the harbor today did not report in and I failed to get to them as well to get the report. I am a good guy so I try to share the blame. I only know that the boats were back right on time so whatever that means. Will try to do better tomorrow.

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Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 18:09:35
Current Report:

Hard work fishing today....

...but we pretty much got 'er done in the end

It was a tough go today but a little persistence and hard work saw a pretty good score by the end of the 5-hr trip. Just a few fish short for the entire boat on the rockfish limit and a few Lingcod and Cabezon thrown in for extra flavor. The crabbing is beginning to return to normal with 39 netted today which is a far cry better then what we were doing up to a few days ago. Weather thru the weekend into the first of next week sounds really good. See ya down here.

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Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 12:36:14
Current Report:

Ocean weather made today a "Big Boat Day"

The ocean was a little on the "nautical side" this morning which as usual made it a "Big Boat Only Day". so we call it. The bar crossing was a little messy both ways and the ocean had some wind on it and a 8-10 foot swell with a little drizzle. Other then that it was a great day. Oh, by the way we limited the folks on the fish and even had some Lingcod in the mix. These kind of days hanging around the bottom jigging for Lingcod can be difficult so you get what you can and hope for as many of the "toothy" Lingcod as you can. We did have a couple of the boat crabbing but (sorry) not sure of the results of that. Tomorrow might be the same type of day (maybe a little bit better) and then back to nice weather Thursday thru the weekend.

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Date: Monday, June 6, 2011 at 16:01:54
Current Report:

Fishing spotty in some places really good in others

Crabbing improved finally.... Whew!!!

The bass had lock jaw this morning it seemed at least early in the Tradewinds trips and improved some thru the morning hours. One boat limited on the Lingcod, Cabezon and the rockfish but had only three of the 21 rockfish caught that were bass the normal rockfish limit fish. So it was an interesting morning. The bright spot of the morning was that the crabbing picked up and finally started to again give us some nice male Dungeness crab after about a week of poor crabbing. Hopefully it will continue to improve.

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Date: Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 16:31:32
Current Report:

All boat limited on the rockfish...

...two boats limited on the Lingcod...

....crabbing we won't say to much about

Another great fishing day with limits on all six Tradewinds boat out today on the rockfish with limits on two of the boats on the Lingcod that I heard from. Cabezon fishing was also very good on most of the boats with an assortment of those guys in the fish buckets. Crabbing was way off again from what we are used to as many females have moved into the area and smaller juvenile males. All I can tell you is that this will improve and change just as fast as it did about a week ago when it went from great to mediocre.

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Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 20:24:35
Current Report:

Halibut Fishing & Quota News

First of all we had a few boats out today on the Halibut grounds and as it has been this year "WE LIMITED". Only one time this Spring Halibut season have our boats not gathered in all of the fish we needed to catch. Pretty good results I would think.

The other Halibut news is that 41% of the inshore Halibut have been caught but only 28% of the offshore catch has been taken so we are in real good shape to be fishing flat fish more then likely thru the June & the July dates.

So here is your chance to take advantage of the Tradewinds $190 Halibut special coupon we are offering on the coupon link. Call now and get your spots reserved as we catch the fish. Dates are below:

June 9-10-11 June 23 -24-25 July 7-8-9 July 21-22-23

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Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 18:06:10
Current Report:

Pretty god fishing again today

Not a ton of information came my way but from a few boats that I did hear there were limits on the rockfish and one of those boats caught quite a few Lingcod to go with everything else. It seemed to vary differently from boat to boat on the Lingcod catch. Crabbing was also hot and cold with some doing just fair and others doing fairly good also again from boat to boat. It still remains a little slower then it was a little more then a week ago. Put it all together and it was another really nice ocean and another real good Tradewinds fishing day.

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Date: Friday, June 3, 2011 at 15:56:08
Current Report:

No one can beat us in catching fish

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Another fantastic fishing day that only we can do with two boats with absolute full limits of Lingcod and rockfish included in that were some nice Cabezon. We also had our boats averaging today 4-crabs per person on the crabbing end of the trip. Not that anyone can say we are any better is is just the effort that our skippers put into it that makes such a difference to our passengers. Fuel is expensive but that is secondary to our skippers who try to give it the best effort for the folks who give us their business. It is all about "a people business" so if you have not tried us on for size you will not be disappointed. Our prices are competitive with anyone and have you seen the beautiful Tradewinds Fleet. We have a boat for anyones needs and we go the extra mile to earn your business.

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Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 12:56:09
Current Report:

Fishing really good again today and crabbing still a little slow but improving

Over a Lingcod around per customer and a good number of Cabezon plus the normal Tradewinds limit on the rockfish. Just another really good fishing day on a real nice ocean even though it was a little wet from time to time and some wind towards the end of the trip. When your catching fish like our fleet has been doing I guess a little damp clothes seems OK.

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Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 13:27:03
Current Report:

Bottom fishing excellent with some Lingcod and Cabezon

Salmon fishing was not good this morning

Crabbing was somewhere around poor

We had a salmon run this morning for the Chinook salmon the only specie open right now (Coho opens July 2nd). No bites out there as just not many around right now. We will let you know if any news comes forth when they begin to show. Normally July and August.

The crabbing for about the fourth straight day was poor. This will improve soon as we are in these bad tides so I am hopeful for a return to more normalcy by the weekend.

The bottom fishing was really great. Limits on the rockfish with really big quality today on just about all of them along with a decent catch of some nice lookin' Cabezon and Lingcod hit the decks.

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Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 15:40:58
Current Report:

Fishing red hot today....crabbing improved

Boats were home early this Tuesday morning with limits on the rockfish and some nice Cabezon in the mix. The Lingcod fishing was a little off but that was more then likely associated with the fact that everything else was biting before the lines even hit the bottom. You just couldn't keep them off. Crabbing improved today somewhat so hopefully we are on the way back to some crabbing like we had a week ago.

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Date: Monday, May 30, 2011 at 15:05:02
Current Report:

Memorial Day fishing fun with holiday type biting

Fishing was sure good today as we celebrated our nations armed forces and their contributions to all of us in our nations history. The Lingcod bit fairly well with around one Ling around for the folks with lots of Cabezons and limits all told with the rockfish. The only specie taking the holiday day off were the crabs. They actually took the whole weekend off as crabbing has been a bit slow the past few days. That to will change shortly.

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Date: Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 10:01:52
Current Report:

Limit on Halibut & good bottom fishing scores

A quick update from what I know from yesterday is we finally were able to get out to the Halibut grounds after some bad weather days. The one boat that I know about limited all of the folks plus all of the crew got fish as well.

The bottom fishing grounds also produced some good scores Wish I could give you more but your faithful reporter is out of town and I am going on some sketchy reports from some of the other guys who know. Up-to-date reports begin this afternoon.

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Date: Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 06:50:55
Current Report:

Lots of boats out on Saturday

Pretty much the whole fleet out this morning hopefully if the weather cooperates as we have two Halibut boats going offshore and 6-7 bottom fishing boats heading to the northerly reefs. Should hopefully be a good day and lots of fish caught.

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Date: Friday, May 27, 2011 at 17:09:07
Current Report:

Limit of fish but NO crabbing today

The weather was a "little on the iffy side" but when your on a big boat we had really good fishing today and the limit of fish hit the decks beside the rather windy conditions. Take the wind off the water and it was a nice day but wind and a little wet stuff make it a little uncomfortable. None the less the folks caught lots of fish. We did not crab today because of the windy conditions.

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Date: Friday, May 27, 2011 at 06:58:22
Current Report:

I know we had a boat out??

The ocean was OK on Thursday morning early so waited an hour or so and went down to the harbor and the boats were in and no one on the fishing landing at Tradewinds. Looked at the ocean and it was not very nice looking especially compared to a few hours earlier. Did they catch fish??? Did they just get tired of the weather which was coming and came home?? I don't know either??? There will be better weather days a coming soon.

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Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 17:45:36
Current Report:

Your fishing report for the day is lacking information...Sorry!

We did have boats out today and the ocean looked just beautiful this morning and I did hear that the current was really moving at a brisk pace. That is about all I know for the day. We got a little bit weather coming in the next few days( a little wind, a little swell with a little wet stuff) and hopefully all will be cleared up for the Memorial Day weekend holiday the unofficial start of summer. Yeah!!!

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Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 13:20:47
Current Report:

Real decent fishing and crabbing today

The crabbing was excellent again today after an off day yesterday with a little over a 3-crab per person average on the boats. That is a good score. The fishing started off a little slow but as it has been going picked up about half way thru and ended on a positive note. Fairly close to all of the rockfish hit the decks and a good number of Lingcod also were caught. A real nice ocean and sunny skies greeted our clients today. Holiday weekend coming up in a few days but still spaces left on our Halibut and bottom fish trips for the weekend. Noting better then deep fried fish or Dungeness Crab for the holiday picnic.

