Gazetteer
The working geography of the zone. Each place keeps its own provisions. The Columbia mouth fishes nothing like Yaquina Bay.
Wilson River · Gales Creek · off Hwy 6
The core public chanterelle ground: second-growth Douglas-fir and hemlock on moisture-holding benches, threaded by the Hwy 6 corridor.
8 quarry: Pacific Golden Chanterelle, White Chanterelle, Hedgehog Mushroom, Yellow Foot / Winter Chanterelle…
behind Seaside · coastal fog belt
Coastal Sitka spruce and hemlock in the fog belt: wetter, milder, and a longer mushroom season than the inland forests.
5 quarry: Pacific Golden Chanterelle, White Matsutake, Hedgehog Mushroom, Lobster Mushroom…
Newport · South Beach jetties
The flagship estuary: crab, the full bay-clam set, and jetty fish, with the only in-bay water-temp station on this stretch of coast.
15 quarry: Dungeness Crab, Pacific Spot Prawn, Red Rock Crab, Gaper Clam…
no major river · high salinity
A small bay with no major freshwater river, so salinity stays high and crabbing stays consistent, one of the most reliable crab bays on the coast.
5 quarry: Dungeness Crab, Gaper Clam, Cockle Clam, Littleneck Clams…
Garibaldi · five-rivers estuary
A large, five-river estuary: strong crab and bay clams, but responsive to freshwater inflow.
6 quarry: Dungeness Crab, Pacific Spot Prawn, Red Rock Crab, Gaper Clam…
Brighton · north county
A productive north-county estuary for crab and bay clams, with the best dock-side intel on the coast.
5 quarry: Dungeness Crab, Gaper Clam, Cockle Clam, Softshell Clam…
Astoria · Clatsop Beaches
Where the river meets the surf: razor-clam beaches, ocean crab, and the summer commingling ground of white and green sturgeon.
4 quarry: Pacific Razor Clam, Dungeness Crab, Green Sturgeon, Gooseneck Barnacle
Troutdale · Columbia tributary
The eulachon river: a Columbia tributary that, in strong-run years, hosts a brief recreational smelt dip.
2 quarry: Candlefish (Eulachon), Mountain Whitefish
Cascade Locks · Herman Creek
The Gorge's east-west corridor: Doug-fir and bigleaf maple slopes with their own wind-driven microclimate.
4 quarry: Pacific Golden Chanterelle, Spring Morels, Mountain Whitefish, Chicken of the Woods