Recent content by akbrad

Isaiah...just read through this string...Bisquits gives a great summary of "winter options"... I did my own search for the same question... (1) one rare "all season" river not included is the Klaskanine River--N. & S. Fork (open above 1st falls)...about an hour from PDX, take Hwy 26 west to...

BBB, I am going to throw out some more Tenkara info especially if you want light, compact, for backpacking... I dove into Tenkara about 3 years ago and haven't touched by Western r/r stuff since--I was very attracted the "simplicity" of Tenkara--one rod, no reel, only 1 line/tippet to use for...

Report on our latest trip to Harriet--5 days 9/6 to 9/10 (last open week of campground)... early part of week fish more active and on the surface...Thur/Fri fish down deeper--needed sinking line...but wooly buggers still working... memorable efforts--fewer folks fishing and my wife definitely...

any other sea run cutty reports? I know there as a little rain in Tillamook area but not sure enough to encourage the run upstream... love to hear any recent cutty stories--Trask, Nestucca--as a shore fisher...

Well we are scheduled again for 5 days next week at Harriett...looking for any fishing reports in the last few weeks... assume the lake should still be poppin' with fish...cooler nights but lake levels maybe down a little... will look for any updates on your recent outings on the...

p.s. the Utah Killer Kabari I used @ Harriett is the fly in the photo above username to the left...a great fly for both streams and lakes

Well, finally reporting on our 7/11-14 trip to Lake Harriett... with this our 1st trip to the lake, it took us a day or so to figure out flies and tactics, but by the last day, we got into 15 to 20 fish an outing... slow trolling our float tubes I was using wooley buggers(weighted Little Fort...

Jay... here is great article titled "Top 5 Tenkara Rods for Beginners"... https://moretrout.com/gear/best-tenkara-rod-for-beginners/... reviewed it, and it provides some great guidance, good review of where each rod fits in for beginners... again enjoy the journey... Brad

Boat motors in Lake Harriet?? yeah, too bad...just did a search and it is one of the few lakes in Mt. Hood NF that allows motored boats... bummer! and thanks for other info on your fishing at the lake... again, should be a hoot! ... hey, just love getting out there in our tubes and casting about...

DOFK... thanks for your info... sounds perfect for our float tube approach...love that "dries" are workable in the shallows... and locations you mentioned... with 3 days, and the modest size the lake, will no doubt explore much of the surface... see what happens... for sure, it will all be "good"!

BB...thanks for your suggestions...as with many lakes the ol' wooley bugger "can't be beat"!

Jay... Tenkara is actually more versatile than folks realize... I have caught from my float tube up to 26" trout with my 13'6" Tenkara USA Amago ($180)... a good starting length is around 12' to 12'6"...this will do in most small to mid sized streams... the general rule is use the longest rod...

A question to fly fishers with recent trips to Lake Harriet...above "DOKF" mentioned dry flies(caddis/renegade)...Love any updates on flies you found successful--dry/wet on your recent trip to Harriet...tactics? trolling, casting to rises, areas of the lake that seemed "hot"... will be float...

Thanks Jay... yeah, we will have a mid day drive...should be nice... might even check out a few of the creeks... pretty much a Tenkara fisher these days...always ready fling a fly to any size fish... thanks again for your help and info... Brad

JK...thanks for the detailed update...just what I was looking for... we have a pop-up camper on our midsize Nissan p/u, so no different than some of the other gravel roads used to other lakes... thanks for the FS road #s as well...just looked at Google map, it looks like most of the route is on...