Nestucca River Fishing Trips

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Mar 29 |16:47

Last Updated on Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:40

What most north coat rivers lack, the Nestucca makes up for, a huge drainage that keeps the river flowing strong. When most coastal rivers start to drop and clear shortly after a rain, the Nestucca’s flows stay strong and the river’s color remains excellent.

The Nestucca gives drift boat fisherman an excellent variety of launches, 5 to be exact, with the only the limitation of daylight to keep the angler off the water. Once the river gets above the 5-foot mark the Nestucca will undoubtedly have fish present. Late October rains will bring the river into a fishable level, but if the first rains of fall occur sooner, don’t hesitate to make the drive the coast. Fish will have been staged in tidewater since early September, and the first freshet will signal these fish to move upriver.

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Nestucca River

The Nestucca River also know as the Big Nestucca boasts 55 miles of river that ranges from 50 to 100 feet wide. The river is easily accessible off of Highway 101 and up 858 to the Siuslaw National Forest. There are many public access points on the river and many more areas that are accessible for a fee. Drift boat fishing is the optimum way to fish the river with several improved areas throughout the river for launching and removing drift boats. The lower drifts are best for novice rowers while the upper drifts are best tackled by more experienced rowers. Depending on the river conditions you may want to utilize any of the following methods: drift fish bait or artificials, bobber fish bait jigs or plastic worms, throw spinners, and back troll plugs. Typical gear for pursuing steelhead in the river is medium fast (8-17lb) rated casting or spinning rods with 12lb mainline and 24" - 48" 8-10lb fluorocarbon leaders. For salmon a medium heavy (10-20lb) rated casting or spinning rods with 12-50lb mainline and 24" - 48" 20-40lb fluorocarbon leaders.

Coastal River Prices

Length of Trip	One or Two Anglers	Three Anglers
Full Day (Dawn to Dusk or until a catch limit has been reached)	$375.00	$525.00

*gratuities are not included in price

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We Provide	You Provide
Life Jackets (PFD'S)	Fishing License and Tags
Poles and Tackle Flies and bait	Rain Gear (include gloves, boots and hat)
River Permit and Invasive species Tags	Sunscreen
Hot Coffee and Snacks	Camera
Lunch on full day trips	Private Shuttle if desired
Plastic Fish Bags	Seasonal Clothing (It can be cold)
Drinking Water	Personal Beverages
Heated Boat

03/28/11 Nestucca today: Despite predicted 7.19 feet the Nestucca topped out at 6.5' and has been on the drop all day (6.4' currently). That brought a little color but the river was plenty fishable. Fishing was a little spotty with good fishing in the upper river above Blaine for bank anglers. One fellow noted that he saw dozens of nice steelhead in the upper river and he was able to hook up with about six of them. Mid river did OK ,nothing to write home about, but there were fish maybe a little reluctant to bite one of the guides observed. The lower river between Three Rivers and Cloverdale produced some nice bright metalheads for bank anglers and looks to me like a whole fresh batch of steelhead are on the heels of the latest higher water. Have you noticed NOAA's predicted river levels? They are changing just about every two hours. Up down up down, how do you plan around that!. Three hours ago we were going to be on the drop for several days, now it's supposed to rise over 7 feet again. It has been cycling back and forth for two days, for goodness sake make up your minds. Just wait it will all change again in two to four hours. Four days until Springer season, April 1st, and there are always ghost reports of Springer's around this time. As of yet I have not seen anything credible from the Nestucca. Rest easy though I have always seen a Springer on or about April 15th. This years run is expected to be as good or better than last years which was pretty phenomenal. Summer Steelhead start showing up at the same time. For a period of time there are still decent numbers of winter steelhead around and some early summer steelhead and Spring Chinook. You just never know what you might hook into.....

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Nestucca River Fishing Trips

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