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For remainder of the season call: 541 332 0405 for river levels.March 11, 2010: Rain brought the river level to 6.3' and it's murky green. February 28, 2010:
So far this year we have out-rained last year for January & February. Last year we had 44" of rain, this year we have 18" already. The last storm dumped 2.60" in one day at the beach.
Sorry I missed it... NOT! Elk is still up at 5.2', jade green and 47 degrees. And for anyone who follows golf... the first annual Rotary PHS Scholarship
tournament was held at Bandon Crossings,
my team didn't win, but the kids did in the form of money for scholarships. Next year, take time out from fishing and play a round for fun.
February 27, 2010: Just in case anyone is reading, the tsunami registered 1' at Port Orford, and additional high waves may still be seen. If your near the beach be careful. Conflict: The above was based on a NOAA report that the tsunami had happened, however, other new report the waves are still to come this afternoon around 2PM, however, low tide is at 4:30PM. February 24, 2010: Article on this years >> Salmon <<-- says salmon count was up this year. Note: after a period of time, this link may be obsolete. February 14, 2010: Total rain for this storm event was: 2.16 over 4 days. Rivers looked pretty good this afternoon, Sixes chalky green. February 4, 2010: Total rain for the event was 1.22" on the beach. (.91 yesterday) February 3, 2010: Rain on the beach was
.31" yesterday and .35" so far this morning. Given various weather reports,
expect the rivers to continue to rise until the rain event ends. February 2, 2010: Depending on where you were, the Groundhog did or didn't see his shadow... therefore predicting (more or less)6 more weeks of winter, pretty much just like the calendar says. The rain drizzled on and off all day... .24" so far. Will try to update when there are some changes. February 1, 2010: Thanks to everybody for reading this page this year. There hasn't been much change in the rivers this last week
because we haven't had any real rain. (.16 so far today) I've seen a boat or two out, that's about it. If you need an area update, email, will do the best I can. January 31, 2010: Last day of January. Usually I wrap this up by the end of January... not sure what to do this year, as there are more than usual reading this fish page. Apparently I have missed out on an important event: Snohomish Ground Frog Day. Snohomish Slew is the Washington State version of Groundhog Day. You can read more about Snohomish Slew at www.GroundFrogDay.org. They say he got the "jump" on the groundhog. January 30, 2010: So much for the first month of 2010: so far over 10" of rain, with .16 falling yesterday and .08 this morning. Both rivers remain low. January 26, 2010: Apparently I wasn't the
only one surprised by the height of the Elk yesterday and the low amounts of
rain recorded here on the beach and at the hatchery. Chris, our local fish
checker, noted the rain for Sunday was .63" at the hatchery. Apparently there
must have been a lot more rain inland. Today we are suppose to get a "passing shower"... total rain predicted: .04". Total rain so far: .16" January 25, 2010:
Click on the graphic to visit the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association. Trying to get some details about this Derby and a photo of the tricked out boat and trailer that were donated. I decided that my next goal in life is to drift the Elk in a new Willie Boat. Right. Have memories of standing looking at the scene above on a warm summer day, the year my uncle arrived from Australia with an Australian fly fishing reel in his suitcase. He marveled at the beauty of the river and how different it is in Australia. He's gone, but the memories will never fade, and often I remember his fish tail... about the big one he didn't catch (got away) at the mouth of the Elk. January 23, 2010: So much for sun! Fishing today might be a bit windy. Rain so far: .08 with winds on the Cape gusting into the 60/70 mph category (84 high). Battle Rock is in the high teens and 20s. January 23, 2010: After eight straight
days of rain - the eight day total was 5.83, more than all the rain we had in December. January 22, 2010: Rain tapered off after 1.02" fell on the beach, torrential at times. Noticed Garrison Lake is up, something I haven't seen for awhile. Not much to report this morning. Asked for some data on rain at the hatchery to see how it compares (usually double on a guess) ... results are in (hatchery/beach order) Tuesday: 1.83"/.79" Wednesday 1.09"/.51", and this morning .86"/1.02" -yes, I guess we had more in town yesterday... surprising. Thanks Chris. Ocean Fishing Notes: I did not realize that the waves caused damage to the dock again during these last storms. Hallmark Fisheries (on the end) usually takes the brunt. Talked to Tony, manager at Hallmark, he said waves moved everything about 10' and they had some damage. January 21, 2010: Looks like another stormy day. The hatchery reports the Elk is steady at the 5.6' - but suspect that won't hold if the rains continue. .75" on the beach, so likely an inch or so in the river canyons. We already have more rain than predicted, and the wind gusts are well above the high of 24 mph. January 20, 2010: Yesterday: high gust on the Cape yesterday: 85, the dock was pounded by winds 30 mph and above, finally calming around midnight.
