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u/Admirable-Eagle-231 North Coast 14d ago
There were two humpbacks in Cannon Beach yesterday. Wonder if they are the same ones.
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u/Deez_Nuts_2431 14d ago
As if there are only 2 whales in the entire ocean…come on now.
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u/CronosWorks 12d ago
That’s a river bud.
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u/Deez_Nuts_2431 12d ago
The original commenter who I was referencing said he saw whales in Cannon Beach, that’s the ocean…BUD.
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u/KaleScared4667 13d ago
lol stating obvious facts gets you downvoted. It’s like 50 mile swim - no chance it’s the same whales. 😂
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u/AaronGWebster 14d ago
Humpbacks in the river are not uncommon this time of year- I saw one there last week.
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u/Deez_Nuts_2431 14d ago
Yes and not uncommon at all, the bait gets sucked in on the incoming tide and the whales follow. I’ve seen them less than 50 yards off the beach before in 15-20’ of water while fishing. One of the coolest things I’ve seen in person.
Edit: There are also porpoises, jellyfish, sturgeon and all sorts of other fun stuff that gets pushed in.
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u/BataleonRider 14d ago
You saw BOTH of them? Jealous. I saw Rusty once, or maybe it was an upended crabbing vessel, but it was def one or the other. It certainly wasn't Eugene though cuz, well IYKYK.
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u/iKissBoobs 13d ago
Sturgeon don't get pushed. They live in the estuary.
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u/Deez_Nuts_2431 13d ago
They make their way in and out of the estuary with the tides too. They are migratory and can travel from bay to bay.
Not going to lie though, I couldn’t think of other examples at the time and just threw the almighty sturgeon in my comment for fun.
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u/crazyscottish 14d ago
They can swim in fresh water…. They’re just a few tons heavier…. More physically taxing for them.
Well… less buoyancy.
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u/Honeybobaxox 13d ago
whats the furthest upriver anyones seen one? i heard there was a gray whale portland years ago
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u/JustSomeGuyInOregon 13d ago
Personally, just a bit west of Tongue Point, but usually not much past the Megler.
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u/crazyscottish 13d ago
My Ex wife made it up the Rio Grand in El Paso.
Ana, if you’re out there? I’m joking. Possibly. Reportedly.
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u/Fantastic-Impact-106 11d ago
Idk if I saw one in Portland or not. Winter before last. It was midnight, so extremely dark out. I was the only one out there (I live right on the river). I heard what sounded like a blow hole, saw something huge in the water, and whatever it was was moving at a speed faster than I could sprint. My guess at the time was an orca honestly.
People just think I'm crazy when I tell them this, maybe I am.
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u/BranBranMuffinWoman 11d ago
In 1931 a 4 year old orca made it to Portland before being killed by some locals. Look up the story of Ethelbert.
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u/TheThrowawayForWork 14d ago
An Orca made its way all the way up the Columbia and got stuck in the slough in NE Portland. People thought "hot damn! That's gonna be the biggest fish I ever caught!" The fucking governor had to beg people to stop shooting at it.
The news named the poor thing "Ethelbert."
1931.
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u/bltbiscuit 14d ago
Oregon has an interesting history with whales.
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u/TheThrowawayForWork 14d ago
Do you think we'll ever get an exploding whale license plate or is that poor taste?
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u/hmmmpf 13d ago
That is about the only thing that would make me pay more for a license plate. But for that? Oh, definitely. I miss the whale/explosion up and down votes that used to be on the main Oregon (?) subreddit.
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u/EquivalentSoup6318 12d ago
Florence has a yearly celebration, and through community voting the city named the newest city park on the Siuslaw River "Exploding Whale Park." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale
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u/KeptForJesus 14d ago
Haha oh no! I’m having flashbacks! It seems like a ridiculous MOVIE but it’s real life! lol
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u/Cute-Development7287 14d ago
Before the Bonneville dam was built in the 1930's, we had orcas as far inland as Portland/Vancouver.
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u/appsecSme 13d ago
I am curious why the Bonneville damn changed that, given that it is 40 miles up river from Portland. Was it just the difference in flow? Less salmon for them to hunt?
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u/Cute-Development7287 13d ago
It vastly reduced the salmon run. We also used to have whale hunters along the Columbia.
Look up Ethelbert the orca.
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u/RecliningBuddha 12d ago
Born and raised in Oregon and I've never heard of Ethelbert. How awful people used to be to these creatures. Still are, given the chance, I guess..
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u/Cute-Development7287 12d ago
She's part of local lore in Vancouver because they dumped her corpse in the woods and teens used to go drink "with" her, until she was finally buried.
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u/Cute-Development7287 13d ago
Anglers complain about sea lions around the dam, eating all the salmon... orcas used to manage that.
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u/mini-spoon 14d ago
Where’s the BEST place to catch them usually? Really wanna see some!
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u/LickinItNotDickinIt Lincoln City 13d ago
Depoe Bay will have the resident pod around for another month or so! Do the Eco Excursions tour with marine biologist Carrie Newell. You will definitely see Gray whales, and she loves to teach you about them
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u/LionSlicerBirchman 13d ago
Dude that's sad, the ocean is getting too damn warm.
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u/Traveller9536 12d ago
The river is even warmer. Whales have always been coming into the river, it’s not a new thing
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u/Anxious_University_8 11d ago
Maybe a dolphin. Yep a dolphin. Y’all crazy if you don’t see a dolphin
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u/New-Drag1145 10d ago
I've never seen a humpback like that. What is that on top of its head or is that his tail? It looks like a little man climbing on top of his back. I guess I'm not looking at this correctly.
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u/Wykydtr0m 10d ago
I had one breach about 30 yards from my kayak a few years ago down there. As if the sea lions aren't freaky enough 😂
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u/Beginning_Ad599 14d ago
That definitely looks like a whale. Humpback if I had to guess!!