Trout Fishing in Oregon

Anyone else taken a look at the ODFW trout stocking schedule 2020 (specifically the Willamette Zone)? I have a few observations. Quite a number of stocking sites have no listings and I am hoping that the schedule is only partially complete. Perhaps the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers schedule...

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Hello, I want to go to Mt Hood tomorrow to try and catch my first trout in an alpine lake. I need a lake that I can get to either the trailhead or to the lake itself with a passenger vehicle (Civic) - Any help would be appreciated and Thank you in advance! Looking at Burnt Lake on google maps...

My wife and I will be camping at North Waldo Lake campground the first week in September. I would like to hike to a nearby lake for some fishing maybe 5 miles or less round trip. Any suggestions.

I'm heading over to the Siletz tomorrow, to look for some sea run cutthroat from the bank. I was just curious, though.. how far upstream does one find them? Any other advice is welcome, but that's my main question. I'd ask Tony, but he's famously tight lipped... lol Thanks in advance, Fattie

My wife and I are going to backpack into Jefferson Park next week with some friends, they picked the spot. I would like to bring my fly pole with me. I see there are a few lakes (bays, scout, park, russell) up that way. From the reading I've done it looks like they were once stocked but maybe...

I've never had a native trout. For decades, I've fished the McKenzie and I've faithfully released all natives. I hear they are better in taste and texture, so I'd like to add them to my menu, at least once. I'll start tearing through the synopsis later, to find a spot that will allow me to...

Hi, Anyone know about Rainbow lake? Rainbow Lake oregon - Google Maps Camping around? Ok to fish? Thanks

I am looking for some good places to catch nice sized bookies please help

I grew up sight fishing redfish and seatrout on grass flats all over Florida, live bait, flies, hard baits, swimbaits, you name it. All of that experience is doing nothing for me, what do y'all recommend throwing at a trout you visibly see in a stream or river? I emptied my tackle box at a...

Place a fresh trout on top of frozen vegetables and simmer gently with the lid on until the trout is cooked to satisfaction. I like butter and garlic salt on the vegetables. What do you suggest should go on the trout?

I'm not someone who fishes for trout a lot, but its a lot of fun, especially creeks and rivers. My outfit consists of a G-Loomis TSR-801 2, and Daiwa Procyon 1000, with 4 lb Seaguar Red Label fluorocarbon. As far as I understand, Johnson creek is off limits to fishing, but as a kid I caught...

Any special tips to releasing farm raised rainbow trout? The only room mate who eats them moved out recently. I try and keep them in the water, dehook them quickly, avoid skin to scale contact and no idea if they make it through the night after that. I usually see 8-10 dead ones laying on the...

Growing up in Florida, the best time to fish was right before a storm (pressure change) or right after. I've caught all of my biggest largemouth right after a rain with a topwater frog. Do trout react the same? I would assume the changing barometric pressure fires them up, but do they know to...

I decided to go out and do some ice fishing this morning for the first time out at Little Hyatt Lake. I've heard that native Redband trout are present there and that's what I was hoping to catch. Started off the day of fishing with a bite but unfortunately due to my sloppy and rushed knot tying...

Had a training down toward the coast and some co-worker buddies and I wanted to fish on our way back. My friend Don at the River city Fly shop showed me the Reverse Spider pattern so I gave it a try. After about 20 minutes of getting the retrieve down, I watched as a fat Cutthroat smashed the...

After 25 years of living one time zone east of here and getting dialed in on some fantastic trout fishing ( catch and release, fly fishing ) in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming I moved to Gig Harbor, WA in 2017 and to Portland a month ago and I am in desperate need of a few days on a trout stream...

So I purchased a book the other day about fishing the Mount Hood area titled "Fishing Mount Hood Country" by Gary Lewis & Robert Campbell. Its new for 2015. I'm enjoying it so much I have to tell you all about it. The book is simply amazing, if you like to trout fish you will cherish this book...