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Brian Marz

who has written 15 posts for The McKenzie Angler.

Solo Deschutes Camping (end of June)

Lower Deschutes in the end of June 2010

Late Posting, but a fun time to relax in complete solitude with my dog Filbert. Just he and I, and literally one guy I talked to at the put in, and one boat passed me the whole time. Amazing for a stretch that gets heavily pounded during the [...]

Deschutes Trout-Some Pics from the Stonefly Hatch

Here are some pics from the stonefly hatch back in June…..

Smallmouth Action! Red Hot!

This is the time of the year when it is super fun to wet wade in warm water and catch lots of smallmouth bass. This day was no exception for that case………

These fish will take anything from poppers on the surface to dropped nymphs through the water column.
The nymphing can be very successful with white [...]

Summertime Cutthroats

Steelhead Time……………..

It is almost time for summer steelhead in the Willamette Valley, and this year is shaping up to be a good one. As of the last few days of fish counting, the numbers of summer run steelhead have been the closest to the year of 2004, where the counts were some of the highest [...]