Oak Orchard 7/7 + 7/8

[Silverfish1]

My wife and I had a great 2 day trip to OO.  We camped at Lakeside state park and launched at OO Marine park.  My normal

program is Wilson early, then East end.  Life is busy so we trailer at this stage of life, and we enjoy camping/fishing different areas a few times per year.

Friday 7/7-  130 to 160 FOW West was fire.      45 to 70 down.  Mag Spoons on riggers. Diehard and 42nd.  Kings, coho, steel all mixed.  Kept the bleeders and boxed before 10.  
Sat 7/8. - set up in 130 headed North.  Made the turn South in 400 fow when we were 1 shy of a box.  Constantly hooked up the whole way out and back.  Lost countless fish between currents, tangles, fleas, washing machine waves, and just 2 of us doing battle.  Awesome morning.  Hot king rod was green on green Atomic twinkie down 90 over everywhere.  Steel, cohos, teenagers on all the higher rods. 
Hot fishing, weather, camping, site seeing, great food, great area.  Doesn’t get any better!  
 

 

[GeorgeB 802]

Thank for report

[Force of one]

Good report 👍

[seeyawader]

Fished same 2 days 7-7 and 7-8,,landed 23 fish, lost a bunch, mix of steelhead and salmon, some teen salmon, with a few 15lbs, a 18lb, and a 20 pounder right out in front of oak in 180 +- feet of water. Most steelhead were on the smaller side but lost one nice jumper, ran the same line both days that seemed most productive and on the east troll we hooked up every time. Saturday evening right before dark was on fire. Ran 2 Chinook divers out 160,180 on 4 setting. 2 riggers with cheaters parked between 70-90 feet.  A copper and lead core, lead core was only rod that didnt fire. At times ran a short diver out the chute.....Mostly spoon bite carbon 14 taking most of the shots, caught fish on meat and ff also. Great bite out there, Sunday was too windy for us so we slept in.

Edited July 10, 2023 by seeyawader