Fishing Oregons North Coast

today's catch, 5-14-09

2009-05-14T10:52:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all, I've been clamming in Seaside and getting some Big Fatty's

check um out

Sweet hearts Seafood Gumbo

2009-01-31T14:29:00.000-08:00

Sweet Hearts Seafood Gumbo

1/2-1 onion, finely chopped

2-3 cloves elephant garlic, finely chopped

2-3 stalks celery, finely chopped

1 bell pepper, cut long strips then in half

2-3 red potatoes, chunked

1 can Italian stewed tomatoes

1 beef smoked polish sausage, cut into rounds

2lbs steamer clams, hole in the shell, rinsed

1lb small shrimp, raw, shucked

1-2 pats butter or some cooking oil

1/2 tsp. Creole seasoning

pinch cyan pepper

2 tsp. brown sugar1 tsp. red wine vinegar

1/4 tsp. liquid crab boil

1 tbls lime zestjuice of 1 lime

To start:

butter or oil a large chicken pan or 4 to 6 qr. pot, add:

1/2-1 onion, finely chopped

2-3 cloves elephant garlic, finely chopped

2-3 stalks celery, finely chopped

1 bell pepper, cut long strips then in half

2-3 red potatoes, chunked

1 beef smoked polish sausage, cut into rounds

Cook on medium high till vegetables are starting to soften,

turn heat down to medium and add:

1 can Italian stewed tomatoes

2lbs steamer clams, hole in the shell, rinsed

1lb small shrimp, raw, shucked

1/2 tsp. Creole seasoning

pinch cyan pepper

2 tsp. brown sugar

1 tsp. red wine vinegar

1/4 tsp. liquid crab boil

1 tbs lime zest & juice of 1 lime

Simmer, covered, for about 20-40 min. Stirring occasionally. enjoy

More recopies to come.

Catch of the day 11-01-08

2008-11-01T12:52:00.000-07:00

Hey all - I've been using some new bait and catching lots of fish with it.

It's called "Grandpa Mayhue's Famous Fish Bait Formula's" Check it out here http://www.jcandwe.com/

Here are just a few of the fish I've been catching

I will have more soon

Blessings

Mitch

Today's catch 07-09-08

2008-07-09T16:24:00.000-07:00

Hey all, today's catch; 3 large dungeness crab and a smallish surf-perch.
1 hr. of surf fishing in Seaside Oregon, using my old rig and rod, clam necks, cut bait "previously caught fish" and some shrimp oil.
Yummmeeee!! I cooked, shelled and chilled the crab for dindin with my wife and had the perch for lunch.

Walking out into the serf and casting into the low spots for the surf-perch, letting it work the hole for a bit then slooooowly retrieving my line will catch crab.
When you have a crab on it feels you snagged something big like a bunch of seaweed, when a perch hits it you can really feel it "BANG" then the fight is on boy, or girl, what evvvver.
I have a few tricks, but I'm not say'n till some body asks. :) :)
Blessings of the day.
Mitch

surf fishing tackle

2008-07-07T11:38:00.000-07:00

My rigging & tackle for surf fishing Oregon's North Coast area.

My rod and real is an Eagle claw 10' Surf-Beast Combo, fishing line is 20lb - 30lb POWER PRO Moss Green Micro Braid and 12lb - 17lb Trilene smooth casting line.

My rigging: Depends on the time of year, surf conditions, tide, species of fish I'm hunting or whats running at the time, etc... .
Normal good weather, lite surf, summer; I make up a tippet thats approx. 3' -6' long with a 1.0 0z - 5.0 oz sinker on the very end of the line, then a snap swivel, 1.5' - 2.0' of liter line then I have on my real, a 3 way swivel with a leader and a #2 or #4 hook, 1'-1.5' of line then another 3 way swivel, etc.., do this 2 0r 3 times then end with a 2 way swivel.
On the end of the line on my rod I have a small snap swivel so I can attach and remove my rigging quickly .
Bate; Usually, clam necks that I've dug up on the beach, sand shrimp or cut bate from an earlier catch.

Sometimes I'll wear my chest waders, sometimes rubber boots and jeans, etc.. .
Usual catch off the beach in Seaside Oregon; Crabs more often than I'd like, Surf perch, Flounder, Green-lings, shark and more, seaweeds and junk of course.
If you plan on fishing around places where there are known snags like rocks, etc, make sure you use a brake-a-way system so you don't have to cut your line.

If you have some tips, please post them.
God is good and His fish taste grate
Mitch

Welcome to Oregon's North Coast

2008-07-07T10:39:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Oregon's North Coast

So you want to know the fishing secrets of fishing Oregon's North coast area?
Well ya, me to, so I've set out to learn how to fish here, surf fishing at Seaside and all up and down the coast, fishing the Necanicum River, the lewis and Clark, Young s Bay/River, the Deschutes River and every other fishing hole that we can find. So I will post article's and photo's, etc..., and "please" any one that would like to share with us your tips, tactics, photo's, etc..., lets hear from you.
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