Waves crashed over the dock, where most everything had already been moved out of harms way. Final rain tally 1.10" on the beach. Expect Sixes to be up as well, and likely brown in color today.
January 19, 2010: Rain: .43 last night and another .47 this morning. Without looking, I expect Sixes River to be a brownish this morning, given yesterdays color. Wind on the Cape topped out at 87 mph and 85 mph again about 6 this morning. The Dock registered 76 mph yesterday, 59 mph just after midnight, and gusts are running around 30 mph this morning. Waves even more spectacular yesterday. This was sent to me: Wall Street Journal Please say no to new taxes, it will hurt all of us at the grocery store, and makes me wonder how much it will cost to fish next year. January 18, 2010: First up. This site is
here to stay. Because who is going to tell you that the Sixes River was
somewhere between brown and green today? Thank you to everyone who wrote,
(including our local fish checker) but the deciding factor was truly the worst
news of the day. So XXXXX... you and your friends can stick it, I
stand by my right to the American way... FREE SPEECH and the right to do so
without harassment.
Now I am saddened by an ODFW loss today: > > Plane Crash: Ray Bentley and David Pitkin < < were killed in a plane crash. I did not know Mr. Bentley, but have met David several times and I am saddened for both their families. Morgan we are so very sad about your loss. > > > > Bandon Western World Report < < < < < Please note: at sometime these story links will no longer work.January 17, 2010: Total rain Friday 1.77" / Saturday .71" / so far today 0 January 15, 2010: Winds are up this morning, no rain expected, according to the weatherman, who is often incorrect. Gust on the cape: 70 mph / Battle Rock 37 mph / Humbug Bridge 64 mph / Dock 47 mph. January 13, 2010:
Winds are up, rain is down... .94" on the beach yesterday and .39" so far this morning.
66mph on the cape yesterday, 58mph so far this morning. January 12, 2010: Winds are down, rain finished off at .83" yesterday (below predictions), with another .51 so far today. Elk River is up some, as will be the Sixes. IF predictions are correct, we should see sun by Thursday. Decided to check on the rain prediction: today's prediction is for .38" by noon and .17 afternoon. So does that mean the rain is over for the day as the predicted .53 total, and we have .51 already????? Enjoy the day. January 11, 2010: Winds have hit to 60mph on the Cape since yesterday. Almost 2" of rain is predicted for today, suppose to begin around 10am, if you believe the weatherman. LATE UPDATE: .47" of rain, 77 mph gust on Cape Blanco. January 10, 2010:
LATE UPDATE: A flood watch has been added to the storm warnings for tomorrow.
January 5th, 2010: A bit on rainfall: For those of you who actually track the rain (link is at the bottom of the page), you can count on doubling the rain in my gauge for an estimate on the amount of rain that may have fallen in the river canyon. Usually it's a smidge more than double. Also note that for every inch of rain, the river rises about a foot. I probably mentioned this earlier in this post, but then we really haven't had much rain until the recent storm, it's time to mention it again anyway. January 4th, 2010: Evening update. Looked like the Sixes was a bit swift today, but nice green color, about the same as the Elk. Blustery most of the day with a high gust on the Cape of 49 mph. In from the fish checker: creels were checked yesterday and today with 15 Chinook mixed chrome to dark, and 7 steelhead. January 2, 2010: Update on river conditions and recent storm: Elk river crested at 10.9' after over 5" of rain. Significantly more than the 1.61" recorded in my gauge near the beach. Hatchery had over 100 fish in the trap over the last two days, with a few chrome Chinook and a steelhead. Elk should be cleared up for fishing Monday or Tuesday, Sixes will likely be another day or so. For those who fish the Sixes, it's usually another day after the Elk clears for the Sixes to be fishable. January 1, 2010:
I trust everyone celebrated the New Year in their traditional fashion, or maybe not so traditional fashion. December 31, 2009:
New Year's Eve: the high winds are here already, high 60s on the Cape, 36mph gust over the Humbug bridge, and high 20s at Battle Rock. Most likely the lights
for travel south will be on... and if your fishing, please be aware the winds can knock branches from the trees.
