Tuesday Ocean

flat ocean, soft tides, light winds.  wow, just wow.

the only question is where and for what

the only question is where and for what

ABW and ABS?
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(Anywhere But Work and Anything Big & Shiny)

I'm staying close to home, Pepper and I are launching at Exploding Whale park and trolling for salmon from CG to the Siuslaw mouth.  Assuming the fog has lifted by about 11am and conditions are as forecast (and I don't have a chinook on board already), heading over the Siuslaw bar to troll for salmon all afternoon off of Florence.   

Cough, cough, cough.  Fogarty early and looking for anything that will bite

To the untrained eye the conditions look like it will be pretty perfect conditions and good fishing if the coho cooperate. If not mistaken, coho fishing closes Sunday until 9/1.

Anyone else looking to hit Fogarty?

Good forecast! We found the coho around 180 ft off Fogarty yesterday. Hard rip where the temp went from 49 to 54. Not a hot coho bite, but it was steady til about noon. Bottomfish bite was really good in the chilly water.

Highly doubt I can swing it Tuesday, but for folks who can, you should capitalize on it. Mark-select coho season runs through August 18th. Non-mark-select opens September 1st.

Shoot, I'm only good at big and slimy.

Big and shiny is an elusive dream reserved for the magical land known as Siltcoos.

I am wondering what forecast are you guys looking at? Multiple models on windy showing Wednesday being pretty flat and continuing to Friday.  I would prefer Wednesday, but work is going to get in the way so thinking thursday

I'm launching from Depoe Tuesday and maybe Wednesday.

I am wondering what forecast are you guys looking at? Multiple models on windy showing Wednesday being pretty flat and continuing to Friday.  I would prefer Wednesday, but work is going to get in the way so thinking thursday

All the Windy models, Stormsurf, Surfline, and NWS spot forecast paint a very nice week. I don't think you can go wrong with picking any day to fish this week.

Would agree there!  Been itching to get out this summer and haven’t made it happen yet between work time off not lining up with good ocean forecast.  Fingers crossed this sticks. 

I have never launched at forgarty, would i be screwed if all i have is a wilderness systems cart without beach wheels?

FYI, it’s flat, calm and NOT foggy at Fogarty this morning.

Balloon wheels are essential for an old guy like me. There’s 50+ yards of sand to traverse.

I have never launched at forgarty, would i be screwed if all i have is a wilderness systems cart without beach wheels?

Yeah, gotta have beach wheels.

I have never launched at forgarty, would i be screwed if all i have is a wilderness systems cart without beach wheels?

Definitely need beach wheels. If you have a Hobie and are willing to show up early I have a Hobie cart with beach wheels you could borrow. LMK

I'm going to be at Fogarty tomorrow in the 6-630 time frame

will have salmon gear to give it a go, but probably going to be mostly bottom fishing