Fishing for large Perch and Location

Location is North Bend Or. by the airport. I have caught perch here that were so big I had to bend them to get them in the 5 gallon bucket and they still stuck out the top. You need a medium action rod, bucket and lots of sand shrimp which you can get close by. You will also need a boat. The best time to fish is 1 hour before high tide to 1 hour after high tide. High slack tide being the best time. Low slack is okay to fish ,but not as good as high slack. The perch like high tide that allows them to come up into the rocks to feed and low tide leaves them in the mud with little to feed on so by high tide they are looking for a meal which you can provide. You will need to anchor your boat when fishing, and fish toward the bank. Needed is 1/2 to 2 ounce bank sinkers and size 4 bait hooks. Put a swivel on the very end of your main line and attach a bank sinker that will hold without moving on the bottom, you will have to adjust your weight to the current of the tide. Attach your hook 15 inches from your weight and the attach another hook 12 inches above the first one. When you put your Sand shrimp on use just the tail and thread it around to the shape of your hook starting with the guts end first. Cast out to 10 feet from the bank if you don't get any hits move your cast they usually hit within a few minutes. They nibble fast so be ready once you get that you will catch more fish. The map above is where you can catch large, fun fighting perch and where to get the Sand Shrimp. Come back to Hunting and Fishing, Outdoor Highlights for more places to fish and hunt.

Steelhead Fishing, Mckenzie River, Salmon,Trout

My favorite river to fish for Steelhead is the McKenzie river in Oregon 20 minutes East of Springfield . Fishing for salmon here is also productive. This is a stretch of the McKenzie River to fish for Steelhead, Salmon and trout. I will show you where the most productive spots are. The biggest Steelhead I have caught on this river was 36 1/2 inches I wish I could have weighed it ,but I wasn't going to jeopardise the fish pulling it out of the water. I had parked my drift boat and was fishing off the bank and hooked into this Huge fish and if it weren't for another fisherman asking me to jump into his boat there is no way I would have ever landed it. Here is a Picture of the McKenzie river and where to fish. The best method I have found to use is a orange corkie and row for Salmon and Steelhead. Shrimp cocktail works well to. Good Luck, Come back soon to Hunting and Fishing,Outdoor Highlights.

Duck Hunting

If you like to shoot Ducks there are two places that come to mind. Both these place are in Oregon 10 miles West of Eugene at the Fernridge Wildlife area. These are two of my most productive spots after spending hundreds of hours of hunting here. The two areas are above in the (picture). Area #1 needs two people. There is a big stump in this area. Set your decoys out North West of you. I sit back against the stump to hide my outline. The last time I was there I was waist deep in water so wear your chest waders and camouflage. It takes a boat to get there if you try to walk you will get stuck in the mud. After you have your decoys out the second person needs to take the boat around the lake. This gives your decoys action and helps move the rafts. The water level must be low for this to work. Good Luck! Area 2 below is at the end of Royal Avenue Street. You can walk to this area and all you need is waders. This area is a pond out in the marsh areas. It's fun and fast the Ducks are in on top of you quick, they fly right on top of the marsh. I personally love this kind of hunting. Set up South end of the pond. The lake is approximately 100 yards across and wide, easy to walk. I split my decoys with a 20 foot gap between them forcing the ducks to land in the middle for easier shooting. Check your state regulations and laws. You must fill out the hunter information card at the entrances. Be safe!CLICK ON MAP TO ENLARGE. Come back again..

Salmon Fishing,Chinook,Coho

Guide to fishing Coos River for Chinook Salmon- If you want to fish a river that is productive with Chinook Salmon then you need to go to Coos Bay and fish Coos River 25 minutes south of Reedsport, Oregon. Best time to fish is September through October. You can launch your boat at the Eastside boat ramp. Once you leave the boat ramp take a right and go to the small barge and go right. There's a ledge where the bay meets the river lots of salmon like to hang up here when the tide goes out. To fish the ledge you need to start trolling on the highway 101 side of the bay and you have to let a lot of line out its deep 50 feet in spots. As you come to the mouth of the river slowly start reeling in line so you don't get snagged up it goes from 50 feet to 10 feet quick. You want to get your herring to follow the contour of the ledge watch your fish finder if you have one. Make sure your weight is off the bottom a few inches watch your depth finder consistently and adjust accordingly to depth. As you enter the river stay to the right and follow the bay up to S.O.M.A.R (Sause Bros.). It's on you right and there is usually barges or tug boats,dry dock there. As you approach the barge yard watch your fish finder it will drop off to thirty feet let line out slowly to bounce the bottom. As you pass the barge yard the depth will start to come up at the bridge start reeling in slowly. This is one of the rivers hottest spots. Keep trolling up river staying 25 feet off the bank as you get to the building on pilings head to the middle of the river or you will snag up, veer around it. Then get back to 25 feet off the bank again. Stay right and go underneath the bridge. Troll another 500 yards and turn around a back track the same way you came. Troll back to the barge where you started and follow the same path you took before. Everyone on the river usually go one direction with the tide. It doesn't matter I have caught fish both ways. You can cover more ground going with the tide ,but sometimes you cant troll slow enough to present you herring correctly. Going against the tide your bait can spin to fast and tear your bait up it all depends on the tide that day. Fishing the days when the difference between low and high tides are only a few feet or less are the best. Chinook like the slow approach to a bait and if it's to fast they will shy away from the bait. Above is the best set up I have found for fishing Coos River. Here's above is a map to show the most effective route I have found to catching fish on Coos River. Good Luck!!See you there in October....... Below is my wife with one of many fish we caught last year.

Poachers in Colorado caught on Video!!

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