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Barnett's Guide Service Fishing
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2005
Date: Tuesday December 20, 2005
Current Report:
With the
freezing rain and snow I decided
to hit the river this afternoon
with a friend Bill Hietsman and
do a little steelheading. It
didn't take very long to find
some willing participants. If
yours truly would have to
remembered the charged batteries
we could have had some nice
pictures but the batteries went
dead on the first fish. We ended
up catching all six that we
hooked with two being hatchery
fish and they got the wood
shampoo. I am excited to see
that many wild fish this early
in the season.
All the fish
were caught on fish pills and
eggs but one that tried to eat a
spin-glo. I doubt he will try
that again for awhile. The
steelhead season is really
starting to look good as it is
raining right now and the
temperature is up to 50 degrees.
Hope to
see you soon.
Tim
Date: Monday November 28, 2005
Current Report:
Well the chinook season is
over on the Nestucca for the
year. Last Sunday I took Vaughn
for the last trip of the year
down here and found a few fish.
He caught two in the first hour
and we just enjoyed a nice float
trip to the ramp after a quick
start to the day. We got enough
rain to color the Kilches up on
thurs. so I took Lonnie and
Jamie up on friday and as you
can see they had some action.
The Kilches will continue to get
chinook through December with
the season ending on the 31st.
The steelhead are starting to
show up as well, with some fish
having been caught on all of the
rivers around here. We are still
booking a few more chinook trips
but will start concentrating on
the winter steelhead the week
before Christmas.
Hope
to see you soon.
Tim
Date: Monday November 14, 2005
Current Report:
Well
the rains they predicted finally
showed up and when the water
came down the first day was
unbelievable on Wednesday Ken
Brebner and Rich Hamilton hooked
so many fish that we lost track
at twenty something Thursday was a lot slower but I think it
had to do with the number of
boats we kept a couple of fish
with Jeff and Charlie and lost a
few more. I got to fish with my
friend Bill on Saturday for
awhile he also had a great time.
The run might have peaked but
will continue to fish past
Thanksgiving. After the first of
December I will move to the
Tillamook area rivers.
Hope
to see you soon.
Tim
Date: Saturday November 5, 2005
Current Report:
Well
the water finally showed up and
in force we are currently
waiting for it to drop into
shape. Every time it gets close
it raises again. We did a couple
of trips on the Nestucca Friday
and Saturday. Fridays trip was a
wash out as there was a lot of
debris in the water. Saturday we
hooked three fish and lost them
all as the water was very high
and the fish were very fresh and
equally as mean. I normally
don't fish when it is that high
but the clients scheduled the
trip in August and came up from
California and wanted to go
anyway. They still had a ball
with one of the fish going
ballistic and cart wheeling
within three feet of the boat
before breaking off on 40# line
these fish were hot . I can't
wait for the river to get real
fishable. I still have a few
days left open.
Tim
Date: Thursday October 27, 2005
Current Report:
We are still
fishing tidewater this week and
went 3 for 5 with over 6 missed
opportunities with Jack and
Rich. We also got a couple
sea run cutthroats which are
beautiful to see in person.
We are still waiting on rain to
bring the river up so we can get
into SALMON CHAOS. That is
what the fishing will be like on
the first big rain we get this
season. The salmon are
loaded up in tidewater just
waiting for the water to come
up. The forecasters seem
to think the coming week will
give us that rain but I am not
holding my breath.
Tim
Date: Saturday October 15, 2005
Current Report:
We did a couple of bobber
trips in tidewater this week and
caught a fish each time and felt
good about it as the fish have
been there but are not biting
that well, which is typical for
tidewater. Once we get the rain
it will draw fresh fish in and
the bite will pick up. Here is a
picture of Ken Brebner and his
son Jack with Kens first ever
bobber fish. The rain is finally
here as I type and the river is
rising. I know where I'll be
tomorrow.
Tim
Date: Wenesday October 5, 2005
Current Report:
We
did a low water bobber trip on
the lower Nestucca river. Ken
and Mark caught three fresh fish
and lost two. The fish were a
little small as the larger fish
will not sneak into the river at
the levels it has been.
The projection is for rain in
the next few days but we will
have to wait and see.
Tim
Date: Wednesday September
21, 2005
Current Report:
We got
some rain and the rivers bumped
up almost a foot. A fair amount
of fish came in and the water
dropped overnight putting the
fish in the deeper holes. I
fished a half of a day on Sunday
and went four for six, here are
a few pictures before the
batteries went dead. The
prediction is for more rain this
week and it should push the
rivers up as the ground is wet
now and the water height will
stay up longer.
Tim
Date: Wednesday September
21, 2005
Current Report:
The
time is very near for the north
coast to bust open as all the
bays and tidewater areas are
starting to load up with fall
chinook. The water is starting
to cool down and with each
incoming tide there is a brief
bite some days are better than
others. When the first rains of
the season hit the Nestucca,
Wilson and Trask are going to
explode and this will be some
BEST fall chinook fishing that
you will not want to miss.
I ran out mid morning with a
strong east wind blowing and
still managed one fish about
18lbs.
