Author Topic: Willapa river (Read 7672 times)

PLUVIUSWAPITI · « **on:** August 12, 2011, 12:54:59 PM »

Fish are in the river. Neighbor caught nice 15lb king last night and 30lb king on last Sat morning. He was trolling up river from the Wilson crk boat launch, also saw a few fish rolling in the river last night.

Knotabite · « **Reply #1 on:** August 12, 2011, 02:06:27 PM »

Very nice - I got family down there and there saying the nets have been in last 4 days.. so that is good news.. congrats.. I am clear up here in Brewster (upper end of columbia) for salmon and thought maybe you guys were just catching them all passing through - cause we been struggling here!!

Rainstorm Hunter · « **Reply #2 on:** August 13, 2011, 06:47:18 PM »

Awesome thanks for sharing

PolarBear · « **Reply #3 on:** August 13, 2011, 06:59:18 PM »

Not that many trailers at the South Bend ramp today.

PLUVIUSWAPITI · « **Reply #4 on:** August 13, 2011, 07:36:45 PM »

I fished this mornings low tide on hwy 105 and only saw one fish jump. Fished for just an hour and quit. Polarbear only saw one boat behind the house trolling this morning.

PolarBear · « **Reply #5 on:** August 13, 2011, 09:08:01 PM »

I've always wanted to fish the Willapa but ihave yet to do so. I'm not quite sure where or how. I suspect that it is slow trolling herring with a dropper wieght like we do up at Cathlamet for springers.

PLUVIUSWAPITI · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2011, 05:46:36 PM »

PolarBear, you are right on how to fish the Willapa. Troll slow, I would also put a flasher ahead of your cut plug herring.You can put in at the launch at the South Bend, I believe a $5.00 launch fee. Up higher towards East Raymond you want to use a rudder with a flash-glo, and use the Wilson Crk launch. This also requires Discover pass or WDFW parking pass.

BigGoonTuna · « **Reply #7 on:** August 18, 2011, 08:38:41 AM »

i like a #6 vibrax, makes a little more noise than a flash glo, i think it helps in that muddy water. i'll be down by wilson creek saturday morning.

bigcountry · « **Reply #8 on:** August 18, 2011, 03:09:41 PM »

Anyone have any recent reports from the bay? Heading down there tomorrow to give it a shot.

PLUVIUSWAPITI · « **Reply #9 on:** August 20, 2011, 09:22:59 PM »

bigcountry, sorry I can't help you with the bay report. On Friday morning there was five fish caught below the house, and I was on the Hoh river getting skunked.Saw some fish jumping this evening below the house.

bigcountry · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2011, 01:37:38 PM »

No problem Pluvius...well I'll give ya a report since we fished it. We got 3 fish on Friday, really had to work for them though. Didnt see many caught. Figured the river should be getting decent here any day. Beautiful day on the bay.

PLUVIUSWAPITI · « **Reply #11 on:** August 26, 2011, 10:27:47 AM »

Lots of boats this morning at the South Bend Boat Launch. Haven't heard much about the bay, I know they are catching fish above the Wilson crk launch last couple of days.

buckhorn2 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 26, 2011, 02:52:28 PM »

Right now it could;nt be better my buddy hooked 20 and caught 11 yesterday. I called him today and they had a fish on. Like was said herring behind a fish flash seems to be the answer also it;s a 3 fish limit. I hate to go on week-ends but going to go anyway just can;t stand it. An hour before to an hour after high water has been the best lots of fish seen on.

PLUVIUSWAPITI · « **Reply #13 on:** August 27, 2011, 07:13:02 PM »

Don't know what happened in the bay today, but saw a nice fish about 15lbs caught just below the house about 1/2 hr ago.

bigcountry · « **Reply #14 on:** August 28, 2011, 08:02:27 AM »

absolutely nothing happened in the bay

Only thing we caught was a good buzz. 3 of us fished from daylight to 4 pm and only had 1 strike, nice fish that broke my swivel off near the boat. So if anyone catches a nice king with a green fish flash trailing behind...let me know

We didnt even see 1 fish caught, heard of a couple but thats it. Amazing how fishing changes in that bay so quick.

YoterHunter · « **Reply #15 on:** August 29, 2011, 07:45:46 PM »

been down there the past 2 weekends . the fish are in. we naild 5 out of 13 smallist was 20 lbs the largest over 30 lbs. just got back last night .we came home with 11 fish largest 22 lbs .the silvers are starting to come in pretty good . green or red fish flash..we had 18 hook ups saterday. for 7 fish.thinking about playing hooky thursday and friday.

bigcountry · « **Reply #16 on:** August 30, 2011, 09:20:53 AM »

YoterHunter - are we talking about the same Willapa Bay?

Serious we were out there for 10 hours straight and got 1 strike. We never saw 1 net fly? If ya dont mind me asking where abouts were you fishing? We fished from south bend all the way down to north river. Using the same gear.

PolarBear · « **Reply #17 on:** August 30, 2011, 10:22:02 AM »

I stopped at the South Bend ramp on Sunday on our way back from Buoy 10 and talked to a guy that fished all the way out to the bay and in the river and hadn't gotten a hit or seen any caught.

