Recent content by No_Bad_Skunks

You can do both. I fish the lakes from an inflatable, and hit the coastal rivers for cutts from the bank.

For sea-run cutts, the weapon of choice is a gold-bladed Roostertail with brown body.

Did well there last year at the Little Nestucca boat ramp, fishing with the tides...this year, not so much.

I think you have the coastal rivers trout opener confused with the Cascade Lakes opener. Cascades April 22; Coastal rivers, May 22.

Looking at hitting Odell on Monday.

Come May 22, the coastal rivers open up for trout fishing. In your area the big three are the Siletz, The Yaquina, and the Alsea. Bait is okay in the Siletz, but the other two are lure only until after Labor Day, (except in the tidewater.) The trout in these rivers are coastal cutthroat...

Thinking of heading up Wednesday, but I wonder how all the hot weather we've been having has affected the bite, or even the lake itself. Thanks In advance

Thanks so much for posting this, Brandon. I was, in fact, thinking of hitting Aaron Mercer tomorrow. Now I know that if I do, I should leave my inflatable behind. ( Dunno if I'll go now though; I don't mind fishing from the bank, but given the limited shoreline access on A.M., it's going to be...

I'm currently waiting for the SRC run to start on the Cowlitz. Last year they were getting them up to 20+ inches

Try The Frying Scotsman, a food cart located at 9th and Alder

For lake fishing from the bank, I recommend Wickiup Reservoir in the fall--BIG browns and 'bows. You want to go in at South Twin campground on the Deschutes arm, and fish below the buoy line near the launch ramp ( Above the line is closed to fishing in the fall. )

Ouch! If Suttle has an algae bloom, can Crane and Wickiup be far behind?

Nice cutts--and very nice to see that Mann Lake is coming back so well after having to be poisoned out. :)

Yes, there are fish in Waldo. Brookies and Kokes. They're harder than anything to catch though, what with the water being so clear.

Whoa, now I'M interested in maybe hitting the Metolius this weekend; you're allowed to fish hardware as well as flies below the 99 Bridge. How difficult is the access to the water below that point, though? Anyone?