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Date: Monday, May 23, 2011 at 20:53:55
Current Report:

Tough going until the end

One boat out and it was a real tough bite until the end. Our skipper said they went all over the ocean it seemed with no luck. Towards the end things lit off and they got all of the rockfish and about half of the Lingcod needed. I know it sounds like a good trip but it was a tough one and thank goodness things lit off at the end. Crabbing was slow again with about 2-3 around down quite a bit from the day before. We were still in this minus tide thing which ends today so maybe some more seasonable tides with get things back going again.

Remember this is a Halibut weekend so offshore deep water Halibut this Thursday, Friday & Saturday.

Also remember to get those salmon reservations in as the season will be here before you know it starting July 2nd.

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Date: Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 22:09:18
Current Report:

Fish biting again hot and heavy

Red hot fishing today as the rockfish after a few days off the bite went back on the bite with limit catches this morning. The one bad thing that happens when the rockfish bite that way is that the Lingcod have trouble beating them to the hook so the Lingcod bite was OK but not where we like it. Crabbing which also has been slower the past few days was crazy today with one boat netting 59 of the critters for the folks on board. Good day....

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Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 14:15:08
Current Report:

Whales right out in front of the harbor today

Did not have to go far for the whale watching today as the critters were right out in front of the harbor waiting for us. Later in the trips they moved to the outside more so being on the boat instead of the sea wall was a good thing.

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Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 14:10:35
Current Report:

Another hard work for it day

Like yesterday Saturday was the same type fishing. Tons of Lingcod biting (mostly juveniles) and the rockfish off the bite somewhat. The boats that reported in today as we had many out there experienced the same thing. Those that worked hard at it by the end of the day had a great score. Two of the boats limited on Lingcod and one limited on Cabezon. All of the boats had plenty of each. The rockfish bit seemed to average around 4-6 per person. The crabbing was not totally reported by all boats involved today but it appeared t be somewhat slower today around 2-3 per person.

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Date: Friday, May 20, 2011 at 17:33:56
Current Report:

It was just one of those unexplainable days

Lingcod fishing was fantastic!!!! Catching the rockfish was a 5-hour mystery today. Ninety five percent of the time it is the exact opposite. Lots of rockfish biting like fleas but you can't find a lIngcod. Today the opposite. Not only were there Lingcod limits but we were throwing back dozens of them. The rockfish were there on the fish machines but would they bite?....No. Not all that bad as we got around 4-per person on an average but jus a weird day. The crabbing was OK with about 3-per person on the boat average.

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Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 11:54:59
Current Report:

Not hot fishing but TW seems to get it done

The fishing was not red hot today but as it seems we normally can get it done. There was a limit of rockfish today on our vessel out fishing and only one short of a limit of Lingcod. No Cabezon today and because of the minus tides and heavy swell on the beaches NO crabbing today. It was a bit on the hazardous side to be dumping pots with one turned out to be a 10 foot swell. So we didn't put our pots out today but hopefully will be right back at it tomorrow.

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Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 15:45:47
Current Report:

Fabulous fishing day for the best of the west (Tradewinds)

Talk about almost total limits for the several TW boats out this morning. Limits on the rockfish, limits almost for everyone on the Lingcod & limits on the Cabezon for all of the folks. Crabbing had one boat around 4-5 per person and another was around 5-6 per person. It can't get much better then that. Only @ Tradewinds!!!

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Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 16:26:52
Current Report:

Beautiful ocean and decent fishing once again...

...and a return to excellent crabbing after a few average days

The crabbing was really good today with scores around the 6 per person range which is really very good and above the average we shoot for. The fishing was average to pretty good. Excellent Cabezon fishing with I believe a limit of those critters less then one around on the Lingcod and probably a average of 4-5 fish around on the rest of the rockfish. It was a good day. Sounds like decent weather thru the weekend.

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Date: Monday, May 16, 2011 at 13:50:23
Current Report:

Excellent fishing Monday morning

Only one boat out of the harbor this morning (for Tradewinds) and the fishing was terrific. There was a limit of Lingcod, a limit of Cabezon and a limit of rockfish for all on board. The only downer was that crabbing was again for the 2nd day in a row a little off (only about 3 per person...still not bad but not up to standards set). The reasons.... Possibly because of the minus tides this whole week, possibly because they aren't hungry the past few days, possibly because there are not as many in the place where the pots were dropped and possibly because of the rising of the ocean levels due to global warming. Who knows???

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Date: Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 15:23:29
Current Report:

Limits on the rockfish and a real good number of Cabezon and Lingcod...

....crabbing was good but not as good as the past few days

It was a beautiful ocean to fish on with very little wind a fairly smooth ocean but from what I was told a real weird swirling ocean drift which was hard for the folks on board to navigate. No matter what side of the boat you were fishing on the lines were going under the boat. Explain that one?

The fishing however was real good with limits on all of the rockfish and a real nice supply of Lingcod and Cabezon to help fill the filet bags. Crabbing was good today but probably around the 3 per person range which is a little down from the past few days.

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Date: Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 06:50:45
Current Report:

Next Halibut opener

The next three day offshore Halibut opener will be May 26th, 27th and 28th. They will be followed by dates in June of 2nd, 3rd, 4th 9th, 10th & 11th. There are back-up dates in June & July that follow these dates as well. See the scroll on the homepage of the website for those dates.

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Date: Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 06:15:35
Current Report:

Departure time changes

Please note that all of our offshore trips remain check-in @ 5:30am and departure @ 6am sharp. Those times for both Halibut & Tuna will remain the same throughout the summer season.

The departure time change will be for all other trips between May 15th and June 14th. The new check-in time will be @ 7am and departure time at 7:30am. Lots of daylight by these times now and time to get to those fish a half hour earlier. If you were told of a different departure time by email or over the phone please make this change. If you have questions or concerns please call our office directly.

On June 15th thru the summer the following times will be in force: Halibut & Tuna check-in 5:30am departure 6:00am Salmon check -in 6:00am departure 6:30am Bottom fishing check-in 6:30am departure 7:00am

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Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 17:23:27
Current Report:

Good fishing & crabbing today

The ocean was nice as the wind and the wet weather gave us a reprieve today and stayed away. The result was limits or close to limits of rockfish with some really good catches of Cabezon and lingcod as well. The crabbing was again really good with scores on most boats around the 3-5 per person range.

Fun day today as Tradewinds sent out ten boat fishing with full loads which make the skippers happy and lots of people from different areas of the country to meet. All in all a great day for fishing, crabbing, whale watching and meeting new friends on the boats.

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Date: Friday, May 13, 2011 at 16:04:58
Current Report:

Misprint on Halibut numbers

The Halibut numbers today was 13 and 2 meaning 13 passenger fish and 2 crew fish. I believe I said nineteen fish caught. It was really 15 fish caught. Sorry about that. I was to excited!!!

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Date: Friday, May 13, 2011 at 15:31:17
Current Report:

Mixed results today on the bottom fish grounds

Som folks on the boats did real well and others just average. Lots of wind and current today made it a little difficult and a little luck mixed with hard work made some of the folks successful. Others not so well. The Lingcod bite in the heavy current was slow today as was the Cabezon bite. Crabbing was also slower today with a moderate swell kept us in a little deeper water where the great crabbing has been lately in shallow water. Tomorrows weather thru the middle of next week looks much better.

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Date: Friday, May 13, 2011 at 15:27:27
Current Report:

Ho-Hum..Another Tradewinds Halibut Limit

Not trying to brag about our Halibut guys but they do a great job in some trying conditions. It has been quite windy and choppy out there the past few days and they continue to catch the folks their fish. Another nineteen fish caught today and brought back in for our customers. With safety always in mind our guys take you to the spots where the fish are in good numbers to give our (fisher-people) the best chance of success. The numbers tell the story as in the first two days of the season no one can match our success with limits both days. The size of the fish are a mixed bag. Some nice ones and some smaller ones.

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Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 16:50:10
Current Report:

Thursday Halibut Limit @ Tradewinds

Go with Tradewinds and get that Halibut for your freezer. That is what happened today as we went to where the fish were and got the job done like we normally do. A little further to go a little more fuel used but getting the fish for the folks is what we can do. Spots still available these next two days of this first weekend so give us a call or reserve over the Tradewinds website. We are open all night on the website(sorta).

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Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 15:27:27
Current Report:

Rockfish limits, 55 crabs & a decent lingcod bite

Good day on the bottom fishing grounds with rockfish limits for all and a decent catch on the lingcod with many-many undersize throw back Lings. The crab count today was 55 crabs good for around a 4-5 per person average.

No word yet on the Halibut 1st day action.