Tim
Date: Saturday September
3, 2005
Current Report:
The
fall chinook are starting to
make their yearly appearance in
the bays and tide water up and
down the coast. Expect things to
pick up as the temperatures are
starting to cool down of a night
which will in turn cool the
water .The Nestucca river opens
on the 16th of September and if
we get more rain like today it
will be excellent fishing like
last year. If not it will be a
tidewater bobber show which is a
blast. You will be able to
retain jacks until the bag limit
of two adults is reached. Fin
clipped coho can be kept in the
Trask but not the Nestucca.
looking forward to seeing you
soon.
Tim
Date: Sunday August 21, 2005
Current Report:
Low
water and warm temperatures in
the coastal rivers have slowed
the steelhead bite for the past
few weeks. However, with the
cooler nights over the past week
there has been more fish caught
as the water temperature has
started to drop. As of late we
have begun to see some Fall
chinook entering the bays and we
are seeing a few fish being
caught. Over the next few weeks
you can expect to see the Fall
chinook bite heat up as we
continue into the the Fall.
Right now we're Fall drift boat
trips on the coastal Oregon
rivers for trophy Fall chinook.
Remember to book your Winter
steelhead trips soon while dates
are still available!
Tim
Date: Sunday July 24, 2005
Current Report:
Summer steelhead are still
entering the Nestucca in
good numbers with a decent
bite early and late in the
day. Light line and small
baits are the ticket right
now with spinners running a
close second.If you fish
spinners you will want to
fish a small gold plated one
in the low light and a
nickel or silver plated one
when the sun comes out. The
river is just full of spring
chinook but with the water
temperatures up the chance
of finding a biter is slim
to none.
Tim
Date: Sunday July 3, 2005
Current Report:
The Nestucca River is slow
right now for spring chinook
and summer steelhead. This
occurring most likely
because of the low clear
water and rising water
temperatures. Right
now the chinook bite is shut
down and the only bite out
there is VERY VERY EARLY and
VERY VERY LATE bite. I
do not expect the fishing to
pick up until another fresh
batch of steelhead shows up
Tim
Date: Thursday June 30, 2005
Current Report:
The
Spring chinook bite has been
slow for the last couple of
days. We are seeing a
few fish caught early and
late in the afternoon.
You can expect more fish to
enter the as the tides begin
increase in height.
Expect there to be a lot of
pressure as we enter the 4th
of July holiday weekend.
Tim
Date: Wednesday June 22, 2005
Current Report:
The Nestucca is starting to
heat up for springers as a
good number of fresh fish
have moved in. The boys
wanted to go this evening so
we launched at about 5 pm
and in the next hour and a
half we caught three. Two
hatchery fish and one native
that was released without
being removed from the
water. You can see the
pictures in the photo album
including the boys fighting
a double, what a fire drill.
Tim
Date: Wednesday June 15, 2005
Current Report:
Spring chinook continue to
move into the coastal rivers
with the bite being good one
day and off the next. The
summer steelhead started to
show up in better numbers
this last weekend and will
start to fill in the slack
when the chinook are off the
bite. With the projected
rainfall late this week look
for the action to pick up by
the first of next week.
Tim
Date: Monday May 30, 2005
Current Report:
Well the Nestucca is
starting to pick up with
the recent high tides
bringing fresh fish with
each tide exchange. We
got out Saturday for a
short day and caught
one, lost one and missed
one. I went to take a
picture with my new
camera and shot a short
clip of video instead.
Monday we went back at
it after a lesson on the
camera and took a few
pictures of some fresh
Nestucca springers. You
can check out Bill's
limit on the photo page.
We ended up landing two
fin clipped fish, broke
one off and missed three
other opportunities.
A few summer steelhead
are starting to show up
as well. This fishery
will just improve as
June progresses and the
fish start to stack up
in the deeper holes.
The Trask is also
putting out fish as well
and is coming into shape
nicely. Expect
fishing to just improve
as the springer season
is really just getting
underway.
Tim
Date: Thursday May 26, 2005
Current Report:
We are going to be out on
the Nestucca this weekend
hunting down some of the spring chinook
that have been showing up
and will update you on
Monday with our results.
However, right now I wanted
to share with you a story
from a trip we took on the
river May 18th. Please
download it here:
A Day on the Nestucca
Enjoy the read!
Tim
Date: Thursday May 19, 2005
Current Report:
The spring chinook are
starting to show up in
better numbers on the
Nestucca River. With recent
rains and a rising river the
bite stopped on Wednesday
but was fairly decent Monday
and Tuesday. As the river is
starting to fall and clear
expect things to really
start to happen by the
weekend.
The Trask River has the
strongest early return each
year with this year being no
exception. The fishing has
been fair to good depending
on the day and will just get
better as more and more fish
show up.
Tim
Date: Wednesday May 11, 2005
Current Report:
Welcome to Barnett's Guide
Service!
Today was the launching of our
new website and we will be
posting semi-daily fishing
reports. Please drop us an
email and let us know what you
think about our website.
Kindest regards,
Tim Barnett
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