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It's much better than it used to be as they cleaned it up and police it often. Still isn't great but I feel safe out there, especially when there are lots of fishermen around.

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@@northwestweekenders going crabbing this weekend at Rockaway beach staying at the camp ground at the jedy

@@user-so3yg1oj1d that sounds like fun! Good luck out there and hopefully you do well. Give us an update if you don't mind. We've been wanting to go crabbing so bad!

We always love running into people who watch the channel out and about. We would certainly enjoy meeting and fishing with you.🤙 Hope your shoulder gets better soon!

Thanks Jim! I'm sure they could be homemade kipper snacks. I know people prepare them and eat them many different ways. For us, they are just best used trading in for Dungeness Crab 🦀 😁

We are Shaddicted!

We're hoping so! We have so much crab bait, it's silly. About 3x what we had in the freezer last year. 😁

Wow! Thanks for the kind words. It's all about just finding a pattern each trip and not letting it go. Seems like it's different each day depending on the water level, current, temperature, how many people are in a certain spot. It can be tricky when it's combat fishing.

I hear you! This is only our third season fishing for them and we can't get enough.

Shad is excellent crab bait. We run big pots and lots of gear, so we load the bait boxes with cut up shad and hang some whole ones with bait rings as well. The trout we mostly give away to family and friends but also use as a filler for crab bait! We currently have 3 full freezers of bait for the season!

It's so much fun, especially on light tackle. Carolina rig with 3/4 to 1 oz weight and a shad dart of choice. 8 lb main line and 8-10 lb Fluorocarbon leader. 6 foot to 6'6 ugly stik.

@@northwestweekenders hey thanks for answering my questions. I’m going to try to get rigged up and try shad fishing ! Tight lines

@@billquesenberry3626 The run is still going strong over 100 k per day so should still be producing fish. I've learned that the later it gets into the run, the fish tend to be less on the bite and more focused on getting from point A to point B. Nonetheless, the last few years we've gone in late June and early July and still put up solid numbers. Good luck out there!

⁠​⁠@@northwestweekendersthank you for the information . If watching your video doesn’t give you the bug to get out and try this then your not breathing.

@@billquesenberry3626 100% agree. That's the goal of these videos 😀

Opposite side of public access right off the highway in Waldport. Both sides are good though.

@@northwestweekenders thank you kind sir

Thanks for watching as always!

Right?! 😂 There's maybe just a few spots that aren't on this list for good reason. 🤫

Always a good time with you and company!

I just moved from Springfield to Coos Bay !

Sounds like you're going to have a great time exploring your new backyard! Good luck and have fun 😊

Been here done this ..

That girl can fish!

Just missed us by a hair. I think I've been there like three or four times in the last month. 😂

🦀Hard to beat. A favorite of many family and friends.

Thanks Uncle Tommy!

It's a tough place to beat! All nice fish, tons of access, great scenery.

Oregon side at Bradford Island.

@@northwestweekenders thanks I heard there are more shad at oregon side than washington side right?

people say there are more fish at oregon side is that right? thanks

@@walteryang2917 I'm not sure but everyone is killing it on the Oregon side right now. I've heard multiple times from Oregon anglers that on the Washington side you have to cast out a little further to find a solid bite but not sure if that's true or not. At Bradford Island people catch them far out and close to shore and everywhere in-between.

Yes! Our favorite crab bait for sure and it produces very well.

Got a couple weeks left so get out there and get em'!

😂 I bet

So much fun! Can't get enough of it

@@northwestweekenders Shad whacker...

@@Oregontrailblazin 🐟 🤛

Thanks Uncle Tommy!

Yes. I've heard it's a very productive place for nice crappie. We will target them this summer for sure on that dock and hopefully on the boat. 🤙

@northwestweekenders I was just kidding. No crappie there. Definitely not at that spot. Actually, thinking about it. There are no crappie in that lake. Don't target them.

@@scottmasin741 Best to stick with Trout!

It's so hard to say regarding all the ins and outs but generally Detroit seems to be rebounding well. How it looks now compared to right after the fires is encouraging and businesses seem to be flourishing (of course they always do better in the spring and summer). Surrounding areas look much better after all the timber clean up and removal. It's just jarring to be able to see all the way down to the river because we got so used to the beautiful, thick trees that lined highway 22. I can't speak on much else other than I'm enjoying seeing busy campsites and food trucks and Mountain High Grocery always popping! It brings back pre-fire vibes and going all the way back to when I was a kid and grandparents owned a house in Detroit. Special place!

