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Current Whale Sightings 2010
Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 19:17
Current Report:
Weather for the holiday weekend for whale watching looking great
Whales spotted on all the trips today
Should be a great weather for the holiday weekend so as we bring summer to a close come on down and take the family out on a whale watch trip. The whales are out there and we have had great sightings here now for several months. It is great family fun and not hard on your wallet. See ya this weekend.
Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 15:55
Current Report:
We took the day off
No whale watching today as we dealt with the fog, rain and moderate swell today. We will be back at tomorrow.
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 14:47
Current Report:
One trip today...then it rained
We did get one trip in today before the rains began to fall and the whales were there for the folks to see. Not much information only that they are still here in the area feeding on the grounds that keep them coming back every year. Must be something good to eat here for them?
Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 13:09
Current Report:
Whales right out in front of the harbor
The whale watching was good today and not far to go. They were only about a half mile out straight out in front of the sea wall. Does not take long to get to them when they cooperate like that.
Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 13:07
Current Report:
Salmon still on the bite
....botom fishing and crab good today
....Tuna being caught 45 miles offshore
Not a great deal of specific information available but the salmon action was really good again today with lots of action and a good number of take home fish. There are also a good number of throw backs as well but the action has been consistent for the past three plus weeks. It looks like it will be good fishing right up to the season closure day next Monday, Labor Day, September 6th. So get down here for the final week of salmon fishing for the 2010 season.
The bottom fishing from the accounts that I heard was decent fishing after a rather slow day on Saturday. The crabbing has remained consistent for the past six weeks and we still have until October 15th to toss pots for you guys on the bottom fishing trips.
Not much information about the Tuna trip today other then that fish were being caught but at the 45 mile mark offshore.
Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 17:13
Current Report:
Whales in the area
Not much to report but I do know that there were whales in the area today. The coastline had a little swell to it during the day so if they were sticking close in to the shoreline they may have been a little tough to get close to. The good news is they are still here as they have been now for the better part of six weeks or so.
Date: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 18:11
Current Report:
Whales northerly today
From my observation out on Highway 101 today I saw the whale watch machines out on the north side of the harbor about a half mile out. They were all there grouped together so there had to be whales there. Sure was a nice day to watch them also.
Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 13:36
Current Report:
Same ol' whale watching
My description above was from one of the skippers suggesting that we have the same 1-3 whales here everyday now. A normal summer would find us watching a half dozen to a dozen different ones but this summer was different like many other things. At least we have these that have been pretty steady so we go out and watch them. They are good whales and most of the time put on a good show for the folks.
Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 14:02
Current Report:
Foggy, windy, and a little cold
...but there be whales
The whales were on the north side of Depoe Bay today but we limited the cruises to just two of them due to some not so pleasant conditions. All should be better for tomorrow.
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 14:09
Current Report:
There out there again.... I think?
Was really busy on my office imposed off day today doing very important matters at hand. The cruise boats were headed out two and three at a time from our office full of whale watchers so I can only assume that they were out there watching whales. I can pretty much predict that to be the case because normally after the first trip if the word is out that there are no sightings the numbers go down instead of multiple boats on duty. The back-up boat to the back-up boat was even busy serving as the back-up to the back-up. Think about all of that!!
Date: Monday, August 23, 2010 at 16:24
Current Report:
Nice day to whale watch.....
until the wind started blowing
The whales were up north and then they were down south and then the winds came up in the middle of the afternoon. That is when we stopped whale watching. Up till that time the sightings were good and the whales put on a good show for the passengers on board.
Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 19:19
Current Report:
First trip we saw FOG
Rest of trips we saw whales
Weird day today. Beautiful sunny skies a mile offshore but the late morning hours were nothing but FOG. By the 2nd trip things cleared out beautifully and the whales were there for us to watch. Good day.... Also pods of Humpback whales were going by offshore but they were to far out to take the cruises out there. Hopefully they will come closer to shore in the next few days.
