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 [...]
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 [...]
Winter Steelheading With Supreme Natives
This is the time of the year for the largest wild native steelhead to enter their natal streams, and with the right conditions, you can possibly rope into one. Whether you can land it or not, is another story, but it will haunt you regardless. Last Sunday, I was both blessed and haunted. Haunted because [...]
Spring Trout Fishing – McKenzie River
The McKenzie River has been fishing wonderfully this entire spring, and things are staying strong lately. Fishing has been fair to good with condition offering nymphing shallow and deep down, swinging wet flies in the film, and dead drifting dries at times. Many nice fish have been taken, and the best fishing has been from [...]