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Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:42:21
Current Report:

Tradewinds goes where the crabs are

A little note about ocean crabbing. There are crabs everywhere in the ocean I suppose. As you could probably imagine there are spots where there are more then other places. Tradewinds not only knows where those spots are but we take you to those spots on every trip which has crabbing involved. The idea is to catch crab and send you folks home with as many as craw into the pots. You can count on our skippers even though these spots are a little further away to take you to those spots on your trip. Do they always produce good loads of cab? No not always as crabs are like any other living creature in sometimes they jut don't bit (craw into the pots). Ever priced crab in the stores? For your extra $10 you can easily get five times that amount in crab it seems here lately. You can count on US to give you the best shot for your $ buck $.

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Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:31:39
Current Report:

Beautiful ocean when we left, wild waters as we returned

The fishing was really good and the crabbing was really good also. It was a beautiful overcast morning when we left with some rain suppose to hit the coastal area by evening. It arrived in the middle of the morning hours. On the way how there were some heavy duty winds in the area which gave the folks onboard an exciting ride home. Safe but exciting!

The fishing...quite a number of Lingcod and a limit of Cabezon with one described as a "humongous mother" (20 pounds) and close to a limit on the bass. Lots of crab also around the 5 per person average. Good day even with the wind and rain.

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Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 12:46:40
Current Report:

Beautiful ocean and good fishing & crabbing

Limits for all on board in the rockfish category and close to one Lingcod around for those critters. The crabbing was again excellent but NO word on the amount caught only that it was very good. Lets hope the good weather stays with us as it makes fishing good as well.

Remember Halibut offshore season opens on Thursday of this week and we expect limit catches if the weather holds up for us. Halibut discount coupons are available on the Tradewinds website so there is still time for you to book your trip for the 1st weekend.

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Date: Monday, May 9, 2011 at 20:19:13
Current Report:

Halibut Discount Coupon now posted

Make your Halibut reservation with Tradewinds and then copy off your discount coupon good for $10 off your price for the trip. Bring it with you on the day of the trip when you check in. You can find the coupon on the Tradewinds website under the link coupons. Limited time only.

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Date: Monday, May 9, 2011 at 15:52:16
Current Report:

Windy, choppy, a little wet, slow fishing....

...then..... they began to bite

Interesting morning for the Tradewinds faithful. Everything said above was true to my word. Three hours into the trip even with all of the above still happening except for the wet stuff the fish put on a show worthy of Tradewind folks. The Lingcod went on the bite and enough rockfish bit to get close to a limit of those guys as well. We had three boats full of fisher-people and was not totally sure what happened on all the boats but probably close to the same. The crabbing....unbelievable again...one boat I know had 39 and another boat had close to 50 crab. It was windy and choppy but the fish & crab made us forget about it the final three hours or so.

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Date: Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 10:27:37
Current Report:

Limit of lingcod...

...& a limit of rockfish...

...Happy Mom's Day

Offshore Halibut Season Opens Thursday

Tradewinds boats today produced limits of both Lingcod and rockfish in a flurry of action after a semi-slow start. When they started to bite they just kept on biting. Happy Mother's Day everyone !

Don't forget about the opening of Halibut season this week with boats going out Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Opening can still be had on all three days so give us a call. Also look on the website under the coupon link and see if there is a special Halibut coupon for you in the next few days. Bring it with you as you check in and get yourself a Tradewinds discount.

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Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 15:50:11
Current Report:

Halibut season starts next week May 12,13,14

Look for the Tradewinds Halibut coupon on this site in the next few days

Get your reservation in for the opening weekend of the 2011 Halibut season which opens this next week. Look for the Halibut discount coupon on the Tradewinds website in the next few days to help you folks out with the cost of the trip. Should be a good flat fish season. Space available for the 1st weekend and open weekends to follow.

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Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 15:45:35
Current Report:

Another one of those hard working days....

those who worked hard got lots of fish

It was the 2nd day in a row of "steady slow fishing" but the hard working Tradewinds folks on board this morning did just that *& worked hard and came home with some excellent catches. Quite a number of Cabezon in the fish totes and most of the boat commented that they had close to limits on the rockfish. The Lingcod fishing was a little on the slower side today but some real nice ones were caught. Crabbing again was just great with depending on the boat around 3-6 per person. Three large boats and one 6-pack bat were out on the pond this morning.

On one of the boats this morning we had a very large Halibut caught as is a somewhat common happening as we slide off the rocky reefs into the sandy bottom where the flat fish live. We hope to have a picture of the fish posted later.

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Date: Friday, May 6, 2011 at 15:33:46
Current Report:

HALIBUT IS ALMOST HERE!!!

IT ALL STARTS NEXT WEEKEND AS THE 2011 HALIBUT OFFSHORE FISHING SEASON SWINGS INTO FULL GEAR. SPACES STILL AVAILABLE FOR ALL THREE DAYS ON OUR BOATS SO IF YOU HAVE THE TIME AND WANT A FLAT FISH GIVE US A CALL OR MAKE YOUR RESERVATION ON THE TRADEWINDS RESERVATION SYSTEM.

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Date: Friday, May 6, 2011 at 14:23:56
Current Report:

Steady slow fishing today...but in the end....

The fishing was termed "steady slow" but in the end we had a very near limit of the rockfish, a limit of Cabezon and 1.5 Lingcod per person so it ended up as a great trip. Deeper water was the key today with the shallow water seemingly not producing but the deeper water produced that "steady slow effect". No crabbing today as a departure time swell had the captain chicken out on the pots this morning.

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Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 08:34:19
Current Report:

Beautiful day & ocean but No boats out of the harbor this morning

We all missed a picture perfect day this morning with absolutely calm seas, no wind and the fish probably biting. Tomorrow is another day. See ya then.

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Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 16:50:59
Current Report:

Slow fishing that closed with a mad rush

Sounds like the low tides put the fish to sleep for over half the trip today and then all broke loose towards the end and we came very close to a rockfish limit with some nice Cabezon in the mix and quite a few legal Lingcod hit the deck. Actually in that "mad dash" many-many Lingcod hit the deck but most were the "shorties" as we call them (not 22 inches long). All in all a good trip with great crabbing with 47 crabs for the folks crabbing. Worked out close to 7 per person.

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Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 12:07:08
Current Report:

Chinook in the area

A few folks out on one of our smaller boats today fishing Chinook salmon and they got one real nice King Salmon (Chinook). The bottom line is there must be a few around.

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Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 16:48:11
Current Report:

Tuesday the fish took the day off

Those Lingcod have been working us so hard these past three weeks that we just had to give them and us a day off. Seriously it was nice to get a day off and get back at it tomorrow. The lingcod fishing has been super great and very consistent. The crabbing has been as good as it is in the summer and the rockfish....well they always seem to bite sometime in a 5-hr trip. Bottom line fishing can't be a whole lot better then it is right now.

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Date: Monday, May 2, 2011 at 16:49:49
Current Report:

Two boats out....Two limits in...

some nice Lingcod too

A little drizzly out there today and it became a little windy as the morning went on but when the fish bite who cares. Limit catches on all of the Tradewinds boats out this morning and some real nice Lingcod brought onboard as well. Crabbing on one of the boats produced fifty crabs for the folks so another can I be so bold to say (typical) day out on the pond. Good job to our skippers, crew and passengers today.

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Date: Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 15:22:09
Current Report:

Great Tradewinds fishing day

The Lingcod are on their second week with a all out bite with one boat limiting out and another boat coming real close to it. The rockfish again were the issue at hand as we had to work real hard to get them to bite but in the end one boat limited and the other one was real close. Also one 28 pound Lingcod on the deck caught with others in the 15 pound range. The crabbing was spectacular with one boat around 5-per person and another boat around 7-per person today. Just a super all around Tradewinds day.

By the way, inshore Halibut opened today and we were hoping but didn't catch any on the bottom trips today. Maybe tomorrow......

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Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 15:17:40
Current Report:

Wedding @ Sea Today

Love in Whale Cove this afternoon

Wedding on a boat? Yes, it does happen quite often and this afternoon on a sun drenched day we had the perfect union take place in Whale Cove on the Mariner owned and operated by Dan "Booner" Zimmerman. Dan is also a ordained minister so he also performed the ceremony. It was a beautiful ceremony with a happy couple reciting their vowels onboard and got to see the whales on the way home.

Now you know...Only @ Tradewinds...A full service charter...Really!

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Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 12:56:21
Current Report:

Rockfish limits on three boats.....

lingcod limit on one boat....

Fantastic crabbing on one boat....

one boat No Report

The weather was great and four boats out for the Tradewinds fleet Saturday morning. One of the boats had a rockfish limit with some nice catches of Lingcod, another had a rockfish limit and also some nice Lingcod. Another ship had a limit of both Lingcod and rockfish and one of these boats had close to 60 crabs in the totes by the end of the trip. Another boat did not report in so we don't know. Bottom line is after most of last week being a wash due to bad ocean conditions the fish are still on the bite as the case was before the bad ocean weather. What a great day with another day tomorrow that sounds even better weather wise.

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Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 07:21:15
Current Report:

Beautiful ocean...Lots of Tradewinds boats out....

