Wing,
I don't have any reports, but can help with your other questions. Regarding tide changes....during high and low slack its less work for salmon to feed. Along this line of reasoning periods with lower tidal movement are better than periods with larger tidal movement. In general, 6 feet of tidal movemenent (from high to low) or less is a decent tide to fish. Now if the tide change happens to coincide with the sunrise your chances of hooking up get even better.

Here is an excellent "how to shuck an oyster" description. Note: when I shuck em I put them on a solid surface and use an old towel to protect my hands. It sucks putting an oyster knife into the palm of your hand!!!

http://www.penncoveshellfish.com/HowToShuckOysters.htm