Portland Winter Bottom Bouncing

[Millzee]

Hi, I've been watching the weather for what seems like months for a clear break to go salt water fishing. Next week it's looking pretty good in the second half so I'm trying to decide where to go. I'd really like to try my boat at Portland chasing a few school tuna and doing some bottom bouncing. I've only really chased tuna at Portland and would like to know how the bottom bashing is this time of year? I've been researching and most articles talk about summer fishing the North shore and Bridgewater Bay. How do these areas go this time of year? Squid? Whiting? Snapper? Gummies and other toothier rough skins? If it's really only good for tuna this time of year I might change coarse and head to WWB or PPB.
Seasoned Portland fisho's please chime in?
Chees :a_goodjob:

[rb85]

Hi, I've been watching the weather for what seems like months for a clear break to go salt water fishing. Next week it's looking pretty good in the second half so I'm trying to decide where to go. I'd really like to try my boat at Portland chasing a few school tuna and doing some bottom bouncing. I've only really chased tuna at Portland and would like to know how the bottom bashing is this time of year? I've been researching and most articles talk about summer fishing the North shore and Bridgewater Bay. How do these areas go this time of year? Squid? Whiting? Snapper? Gummies and other toothier rough skins? If it's really only good for tuna this time of year I might change coarse and head to WWB or PPB.
Seasoned Portland fisho's please chime in?
Chees :a_goodjob:

Milzee if you are targeting Gumbos offshore get fresh bait and sit on the edge of sand/reef somewhere be patient there will be fish around.

[Millzee]

Milzee if you are targeting Gumbos offshore get fresh bait and sit on the edge of sand/reef somewhere be patient there will be fish around.
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Julia Reef way or Bridgy bay I'm thinking???

[Sinsemilla]

I've done well on the gummies in Nelson bay in around 15m-20m. Like rb85 said, find the reef edge's or any sort of drop off. Fresh salmon is the gun bait and you should be able to collect a couple just outside the harbor trolling small deep divers and metals.

Cheers, Anth

[Millzee]

I've done well on the gummies in Nelson bay in around 15m-20m. Like rb85 said, find the reef edge's or any sort of drop off. Fresh salmon is the gun bait and you should be able to collect a couple just outside the harbor trolling small deep divers and metals.

Cheers, Anth

Cheers, I'll let you know how I go :thumbsup:

[Lightningx]

Good luck mate :thumbsup:

[Millzee]

Cheers