Ocean salmon seasons out of Brookings set (April 14, 2016)

This year's ocean salmon seasons out of the Port of Brookings Harbor have been adopted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Anglers out of Brookings will have a 75-day season, which will run from May 28-Aug. 7 and Sept. 3-5 with a two-king-salmon-a-day limit. The season will be open seven days a week.
The coho season will run June 25-Aug. 7 with a 26,000 hatchery coho quota.
Typically out of Brookings the best ocean salmon fishing during the summer occurs in June and July.
Brookings Fishing Charters will be offering its lingcod/rockfish/crab combos all summer, but also will be running salmon only and salmon/rockfish combo trips during the season. The 29-foot Miss Brooke is equipped with electric downriggers and the finest G.Loomis salmon rods with Shimano Tekota reels.
We will begin the season with El Nino conditions, which generally means warmer ocean temperatures, but the latest NOAA forecasts now indicate we will quickly switch into a La Nina pattern early this summer, which will result in cooler, more favorable temperatures for salmon fishing.
To book your ocean salmon charters, please visit www.brookingsfishing.com or call (541) 813-1082.

Below are a few of the salmon we caught on our charters last summer out of Brookings.