December 29, 2009: Winds are picking up this morning, and the day is overcast. December 30, 2009:
Rain on the beach: .24" yesterday. Breezy this morning. December 29, 2009: Winds are picking up this morning, and the day is overcast. December 28, 2009: Rain: .04 on Saturday, and .12 yesterday. Saw a drift boat almost to the Elk River bridge yesterday. Looked like they were well prepared for the drizzle, don't know if they caught anything. December 25, 2009: Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! No report today... Eat, Drink & be Merry! Enjoy fishing, it should be good. Several fishermen at the Elk/101 bridge yesterday. No idea if they caught anything. December 24, 2009: Christmas Eve... Merry Christmas one and all! A friend caught a salmon... true story... drove up to fishing spot, saw a fish roll, jumped out, grabbed her pole, threw the line and the fish jumped on. Now frozen, it will be shipped the fisherwoman's grandson. Confirmation of a steelhead caught on the Elk. Sixes probably didn't clear as much as anticipated, three boats, no fish, a little more reasonable luck on the Elk, almost a fish per boat yesterday. In case the Christmas report is late, or non-existent... I slept in. It's Christmas! Enjoy the holiday however you spend it. Watch out for reindeer and Santa dropping off packages tonight! I did see Santa at the Langlois Market today... Ho! Ho! Ho! He's ready! December 23, 2009: Sunshine yesterday, but still had .08" of rain in the early am. Need 2.87" of rain to match last years. If not, this year will be considered pretty dry. Elk River is jade green, I do love that color! Sixes is always a little bit behind the Elk when it comes to clearing up, but likely will be pretty good for fishing. At least two weather reports agree that there will not be any rain for the next few days. It's a frosty 39 outside this morning. Enjoy the fishing. December 22, 2009: Looks like fishing will be good on Wednesday. River crested at 6.2' yesterday. Rumors say a few steelhead were caught. No witnesses, unless somebody fesses up! I don't divulge who or where... if you were lucky let me know! Last night there was .67" on the beach, .08 earlier this morning. Temperatures dropped last night to 44. December 21, 2009: Winter Solstice: It is now officially winter. The drizzle of rain yesterday produced .59" with another .16" this morning. December 17, 2009: Word is about 40 boats on the Elk today, with not quite two fish per boat. Elk River fishing looking good for Friday. The river topped at 6.2' today, and was down by afternoon. Sixes should be good for fishing tomorrow. A steelhead was spotted today as well. December 15, 2009: Monday rain: Predicted: 1.03" received .39" / .63 so far this morning. High gust on Blanco: 78. UPDATE: 78 mph remained the high. The Elk River crested at 6.4' this afternoon. Both rivers were muddy. Rain was good, brought several hundred fish into the hatchery, possibly setting a one day record? Look for fishing to be good by Thursday. (My rain gauge reads .94" as this is updated about 9pm.) (FINAL RAIN: 1.10" on the beach.) December 14, 2009: Rain later today... expect at least an inch (reports: 1.03"), Tuesday, another inch (reports: 1.05"), almost measurable Wednesday. A few fish were caught this weekend. December 13, 2009: National Weather Service has a weather alert for high winds from tomorrow afternoon through Tuesday. We may see periods of heavy rain. Wonder if that's like the 1.01" predicted and in reality it was .44??? December 12, 2009: Rain: .14 yesterday and .24 so far today. It's a bit windy. December 11, 2009: Looks like a change in the weather...FINALLY. Temperatures dropped to 29 at Battle Rock, but it's cloudy now and 38 degrees. Weathermen are now calling for heavy rain, with a total of 1.01" over the next few days. December 10, 2009: A lot of grumbling out there about fishing. The weathermen says rain is on the way. Not a drop of rain since the hatchery opened the fish ladder on the 1st. We need almost 6" to keep up with the rain total for last year. December 9, 2009: Current air temp at Battle Rock is 27.2. Likely dipped below that last night. My gauge reads 28 and that is as low as it got, it's 32 now. December 8, 2009:
LATE UPDATE: 10:30 pm 27.7 degrees at Battle Rock and COLD
