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We are processing, shipping, packing and custom smoking salmon caught at Buoy 10!! Call for help or information.

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Hot Salmon Fishing at Buoy 10

If your looking for great Chinook and Silver salmon fishing get to the lower Columbia and Astoria asap. The fishing will continue for another four weeks.

Today we started fishing the last of the incoming tide and hit five fish in the first hour. Two chinooks and three silvers. The hot action continued until we had six nooks and six silvers andto the dock by 10:30am. Cleaned the fish boat and headed back out with three other folks and had six more by 1:45!!

We caught fish on bait and spinners and plugs and well alot of things. items to have in your boat if your fishing without a guide.

Great cured bait. We like Blue & Chartuese colored herring by using pautzke's Nectars and kokenee fuel.

Vibrax spinners, fatal flash spinners and coyote spoons. Brad's Super Baits all coated with Pautzke's Gel Krill with some added Fire Krill for an extra hot scent trail.

Call for available seats we are fishing 2-3x a day and can find space for some AWESOME salmon fishing!!!!

Strugeon Continues, Salmon on the Ocean underway this Sunday

Hey what a few weeks with Keeper Sturgeon season out of Astoria. While the fishing has been slow in the total number fish caught per day the numbers of KEEPERS has been just fine. We are starting to see more "shorts this week" coming from up river and the bait is arriving late but arriving which means the FAT Sturgeon are right under them.

We have seen several fish close to 55 pounds this week in the Shop.

We believe that the state might extend the season a few days in July. If this happens or you just want a hot day of fishing for your friends or family July is the time to Sturgeon fish the Astoria area as it is flat great. So keep informed!!

Ocean Salmon gets underway this Sunday and we will as normal get off to a fair start for the coho but the size will be small as normal. After about the 15th of July these fish start putting on wieght fast and we expect solid Silver fishing the rest of the ocean season with the largest qouta we have seen in years.

Call anytine for fishing reports, booking information and real time conditions.

Thight Lines

Val Perry

Catching more Sturgeon

When fishing the lower Columbia for Sturgeon during the months of June & July fishing many days well is just plain easy. No doubt there are plenty of people who do catch alot of fish each and every day. Everyone else does well but just not Slammin the Sturgeon daily like a few boats.

Let's give you a few tips today:

Bait:

Always use preimium bait and use the right bait in the right area. Sandshrimp awesome as everyone knows fish in shallow to mid shallow water. Avoid areas with alot of bullhead and other trash fish.

Anchovies fresh caught the same 24 hours is key keep cold.

Smelt from the columbia river always great.

Squid great with trash fish around and deeper water.

We use alot of fish sauce (in asian food section Safeway) Pautzke's Nectars, Fire Krill and Fire Cure to add to baits when the bite is alittle off or fishing in an area with alot of anglers you want a hot scent working to draw fish to your boat.

Water movement: always look for water movement on either incoming or outgoing where you can fish 3-10 oz of water. This is the ideal that is why you will see a boat who is slamming the fish pick up and move while the bite is still on because they know in a few minutes the bite will move based upon the current changing. Once it slows way down yo should have already moved out and down.

Fish will move with the current feeding the whole way. Also find channels even small ones entering the sand flats to catch fish as the enter and exit the flats at the beginning of water coming up and the end of the water going out. This is a time where large numbers of fish will use these channels to move and you can have some great success. once the tide is moving and the fish spread out on the flat these fish can be anywhere but I like areas where the current pushes them up against real shallow water. they will hold up stack up until the tide gets high enough for them to push on over the real shallow area.

Find areas where they get trapped for a hour and hook as many as you can in a small time frame.

Watch everyone fro the boats who are slamming them and those who are not.

Do not use a Short leader i like 36-48 my self 3/0 gamakatsu 65lb braid by suffix and my reel of choice is Fin-Nor great line capacity and baby butt smooth drags. Quantum 9' rods 15-50.

Call anytime for current conditions, boat availablility and trends.

Thight Lines take a Kid fishing Today!

Val

Sturgeon are Here

May 28th, 2009 yesterday was the best overall bit for Sturgeon on the lower Columbia River!! We see fish moving from the transition water into the flats, groves and holding water looking for food these fish have just come out of winter slow bite and are feeding hard the last 72 hours.

Fishing through out the lower river is producing today and we had ours by 8:30.

Freesh Anchovies, Shrimp are the go to baits with everyones secret cure bait working as well. We have been curing Squid in Pautzke's Fire Krill and nectar and have seen very agressive bites this week.