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 19:01
Current Report:
Whales in the area today
Good whale watching today but (sorry) I do not have much information except that there were multiple whales being observed. They seem to be finding food in the area which is what keeps them here.
Date: Friday, August 20, 2010 at 16:33
Current Report:
Not much information but we saw whales all day long
Did not hear much specific information about the cruise day other then there were whales seen on all the cruises. I saw the skipper and that is what he told me. So it must be true!
Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 17:14
Current Report:
Salmon fishing as good as it has been all summer
Now is the time to GO
Bottom fishing and crabbing good again
The salmon have finally showed up and they are here right now in good numbers. It is not lights out fishing but it is steady and tons of fun. The fish are BIG and powerful. If you get a little lucky on the adipose fin craziness you will be taking home some fish. It is right now what we expected in June and July. Last time I looked a few days back we only had taken 19% of the quota so look for the season to run till the end date in September.
Bottom fishing was steady again today with mostly boat limits on the rockfish but the Lingcod bite right now remains a little on the pokey side. The crabbing is crazy with one boat bringing in 109 keepers today. Thats crazy and everyone on the boat took home 6-7 giant ocean crabs.
Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 17:01
Current Report:
whales...whales...whales
There are still here. Sure is nice to have them in the area every day like it has been the past month or so. It is a great time to come down and take in a trip and also see the sea lions, harbor seals, marine birds, harbor porpoise and all of the other marine life out there. It is a great fun trip for the family and no one runs the tours like Tradewinds can. The ocean right now is really nice.
Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 17:17
Current Report:
Whales to the south today
The whales today were found down south of the harbor on a very clear day as the fog totally cleared out which means the heat wave in the valley must have slacked off a bit. Not knowing that for sure that is normally what that means. When it is really hot across the coast range then we get fog. No fog today. Beautiful ocean and whales to watch.
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 17:34
Current Report:
Whales really close by...really close....
and it was a good thing
Funny how things just work out really well sometimes in a lucky fashion. It was really foggy this afternoon for the cruise day. You could only see about a quarter mile offshore from the entrance to Depoe Bay. That is bad for going out there and finding whales. Unless.....the whales are right next to the entrance. That is what happened. They were so close we did not have to worry about the fog and going out in it. The whales were there really close so we saved fuel and just watched whales.
Date: Monday, August 16, 2010 at 18:37
Current Report:
Good whale watching again today
Whales on all the trips today and one of the trips they were so close as soon as you left the bay you made a right turn and there was the whale right in front of you. Now is a greta time to come down and go with the whale watch fleet which does the job better....Tradewinds Depoe Bay.
Date: Monday, August 16, 2010 at 18:35
Current Report:
Bottom fishing really good today
Crabbing AGAIN spectacular
Salmon fishing not to bad
How weird is salmon fishing? The best time to salmon fish is normally in the morning hours historically. I have been fishing salmon for many years and for the first time I have seen a string of days lately where it seems to be better right now in the afternoon hours. The morning boats did not do as well as the afternoon salmon boats did. It has been a strange summer in some respects.
Bottom fishing was really good this morning as it was one of those mornings for a few of the boats that if you had three hooks on you were pulling up three fish at a time. The crabbing....really ..really.. good. Two of our crab boats had 60-70 keeper crabs on board per boat. Good day...........
Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 19:03
Current Report:
Whales and more whales
The skipper of the Tradewinds cruise boat said today he didn't know how many whales there were in the area. They seemed to find them everywhere today so unless the few we have had here all summer were moving quickly from place to place there seem to be multiple whales here now. The ocean and and the weather is great so it is a good time to go.
Date: Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 19:04
Current Report:
Lots of cruises
& whales on all of the trips
Lots of people on the cruises today as we were cruising today pretty much till the 6pm hour as there were plenty of people wanting to go. We actually ran 8 trips out there today with whales seen on all of the cruises. I heard on most of the cruises it was just one whale but he was in some kind of a good mood today and put on a good show all day for the folks.
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