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By: cneames
Posted: 8/16/2011
Species: Albacore Tuna
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
9 of us did a tuna charter. Fishing was hit and miss but our captain did an excellent job keeping us in fish. We ended up with 34 nice albacore. Fishing may improve over the next few weeks.
Posted: 7/4/2015
Species: Black Rockfish
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/4/2015
Hot Spots: 0
A strong ebb on the bar made for a tuff crossing. The ocean was good with 5 to 7 foot swell. It's about a 2 hr. ride to Tillamook head where the black rock were stacked up for a rapid fire shoot out ...
By: Ganno
Posted: 8/29/2012
Species: Albacore Tuna
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Left port at 4.30AM. were on the grounds with jigs in the water by 7.30. Not five minutes into the troll fish on one of the hand lines. Circled and tried for a bait stop. Cleared hand lines and jig ro...
Posted: 5/12/2015
Species: Halibut
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Captain Perry VanOver Charter Vessel Sea Breeze
Sunday morning we left the Port of Ilwaco in pursuit of Halibut. The bar crossing and sea conditions were smooth and we loaded up on halibut in four...
By: weldcraft221
Posted: 8/22/2009
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/22/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the area caught some keepers was an awsome day had alot of fun my camera was broken but i got one picture.
By: camjam80
Posted: 8/29/2008
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/29/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went out today with my 2 friends to go salmon fishing. First time ever and had a blast. We meet his dad down there who is a guide so we were lucky there. Fished from 7:30 till 12 ish and caught one ke...
By: schu7498
Posted: 9/13/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/13/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Danny and I had a rare 2 days off in a row. So we decided to take a small trip to ilwaco and fish for coho off of the north jetty. North jetty is located in Cape Disappointment state park so you will ...
By: NimmunDay
Posted: 8/20/2012
Species: Black Rockfish
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Targeted rockfish but I at least got a crab.
By: Spaceyak1000
Posted: 10/1/2018
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/29/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Surfperch are so much fun. If you like the beach and fishing than they are for you. I took the kids camping on last time at Cape Disappointment State Park. I had a fishing session on Saturday a...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 12/1/2018
Species: Surf Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/17/2018
Hot Spots: 0
This is a late report for a weekend getaway of fishing at Long Beach for red tail surf perch.
JoAnn, the dogs, and I loaded up the car and hit the road - and Friday evening traffic - for a weekend ...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/26/2019
Species: Halibut
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/26/2019
Hot Spots: 1
After enduring two rainy windy days down at Tillamook that included a bar closure it was a blessed relief to arrive at Ilwaco with a forecast of sunny skies and calm winds. Time to go halibut fishing!...
By: nwbhoss
Posted: 5/17/2021
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Went out of Ilwaco to do some deep sea bottomfishing with a few friends. 500-600ft of water. There was 5 of us and a total of 8 fishing on a 55ft boat. I don't know if I am supposed to name business b...
By: prozaxxx
Posted: 5/12/2007
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/12/2007
Hot Spots: 0
went out for the opener. we chartered a boat 9 hours on the water and 1 fish between 12 guys and gal. and it was 2 inches to long. was a rough one there was 7 charter boats out that morning and only 1...
By: Gringo Pescador
Posted: 7/21/2007
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/21/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Took my wife and mom out on a commercial charter, 14 on the boat, ended the day with 1 fish per person, all Silvers, all between 4-10 lbs. More natives thrown back than non natives kept. Lots of lin...
By: Good To Go
Posted: 8/23/2010
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Ilwaco Wed-Thur-Fri in private boat. Wed was slow, a couple of silvers that we could keep. I had three hook ups within the first couple of hours, bringing in two nice wilds which got cut loose b...
By: Rob G.
Posted: 8/1/2009
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/31/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Uhhh....the silvers are runnin'! Some Kings mixed in too! I went out on a charter for the 1st time...it was fun, but I like personal boats boats better, too many people on the boat! But lots of fish t...
Posted: 5/12/2015
Species: Halibut
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
This is Pat Schenk, owner of Sea Breeze Charters in Ilwaco Washington. Friday I took 4 on a hook and release sturgeon trip. I fished north of Astoria Megler bridge. The weather was perfect and we land...
By: procaster
Posted: 8/7/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I went out on a charter for my buddies bachelor party. It was my first time on one, usually we would go on personal boats but it was just easier with 12 people. We left marina at about 530 and ran...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/24/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 8/24/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished on the Sea Breeze out of Sea Breeze Charters. Wind, rain, sun, rollers and chop. Good day to be on a large boat. Fishing was good for mostly silvers. Seemed any silver of any size was a wild fi...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/8/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 8/8/2004
Hot Spots: 0
A short version: We drove to Illwaco Wednesday, reported to the boat 3am
Thursday morning. AJ tried to surprise us by showing up, he hadn't confirmed
to any of us that he would be there. A 4 hour ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/8/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/8/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Chartered out of Ilwaco for a day of halibut fishing aboard the Stardust out of pacific salmon charters good bar conditions but a somewhat sloppy ocean. Fished about 25 miles out the fish ranged fro...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/1/2003
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/1/2003
Hot Spots: 0
My wife Connie and I fished buoy 10 with good results Labor day weekend. We
arrived Thursday morning at the town of Chinook. After securing a slip,
launching the boat, checking in at the resort we...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/23/2003
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Rating: 5
Fished: 8/23/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Enjoyed four days of fishing on the Columbia River at the mouth Bouy-10 area. Lots of action and, was surprised that so many large 14-16 pd. hatchery silvers were available. Had to release very few ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/19/2003
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Rating: 4
Fished: 8/19/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon caught 1 king 22lbs 2silvers 9 &12 lbs fished Thursday mourning caught 3 silvers 5 to 10 lbs all in all a pretty good trip fished with a green diver with her...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/1/2003
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Rating: 2
Fished: 9/1/2003
Hot Spots: 0
It was very slow inside buoy 10. We boated 1 keeper king sat. from north of buoy 10 to 1 mile up river. We headed out to cr. buoy. We boated 2 18 lbs. coho just off sand bar. We through back 5 30 inch...
