Recent content by Blue Lines

Last time I fished it was in late July/early August and I struck out hard. Out camping there for two nights, and this was my first time back since the fires. Aside from a few Kokanee I didn’t even see a fish (no hits, nothing). I fished up by the hot springs, the middle river, even down close to...

Anyone been to the Crooked lately? Curious if the fish survived the low flows. Headed to Prineville this weekend for an errand, debating if it’s worth camping on the crooked or making my way back to the Metolious.

It’s a fantastic time to fish it! I was on the upper river and while I didn’t see anyone else get any fish I did have some luck. Common thought is to nymph or fish dry/dropper rigs, however the real action I got was on dry flies this trip (targeting redsides). I think the dry/dropper rigs are...

I’m planning on camping a night on the Metolious this Friday (10/7) on my way back from a work trip. I’ve caught bull trout on the middle section before, but have never fished it this time of year and on this trip I’ll be camping on the upper river which I hear has smaller but potentially more...

+1 for Mitch, he’s my guy too.

Well… unfortunately Orvis mistakenly sent me a mislabeled 4wt 7’6” instead of the 3wt. They are making it right and letting me fish the 4wt until the correct rod arrives. Long and short of it is, even underlined the 7’6” Superfine Glass is fantastic. The shorter rod keeps me out of the brush...

Thanks, everyone, for the insight! In addition to the graphite rods, I inherited a couple old glass 6wt rods and one glass 8wt, but they are of mixed quality and are all pretty whip-like and tip heavy. In the store the new glass felt smooth and responsive- I hope it’s the same on the water...

Lots of rough things in life lately, so I bit the bullet and decided to treat myself- a new Orvis 3wt 7’6” Superfine Glass is on its way to me. I demoed one in their shop a couple times in the past week or two, and couldn’t get that feeling out of my head. This will be my first experience with...

Thank you! I appreciate the info and clarity. Beautiful fish! Cutts are quickly becoming my favorite fish.

I appreciate the comments, and personally I tend to align with the belief that had this been managed for the ecology of the river different choices would have been made. That said, my questions still stand: - how does this impact the longer term outlook of the fish population? - anyone make it...

A few more from today’s venture to the same stream. Big caddis started coming off the water for about 20 minutes just before sunset.

Looks like they cut the flows. Does anyone know what this will do to the fish population, or what long term plans are? Anyone make it out there to see it firsthand? Sad day.

Thanks for all the great feedback! Someone recently told me that the white tips on fins was a strong trait in rainbows, and an indicator the fish is at least a hybrid. Is this bunk? Thoughts on these costal cutts? Troutdude & Brandon, I don’t think there is a natural barrier on this stream...

I regularly fish the upper portion of a small stream in the Oregon coast range. Long-time locals tell me this river has never been stocked, and I think it’s too small for a migratory run. Most fish caught are in the 6-10 inch range (examples pictured above). I had assumed most fish here were...

Haha! Great point, you’ll definitely see me at Worthy either tonight or tomorrow. I spoke with Fly and Field, will likely try my luck at Sawyer Park this evening.