Oregon and Washington Fishing Guide » buoy http://www.fastactionfishing.com Salmon, Sturgeon, Steelhead, Walleye fishing Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:07:48 +0000 en hourly 1 How to Crab fish in Oregon http://www.fastactionfishing.com/how-to-crab-fish-in-oregon/ http://www.fastactionfishing.com/how-to-crab-fish-in-oregon/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:50:24 +0000 Marvin http://www.fastactionfishing.com/?p=423 GetAttachment[8]Catching Dungeness Crab on the Oregon Coast is a year-round sport in the estuaries, coastal rivers and tidal bays.
The best weather to go in is mild to sunny weather. Sustained rains bring fresh water. They are salt-water creatures and heavy rains force them out to sea because of the sudden lack of salt water.

To stay on the right side of the law, you need to get yourself a license if you are 14 and over. The licenses are not that expensive , and they are available for three day or year long. This is for both in-state and out-of-state residents.

you can only keep the males. The females must be let go. You can determine a male from a female by checking their underside. Males have thin tail-like piece while the females have a round, wide piece. It’s pretty easy to tell them apart once you see them both.
The measurement of the crab will also determine a keeper. As long as the male crab measures five and three forths inches across the back of the shell, not including the points, consider him dinner!

Now, the adventure begins! Crabs are usually caught by using crab rings or crab pots. You can have up to three of these devices per person. Lower the baited (use chicken, fish, turkey, etc) rings or pots into the water, wait about 20 – 45 minutes, pull them up and see what you have. If you come up empty handed, move them to a different spot and try again. The ideal spots are ones with very little current. You can leave the crab pots in the water for a bit longer than the rings. The local bait shops in town will be able to hook you up with the gear you need. Once caught, they need to be cooked as soon as possible, preferably within the hour. The catch limit is 12 per day.

Come to Tillamook Bay in the fall and you can have a great day of salmon and crb fishing.

]]> http://www.fastactionfishing.com/how-to-crab-fish-in-oregon/feed/ 1 My day fishing with Good Day Oregon and Andy Carson http://www.fastactionfishing.com/my-day-fishing-with-good-day-oregon-and-andy-carson/ http://www.fastactionfishing.com/my-day-fishing-with-good-day-oregon-and-andy-carson/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:24:43 +0000 Marvin http://www.fastactionfishing.com/?p=379 I met up with Andy Carson at 3:45 am on Wednesday August 5Th 2009.

Even when i saw the van come in to the parking lot I still could not believe channel 12 fox was going fishing with me.

Andy’s cameraman Mike and I talked for a few minutes about were we would fish and how things would work.

Now Andy and I are talking about fishing and stuff. Then be for I knew it Andy says are you ready we are going to be live in 2 minutes?

Next thing I know there I am with Andy and were live and he is telling the world he is with a professional fishing guide Marvin.

We did the first 6 or 7 live shots from the bank of the Columbia river because it was to dark to go out in the river.

Finley we get in the boat and now I am feeling good about the live shots.

Then it happened we are live and fishing then all the sudden we get a bite! I set the hook.
the Sturgeon was big I hand the pole to Andy he is trying to do the weather report and fight this 8 foot Sturgeon at the same time.

He gives me the pole back and I start to fight this sturgeon and we are still live on TV.
Andy is doing the weather and I see the Sturgeon is going to jump so I say watch Andy,
When this fish came out of the water, Andy could not believe it he was so happy.

Sorry to say the Sturgeon came off the hook.
We only got to fish in tell 9 am.

One thin I can say for sure that is a day fishing on the Columbia River I will never forget.

Some people say everybody has there time to shine in the spot light, Maybe just maybe that was my time.

I want to thank fox 12 and Andy Carson for everything.

Marvin Henkel

Marvin’s Guide Service

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Columbia River summer Steelhead run June through September.
These fish can range from 5-20 pounds.They are a great fighting acrobatic,impressive fish on light tackle.

They are wonderful tasting and guaranteed to please even the most discriminating dinner guest.

Be sure to bring your camera and camcorder to capture all the breathtaking memories while fishing in the Columbia river Gorge.!!

]]> http://www.fastactionfishing.com/oregon-stelhead-fishing-columbia-river-june-6th-09/feed/ 2 Sturgeon fishing june 13th on the Columbia http://www.fastactionfishing.com/sturgeon-fishing-june-13th-on-the-columbia/ http://www.fastactionfishing.com/sturgeon-fishing-june-13th-on-the-columbia/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:22:52 +0000 Marvin http://www.fastactionfishing.com/?p=256 Today we were fishing on the Columbia river below Bonneville dam. I met my clients at 6:15 am.

I decided not too fish for shad today because shad fishing has been kinda slow and I had enough from the night before.

I headed down the Columbia river. I anchored my boat in what is called the flats.

It turned out that not fishing for shad was a good idea. I got all four lines in the water and I looked over at one of the rods and it was going crazy.

I set the hook and handed the pole off. Turns out this sturgeon was 49 inches, Which is a keeper. Before I could get the pole baited up again I heard line ripping off one of the other poles.

I set the hook and the fight was on.Turns out this Sturgeon was about 7 and a half foot.

It was not a bad morning for the first hour or 2. We fished till around 1 oclock and all we ended up with shakers. Although we lost a keeper right up too the boat.

Turned out to be a great day on the Columbia river. I hope to see this family on the Columbia river again..

Until next time tight lines.

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