Madison · « **Reply #18 on:** August 30, 2011, 10:39:36 AM »

Saw one guy hooked up just off the airport on sunday as I was driving by. Water sure looked muddy.

MuleySniper · « **Reply #19 on:** August 30, 2011, 12:15:16 PM »

We fished the bay yesterday. Launched at South Bend. Fishing the morning low was tough. Tons of stuff in the water, nearly impossible to keep your gear clean. The water was real dirty too. We ventured off out towards Washaway beach. Super clear water and instantly starting hooking up. Unfortunately I get very sea sick easy so I didn't last long out in that water. We moved back into the bay for the high tide change. We were just trolling herring no fish flash. I missed three and my buddy caught a nice 20 lbr. For about two hours we saw people getting fish like crazy. They all had fish flashers which I think made the big difference in our hookups. I felt like crap so I wasn't fishing to seriously. Still fun, but next time I'm going to try some preventatives.
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buckhorn2 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 30, 2011, 10:09:46 PM »

Fish have been biting good an hour before to an hour after high water from bouy marker ten up to 13 and back and forth there it;s where north river inters the willipa.

YoterHunter · « **Reply #21 on:** August 31, 2011, 04:46:23 PM »

putting in at toklen .fishing up around washaway back towards toklen. and fishing #7 to 13 marker.they have avreaged around 45 to 50 fish aday at the dock.im leaving in the morning .im in a 18 ft fiber form with a blue top . i have no sealions with a fish in the mouth stickers on each side of my boat.

YoterHunter · « **Reply #22 on:** August 31, 2011, 04:48:45 PM »

use a deepsix with a fish flash and cut plug.most of the kings we get of the bottom.

PLUVIUSWAPITI · « **Reply #23 on:** September 01, 2011, 12:28:33 PM »

Looked out the this morning at the river, looked like I-5 with all the boats. Don't have much of a report. If we don't get some rain soon we have bunch of dark fish stacked up in tide water.

buckhorn2 · « **Reply #24 on:** September 01, 2011, 12:41:14 PM »

Saw a lot of gillnet net boats on the road today so they must have fished last night but not sure how far down river they can fish.

BigGoonTuna · « **Reply #25 on:** September 02, 2011, 08:33:49 AM »

i swung by the wilson creek launch on the way home yesterday afternoon and floated some eggs around. nothing for me other than a couple little pecker bites, but the boats coming in all seemed to have caught fish. not too many people fishing the afternoon.

PLUVIUSWAPITI · « **Reply #26 on:** September 03, 2011, 05:09:52 PM »

BiggoonTuna, On Thursday morning the father- law said they caught quite a few fish above the boat launch there on the morning tide.

bigcountry · « **Reply #27 on:** September 03, 2011, 06:30:54 PM »

We are heading out in the morning, trying to decide between fishing the bay or upriver....any suggestions?? I told myself friday when I came off the bay that I wouldnt go back this year...geez its been slow

PLUVIUSWAPITI · « **Reply #28 on:** September 04, 2011, 12:23:37 PM »

Okay fisherman, One boat caught 5 fish this morning below the house and they lost another under a root wad. I would say thats a good day of fishing.

YoterHunter · « **Reply #29 on:** September 04, 2011, 03:43:43 PM »

just got back from 4 days of ftshing . still alot of fish around its been real hot . between marker 8 and 13 . we got 11 fish to bring home . could not tell you how meany we lost. biggest king 21 lbs biggest silver 14 lbs..will try to get boy to post picks later from the last 3 weekends down there.

bigcountry · « **Reply #30 on:** September 06, 2011, 08:11:20 AM »

Fished down there 2 days over the weekend between south bend and north river. We limited 1 day and caught 5 the other. Definately not red hot bite for us but steady, seemed to be about 1 strike per hour. We put in some hours to get those fish. Wish the fishery lasted longer. Sounds like the nets will be out next Monday.

BigGoonTuna · « **Reply #31 on:** September 06, 2011, 08:40:36 AM »

upriver was deader than dead monday. only saw 1 fish caught, i had one good bump that didn't stick. looked like bumper boats up above the launch.

we need rain, a lot of the rollers i saw were turning black

when i was taking out, a big tree had drifted and gotten stuck across the boat ramp. i got out just in time, i had to jacknife my trailer and hop my boat over it to get out of there. with the tide running out i bet a lot of guys got stuck out there in the river. sometimes it's nice having that gas guzzling jet on my boat

PolarBear · « **Reply #32 on:** September 06, 2011, 11:03:53 AM »

I have been kicking myself in the butt over wether or not to head down there. I have this coming Friday off and was planning on it but I kinda doubt it now, especially since I have never fished it before. I need some redemption after getting my butt kicked at Buoy 10 3 weekends in a row.

Rainstorm Hunter · « **Reply #33 on:** September 06, 2011, 11:27:43 AM »

Fished down there the last weekend of august for 4 days. The first 2 days sucked fishing in the channel but the last 2 days we killed em out towards washaway. Sounds like fishing is still good and may be heading down there one day next weekend.

YoterHunter · « **Reply #34 on:** September 06, 2011, 01:34:58 PM »

i just got back from 4 days of fishing in the bay. out of toklen.its a hit or miss fisherys.lots of boats . we have been getting our fish between marker 13 and 8.one of the best years in awhile. good luck .

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