Ocean in real good shape and we will let you know later in the day on the results of the fishing and crabbing trips. Sunday looks like an even better day.

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Date: Friday, April 29, 2011 at 10:45:07
Current Report:

Ocean slow in coming down

Thought today that the ocean would have come down enough to get out but it didn't. Thirteen folks were disappointed as the ocean was quite windy and also quite rough at daylight so we had to cancel. The weekend forecast is suppose to be much-much better.

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Date: Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 14:09:59
Current Report:

Halibut but two weeks away....

...& dont forget about getting early salmon reservations for the summer

The 2011 spring Halibut season begins two weeks from today Thursday, May 12th. Fishing will be on most Thursday, Friday & Saturdays. The full schedule you can find on the homepage scroll of seasonal information. Should be good fishing as it normally is in this spring fishery. There are still spots left to fill so cal in for your reservation ASAP.

Never to early to start thinking about the summer. Summer salmon fishing opens July 2nd and runs thru August 13th and then re-opens September 1st thru September 11th. Opening the season later makes for bigger fish and the September fishery allows us to catch any two salmon regardless of hatchery, specie or native models.

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Date: Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 11:30:51
Current Report:

Beautiful sunny day on departure...

...pouring down rain on arrival back into port...

...oh by the way... another Tradewinds limit on Lingcod and rockfish

When we left this morning it was sunny and mild and we ventured out on another one of our bottom fishing trips. Somewhere after fishing & catching it began to rain quite hard and the wind came up a little, the ocean puffed up a little but with all of that..... another limit on nice looking Lingcod and rockfish. No one got wet as no one ever does on a Tradewinds boat and home we came. Good day...... !

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Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 12:45:05
Current Report:

Ocean better but still awfully windy and choppy...

no fun to be out there folks right now...

weekend looking better & better

Lots of wind and wind chop on the top of the water today even though the ocean swell is down quite a bit over the past few days. Still not much fun to be out there

The weekend is really looking good weather wise.

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Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 15:54:08
Current Report:

Weekend weather outlook

Looks like really nice weather moving in for the weekend. Low ocean swells makes for good fishing and that is in the forecast. Time to make those weekend reservations as the fishing before the last few days of bad weather has been the best all year with great Lingcod bites.

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Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 13:08:46
Current Report:

Sorry...tied to the boards for another day

Another day of bad weather and another day tied to the docks in the harbor. We will let you know when things improve.

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Date: Monday, April 25, 2011 at 06:59:58
Current Report:

Yesterday the ocean was rough and getting rougher....

today it has completed the job

A very rough windy wet ocean will cancel all ocean activities for the day and we will let you know how things shape up for tomorrow and the week ahead. 13 foot swells and winds approaching 40 knots are with us today. We had a great last week of nice ocean weather and that type of weather will return shortly.

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Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 09:09:09
Current Report:

No fishing trip out of the harbor today

Happy Easter

Everyone spending the day with their family on this holiday.

Good for you.

Happy Easter from Tradewinds Depoe Bay

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Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 12:44:06
Current Report:

Another Great Tradewinds day on the fishing pond

Had several boats out this morning and one of them had limits early on the Lingcod and the rockfish even though the skipper said that they had to work hard for them. Probably meaning the quick current out there this morning. The crabbing was also excellent with one full tote full of crab and another with some others crawling around. Another great day as it has been for the past 7 days. Easter Sunday's weather sounds pretty good to round out the holiday weekend.

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Date: Friday, April 22, 2011 at 13:58:41
Current Report:

Limits all around today...except crabs

Fishing sure was great for the two boats out of the harbor this morning with total limits on both the Lingcod and the rockfish. One boat nearly had a limit on the Cabezon coming up one short. The crabbing a little off with about a 2.5 crabs per person average. Not terrible but not what lately we have been used to. Sounds like the weekend looks like a GO for the weather. Easter weekend fishing @ Tradewinds.

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Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 15:12:55
Current Report:

Revised weekend weather outlook

The rising swell and whatever that was with it has held off for 24 hours and we are expecting great weather thru the weekend. Both weekend days plus tomorrow look great as we see it now. Monday looks like the weather could change a bit.

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Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 15:10:10
Current Report:

Limits al the way around on two Tradewinds boats

Two Tradewinds boats out of the harbor this morning and both brought back limits of Lingcod and the rockfish. After a decent day yesterday on the Lingcod but no limits they came to life in a big way again this morning. Crabbing checked in at around 4 pert person.

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Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 13:34:21
Current Report:

Part of the fish bite goes North...

...part of the fish bite goes south (just a little)

The Lingcod bite still very-very good but not quite as good as the past few days. The rockfish bite which has been tougher then normal was limits for everyone today. So how it goes on the fishing grounds from day to day. Still the Lingcod bite was a little better then one around per customer which is still really good was made up for with a great catch of the other guys (the rockfish) with limits for everyone. The crabbing....fantastic with around four per person on an average.

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Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 06:11:37
Current Report:

Ocean weather update

Good weather thru Saturday but a rising ocean swell for Sunday now predicted. Might want to make your plans NOW thru Saturday. We will keep you updated.

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Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 15:13:24
Current Report:

Thats four days in a row for the Tradewinds Lingcod hunters

For the fourth day in a row the Lingcod bite was terrific for the Tradewinds fleet bringing back in limits or very close to limits on the Lings as well as a better day for the rockfish and limits on them as well. The ocean provides us with these periods of fantastic fishing and the Tradewinds fleet is in one of them right now. As the weather remains great it is a good time to take on a Tradewinds fishing trip as all is in fine tune mode now.

Don't forget.... HALIBUT SEASON opens up May 12th.

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Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 10:37:30
Current Report:

Tuesday morning fishing (live update)

Lingcod still heavy on the bite

Halfway thru the morning trip the Lingcod as they have been the past three days are heavy on the bite with near limits already on the "toothy critters" and a little better bite on the rockfish as well. One 15-18 pound Vermillion rockfish also part of the catch this morning. It is the best time of 2011 so get here quickly as the catching and the weather is just wonderful (sunshine, calm seas, light winds thru the weekend).

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Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 at 16:51:07
Current Report:

PERFECT weather thru the weekend

Spring has sprung! If you like going fishing in perfect conditions you might lock into a date on one of our boats for the next 5-6 days. The weather report is just perfect with very low wind, lots of sunshine and hardly any swell at all. Now is the time.

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Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 at 15:16:52
Current Report:

If you want lingcod there is no better time then NOW

Listen folks.....

....The Lingcod literally are biting like fleas. It is harder to catch the rockfish as there are so many biting Lingcod out there the past few days. The ocean is beautiful and will be that way for the rest of the week by the forecast and you will like the results if all stays the same. One of our boats this morning threw back about a dozen legal sized Lingcod. We were trying real hard to fish above the bottom looking for the rockfish and the Lingcod came up higher in the water column to get after the hooks. This should be the case for the next few days anyhow with the weather forecast and able to fish a little deeper with slower running currents. Now is the time and we have boats going out every day. Take that day off you have been thinking about taking.

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Date: Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 14:53:04
Current Report:

Fantastic fishing & crabbing

What a day on the fishing links. Limits on Lingcod and some really large models to boot. Almost a limit on the Cabezon as well as we are after April 1st limited to one per angler per day. The rockfish also made the limit and crabbing was up around 6-7 per person range. There were some jumbo crabs in that mix to make it even nicer. It was just one of those days folks.

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Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 14:05:46
Current Report:

Saturday Lingcod & Crab update

Lingcod and Cabezon fishing was excellent with only a few short of limits on the boats reporting. Also crabbing was very good with by my calculations around 4-5 per person on an average. I know it is a long spoken phrase but "Only @ Tradewinds" is really true. Only @ Tradewinds as our skippers work harder for their folks then anyone around.

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Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 13:41:27
Current Report:

Lots of Tradewinds boats out on the pond this morning...

....& good fishing it was

The ocean overnight went from a 16 foot swell with 30 knots of wind at 7pm last night to a 6 foot swell by departure time with little or no wind.

Go figure....!!!!

The fishing was great with near limit catches on all the boats with crab catches not reported so I can't give you a guesstimate on those. Judging by the past crab performances it more then likely was pretty good as the crabs begin their push into the shallow water in the spring. That is good for the charter fleet @ Tradewinds as we have difficulty getting to the guys when they are in the deeper water. Cabezon and Lingcod were part of the catch this morning on a really nice ocean with light drizzle.

Tomorrow should be even better with even less drizzle in the area. Should be a good day with spaces still available for the morning.

