Posts Tagged ‘2010’
Day 2 – game, set and match goes to the ocean this year
Well, the effort and optimism was there in the early AM. We headed out, ran for a couple of hours however, the ocean was not giving in. Once we climbed the perfect storm wave, it was time to turn around. Tuna is a challenging catch, but in 10 foot swells and no forgiveness in sight, the group opted to turn back. A day of trolling in these conditions is not much fun. Pacific Ocean 1 – Best Fishing Places – 0. With our hopes dashed for this year, we will look forward to San Diego and another chance at the Tuna. Thanks to all who "tried" to participate. Winning by default with a whopping 4.5 pound Quillback Rockfish on day 1 was Mark Smith.
Look for the 2011 3rd annual tournament trip information soon which will be held in San Diego again.
Day 1 not so Tuna
Well, the weather in Newport has not been the most cooperative. We've had nice skies and no rain, but wind, wind, wind. 15-20 knots making it difficult to get out to the Tuna today. Since most of the locals wanted Tuna, we had a limited boat for Rockfishing today. Looks like it's down to one day now for the tournament. We are scheduled to go out first thing tommorrow morning as the predictions are for better weather. Wish us luck. For now, day 1 was a warm up. Blackies, Ling Cods, a quillback rockfish and a couple of sculpin. All but one Ling cod where to small and released. The Quillback was the largest of the day weighing in at 4 and a half pounds. Here are some pictures of the days fishing. check out the full set here.
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A couple of tournament spots have opened
We have two spots now available for Saturday and one spot open on Friday due to some cancellations. please contact yaquina bay charters directly to reserve your spot.
Oregon Fishing Forecast from Weather.com
Here is a quick way to see the forecasted fishing reports for Newport Oregon heading into the tournament.
Halibut fishing a small possibility for tournament
Looks like the weekend for the tournament has been chosen as a backup Halibut fishing weekend if the annual spring Halibut catch doesn't yield the quota by then.
Spring Season:
Open dates are May 13-15, May 20-22, and June 3-5.
Backup days (if sufficient quota remains) are June 17-19, July 1-3, July 15-17 and July 29-31.
The catch limit is 105,948 lbs.
Summer Season:
Open every other Friday and Saturday (Aug. 6-7, Aug. 20-21, Sept. 3-4, Sept. 17-18, Oct. 1-2, Oct. 15-16, Oct. 29-30)
until the total subarea all-depth catch limit of 141,265 lbs. is taken.