@@northwestweekenders good to hear.

Bluegill are always fun. Great Bass, Crappie, and Trout fishing at Hagg. We're going to go find us some different species ASAP!

@@northwestweekenders Didn't know they had Bass and Crappie there. That'd be fun to see you catch

@@zacharyjames9602 we will give it a shot this summer for sure.

😂 Wow! That's too funny! Thanks for sharing. It does happen a lot.

@@northwestweekenders I was embarrassed!!

That's so awesome! Glad to hear. We'll probably have a new list every year or two. But those are just tried and true places that we catch a lot of fish..Good luck out there 😀

Caught a few nice rainbows at silverton today, great spot!

@@denisjames8024 Love to hear it!

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When using a bobber we're doing about anywhere from 8-12 ft down. Our Carolina rig usually runs about 4 to 5 ft leader. We just cast out and let it do a natural drift back toward the dam.

He went to fish with his buddy on the other rock further down the river (where the water calms down) who was slaying them. We were respectful of his casts and made sure we weren't in his way. Current is pretty fast so we just waited until he drifted down which only took a few seconds.

Thank you for coming along! 😁

@@northwestweekenders always thanks

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Dang!! That hurts. Always gotta have that net or bucket because you never know what you're going to hook into. Coming right up! Love going there 😁

@@northwestweekenders there was like at least ten people trying to help me one of them had a 5 gallon bucket with holes 🕳️ on the bottom of it. I fought him hard for like ten minutes but I lost him still hurts. Your net would have done it lol. St Luis ponds is getting some love this week 1250 trophies.

@@victorvelazquez1780 How big was it? That's crazy! I feel that in my gut honestly. Brutal.

@@victorvelazquez1780 I saw that about good ol St. Louis. Was out there today but didn't see the truck show up yet.

@@northwestweekenders I wanna say at least 25 inches

My favorite!!

So much fun! 😁

Thank you very much!!

Absolutely! We definitely want to get into more river fishing. We're hitting the shad really hard right now on the Columbia and have been fishing the santiam for Trout. Salmon and some ocean fishing as well but trout is just so convenient. Pinching down the barbs is great. Makes for a more fair fight and releasing them unharmed like you said.

It's bound to happen! How did it end up going for you guys?

Detroit Lake, Trillium Lake, Devils Lake in Lincoln City. There are lots of good places further East like Crane Prairie, Pine Hollow, Paulina, Prineville and more. All should produce fish. We're most familiar with Detroit and Devils, and then Trillium. So many great options though from the coast to the mountains, so take your pick and enjoy!

No limit. Bonneville from Salem/Keizer is about 80-90 minute drive. I make it from my place in about 1 hour and 15 mins without traffic. Really not a bad drive!

Some family and friends do but we use them as crab bait 🦀

This was last Saturday 5/25. We are newer to shad fishing too and it isn’t overly complicated. Definitely switch up retrievals until you find a pattern and then stick to it! Thanks for watching, we will have more shad content as the season goes on 🤙

I forgot the name but there is a website the post the runs so you can see when it gets good. Last year I fished close to the dam and caught 86 of them. I think I was fishing either a 1/2 or 3/8 weight and I would let it sit for 7-10 sec before a reeled it in slow

I was also using a 5-6ft leader, I hope this helps you out

@@rickyyym Yes, we use the Fish Passage Center to find the counts and keep a close eye. Last year we went when the run was over 100k which was wild. I (Danny) actually just got back from Shad fishing today and still haven't got a count yet but I'm guessing I caught around 100. Pretty fun and pretty dang easy! Amazing crab bait for us for the whole year. 🤙

@@rickyyym We usually run 1/2 oz to 1 oz and do exactly that. We've let it sink until we feel like we're in the strike zone and then reel it slow. We find some days they are biting deeper down and others we catch with a quicker top water retrieve. But more often than not it's been the slow play like you said.

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Thanks for watching! This one was fun to make and glad you enjoyed it 🎣

So much fun! It's been a great early season. It is fishing like mid June already 🎣

Uncle Tommy! 🎣