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Date: Friday, April 15, 2011 at 11:45:22
Current Report:

Very nice ocean....

lots of wet stuff falling from the sky....

fish biting like fleas

Tradewinds sent the boats out this morning even being a little wet (actually it was a whole bunch wet) but when the ocean is nice and the fish biting like fleas no one whimpered at all. The Tradewinds boats all have rain gear and put it in places where the folks have access to it so lets go fishing. Around one Lingcod per rod and all of the rockfish hit the decks in less then two hours. Tomorrow the weather (rain) is suppose to be much better and the ocean even better then today. The fishing will depend if you are on a Tradewinds boat or not!! He he he

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Date: Friday, April 15, 2011 at 08:32:45
Current Report:

Weather presently getting better...

...ocean coming down...

...weekend looks great for ocean weather...

...one boat out of the harbor today

Will let you know the fishing results this afternoon when we get the report but things are beginning to look good for the weekend into the next week as the forecast looks great. Fishing and whale watching activities should be "full speed ahead" so there are still openings so give us a call today and make plans for the weekend. Think about that great tasting deep fried fish and fresh crab salad. Only available with this kind of taste at Tradewinds.

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Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 16:27:24
Current Report:

Read all of this but only if looking for some good news....

Lots to tell you....

Great weather weekend....

Halibut & Salmon in your future

The weather this weekend thru at least the middle of next week looks bright with virtually no swell on the ocean and that means great fishing and whale watching. Maybe, just maybe spring is about ready to kick ol' man winter out the door. It is the first good sign so far so & we are hoping.

Lots of Halibut activity on the books for the opening weekend May 12, 13, 14 but still plenty of room as we have plenty of boats ready to go. Should be a good season with a quota a little larger then years past.

The 2011 Salmon season is posted on the article just below this one so take a gander at that. It opens a little later this year but there are good things about that. Larger fish and more of the fish will be north of the southern ports so not so good for them but good for us. Also a September fishery for you folks who are vacationing after the kids go back to school in the fall.

Never forget about the summer Albacore Tuna fishery. Late June, July, August and September. It is gonna be a good one by all reports.

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Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 08:56:26
Current Report:

2011 summer salmon season adopted

Interesting summer season which includes a September fishery

All-salmon mark-selective coho fishery: July 2 through earlier of August 13 or a landed catch of 15,000 marked coho. Seven days per week. All salmon, two fish per day. All retained coho must be marked with a healed adipose fin.

Any remainder of the mark selective coho quota will be transferred on an impact neutral basis to the September non-selective coho quota listed below. Non-mark-selective coho fishery: September 1 through the earlier of September 10 or a landed catch of 3,000 non-mark-selective coho quota. Thursday through Saturday all salmon, two fish per day; Sunday through Wednesday, all salmon except coho, two fish per day.

Basically what this means is the July 2nd thru August 13th fishery must be Coho with healed adipose fin. The September Coho fishery can be any shape or model.

The Chinook salmon fishery is open presently thru September 30th.

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Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 09:28:12
Current Report:

No fishing boats out this morning....

...but if there were we would have limited

The headline says it all. We are that good. It was a day that had LIMIT written all over it. You missed it but there will be others. Come down and go (limit)_fishing with the Oregon Coasts very best.

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Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 13:43:10
Current Report:

Just one boat out of the harbor today

We got a fishing trip in before the next storm hits the area and the fishing was really good this morning. Just one boat out of the harbor this morning & Tradewinds made the trip north and found some near limits on the rockfish and a very respectable catch of Lingcod as well. It was a pretty good ocean where we fish and as normal we make the journey to where the better fishing takes place. You can count on that out of our fleet as we not only are affected by high fuel costs just like everyone is but we still are dedicated to taking the folks to the better fishing spots. Caring about the folks is what we believe has made us the largest and most popular charter outfit on the coast. If you have tried others give us a try the next time and compare. Let us know what you think as we want to win you over for future trips.

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Date: Monday, April 11, 2011 at 11:04:38
Current Report:

Halibut - Halibut - Halibut

Time to start thinking about it & making plans. We are only one month away from the start of the offshore season which opens May 12th. Reservations for the first three day weekend opener are going very well so give us a call or book thru the online reservation system for your spots. Should be a good season to get your flat fish in the freezer. The homepage scroll has all of the halibut dates listed so take a look at that and get back with us. Tradewinds-has always been #1 in Depoe Bay Halibut fishing and has the boats and knowledgeable skippers to take you where you need to go.

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Date: Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 08:10:32
Current Report:

The sunshine, Nice oceans, No wind....

....well its gone

The wind, the rain and the rough oceans are back with us. As we saw a glimpse of spring these past three days "ol' man winter" even though by the calendar is gone peaked his head back up for another go. All of our ocean activities were cancelled today and it sounds quite "iffy" for the next few days. We will as always keep you informed like no one else does.

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Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 16:23:06
Current Report:

Fair fishing today but it was a struggle

Fishing is not red-hot every day and today was one of those days. It was just plain hard work with some folks doing really well and others really struggled. The fish don't bite every day. Some of the boats did good to OK and other just fair. The Lingcod fishing today was really off with very few hitting the decks on any of the boats. Sometimes cold water, recent storms and heavy currents play a toll on the fish biting and maybe one of those was the problem today. Crabbing however was excellent. Tomorrow is another day.

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Date: Friday, April 8, 2011 at 15:43:18
Current Report:

We did get out fishing today

W did have a number of boats out on the ocean pond today and the fishing was only fair. After a series of days of northerly winds the water really cooled down which can make the fish a little sleepy so to speak. Some nice fish in the mix but limits were had only by those who were able to brave the cold conditions for the full 5-hr ride. Suppose to be better tomorrow both in water temperature, ocean conditions and we hope biting fish.

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Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 10:06:39
Current Report:

No fishing boats out today....

...but as last entry said things look good for Saturday

The ocean is still quite messy today so nothing took place this morning as far as getting the boats out. Too bad also as we had plenty of boats and people on the books ready to go catch some fish. Just a little to rough. The ocean report for Saturday as of right now looks very good so make your plans for that day. The next day Sunday looks like a return to the rough stuff again so Saturday is THE DAY!

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Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 06:02:08
Current Report:

Saturday lookin' good

Saturday looks like the real good day from the forecast they are showing now with building weather and seas for Sunday. So if you want to go fishing book with us for Saturday as it looks like a decent day.

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Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 14:08:39
Current Report:

Another bad weather day to go and then maybe???

Cancellations again this morning for all of our ocean activities and probably another one tomorrow as well. Friday looks better and we are hopeful for the weekend. Time will tell and we will let you know day to day what things look like.

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Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 16:12:22
Current Report:

Surprise this morning....

ocean not so bad

Woke to a not-so-good forecast but the ocean was only 6-foot in swell sized and no wind or rain to speak of. It was very fishable but the forecast was not good for later in the day. Halfway thru the morning it started to get with The program so to speak and the ocean turned upside down very quickly so maybe a good thing we didn't send any boats out this morning. It is just that time of the year folks.

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Date: Monday, April 4, 2011 at 10:06:11
Current Report:

Todays fishing trip back in early because of weather...

...or maybe they limited early?

Awoke to a fairly nice morning with a little drizzle which quickly as the ocean weather goes turned not-so-nice out there. We had fishing trips this morning which I believe went out under the bridge to give it a try and the next thing noticeable the boats were back in the harbor. Which means they either hit a ton of very hungry biting fish or the captain told his crew there will be better days. So with all that in mind our Tradewinds skippers have a knack of either finding "windy-wet-choppy ocean biting fish" (or) our Tradewinds skippers as they always do have the best interest of the folks in mind. Either way, "YEAH FOR US"!

Will let you know when things calm down in it seems these endless early spring winter type storms.

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Date: Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 16:51:02
Current Report:

Lots of fish caught today

Fishing was very good today with two boats out on a pretty nice day which got better as it went on. The fishing was really good with some nice Lingcod and Cabezon in the mix as well. No crabbing today as when they went out there was a pretty good swell still out there and no one was sure which way things as far as the weather goes was going to end up. Tomorrow we hope to get the day in but there is some wind in the forecast and then the middle part of the week looks a little on the rough side. It does change without notice sometimes and we will let you know the happenings.

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Date: Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 09:54:22
Current Report:

Boats out this morning but you'd better hurry...

...sounds like Monday is a good day but rest of week not good at all

Will give you a full rundown of the fishing action this morning later and it also sounds like another decent day tomorrow. After that the forecast sounds like very heavy swells arriving in the area for the rest of the work week.

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Date: Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 18:19:49
Current Report:

Nothing again today....

...but looking better for Sunday and Monday

Another day of bad weather forced the cancellation of all trips today. It was just a bad week entirely but we do have hope for tomorrow morning and Monday. See ya in the morning.

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Date: Friday, April 1, 2011 at 14:59:55
Current Report:

Fishing trips cancelled this morning

A very rough Depoe Bay bar forced cancellation of all of our fishing trips for the day. It was to bad also as the waters outside the #1 buoy were looking really nice with no wind or rain today. It was just too rough the first half mile getting out to where the nice water was. Hopefully tomorrow....

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Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 16:19:01
Current Report:

Iffy weather upon us again....

