Finally! A brief weather window in the PNW--poof, it's gone!

[DARice]

I took my remote work to a new level--a month in Brookings, OR! Of course, I brought the boat. Three weeks in, the ocean was still angry, wind was blasting, and much more rain than sun.

Saturday, Feb 10, was just OK conditions: 2-3' wind waves from the South, 6-8' West swell. BIG tides. Took my SC17 out on the big blue for the first time with the pilot house. Over a month of storms put the fish off the bite: 5 hrs on the water and 6 small rockfish and one undersized ling cod, all released. And, the pilot house was mostly fantastic! (I'll write a 'shakedown' thread separately.)

Tuesday, Feb 13, launched at 130p <2' wind waves, 4' West swell, long period. MAGIC! Launched on an outgoing tide. Calm bar crossing. Headed North about 7 miles. Nice black rockfish on my second drop in 60', missed a bit hit on my third drop...repositioned for the same drift and got a skinny 25" ling, and so it went. Even with sorting through 10+ schoolie Deacon rockfish, I closed out my limit of small/medium-sized rockfish and the ling shortly after 3p. And, I was fishing in a short sleeved shirt thanks to PH wind protection.

Wednesday we were back to 8-10' waves on the bar, occasionally breaking, and closed to all traffic, so it will stay for the rest of my Brookings time.

Dave

[headduck]

In and out... way to go.

Bummer about the weather... FWIW... we got snow today and I laid a bit of floor.  You killed it in comparison.   

[GregE]

I've wanted to fish Brookings since Tesoro posted his Huge salmon pics several years ago.
Did you take the coast highway or down I 5 then across?  Long run either way.

[DARice]

I've wanted to fish Brookings since Tesoro posted his Huge salmon pics several years ago.
Did you take the coast highway or down I 5 then across?  Long run either way.

I'm in Woodland, WA. It is a long tow, no matter which route we choose. Cutting over to/from the coast on 126 (Florence) or 38 (Reedsport) is what we do most often.

Dave