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You will never miss the many hundreds (thousands) of dollars you will wave goodbye to after more waders, rods, reels, spools, lines, flies, fly tying equipment,drift boat, vest (s), rain gear (gortex of course), addition to house for new obsession, travel to strange and exotic lands...you'll...

So, the Oyhee was blowing 25 with gusts to 50 so went to plan B. Went to the Metolius for the week with a couple side trips to the Middle Deschutes. Awesome trip!! Fished 7 days total, caught a few on the Metolius and more on the Deschutes. Perfect weather (mostly) and great scenery!!

Great thanks! I'm leaving extra early tomorrow morning for 3 (or so) days on the Owyhee then off to (probably) Mann Lake, Donner and Blitzen, Crooked, Metolius maybe Middle Fork of the Willamette and or McKenzie. It's a fish till you drop trip... Thanks again...

Sweet! Thanks...I spend half my time working in Aurora too so those spots will work great. Pics of trips to follow!

Gonna have some time to go the Willamette for some bass from the 'yak in the next week or 2 and looking for some ideas. I was thinking Canby/Wilsonville but haven't had put a boat in there. Any recommendations would be great!! I live in Hillsboro if that helps at all. Thanks for your input!

Starting my 10 day trout bum trip with a trip to the Owyhee on Sunday and I'm looking for bug\pattern recommendations. Love wets and nymphs but open to anything, I'm not picky. The tying stuff will be making the trip so adaptations can be made... Thanks for any input!

If you're looking for old patterns in general, check out Carrie G. Stevens. Very interesting woman. Invented the Grey Ghost. Tied her flies in the back woods of Maine with...a finger vise. Not Salmon/Steelhead flies but very early American fly tying legend.

Believe it or not... Believe it or not... There are some guys on the Farmington River here in Ct that use the 32s for midge patterns...dry that is. There are 2 other hatches that require (if you listen to them) at least a 28. BWO in November and Tricos in Aug. Me, I'd rather fish under water...