The October 1st OCA Meeting was attended by 35 members and friends who were treated to an interesting presentation from our guest speaker Lance Kruzic, NOAA. Lance spoke about the Super El Niño we’re experiencing and how it affects Oregon coastal fishing. A special thanks to Lance, NOAA had cancelled all outreach due to budget issues. Lance came anyway representing himself, not NOAA.
Here’s some of the Links that Lance uses to obtain real time ocean conditions:
NANOOS - a really good, user friendly one, pick "fishers" then the data on the left you want to see: https://www.nanoos.org/products/products.php
TempBreak - very user friendly, pick region from the top: https://tempbreak.com/
NOAA West Coast: For the tech savvy, a ton of information, but hard to figure out: https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/
Old Business:
Steve Godin gave an update on the PFMC September Meeting. This was a virtual meeting for the Groundfish Advisory Panel with little to do with recreational fishing.
OCA September Business Meeting Review, the turn out for the Business meeting was low, only 29 people attended. This was disappointing since it is one of the most important OCA meetings.
Steve Godin will man the OCA booth at the NW Sportsman’s show February 17-21, 2027, Booth #214. The purpose for OCA’s presence is promoting OCA and Sport Angler Science. Here’s the direct link to OCA at the show, https://www.pnwsportsmensshow.com/.../D6F495DB-9C00-4562...
Hatchery Report: Florence is preparing their trap for Steelhead trapping, GRWB STEP experienced a fish die off from the smolts from the Elk River Hatchery, all the fish in one net pen died, 11,000 - 12,000 smolts. This was 50% of the stock. To date no Fall Chinook have been found in the Winchester Creek trap.
Feedback regarding Ladies Auxiliary, Pat Johnson reported there was no interest.
No report regarding engaging the Reedsport Charter High School students for working with OCA for community service credit.
New Business:
Steve Godin announced the OCA 2027 Event Calendar. There are a few events that need more member involvement and a few others that may change.
Annual Banquet July 17: Reedsport Community Center reservation July 16 and 17. Pat Johnson has made the reservations.
OregonCoastAnglers.Com, Website development by Redfred Productions Web Design. All present voted in favor of moving ahead with this website project, cost $1,500.
Holiday Dinner Social at Kismets Landing discussion 12/5/2026, everyone was in favor of a holiday dinner instead of a December OCA meeting. We will decide on whether dinner will be plated or a buffet at the November meeting. Space at Kismets is limited, reservations and payment will be taken in advance.
Steve Godin will attend the PFMC Meeting 11/12-11/18/2026 in Garden Grove, CA.
November Meeting Planning Agenda: Kevin Prescott will conduct an online meeting test with Leroy Begley and Steve Godin. If successful, future OCA meetings may be both in person and web casted (Teams or Zoom meetings).
Director’s Report: Tom Ragan announced that he has assumed the role as Chairman of the OCA Board of Directors. Tom announced plans for the directors to meet to discuss how they will participate in the governance of OCA. This is a work in progress and more information will be available in future meetings.
At the end of the meeting, the hamburg and hotdogs not used at the September Business Meeting were auctioned. OCA recovered $74.00 which will be deposited in the OCA checking account.
Welcome New OCA Member Candis Swan
Art Dessenberger Volunteered to provide Refreshments for the November Meeting.
Fishing Stories: Steve Godin and Bill Harris shared their stories. Attached video is a Grey Whale that surfaced 20 feet from Steve's boat while salmon fishing in September.
Raffle: The meeting ended with the Raffle and a $100 50/50 prize