Well, reports of great bottom fishing are still flowing in!  There has been a huge variety of rock fish being caught.  Black, Blue, Quill Back, Vermilion, Yellow Tail, and Tiger Rocks have all been on the bite!  There was even a report of a Widow Rock caught the other day.  Cabezon has been hot and the Ling Cod are still being caught like crazy.  We’ve had some great weather in recent days and hope it will hold up for the weekend.  Halibut starts next month and our boat is already scheduled to go out on the first Saturday of the season.  It’s not too late to book a spot for that trip.  If that date doesn’t fit your schedule, then check out the Halibut 2012  sport regulations and book a trip now!  Don’t forget to request The Amigo!

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Check out the video of a nice ling cod being gaffed by Dan on April 7, 2012.

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It was a great day on the ocean.  We had limits of Ling Cod for everyone and around a 5 rock fish average.  The crabing wasn’t too hot, but every one got at least 2 crabs each.  There were many reports of great Ling Cod fishing throughout the harbor, with limits for most.  The rock fishing is good to excellent.  The ocean report looks good for several days, so hurry up and get out on the water!  Lastly, reports of Chinook continue to come in from the boats up and down the coast.  Normally, we don’t see many Chinook until later in the season, but this “early bite” seems to be the story for the last couple of weeks.

The ocean has just been too nasty to venture out on.  The commercial Salmon season began on the 1st, and even those guys are waiting for better ocean.  On a brighter note, the forecast is calling for better conditions by the end of this week, and maybe even by mid week!  It wouldn’t hurt to call the office now and book a trip for this weekend if you want to beat the masses.  You can also visit the online reservation system and book a trip.  Remember, you MUST request The Amigo, if you want to fish with us.

March 23, 2012 we went on a deep water ling cod trip and limited the whole boat including the crew!  Big fish for everyone!  Time is ticking and there only days left until the deep water season closes on April 1st.  Call the Tradewinds office in Depoe Bay to book your trip now! Remeber to request The Amigo!  See you on the water!

Tuna is on the mind with just about everyone!  Reports at the public boat ramp range from good to great fishing with scores anywhere from 5 fish to 25 fish per boat.  Many boats headed straight west from the hole in Depoe Bay and went anywhere from 30 to 41 miles.  Some boats reported fish at 25 miles.

The charter boats did well with catches in the high teens and twenties.  The season is definitely upon us, so book your trip now with the Tradewinds Charters fleet out of Depoe Bayt Oregon and make sure to request The Amigo.

Bottom fishing reports have been fair to good.  Crabbing continues to be excellent!

TUNA! Trip today took us around 25 miles where we put 22 tuna in the box. That was 2.4 fish per person, and all of these fish were averaging 15-20lbs. Really nice fish! We located fish in a patch of blue water and boated all of them in an area the size of a baseball diamond! Some of the other private boats out there caught fish, but we didn’t hear any big scores.

No real report on Salmon, other than the water is too warm and not many fish being caught.

New state regulations now restrict bottom fishing to less than 20 fathoms. Cabezon can no longer be retained either. Have no fear, we can still locate and catch plenty of great bottom fish. Come book a trip at Tradewinds Charters. Make usre you request the Amigo!