In operation since the 1930s, Tradewinds Charters maintains a fleet of vessels that offer whale-watching excursions and fishing trips for bottom fish year-round. Based in Depoe Bay, Oregon, Tradewinds Charters also provides anglers with the opportunity to go out seasonally and catch sought-after species such as salmon and albacore tuna.

1. Tradewinds Charter

2.  In operation since the 1930s, Tradewinds Charters maintains a fleet
of vessels that offer whale-watching excursions and fishing trips for
bottom fish year-round. Based in Depoe Bay, Oregon, Tradewinds
Charters also provides anglers with the opportunity to go out
seasonally and catch sought-after species such as salmon and
albacore tuna.
Albacore differs from salmon in preferring warmer waters, and their
fishing grounds are typically found further offshore. The "blue water"
zones of 60-degree water lie approximately 30 to 40 miles from the
coast, past a colder inshore band.
As reported by The Oregonian, 2016 witnessed an early summer
start to the albacore tuna season, with fish reported as being on the
bite in areas ranging from Westport to Coos Bay, as well as further
south.

3.  They even reached near the Columbia River, in a
replay of 2005, when unusually warm water
patterns brought them to the coastline from
Charleston and Astoria, and well within the range
of smaller vessels. That year, many anglers fielded
salmon tackle and were taken by surprise when
they caught tuna, finding themselves in serious
battles with the larger fish.
With current patterns ever changing due to El Niño
and other climatic events, anglers will be interested
to find out if tuna come close to shore again in
2017.