December 5, 2009: Rivers continue to be low with the lack of rain. Still in the low 30s mornings. All the weathermen are predicting change, none agree on when it happens. It could rain today, Wednesday or Friday. December 5, 2009: I hope somebody is still catching some fish. It's been a busy week. Forgot to mention they did open the fish ladder at the hatchery. Not sure what the weather is going to be... two reports have very different stories, including possible snow tomorrow??? For sure it's probably still going to be cold. One report calls for rain next weekend. December 4, 2009: Looks like a change in the weather pattern is coming by Sunday. December 3, 2009: The Civil War excitement ended with the Ducks going to the Rose Bowl by 4 points... December 1, 2009: Blue sky and clouds today. For the record, we had 1.45" more rain in November than we did in November last year. Rumors of darker fish being caught and returned, but nice brights are still being reported.. A big one got away near the fish hatchery yesterday. News from the fish checker says fishing at the mouth is over for the year (last weeks news, but I took off for Thanksgiving.) November 27, 2009: Expect less than perfect weather. Looked like all the fishing holes were in use yesterday. Fish checker was at the Elk/101 spot on Wednesday. No idea what the catch has been. Rain for Thanksgiving was 1.46" rain today .20". November 26, 2009: No changes to report, rain on the way. Enjoy your holiday! Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the weekend! November 24, 2009: Sunshine again today. Enjoy the fishing. November 23, 2009: Rain for the 22nd held a .12"... the sun is out, it's a beautiful day. The water and air temp are about the same as is 48 degrees outside. November 22, 2009: 2.40" of rain on the 20th, .55 on the 21st, .12 on the 22nd at 8:24... under clear skies. High gust on the 21st on Cape Blanco 90mph. November 20, 2009: Heavy rain around 1-1:30 am this morning dropped .83" in short order. High winds continue, with cape gusts hitting 76 around 11 last night, and 74 last hour, just in case anybody woke up with the rain. Expect the rivers to be up in this morning. UPDATE 10pm: Sixes was pretty ugly...about 7-8 vehicles at Elk River this morning... didn't see any at Sixes... to brown... and high to fish. UPDATE: 8:53am Winds died, rain gauge is now at 2.01" on the beach. November 19, 2009: Another blustery day, gust on the Cape hit 56 about 11 last night, 49 this morning about 7:30. No rain in my gauge, so expect the river to fall again until we have rain. Expect continuing winds today, and maybe a half inch of rain tonight. Elk River is 4.0, light green, 48 degrees. LATE UPDATE: 10:25 PM-Unless it starts raining, there will be little change in river conditions. High gust on the Cape 78 mph (x2), Dock 47 mph. November 18, 2009: Another storm is on its way in. Storm warnings are up at the dock.
November 17, 2009: Well we had rain! 1.38 for the storm, Elk River received double that. High gust across the dock was 57, came a few minutes after midnight, Cape Blanco had 2 - 92mph highs, one around 9:30 pm and the other around 11 pm. Elk River is 4.3' and rising, lots of leaves. With the high surf, it will be questionable on the Cape Blanco beach access. This rain should spread the fish out. What's up with the logos? This site can now be found by typing in www.FishPortOrford.com. Sponsors help defray the cost of keeping the site up... so if you need a boat or a boat trailer... check them out. November 16, 2009: The late news had a new story about the forecast for today, high winds to 40 mph. Just a trace of rain so far, but the winds are raging. Cape Blanco gusts have hit 64 mph, so far. I can hear the surf, so consider safety issues if your on the beach. For the record: Elk River is holding at about 3.5' at the hatchery. UPDATE: 9:30PM: High Gust Cape Blanco 87, Dock 52, no rain. UPDATE: 10:03, Cape Blanco Gust 92 mph Dock gusts still 50mph High wind advisory until 4am tomorrow. Winds expected to peak by midnight... can't imagine it getting any more windy than it is. November 15, 2009: Miracles happen! Beachcombers apparently cleared the way for themselves, thereby clearing the way for a deluge of fishermen. Quite a few are fishing the Elk at the 101 bridge, with some success. No word on the Sixes...weathermen are flipping coins... it may or may not rain on Monday, but both sources say rain on Tuesday. We really need a rain event... Friday the 13 of November, 2009: It just starting to rain (9:30 am).. the weathermen are in sync: both agree we will see the sun on Sunday, and tomorrow will be cloudy without rain. Rain wise, we need 12.42" to meet last years rainfall and 44.73" to meet the 2006 rainfall. Just some trivia since there isn't much to report. November 12, 2009: Rain yesterday was .28, with another .16 since midnight. The weathermen have not agreed on a report: It will either rain
today and tomorrow, with clouds on Saturday and sun on Sunday, or it's going to rain all four days.
