Post by Admin on Nov 20, 2017 2:31:36 GMT
Seal Rock at mile marker 150.9 Seal Rock is located between the cities of Waldport and Newport. Parking at the Seal Rock Wayside is restricted to passenger vehicles. Parking is available for all vehicles at the turnouts south of the Seal Rock Wayside. Fishing is fair to excellent for all fish species associated with the rocky shore and tide pools. Fish for perch, sea trout, bass, cabezon and lingcod from the beach in front of the rocks or from the rocks as the tide recedes. Harvest mussels of off the rocks or dig for razor clams from the sandy beach south of Seal Rock. The razor clams disappeared during the last La Nina and have not returned. The sandy beach north of the Seal Rocks is renowned for excellent surf fishing.
To surf fish drive north through Seal Rock. Turn west into a small parking area about ¼ of a mile north of the community of Seal Rock. Park and walk down to the beach. The best fishing occurs as pictured just after dawn north of the seal rocks. The once broad sandy beach has suffered from the effects of severe beach erosion. The erosion is the result of the strong and persistent southwest current caused from El Nino and La Nina weather patterns. The sandy beach has recovered but sadly the harvestable population of razor clams have not returned.
Harvesting mussels from Head's Beach off of Quail Street just south of the community of Seal Rock. I was greeted with a beautiful sunset on my way to the mussel bed rock. Click on the photos twice to enlarge them to the max.
The rock is just packed with mussels and with all of the marine growth evident the mussels look more like a swarm of bees than a bed of mussels. The last time I harvested mussels there was hardly any marine growth. I picked a limit of 72 mussels from separate locations at the request of the high school student who will study the mussels for micro plastic contamination in the mussels. It is great to see young scientist inspired to study the problem with micro plastic to improve the environment. Kudos to him and to his family for their support.
To surf fish drive north through Seal Rock. Turn west into a small parking area about ¼ of a mile north of the community of Seal Rock. Park and walk down to the beach. The best fishing occurs as pictured just after dawn north of the seal rocks. The once broad sandy beach has suffered from the effects of severe beach erosion. The erosion is the result of the strong and persistent southwest current caused from El Nino and La Nina weather patterns. The sandy beach has recovered but sadly the harvestable population of razor clams have not returned.
Harvesting mussels from Head's Beach off of Quail Street just south of the community of Seal Rock. I was greeted with a beautiful sunset on my way to the mussel bed rock. Click on the photos twice to enlarge them to the max.
The rock is just packed with mussels and with all of the marine growth evident the mussels look more like a swarm of bees than a bed of mussels. The last time I harvested mussels there was hardly any marine growth. I picked a limit of 72 mussels from separate locations at the request of the high school student who will study the mussels for micro plastic contamination in the mussels. It is great to see young scientist inspired to study the problem with micro plastic to improve the environment. Kudos to him and to his family for their support.