....hopefully the weekend will get better

No fishing boats out today. The "boys" were up on the highway 101 overlook and watched it for a while before calling the trips. We had four full boats today and many disappointed fisher-people. It just would not have been much fun. Hope for better weather for the weekend.

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Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 18:47:37
Current Report:

Chinook salmon is open until April 30th

...after May 1st salmon fisheries wil be announced in the middle of April

The ODFW fishery interests has reviewed the recreational Chinook salmon seasons adopted under the 2010 regulation setting process, and the season scheduled to be open for Chinook salmon from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. will occur as scheduled for the period of March 15 through April 30.

Seasons from May 1, 2011 through April 30, 2012 are currently being developed. Season alternatives will be reviewed and a final season recommendation made at the Pacific Fishery Management Council public meeting in San Mateo, California on April 9-13

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Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 13:22:52
Current Report:

Wednesday Afternoon Update

Limits all around. It was windy and rainy out there so our experienced skippers were forced to take the folks to those "we need fish quickly spots" so we can get the passengers lots of fish and get them home an hour or so early. Thats what we did with the help of those super secret spots. Honestly that is what we hope happens on these type of days and today we were fortunate. No crabbing today as it was one of those skippers choice decisions which happens from time to time on marginal days.

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Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 10:13:35
Current Report:

One boat out this morning

....forgot to tell you about our deepwater trip the other day

Forgot to tell you about more then likely the final deep water trip out to the deep water lingcod reefs that we had just the other day (Monday). Tradewinds was out there as no one fishes that spot like we do and we were well on our way to a probable limit when the ocean got quite "large" and the inside water was piling up on the Depoe Bay bar so we cut the trip short. If it is the final trip out there for the year as it ends Thursday until it re-opnes October 1st it was a good season on the deep water reefs.

We have one boat out this morning as the swell was quite a bit less then was predicted but it is quite windy and wet out there. Even with that the last report was that our vessel is well on the way towards a limit of bottom fish. Will give you the full report later.

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Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 11:17:04
Current Report:

Not so nice day

The ocean is not as rough as yesterday afternoon after a decent morning but there is a bigger swell, more rain and some wind to contend with. Put it all together and everything was cancelled today. Suppose to be better tomorrow so we will try again then.

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Date: Monday, March 28, 2011 at 11:37:10
Current Report:

Good fishing then back we came

The ocean calmed down enough this morning to get out on three trips which one was a offshore trip. Fishing inside was very good and the fishing offshore was also very good until the call came to probably head back to the beach. The ocean was suppose to be a little "bumpy" this morning and then calm this afternoon. The opposite happened and the boats decided to head back to the harbor. Other then that another good fishing day for Tradewinds. Sorry NO crabbing report today as it was another one of those not a good day to do it.

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Date: Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 08:53:17
Current Report:

Early & easy report to make for the day

Nothing happening today. We are under gale force wind warnings and unlike yesterday, today's warnings came to pass. Very windy, very wet & very rough ocean conditions exist right now and it looks that way at least thru the next 24 hours. We will update you on the happenings throughout this upcoming week.

Fishing has sure been good and when we have been able to the crabbing has been just as good. This coming Thursday is the final day to go offshore for the Big Lingcod trips. It looks like we won't have the weather to do any of that thru the period because of offshore weather forecasts. It will re-open October 1st. It was a good winter season out there when the weather allowed fishing on those deep water spots as it normally always is.

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Date: Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 16:16:57
Current Report:

Interesting weather morning that never materialized....

but the fishing was sure great fun

Five Tradewinds boats ventured out this morning on a weather report that sure surprised just about everyone. We woke up actually expecting the kind of morning ocean conditions that send us all home and back to bed. The ocean was just fine for us to sail and all of the boats had good catch scores. It was a little wet and windy at times and because of a moderately heavy current we had to fight the Lingcod and Cabezon catch was a little off from what it has been but lots of other fish bit the hooks. All of the folks on the boats went home with a decent catch of fish. We kept watching the weather all morning expecting it to get bad but it actually got better as the day went on. The fish gods were looking over us at Tradewinds today and our many fishermen on board our vessels this morning. The super secret weather forecaster we turn to on marginal ocean forecasts came thru for us once again.

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Date: Friday, March 25, 2011 at 15:37:54
Current Report:

One boat out this morning and had a fun ride home

We had one boat out fishing on this sun drenched Friday and they did really well as the ocean waters where we fish was just quite pleasant. Lots of Cabezon and Lingcod to go along with a good catch of the rockfish. The Depoe Bay bar really got rough around 10:30am and the Coast Guard informed our boat operator of the conditions and they came home on the side of safety. It was a fun bar crossing also as the Coast Guard was not kidding. Our experienced skippers do a great job of navigating the bar when they get rough while we are out there. Piece of cake.....

No crabbing again today as we spoke to yesterday. Crab trips are immensely popular for our skippers as it is that little extra we like to give the folks on our trips. Our guys know when not to drop crab pots on these marginal days. It can for some be a trick of the charter house trade (NOT US) to sell those crab trips knowing that crabbing was not going to happen only to disappoint the folks on the way home that it is to rough to pick them up. I guess they end up on the skippers dinner table later that night or the next day. Just trying to throw a little honesty at you on this sunny day. Sunshine makes me do that. Thats why we know when to crab and when not to. As Kenny Rogers used to say, "Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold "em". Only @ Tradewinds the honest charter of the Oregon Coast!!

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Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 17:51:36
Current Report:

2011 SALMON SEASON pre-season reports

The 2011 Chinook salmon season opened March 15th in our area and will be open until the end of October according to the information posted by the PFMC. This time of year there historically have never been that many Chinook around the area but we will keep you informed if we begin to see some of them begin appear in the area.

As far as the proposed Coho summer season it does not sound all that encouraging for a long season. The quota looks like it will be somewhere between 15,000 and 21,000 fish quota beginning either on June 25th or July 2nd. We will know sometime in the middle of April and again will keep you informed on the actual adopted season information. Judging on past summers this would mean to make your reservations for salmon early as with that kind of quota on a normal summer we might make it thru July into the 1st part of August. Lots of things can effect that however either making it longer or shorter. Good catches might shorten the season and slower catches would lengthen the season especially with the adipose fin thing we deal with each summer. One way or the other we will have a season of some length.

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Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 11:20:41
Current Report:

Fishing over early for the day...

....it began to rain...hard

Fishing was great as in two quick hours all three of our vessels pretty much limited on their catch and even had a good number of Lingcod on deck. A little after 10am the heavy wind predicted and a driving rain hit the area and pretty much everyone was happy about going home (some might have liked it out there in that stuff). So we got the trip in and were smart enough to cancel the crab pot portion of the trip before leaving in the morning as the skippers read the weather report and knew what was coming. Yes, we do read the weather reports at Tradewinds and experience and good sense paid off on this one. Good call there...

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Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 16:30:15
Current Report:

Great day of fishing from the one boat info was available from...

that probably means the whole fleet did pretty well (I guess?)

The one boat that information was available from was a limit of rockfish and only 1-Lingcod short on the Lingcod limit for a whole boat of fishermen. It was just good fishing with lots of Cabezon and some very good size Sea Trout also filling the baskets. It was just a good day of fishing on a beautiful ocean. I believe the crab score was around 3-crabs per person on the average. The Tradewinds fleet is not afraid to spend a little extra fuel money to take you where the fish seem to bite a little better. Even with the rising cost of diesel fuel that our skippers have to pay for we are not letting that get in our way of giving our folks the trip they deserve.

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Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 15:07:35
Current Report:

Ocean fighting back this morning...fish wise

Well, it was not a bad day fishing but it was not what we expect out of ourselves either. Trying hard was not the problem. The fish were the problem today as they once in a while win the game. Today we averaged about 4-5 fish per rod which is a barely average day of fishing. It happens....and there is really nothing you can do except for to try hard....and we did. Even the crabbing was off today with many females showing up this early in the spring which was a little surprising. Don't normally start seeing an abundance of them until the summer months. Every day is different just like tomorrow will bring.

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Date: Monday, March 21, 2011 at 12:15:34
Current Report:

Went to bed last night with beautiful ocean conditions....

woke this morning surprisingly to everyone to a windy rough ocean...

hard to figure the spring time ocean out once in a while

Four fishing boats ready to go this morning with a bunch of anxious fisher-people only to wake to a surprisingly rough ocean not in the forecast we saw last night. Anyhow, looking better hopefully for tomorrow.

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Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 14:13:53
Current Report:

TACKLEBUSTER NOW IN COOS BAY

The NEW Tackletbuster is closer to its Depoe Bay arrival as it begins about a two week stay in Coos Bay, Oregon where it will be given a so-to-speak face lift to get it ready for duty. More information on its final arrival home here as we find that out.