November 11, 2009: Rain .16" yesterday and a like amount this morning. Little change in river conditions if any. November 10, 2009: Final rain for the 9th: 1.22". Expect the rivers to be up some. Sixes likely still muddy. Cloudy skies, prediction is for no rain and clouds. The sun was out, now the clouds are reappearing. No word on the campground access at Cape Blanco. If somebody goes out today, please let me know if the moved the driftwood. UPDATE: so far so good, clouds and sun, a few sprinkles. Sixes had a number of boat trailers and cars at the store take out, river looked pretty decent. About 10 cars at Elk River Bridge: three guys hanging over checking things out. Both rivers look good, hopefully the rain helped spread the fish through the river. November 9, 2009: Stormy this morning... so far just .24" of rain. Gusts on the cape up to 56mph, most in the high 40s. UPDATE: Real rain! 1.22" so far today. Expect rivers to be up tomorrow. November 7, 2009: Yesterday's rain: .08" rain after midnight: .31. Expect the Sixes to still be muddy, and the Elk should be up some. Haven't been out, but can hear the surf is up. Supposedly, no rain tomorrow and rain and some wind again on Monday. UPDATE: A few fishing at the Elk River bridge (fish counter was checking it out), Sixes is murky still, with a half dozen or so at the Orchard Hole, and 3-4 at the Sixes Day Use. Elk River from the Camp Ground... think this photo says it all, major surf re-arranging the debris. And blast the *(&*&^&* first water bump, the first one gets me every time. Paradise Point access not looking much better.
November 6, 2009: The storm didn't bring much rain for the fish. .71 total yesterday, .08 early this morning. So far just cloudy, a few gusts. EVENING UPDATE:
A short little rain squall and that was it... rain today still .08".... had a chance to get north this afternoon, Sixes is looking like chocolate this evening. Up a little, but not
really that much.
November 5, 2009: Congrats to the Yankees! To bad for the guy who won two tickets to Game 7 from Letterman! November 4, 2009: Apparently the weatherman is warning of high surf and a big storm. This afternoon the cold wind blew in, but the skies were clear, with stars and a full moon on the drive home from my favorite meal at my favorite pub. Of course I haven't looked out in the last five minutes, it could be cloudy by now. Here's hoping there's some water in the storm to dump in the streams. Cheers! And my the Yankees win... 1 inning or .5 innings left. October 31, 2009: It's the last day of October, also known as Halloween. Some big fish are still being caught, a 58 pounder at the mouth of the Elk. Anybody remember how long it's been since we have seen fish this size? .43" of rain since midnight. Enjoy the day of fishing. October 29, 2009: A little drizzle so far this morning, about .04". No change in river conditions. October 27, 2009: Sun is out, .08" of rain in a single torrential downpour about 1 am. No change in river conditions. October 26, 2009: No change in river conditions. A few sprinkles so far, but the weather report calls for a storm. Cape winds are 28-40 mph gusts. Definitely cool and breezy conditions now. October 24, 2009: Just .31 inches of rain fell yesterday, so no real change in river conditions. October 22, 2009: Elbow to elbow and plenty of fish... they are catching some big ones at the mouth of the Elk. October 21, 2009: Showers are here. So far about .20 - just under a quarter inch and still sprinkling. October 20, 2009: Expect no changes in the river condition unless we get some rain. Possible showers tomorrow. October 19, 2009: Fishing at the mouth is good, as long as you love wall to wall people. 20#'r caught today. October 14, 2009: Winds are still high. Gusts across the cape and the dock running around 30mph, yesterday's rain capped at .87" with another .35 so far this morning. High gusts yesterday: 71 on the cape, 48.2 on the dock. October 13, 2009: Serious storm this evening, thunder clap shook the house! High gusts so far: 70mph on the Cape, 41.9 across the dock and 27 at Battle Rock. Rain gauge reads .83" at 9 pm. Tides for fishing are after lunch tomorrow. September 22, 2009: Autumnal Equinox: First full day of fall. The sun is out, summer ended with the temperature reaching 80 degrees, and expect more of the same today. To date: rain for September is 1.03" over four rain events. Enjoy the first day of fall: Will be back with fish reports later in October, when we have had some serious rain. * 2010 Reports & Rain Reports * Archive: * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009
ODFW Elk River Hatchery River Levels: 541 332 0405
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Heard a 40pounder was caught in the upper river.
The lights for travel south were on earlier. Hope the storm blows over for the weekend. Also, the Chetco is suppose to re-open tomorrow.
Numerous boats were floating the Elk yesterday. River 4.7 and falling.
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