Peak steelhead season arrives on Chetco, Smith rivers (Jan. 20, 2016)

When the weather has cooperated, steelhead fishing has been good on the Chetco and Smith rivers. We've been steelhead fishing from the drift boat since Christmas, but high, muddy water has limited the amount of tume we've been able to spend on the rivers.
Currently the Chetco and Smith are both high, because of heavy rain. The forecast looks like it will allow us to get back on the rivers early next week.
We have been side-drifting roe with light spinning gear, and also running small plugs, such as the MagLip 3.5.
Steelhead season runs through March. After that I will resume ocean charters out of the Port of Brookings Harbor. When the ocean lays down in March, I also will be running some early lingcod, rockfish and crab charters.
Below are some of the photos from the current steelhead season on my boat.
To book a river trip, please visit my river guide service web site, www.wildriversfishing.com.
For ocean charters, visit www.brookingsfishing.com.
You can also call (541) 813-1082 or my cell (206) 388-8988.
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Brookings ocean fishing report (July 2, 2015)

Hot weather continues to bake much of Southern Oregon and Northern California, while we enjoy mild weather,morning fog, and great fishing here in Brookings.
The lingcod and rockfish action continues to be very good. We are getting quick limits of quality rockfish, and some really nice lingcod, including some fish in the upper 20-pound range.
Salmon continues to be hit and miss out of Brookings. Saturday and Sunday produced decent fishing, but it has slowed again.
High temperatures in Brookings have been in the upper 60s and lower 70s. Perfect!
Aside from really nice black rockfish, we have been getting some nice canary rockfish, and have released a few big yelloweye and quillback rockfish (we are are not allowed to keep).
If you are shopping around for a charter, please keep a couple of things in mind. We run small groups of six or less people, and use quality, light tackle, while fishing in shallow water. This puts the fun back in ocean charters. And we are catching lots and lots of fish.
To book a trip, please visit www.brookingsfishing.com or call (541) 813-1082 or my cell (206) 388-8988.
- Capt. Andy Martin
BrookingsFishing.com

Below are just a few photos from the first half of this week!