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Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 14:09:29
Current Report:

A nice day finally...followed by a good fishing morning

Five full Tradewinds charter fishing boats ventured out on a nice ocean Sunday morning and the fishing was very good with excellent Lingcod catches and limits on the Cabezon and the rockfish was near the rule of the day. Crabbing was also pretty good not great but probably in the neighborhood of 2-4 per person from boat to boat.

Remember only another ten days left on the offshore deep water "Big Lingcod" trips as the season closes on March 31st and does not re-open again till October 1st. On April 1st we are limited to fishing inside 240 feet of water. Book that trip before the season ends as no-one limits those trips like Tradewinds Charters Depoe Bay.

Reservations are going very well for the opening of the offshore halibut fishery opening May 12th but still lots of room available on the multiple boats available thru Tradewinds. Take your choice of large boat deep water halibut fishing or small boat fishing. Lots of action and "big fish" to catch.

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Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 12:31:22
Current Report:

We tried today but just too rough to go

The forecast changed a bit yesterday afternoon and the calming forecast that was predicted is a little slower to occur and not until tomorrow. Sunday thru the middle part of next week looks pretty good for your ocean activities. Hopefully you folks who were in quite large numbers scheduled for Saturday could put things off until tomorrow.

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Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 at 06:38:20
Current Report:

Weather beginning to improve

The weekend weather is beginning to look much better as we approach the 1st of three weeks or so of the spring breaks. Should be good fishing and whale watching as long as the forecasts are correct indicating the improvement.

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Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 14:58:15
Current Report:

Half of weekend looking better

We are still three days out but Sunday into the first part of next week looks much better then this weeks weather with Saturday right now a little iffy. We will keep you all up to date as things have and do change as we get closer to the start of the first of a series of spring breaks.

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Date: Monday, March 14, 2011 at 16:20:14
Current Report:

Thanks Redmond, Oregon....

still bad weather at the coast

Thanks to all of the nice folks out in Redmond, Oregon over this past week who visited our booth and signed up for the many fishing trips that we are offering this spring. Also congratulations to those of you who won the fishing trips which were being drawn today back at our Depoe Bay office. Nice to find so many of you Eastern Oregonians who are interested in this springs Halibut trips and summer Albacore Tuna trips which should offer exciting seasons. Once again thanks to the many folks who visited our booth this past week.

The weather down here is still not very good and we are awaiting spring to show up now that daylight savings time is here. It should be happening soon.

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Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 16:48:19
Current Report:

Not a whole lot to report about fishing....

but some other interesting stuff going on

The weekend appears to be a NO-GO as another week of bad weather has past with more coming our way thru the middle part of next week it appears.

It was an interesting Friday in Depoe Bay with the Tsunami wave hitting Depoe Bay with several smaller waves early in the morning and then the bigger one hit around 11am. That wave did a little damage to Dock#1 by tearing off around fifty feet of that dock but little else. The boats that were on it at the time were all moved to safer spots and now the city ponders how to fix the damaged dock.

Spring breaks are coming up here in just around ten days so we hopefully will have good weather for the folks that will be coming to our area for their holidays.

The NEW Tacklebuster is now in Eureka, California where it appears it will be sitting for the better part of next week awaiting some better weather to get going again. Its first destination will be Coos Bay which he can make in one day when that one good day arrives to travel again. There it will undergo some boat work for a few weeks and then take the final leg of the journey to Depoe Bay to get down to the work of fishing and whale watching.

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Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 07:07:38
Current Report:

Weather looking not-so good

The weekend weather to be honest looks not very good at all. Sounds like heavy seas, rain and wind for the extended period. Contact the office for up-to-the-minute present conditions.

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Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 21:03:45
Current Report:

Where is the NEW Tacklebuster

On its way to Depoe Bay. It is spending the night in Half Moon Bay, California (just below San Francisco) as it works its way up the coast from Southern California. It will stop in Coos Bay, Oregon for a few weeks as it gets outfitted for the fishing season. Can't wait to see it and we will keep you informed on its movement as it gets closer to Depoe Bay. Next stop hopefully tomorrow is Bedega Bay.

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Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 20:57:24
Current Report:

Over in Redmond this weekend and visiting with lots of folks from Central Oregon

Weather issues along the coast this weekend? Keep in contact with the Tradewinds office for all the up-to-date information

The Tradewinds gang (at least some of us) are over in Redmond, Oregon participating in the Central Oregon Sportsman Show at the Expo Center. We sure on the first day have met many of the neat people over here and talked with them about an exciting spring and summer fishing season that we have coming our way. If you are in the neighborhood of Redmond plan to stop by and say hello and get some of the valuable coupons and the possibility of winning some free fishing trips.

Not sure what is going on over at the coast weather wise but it is snowing off and on here and then sun breaks. If you are scheduled for a fishing trip or whale watch adventure with us this weekend give the office a call and they will inform you on the weather happenings and what to expect this weekend. Hard to predict something that you can't see from Redmond.

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Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 07:10:16
Current Report:

Here we come Redmond, Oregon

After sportsman shows in Portland and Boise we are on our way to Redmond, Oregon for the Eastern Oregon show beginning tomorrow (Thursday) thru Sunday. Should be a good show and all of you Tradewinds fans and new potential customers stop by our booth and say Hi. We will be there with show specials and discounts plus chances to win free fishing trips.

Next year we continue to do the sportsman shows and will be adding other spots where we will be attending so watch for us at NEW locations that we will be announcing SOON. We are the largest and oldest charter fishing and whale watching outfit on the Oregon Coast. We have been doing it longer and continue to get better to serve our customers old and new.

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Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 09:03:17
Current Report:

Weather issues here again

Have some ocean weather issue here once again after last weekends great weather. Will give you some updates as the week progresses.

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Date: Monday, March 7, 2011 at 15:56:29
Current Report:

Another Tradewinds Great Lingcod Trip

Have you heard about the Alaska Halibut quota & size limit??

Today was the inshore Lingcod variety trip and it was a good one. Darn close to a total limit on those "toothy critters" but a little tough fishing on the rockfish. Seems like it is usually the other way around. It was a good rockfish count but we are so used to everyday rockfish limits that when we don't it is a little unusual. The Lingcod's though make it just right. To make things better had 3-4 large Dungeness crabs per person for a little extra bonus.

Remember those offshore "Big Lingcod" trips that will be available thru the end of this month when it closes until October 1st. They are real fun trips with as close as you can get to a sure thing when you can get out there and fish the 450 foot stuff. Then you get to come back in and do the rockfish thing. Probably able to book it with crab as well if you wish.

Just a little note on the Alaska halibut quota and fish length thing going around up there. Though a once in a lifetime trip to our 50th state sure is fun but if you have been there before and like to bring back a ton of Halibut don't be so sure anymore. The limits up there now are in the southeast one Halibut per person and it has to be smaller the 37 inches. We can get that done for you here and catch ya a larger fish then that. Halibut opens May 12th and with a larger quota this year.

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Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 17:58:36
Current Report:

Another great fishing day on the pond

More boats out today and more fish on the filet table as another nice day on the Pacific produced limits of Lingcod and rockfish. Actually we were two Lingcod short on the inshore trip with all of the rockfish and a total limits on the offshore deep water Lingcod trip. Boy, were they nice "Big Boys". No crabbing today so we will get you an update I believe tomorrow on the fish and crab adventure scheduled for tomorrow. Weather looking good for the for-see-able future so come on down and fish with the very best....Tradewinds Depoe Bay.

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Date: Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 22:10:19
Current Report:

Great day of ocean fishing

It sure was a great day to fish Saturday as we had our boats out in the morning and all limited out on both the lIngcod and the rockfish. The weather is improving and the fishing was red hot. The spring is always a good time to fish the bottom reefs as this is the best time to hunt down the lingcod. The weather seems to be improving so now is a good time to book your spring time trip.

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Date: Friday, March 4, 2011 at 11:53:40
Current Report:

Weather improving for the weekend and beyond

One more little windy period this afternoon and tonight and then better on Saturday and even better Sunday into the middle part of next week. Sounds like fishing prospects looking good for the near future. Make those reservations as the Lingcod bite has been real good and the crabbing has been really good so far in this early part of spring.

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Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 07:16:00
Current Report:

Weather outlook looking a little better for the weekend

As we look ahead to the weekend we see the winds down and the rain breaking up from the forecast and now we need just a little bit more moderation in the ocean swell which it seems to be doing. We still have three more days so lets keep our fingers crossed. Friday will be the decision day.

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Date: Monday, February 28, 2011 at 15:43:22
Current Report:

Sorry to tell you this about the weather but...

The NOAA ocean weather report is not a real good one for the next 4-6 days, so if you have reservations with us between now into the coming weekend pay attention to the weather reports. Make sure that you check in with us as your fishing trip gets closer (24-48 hours). Things can and do change and we will let you know if that happens or when it is expected to happen. For now we are looking at a combination of rain, wind and moderate to heavy seas over the time period.

