Wilburs Hole!

Anybody willing to give up th coordinates yet, I was given some but I caught nothing but hammer heads. Help a fellow nomad out!!! If you don't want to post it U2U me i can keep a secret.

It's the place I caught 3 YT, a 15 lb grouper and more in 2 hours !

I could tell you but then I'd have to ......

Actually, it took me 3 tries to find it with a depth/fish finder and no gps !

[Edited on 2-28-2009 by Diver]

There is probably only one Wilbur's Hole.

The one I know is located off Pt. Conception about 5-6 miles east of the Mulege lighthouse.

castaway, I don't have the coordinates at hand for you, but you will find the hump with your sonar if you X the general area. Indeed, there may well be a commercial panga or two anchored on it to show you the way..as happens quite often. Look for 15-20 high bumps of rocks over the surrounding bottom.

Wilbur's Hole and nearby Harry's Reef are both good bottom structures and have produced fish like cabrilla, grouper, pinto, trigger, snapper, linguada, and yellowtail to name a few. I started fishing those spots over 35 years ago..and they are still good choices.

If you have time, check out some of the other marked spots while out there. Brown marks the rockpiles. Red marks are for yellowtail spots.

If you want some bigger-than-average pintos, plus a good chance for grouper and yellowtail, check out the rockpile by Pta. Terasa. 225ft bottom..rockpiles to 205ft. 4 oz. or heavier jigs/darts have always worked quite well for us.

Wind conditions look good for this coming Tuesday. We will be out there.

Good luck..tight lines.

[Edited on 3-1-2009 by Pompano]

Better hurry. The Seiners and Shrimpers are sweeping the floor in this area. There is a drastic reduction of fish from last year. Soon it will be dead as the Bahia Conception. It never came back. We have petitioned for this to stop but still goes on. Apparently there isn't anything we can do to stop it. We are watching them raping the environment every day. You can see them from the beach. Too sad to even enjoy one the great meals at El Patron. You can't get them out of your open window view. They are there day and night.

It's the draggers that do the most damage.

Bastards imo.

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Originally posted by toneart Better hurry. The Seiners and Shrimpers are sweeping the floor in this area. There is a drastic reduction of fish from last year. Soon it will be dead as the Bahia Conception. It never came back. We have petitioned for this to stop but still goes on. Apparently there isn't anything we can do to stop it. We are watching them raping the environment every day. You can see them from the beach. Too sad to even enjoy one the great meals at El Patron. You can't get them out of your open window view. They are there day and night.

Tony...I know this situation bothers the heck out of you. You are not alone. It has bothered all the rest of us area fishermen for many decades. We have protested, taken photos, gave rides to officials, and so on for almost 40 years....it is not going to change any time soon. We are thankful to have the fishing we have left.

(Indeed, overfishing and habitat destruction is happening globally.
There are some bright areas though...the Oregon coast salmon fishing has improved dramatically the last few years..thanks to enforcement of the laws. Also fresh water stocks in barbless managed areas of USA and Canada have made a comeback and lots of other success stories.....but that's all for a different thread.)

Tony...maybe you better come out with us on Tuesday. We will try to put you in a better mood..and catch some fish. Believe me, the fish are still around! We are headed for Pta. Terasa.

Just don't listen to Cypress!!

Okay..back to Wilbur's Hole info.

I should have been more clear, Corky. I knew the Oregon coast was closed due to an anomaly..rather poor salmon stocks this past year..I say anomaly because it was a surprising event in the face of a good build-up since 2001. As you might know in your cafe business, the whole Oregon Coast is suffering the repercussions of the broadest salmon shutdown ever in those waters...(the feds shut it down from Astoria to the Baja Norte border)..but it was for a good sound reason and very necessary to protect the species.

For now rockfish charters are the future which the coastal towns will depend on to bring in thier sportfishing revenue ..Time to diversify, for sure. Can you say dune buggy, casinos, chain-saw sculpturing, car shows, and golf?

But unfortunately in places like Astoria, Florence and Winchester Bay, the really good rockfishing is out past the 40 fathom line. One of my favorite villages on the globe is Winchester Bay, but that town is devasted by the ocean salmon shutdown. They make thier livings from ..recreational 'salmon' fishing. The only thing left for most is river fishing and let's hope that at least that can continue.

It's wasn't all bad fishing news, though. One should always accentuate the positive! There were plenty of fish caught last year, including rockfish, halibut, albacore.. and even a small amount of coho from the Cape Falcon waters south of Astoria. I believe they reached the 9000 fish limit.

Last summer and early fall, I fished Oregon's coast and then inland rivers and lakes. Again, mostly offshore rockfish, along with some halibut and albacore. These fish are now the mainstay of Oregon's offshore fishery, especially places like Garibaldi, Newport and Brookings.

As for salmon, we had great success with river fish at Winchester Bay where the Umpqua River meets the Pacific.
Even my old Baja buddy, Randy, catches them as this picture shows:

p.s. I am just ribbing him about the 'leech and cowbells' inscription.. Randy took this one with the regulation trolled cut-bait. He was a happy camper.

Now ...Tuesday we might check out Wilbur's Hole on the way to Pta. Teresa rockpiles. We will have a report for you soon, castaway.

[Edited on 3-2-2009 by Pompano]

An empty fish box is a Sea of Cortez reality.

Wilbur's Hole recon - 4:30 AM Tuesday

Thanks
I needed the attitute change

Wilbur's Hole ..and then some.