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    Trout around Portland?

    Glad to hear you got into some fish! :) The trout out there seem to love silver.
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    where to buy outboard parts in portland?

    I recently bought some parts at Cascade Marine. They had everything I needed for my 78 mercury outboard in stock and at a reasonable price. Cascade Marine 14900 SE Stark Portland, OR 97233 (503) 255-8487
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    Bleeding/gutting

    Do you guys bonk the fish first or just kill it by letting it bleed out?
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    Clackamas @ Riverside/Winter Steel

    I don't see a location code on the back of my tag for Riverside parking lot! :lol: Must be a tributary of the Clackamas!
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    SNOW! The other white flake.

    Nice kid pics! I love the snow! I made it out Thursday to the Sandy and there were chunks of ice floating down the river. There were several sections of ice up to 4 feet out from the bank. With the snow it's hard to tell where the bank stops and the ice begins. Be carefull out there! I checked...
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    Sandy River Steelhead ?

    I asked if they were good to eat. He said he cuts them up and dries them for jerky. Looked like fun fishing but I would have to toss them back. As for the wheeling I go to Browns camp out off hwy 6 on the way to Tillamook or up Wildcat Mountain road out past sandy or behind eagle creek...
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    Sandy River Steelhead ?

    I had to talk to him. He was there with line in the water for only 30 min before he got that baby dinasaur. The nerve of him! I had been there freezing for 2 hrs prior to his arriving. I had to find out what he was doing! :lol:n Turns out he was bottom fishing with small pieces of worms trying...
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    Lami, or IM8?...

    It's threads like this that truly make my head spin as a newer / renewed fisherman. I guess I am lucky to have both ends covered. My IM7 salmon/steelhead pole sits in my truck next to my bright yellow Eagle Claw " packet " spin/fly combo backpacking pole that I use for the trout. Both have cheap...
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    Sandy River Steelhead ?

    Did you have a dog with you today? I was down river a ways from the railroad bridge until about 11:30. I didn't catch anything today but watched a guy on my side of the river catch suckers and a 20 inch sturgeon. There was one other guy fishing there also on the other side with a dog. I drifted...
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    Lami, or IM8?...

    It's threads like this that truly make my head spin as a newer / renewed fisherman. I guess I am lucky to have both ends covered. My IM7 salmon/steelhead pole sits in my truck next to my bright yellow Eagle Claw " packet " spin/fly combo backpacking pole that I use for the trout. Both have cheap...
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    Sandy River Steelhead ?

    i will ne there this morning. blue rain gear and a black stocking cap or blacck baseball cap with afp racing on it. Good luck!
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    Sandy River Steelhead ?

    update update I ended up fishing the lower Sandy Wednesday and Thursday mornings. I saw 2 steelhead heading up river Wednesday and none Thursday. I did find 2 spots where someone had recently cleaned a fish on wednesday so someone got luckey earlier in the week. I am still learning how to...
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    Salish Pond Trout Fishing

    I read on the fishing report last night that they stocked Salish pond with 100 6 to 15 lb trout Monday. I got the wife to drop the kids off and stopped for my 1 hr fish before work today. I starting at dark o clock ( 6:45 ) and left at 8:15 to be at work by 9. I saw 3 LARGE trout bonked by the...
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    Sandy River Steelhead ?

    I walked the lower part of the river a few weeks ago and I was thinking about hitting the powerline hole by the mouth.
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    Sandy River Steelhead ?

    I have the next two days off and was thinking about hitting the lower Sandy river for some winter steelhead. Is it too early yet or are there some winter fish in the river?
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