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Date: Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 14:38:57
Current Report:

Not a pretty day, but....

fishin' was great

The ocean was nice this morning if you only go by the size of the swell. However it was pretty windy, and the rain was coming down which made the catch even that more remarkable. They came real close to a boat limit of Lingcod and also very near a boat limit on the rockfish as well. The cancelled the crab part of the trip as they chickened out on that part. That was a good idea for this day. Fishing is really great right now but we do have a few days here now as another end of winter storm rolls thru. The weather folks tell me that this is the last hurrah for winter storms at least we can hope.

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Date: Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 15:43:35
Current Report:

Offshore "Big Lingcod" really on the bite today

Inshore Lingcod fishing also very good

Crabbing was really good today

On a beautiful ocean day but also a rather cold one the fish and the crabs were biting. With one more month to go on the offshore "Big Lingcod" trips they were really on the bite today so make your plans to book one of these trips between now and the end of the month of March. Nice size Lingcod with many of them as big as what the offshore boys caught today on the inshore trip with a limit of the rockfish to go along with them. The crabbing was the "ace in the hole" today with 50+ crabs hitting the cookers and they are just jumbo size this year thus far. Spring is not that far off as the weather is beginning to turn around and cooperate some now. Winter is in its last days so it is time to book a trip as we are up and running now as the 1st of March is our normal start of full time operation.

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Date: Friday, February 25, 2011 at 17:25:17
Current Report:

Nice day for Saturday fishing

Tomorrow brings the nicest Saturday we have had since last season sometime with calm seas, very little wind but a bit more then likely on the cold side. The fish bite good in cold temperatures. The sun should be shining bright so it will warm up as the morning goes on. Load up time is 7:30am so if in the area come on down and hop aboard. The fishing should be great and the Dungeness crab are big and ready to boil up for dinner.

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Current Report:

Looks like a real good weekend on the horizon

Tuesday thru Thursday looks a little "stormy" here at the coast but Friday shows much improvement and Saturday looks like a 3-foot swell day which is even in the summer months unusually nice. So start to make those phone calls to us as we are really beginning to gear up for the spring fishing. We now have multiple boats ready to go and by March 1st will have 7 of the 10 fleet boats in operation. By the end of March all ten will be ready to go.

Remember no one fishes the offshore "Big Lingcod" like Tradewinds does so we have boats ready to go out there for the "Big Boys". The coasts most popular trips the 5-hr bottom fish and crab trips are going real well and the crabbing this past Sunday was very good.

For you folks in the Boise, Idaho area Tradewinds will be there for the sportsman show set to go March 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th @ the fairgrounds.

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Date: Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 19:43:55
Current Report:

Lingcod on the bite / Crabs also

Good fishing today on the ocean waters with a super Lingcod bite for all of the customers with just one fish short of a total limit. This is the better time of the year to fish the Lingcod as they are in on the inner reefs spawning. Should be good for the better part of the next two months. The crabbing was also pretty good for the late winter crab fishing with about 3-4 crabs per person. The weather is slowly getting better so give us a call and set up a trip for you and your buddies.

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Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 15:53:32
Current Report:

Pretty good fishing out on the pond today

The fish score today was around 4-5 fish per person on half the passengers and a full limit on the other half. There were a number of Lingcod caught as well but was unsure about the total number of those guys. Their was one Cabezon in the fish baskets and believe it or not a 12-pound Coho Salmon. How weird is that? It had to go back in but to find one around this time of year is a little unusual.

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Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 16:29:52
Current Report:

Better weather but we are hoping for even better yet

The weekend is looking a little "iffy"right now but sure is looking better then what we have gone thru the past few days. So we are still hopeful with a little more change that this weekend might just shape up OK. It is suppose to be DRY so all we need is a bit more cooperation in the ocean weather and we will have a good weekend. More information as it becomes available.

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Date: Monday, February 14, 2011 at 17:24:58
Current Report:

Messy weather next several days

Lookin' bad thru at least Wednesday down here as winter is still holding on a bit so relax here for a few days. Lots of rain and wind and very rough seas so we will get back with you Wednesday and let you know if things are beginning to calm down a bit. Don't worry....Spring is in the front window.

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Date: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 18:33:46
Current Report:

Portland Sportsman Show a grand success

Depoe Bay office open for business

We sure had a great time in Portland the last five days and we met thousands of nice folks and enjoyed talking with all of you about the upcoming ocean fishing season. The Portland Sportsman Show is the annual kick-off & opening of the season for Tradewinds as we begin to man the office here in Depoe Bay as we prepare for the upcoming spring breaks and the spring and summer fishing seasons. We are up and running and have lots of great deals for you and the fish are biting. Give the "Very Best" a call and we will see you real quick for a fishing adventure out of Depoe Bay and Tradewinds Charters.

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Date: Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 20:08:43
Current Report:

We snuck before the storm hit....

It was a decent day at departure time but we knew that we had only a hour, maybe two to get some fishing in before a forecasted storm hit the coastal area. So the Tradewinds fleet headed to the closest spot we could find with lots of fish and limited on the rockfish and came real close to a full limit with the Lingcod as well. Then the winds came up and we were forced in off the water before we caught the last few Lingcod. Still a good trip and the folks went home happy with lots of fish filets. It's gonna be a great year.

This is a great time to catch Lingcod as all of the spawners are in on the inner reefs so between now and the middle of April you are gonna find the Lingcod catch will be really good. Make your reservations now and hope for some good weather as we see the end of winter in the front window.

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Date: Friday, February 11, 2011 at 21:17:52
Current Report:

Coming Soon - New Tacklebuster heading to Depoe Bay

There is a new boat coming to Depoe Bay. It will show the name "TACKLEBUSTER" on it's hull and have the same red and white colors as before. It will be run by the same skipper who has run the Tacklebuster over the past 20+ years.

The difference........

It will be about seven feet longer, more comfortable, more room for fishing and whale watching and will be even more wheel chair friendly then any boat in the Depoe Bay harbor. The new 50 foot Delta hull will be arriving very soon and will certainly be one of the jewels of Depoe Bay if not the Oregon Coast.

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Date: Friday, February 11, 2011 at 08:31:19
Current Report:

Crowds of people talking with Tradewinds at the Portland Sportsman Show

The first two days are finding excellent turnouts for the 2011 Portland Sportsman Show at the Expo Center on the shores of the Columbia River. It is a great time for folks to meet some of the boat operators and talk about the 2011 ocean fishing season coming up. There are also lots of valuable coupons and trip discounts available. The show runs three more days thru Sunday so drop by and say HI and cash in on those discounts for this spring and summer. There are also chances to win free fishing trips.

The ocean weather is improving slowly so make your plans to take in on a spring fishing adventure. The lingcod are really biting heavy right now inshore and on our offshore deep water trips.

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Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 08:59:22
Current Report:

Inshore and offshore bottom fishing picking up as weather improves

Deep water "Big Lingcod" trips NOW available

Lets go get some early season Dungeness crabs

We are gearing up for the 2011 season and the weather is beginning to improve and the fishing is really good for Lingcod as well as the rockfish. We have offshore deep water "Big Lingcod" trips going on now as we hit the deep water spots around 11 miles offshore right out in front of Depoe Bay. Great trips for the "Big Boys" and we are geared up and ready to GO. The inshore 5-hr trips are also catching nice size Lingcod as the spawning Lingcod are in on the inner reefs making for this years hatching. Make your reservations over the Tradewinds website or call the office for trip reservations Best time to find someone in the office is between 10am and NOON. If no answer leave a short message and someone will get back to you ASAP. Regular hours return March 1st.

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Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 08:11:25
Current Report:

Bottom fishing picking up as ocean weather improves

Daily fishing reports begin March 1st

Portland Sportsman Show this week @ Expo Center in Portland Febr 9-13

The bottom fishing has improved greatly now that we are getting some better weather along the coast and we are able to get boats out there. The offshore deep water "Big Lingcod" fishery is also in the hot fishery category as that will be open thru the month of March. Lots of Lingcod in the 15 pound to 30 pound class are of the normal catch. Watch the weather as our boats are geared up for the spring fishery so come down and go with the very best charter outfit on the coast.

If you are in the Portland area and planning on attending the sportsman show this weekend drop by our booth and pick up some valuable coupons for fishing as well as whale watching for this spring and summer. We will be there to answer all of your questions.

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Date: Friday, January 21, 2011 at 14:30:15
Current Report:

Daily Reports return March 1st
Portland Sportsman Show February 9th-13th

We are only a month away from the return of our daily reports on the fishing report link and also don't forget Tradewinds will be in Portland at the Portland Sportsman Show at the Expo Center February 9th thru the 13th. Come on out and say HI and see about all the great deals coming up this summer only at Tradewinds Depoe Bay.

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Current reports

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P.O. Box 123
Highway 101, Downtown
Depoe Bay, Oregon 97341

800.445.8730
541.765.2345
tradewinds@centurytel.net

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