Call for updates fishing reports and conditions anytime. We also have a few seats available for those looking to get fresh sturgeon for the year and to also learn the area to fish later in their own boat.

We are fishing Quantum 9' 15-50 rods witn Fin-Nor reels awesome reels, loaded with 65lb sufix. Great fun something for every aged angler and a great family trip.

Tight lines

Val Perry

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2009 Fishing Forecast

Fishing 2009 on Oregon's north Coast

Well in a few words it is going to be the best in ten years! now fishing is still fishing but no question the salmon runs for the Columbia are up for Spring and Fall Chinooks and the Coho Numbers are some of the best this decade.

Ocean salmon fishing will be good based upon ocean conditions and coho numbers with some access to Chinooks later in the summer. Fall Tillamook and Nehalem Bay news is better then last year again with average Chinook Numbers and very Good Coho Numbers.

Sturgeon Season begins May 9th and continues until June 28th or until the qouta is reached. Catch & Release sturgeon fishing which is the best in North America in July and August.

Columbia Seasons not to miss.

Springers. three days a week until April 18th

Sturgeon seven days a week May 9th - June 28th
Catch & Release July-August

Buoy 10 August-September

Ocean Salmon season not yet set but plan on July-August five days a week

Nehalem & Tillamook Bays Late September/October

Crabbing October/November

Always reach us for fishing reports, tech tips or to book fishing trips or lessons call toll free 800-738-6991 email val@fishingwithval.com www.fishingwithval.com

Fall Chinooks, Dungeness Crab and Smoked Fish

Wow,

What a six week span. Fishing and Crabbing on the Columbia and Starting the new venture Jon's Seafood Market! Coming soon will be the website for Jon's Market which will allow you to purchase Seafood like Salmon, Sturgeon, Halibut, Tuna and DungenessCrab and have it shipped directly to you. We also are a smoke house and can send out smoked fish or smoke your personal catch.

But Fishing is what we are here to talk about. We are now making the move South for Salmon. Large Fall Chinooks can be had on both the Tillamook and Nehalem bays this next six weeks. We are running trips on both systems and have three boats available.

Trolling Spinners, Herring, Stingfish with E-Chips, bobbers/eggs cured with Pautzke's Fire Cure are just a few ways we will get those Fall Chinooks to the boat.

We will also be posting some Bait cure information in the next few days along with some how too's.

We also want to let you know about our new services for Crabbing on the Columbia River now thru December! $99.00 a person for 4-5 hours of Crabbing with pots and rings. Price includes cooking of your limit a Jon's Seafood Market & Smoke House. All you need is your Shellfish License!

If you have a group or family and want the boat to yourself the Prices is $499 a saving of close to $100.00.

We look forward to helping you have a great outing for Dungeness Crab and Fall Chinooks.
Call us today to make a reservation.

Val Perry

866-738-6991

Jon's Seafood Market
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Silver Salmon Slamming of the Columbia

Hello everyone!

Fishing for Silver Salmon went into over drive this last week off the mouth of the Columbia River out of Astoria. We fished five days with six people each trip and limited each day in less then 2 hours! One day it was 45 minutes and the fishing was just "SILLY".

The fish are also very close with the warm ocean waters allowing everyone to be on the fish quickly. I will go with a tech report on the upcoming silver and chinook fishing as soon as I finish this report! But first a few updates on the fishing in the coming weeks and months.

Currently the Silver Salmon fishing as mentioned is hot in the ocean and is open seven days a week. Limit two salmon a day and one can be a Chinook. this season will continue until the quota is caught and may go to five days a week to ensure the season goes thru Labor Day.

Buoy 10 (Columbia River) salmon season for Silvers opens August 1st. While the best easiest fishing will be just off shore we are already seeing Silvers jumping in the river. So on days when the ocean is to rough we will be fishing the Columbia. Our plan of Ocean first and River second will continue until the 2nd or 3rd week of August when we will just be fishing the river.

August 22nd the Columbia (Buoy 10) will open for one Chinook per day per angler. We will be fishing the river and trying to get clients one each when possable. This is the shortest Chinook Season in many years and is scheduled to end on or before September 3rd.

We cannot know for sure but it is a probability that the Silver limit may be increased to three in the river later in August or Early September. Stay tuned for a hot Salmon Fishery out of Astoria for the next six weeks.

Halibut: There is a all depths Halibut season opening August and the dates will be changing daily based upon the Quota's. So call us to check on trip availablility and open dates.

Tuna: This is also a call and check deal as we are booking alot of Tuna trips on days when the weather allows. Rates run from 185-225 depending upon the boat. The fishing has been good and the fish close to the coast.

Tillamook and Nehalem Bay Fall Kings are just around the corner. With the fishing for Silvers Tuna, Halibut and Chinooks on the Ocean and Columbia River it is understandable that people forget about the Fall Chinook Run in the two best bays for Fall Chinook along with all the North Coast Streams. But better check you schedules and reserve your dates as they are filling up fast.

Take a Kid Fishing Today!

Val Perry Perry's Fishing Adventures
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Wow Sturgeon, Salmon Equipment

Good Morning from Seaside and the North Oregon Coast!!

Fishing for Sturgeon on the lower Columbia River is in full swing. Great numbers of fresh ocean Sturgeon are arriving daily and are providing plenty of bent rods for anglers on both the Oregon and Washington sides of the river.

Currently Sand Shrimp and Fresh Anchovies are the go to baits but in areas where crab and bulhead are a problem we are seeing good results with Squid and Smelt.

Our suggestion for catching is GO FISHING! Hire a guide, charter or team with your fishing buddies and get out there from now until July 4th when the season closes.

Make sure that if your not experienced or do not have a boat that is suitable for the lower Columbias mighty currents and afternoon winds do not play cowboy on this piece of water. Hire someone or just do not go.

Now as with any fishing there has been periods each day when the bite goes off and the bite slooooows down. We move on a regular basis to first find fish and then once found if they are not biting make sure you try a good Sturgeon Scent. Pautzke's Gel and Liquid Krill is a great place to Start!!

Equipment we use for Sturgeon on the Lower Columbia River.

Quantum Rods and Reels. The Cold Water 9' 15-50 matched with the Blue Runner line counter are a great combo. We like at least 350+ line capacity as when fishing the shallow water these fish can make some huge runs looking for the safety of deep water.

Sufix 50lb Gold Braid is our main line and we load about 200 yards backed by another 150 years of Dacron. Then Sufix 80 pound leader with a 4/0 Gamakatsu Barbless does the trick. We suggest the smooth small Sufix (the only round braided line avaialble) for leader because when fishing shrimp it does not make a huge hole when fishing it.

Pautzke's Gel and Liquid Krill is a big part of our fishing operation. We first take the Gel Krill and add Anise oil to regularly rub into our hands for covering scent. We then also take the Gel and coat our leaders and several feet of the braided line regularly to add additional scent in to the water. The Liquid Krill is added with FISH SAUCE and sprayed onto most baits again for additional scent. So Pautzke's is something you do not leave the dock without!! Hey Pautzke's; Don't Leave the Dock Without It!!

Last but not least we have been using Pro Troll's E-Chip on three of our lines and three without to test the effectivness. We are into the first two weeks of this test and will continue until the end of the season. While fishing has been good we are seeing two trends. we are catching about 2-1 on the E-Chip rods and we are getting harder more agressive bites. While we still need more time to play with the test we already know that adding E-Chips to your leaders or main line cannot hurt and for me no doubt will help. Go to your favorite Tackle outlet and ask them if they have or if they will order you E-Chips from Pro-Troll!!

Ocean Salmon is opening July 1st!!

We will give you reports once we start fishing the ocean for Salmon and it is expected to be a good Coho season, but we want to mention the new exciting equipment and tackle we are planning to use in the ocean this season.

Quantum Rods & Reels again lead the way with us using the 9' 15-50 for trolling divers (best all around rod for the Northwest) the same in 12-25 for down riggers. The new Quantum Line counter reels along with the Blue Runner Line Counters.

Pautzke's ( don't leave the dock without it) Natural Fire Cure and Yellow Nectar along with Gel and Liquid Krill.

Sufix 30 pound Siege in smoke green Sufix 40lb Flourocarbon leaders.

Pro-Troll: Sting kings with E-Chip and Pro Troll Rotory Bait Holders with E-Chips!

Humminbird: New Sonar GPS unit will be installed and we are very excited about this new piece of equipment to our boats!

Dee's Diamond Flashers: We are very excited to know be using Only these flashers in our boats. These flashers are tough, have great flash and are equiped with Stainless, Ball Bearing swivels! It is great not to have to buy a flasher and then have to change the hardwear before you fish it.

Well remember we are now booking Summer Ocean Salmon, Catch & Release Sturgeon (awesome fishing) and Buoy 10 Salmon.

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